> Top Gun? Got to be some explanation for the bizarre credits on that score.

I'd say you can't explain it succinctly, but Christian's review hits on some of the high-level points. So perhaps it's better to say that the detailed explanation is just so much more fun.

The Jon Burlingame write-up in Variety that came out right after the film - which accurately called the whole process messy - only scratched the surface...10% tops. Almost every article I read about the topic had another jaw-dropping revelation.