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Nov 2022
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Jerry Bruckheimer - 'Top Gun: Maverick'

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
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One of the most commercially successful producers in Hollywood's history reflects on his beginnings in advertising, his rollercoaster partnership with the late Don Simpson and the two 'Top Gun' blockbusters that he made with Tom Cruise 36 years apart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 
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