Good luck. : In hop 19, Hollywood and Maverick are chasing Jester while Viper gets away. He is forced to take closer stock of himself, and after Goose's tragic death, he seems to have lost both his confidence and his edge. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. This is because only two live missile launches were authorized by the military and so the footage is repeated many times throughout the film along with model shots. Additionally, it is visible in a later shot. : I was there. Maverick faces a Field Naval Aviator's Evaluation Board but at 1:14:20, it is depicted as a courtroom proceeding. But there will be others. However, Maverick remembered the lesson that he learned when he lost a dogfight in school, as to why it is important to never leave your wingman. He got you, didn't he? 2023. Company Credits Stockdale was shot down in 1965 and spent the rest of the war as a POW. In reality, an AWACs such as an E-2C would be first guiding the F-14s towards their targets, allowing the F-14s to use passive intercept. In Viper's office, Viper starts questioning the boys, asking them why they followed Jester below the hard deck. Maverick Maverick was 57 in the TGM and the movie was supposed to be released in 2019. One day as Maverick pays a visit to Viper's house he tells him about knowing his father and the truth about what really happened to him despite the information about the incident being classified. Top Gun's more personal story about Maverick's growth and change speaks for itself, though, and has made it one of the most consistently popular '80s movies over the decades since. Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer star as Maverick and Iceman - two rival pilots who must learn to co-operate instead of competing for the top spot. Merlin tells Cougar that they are "way low on gas," while he taps his fuel gauge. In the following scene where Maverick approaches Slider and tells him he stinks, Slider is now seated in the chair to the left of the one he was previously seated in. Although the F-5 depicts the fictional Mig-28, it is shown firing a rotary cannon that is only visible in the close up shots with an obscure background. In all three, you can see their faces and know the real actors are not playing volleyball in that sequence. In the elevator, Charlie's ear alternates between being tucked under her cap and being untucked between shots. Maverick helps Cougar safely land his plane after disobeying orders to land his plane, and Cougar later turns in his wings, unwilling to go to his grave without actually meeting his own newborn child. Actor : Maverick and Goose manage to eject, but Goose smashes into the fighter's canopy and is killed on impact. They fly through the terrain,and at one point Goose even says "Watch the mountain!" On the next shot it has been updated to Merlin even though it's the same aircraft. However, at all times during this encounter, the MiG was flying straight and level. When offered any assignment he chooses, Maverick tells Stinger that he's decided to become an instructor at TOPGUN. During the final sequence of the volleyball scene, stunt doubles are playing in place of Goose, Iceman, and Slider. During the "choice of assignments scene", after the final dogfight, the "late" Goose's name is seen on the red locker door. portrayed by Mallory Jansen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Status So he's saying he's crashed and still had the shot which is nonsense. Viper the squadron that Viper flew in with Maverick's father. He was my R.I.O., my responsibility. That makes no sense as a pilot would have no control over a ballistic airplane. In case some of you are wondering who the best is, they are up here on this plaque. The padlock on Goose's locker is also unlocked. : His cap changes from back on his head, about fingers from the eyebrows, to down lower, about 2-3 fingers from the brows, to back on his head again. That way, the LSO knows how to properly sort the approaching aircraft by amount of fuel remaining, should the aircraft miss the wires, and be forced to make another landing attempt, divert to a land base, or join on the tanker for more fuel. It is against federal law to wear unearned badges and insignia on a military installation. