Was Penny in the original Top Gun?
PENNY Benjamin is known as the love interest of hotshot fighter pilot Maverick in the Top Gun franchise.
While Penny's character played a pivotal role in the remake, fans want to know more about how significant her role was in the original film.
Was Penny in the original Top Gun?
In Top Gun: Maverick, Penny Benjamin is the rekindled love interest of Tom Cruise's character Maverick.
However, original Top Gun fans will remember that the star pilot was in love with Charlie Blackwood, played by Kelly McGillis, an astrophysicist at the Top Gun academy.
Penny was never seen in the original movie but was introduced through other characters' dialogue.
The first time she was brought up was when Maverick and Goose, played by Anthony Edwards, were getting yelled at after a reckless stunt.
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While they were being disciplined, Stinger, played by James Tolkan, recalled all the times he had to punish the pilot, adding that he had "a history of high-speed passes over five air control towers and one admiral's daughter."
Goose then leans towards Maverick and whispers, "Penny Benjamin?" which Maverick shrugs off.
Penny is brought up again after Goose's wife visits and tells Maverick that he "told me all about the time you went ballistic with Penny Benjamin."
When did the original Top Gun come out?
Top Gun: Maverick was released in 2022, over 30 years after the original one first debuted in theaters.
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The original film first debuted in 1986 and told the story of the prestigious Top Gun Naval Fighter Weapons School.
It was based initially on Ehud Yonay's 1983 story for California magazine, titled Top Guns.
Fans can re-watch the classic on Amazon Prime Video and Paramount+.
Who plays Penny Benjamin in Top Gun: Maverick?
American actress Jennifer Connelly plays Penny Benjamin.
Connelly, 52, rose to fame in the 1980s after starring in the crime film Once Upon a Time in America.
Since then, she has been seen in several productions, including A Beautiful Mind, House of Sand and Fog, Snowpiercer, and Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Connelly is also known for her relationship with Marvel star Paul Bettany, who portrays the role of Vision and is the voice of J.A.R.V.I.S.
After Top Gun: Maverick was released, Connelly sat down with FilmIsNow, and discussed the relationship between Maverick and Penny.
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"It started the first time when they were quite young," she told the media outlet.
"And you get the sense that they sort of come together, they have this sort of fiery romance, and then it falls apart. But then they keep coming back to each other."
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