Modine was one of the villains of Stranger Things' first season, the calculating Dr. Martin Brenner. His major credits from the '80s include Streamers and, most famously, the Vietnam War movie Full Metal Jacket. Modine may be just as famous for the role he turned down as he is for the roles he actually played: he turned down the role of "Maverick" Mitchell in Top Gun (the role that would be made iconic by Tom Cruise) because he disagreed with the film's pro-military themes.