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. It's your option, Lieutenant. During some of the training hops, you can clearly see that Merlin, not Goose, is Maverick's RIO. Mav decides to go back and graduate with his Top Gun class. : When Maverick pulls Goose from the water and into the life raft, the glove on Goose's his left hand is rolled down exposing the skin on his wrist. Since all of them already have squadron assignments this means some of them are suddenly and unexpectedly reassigned to a new squadron. When Charlie chases down Maverick on his motorcycle her car has a blue DOD decal on its windshield. The next scene shows the same MIG in a descending flat spin, however it is clearly the right wing that is missing from the plane. Physical description Niall can be found on Twitter @lordofthegray. The following day, he learns that she is an astrophysicist and a civilian instructor at TOPGUN. The RIO or an E-2C controller would be in a better position to state what is happening. Iceman also doesn't approve of Maverick's flying skills, accusing him of being an Ineffectual Loner and Glory Hound; Jester though he privately respects Maverick's Ace Piloting, doesn't know if he would make a good teammate in battle. As they intercept the "bogeys" it is high noon. Viper: My squadron we lost 8 of 18 aircraft. There would be a bunch of sand on Charlie's floor, the chair. Then a launch from the number 1 bow cat. The squadron markings on both Iceman and Maverick's Tomcats change a few times. After the losing engagement at TOPGUN with CDR Mike "Viper" Metcalf and LCDR Rick "Jester" Heatherly, Maverick is shown in his quarters looking at a picture a picture of himself and Duke that Maverick carries in his wallet. | Viper then reveals then-classified details surrounding Duke's plane being shot down and that Viper witnessed Duke's heroic actions before Duke's F-4 Phantom II was shot down. There'd be no disgrace. During this time, you can see the wings change from extended and retracted from shot to shot. There would be a Rear Admiral of the Carrier Strike or Battle Group. : WebViper tells Maverick, "that's not something the State Department tells dependents when the battle occurred over the wrong line on some map," in reference to the death of Maverick's father. I flew with your old man. In the scene when Maverick and Goose get in trouble for flying by the tower, we see a close-up of Jester's flight suit. At top speed, Mav would have arrived in about 10 minutes.. or around 8 minutes after Iceman was shot down. When Maverick pulls him upright, Goose's mask is unhooked from the right side of his helmet. When Stinger says "The communication ship SS Layton has become disabled, and has wandered into foreign territory" the movement of his lips clearly doesn't match what he is saying. Maverick's declaration of "I'm not leaving my wingman" may seem odd to some viewers, as the wingman's job is to follow the lead pilot. That spin was hell, it would've shook me up. You're a lot like he was. In the scene on the carrier after the last dogfight, Ice gets in Maverick's face and they discuss being each others wingman. When you see him in the background of Maverick footage, and on the ground, he is wearing the same helmet, but without the writing on it. Besides the defensive capabilities of the F-14 aircraft being represented by the lack of the use of flares and chaff to deceive enemy missiles, the offensive capabilities of the F-14's are misrepresented as well, presumably to mislead any hostile governments at the time. Career information He is a loving husband and good father. When Maverick is in the flat spin he is above a rocky, desert area, yet somehow crash lands in the ocean nowhere near any desert terrain. Just as Spike Lee's Da 5 Maverick's father is a Vietnam War veteran which is a high factor that would lead to even a President nominating him. When Maverick is driving his motorcycle along the runway with the planes taking off, you can see the bed of the truck he's atop at the bottom of the screen. Maverick takes responsibility for Goose's death, has a post-traumatic inability to fly like he used to, and considers leaving Top Gun. Viper, one of his instructors, tells Maverick that he flew with Maverick's father in Vietnam, and that his father's plane disappeared when he was acting heroically on behalf of his fellow pilots. I had Commander Heatherly in my sights, he saw me move in for the kill. Viper : I was there. Cruise, who's now an action star, is reprising his aviator role for a sequel called " Top Gun: Maverick ." First you've acquired enough points to show up tomorrow and graduate with your Top Gun class, or you can quit. WebAfterward, he visits Viper at his house and Viper tells him about his father and how he flew with his father in Vietnam. It seems highly unlikely that every man in the room would make the same exact singing error. Maverick then faces off against TOPGUN instructor LCDR Rick "Jester" Heatherly in his first sortie, eventually defeating him, but violates two rules of engagement in the process: he shoots down Jester below the hard deck (IE "underground"), then shortly after his victory, he buzzes the tower in a fly-by. Another impossible case was that Maverick could still land with Cougar's F-14 blocking the way and the former low on fuel. Our flying services do this routinely; we have air-to-surface missiles that