24.(A) The star turned out to be right, with Top Gun causing not only a real-life change for the Navy’s recruitment rates but one of massive, unforeseen proportions. (B) Both of them were invented to make the movie’s story more akin to a triumphant sports movie than a traditional war film. (C) Released in 1986, Top Gun was a big hit with viewers when it arrived in theaters. (D) The strategy paid off, as the Navy soon had their highest number of applications in years. (E) As if to prove this point, the success of Top Gun soon translated into a huge increase in real-life recruitment rates for the Navy.