Tom Cruise

(Lt. Pete "Maverick" Mitchell)

Kelly McGillis

(Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood)

Anthony Edwards

(Lt. Nick "Goose" Bradshaw)

Val Kilmer

(Lt. Tom "Iceman" Kazanski)

Tom Skerritt

(Cmdr. Mike "Viper" Metcalf)

Michael Ironside

(Lt. Cmdr. Rick "Jester" Heatherly)

John Stockwell

(Cougar)

Barry Tubb

(Wolfman)

Rick Rossovich

(Lt. Ron "Slider" Kerner)

Tim Robbins

(Lt. Sam "Merlin" Wells)

James Tolkan

(Stinger)

Meg Ryan

(Carole)