Jack Epps Jr. (born November 3, 1949) is an American screenwriter, author, and educator known chiefly for such popular 1980s films as Top Gun, Legal Eagles, and The Secret of My Success, which he wrote with longtime partner Jim Cash. Epps Jr. graduated from the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University and has since gone on to teach at the University of Southern California. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Epps Jr., licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jack Epps Jr. has 16 screen credits in a career dating back to 1973. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Top Gun with 3 titles. Signature works include Top Gun: Maverick, Top Gun, Anaconda. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