can backtrack a radar signal to its source and take out the radar set (and probably a number of members of the crew as well.) There is no city named Miramar in CA. He has repeatedly struggled with this throughout the film, and his choice to risk his life to save another brings him full circle from his former self-interested attitude. Viper. However, when Maverick reaches him, Goose is face-down in the water. August 29, 2020, 2023 The Script Lab - An Industry Arts Company. Filming & Production When Charlie and Maverick finally kiss, it is bright sunny out, early evening. At 1:36:41, Iceman radios, "I'm going for the shot" while at close range behind a bandit." Time jumped by at least an hour just to get that silhouette indoor shot. Viper tells Maverick that Duke Mitchell did nothing wrong. Physical description 104, but in his catapult launch the aircraft shown is No. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Originally thought to have been a deserter, Viper tells Maverick that he in fact saved three other planes in combat before dying himself. An aircraft carrier never turns on its own radar, nor do any of its escorting surface ships. The last position of the encounter was at 150 miles. Now I'm not gonna sit here and blow sunshine up your ass, Lieutenant. Maverick made three particular mistakes that would have disqualified him immediately. They are not. It's your option, Lieutenant. During the first hop, Jester clearly states that the hard deck would be 10,000 feet. However,Top Gunalso touches on a handful of other themes. established and the fighter makes a clearing turn parallel base This is incorrect; he would refer to jets by aircraft side numbers. When Cougar reports to Stinger's office to turn in his wings, there is a photo of an F-5 (or T-38) in flight beside Stinger's desk. She tells him at that speed it's too fast. He was a natural heroic son of a bitch that one. Stockdale would have been Pete Mitchells and Vipers CAG for the beginning of the bombing campaign against North Vietnam. Interestingly, these latter two feed almost directly intoTop Gun's pro-military ideology, causing many to believe the film to be little more than propaganda. If Maverick's father passed away in 1965 while flying an F-4, then he presumably fought during the early stages of the Vietnam War. What would be perhaps 2 minutes later, their coming inside for the long anticipated bedroom action, it's quite dark outside, as if it were and hour or more later. There are no such things as inverted flight tanks. One of the film's last shots shows Maverick throwing Goose's dog tags into the ocean - which, to some, might seem an odd way to honor a fallen friend. Viper Mike Metcalf, aka "Viper," is a no-nonsense instructor at Top Gun. WebMaverick: So you were there? No F-4 squadrons ever deployed in Oriskany. WebUpon arriving at the graduation ceremony, Maverick simply congratulates Iceman and Slider for winning the Top Gun trophy, showing no resentment. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Only better and worse. Well, that's not something the State Department tells dependents when the battle occurred over the wrong line on some map. His F-4 was hit, and he was wounded, but he could've made it back. Every so often something comes along to challenge your expectations of what to expect from a particular form of entertainment. Case I departure is when a fighter clears the catapult and a positive rate of climb is Appearance Currently VFA-25 Flies the F/A-18C Hornet. What is not shown is the responsibilities of the RIO: 1) communications with others - pilot does not usually handle radios 2) maintain radar support as the intercept progressed 3) guides the pilot to the intercept. : In USN terminology, a non-friendly surface radar contact is a "skunk". Covers are only worn outdoors. This nob has nothing to do with the F-14s weapons suite. Viper The gauge tapped however was the pilot's gauge, which obviously Merlin would not be able to reach. American Viper: My squadron we lost 8 When he first meets Maverick he is not impressed about him being below the hard deck nor him buzzing the tower which got Air Boss Johnson upset. What does Viper tell Maverick about Mavericks father? But the reflection on the canopy is clearly Maverick's helmet. | Maverick argues that, ""We weren't below the hard deck for more than a few seconds. Gentlemen You had a hell of a first day. Charlie gains her folder when she exits the ladies room. Although a joking remark, Iceman would not deliberately have Maverick as his wingman. What if the F4 hes referring to were Corsairs? I like that in a pilot. The F-14 crews were filmed in a discarded Navy cockpit that was not attached to the rest of the plane. Aircraft carriers are constantly moving, and therefore would never be designated as "bullseye". The hard deck for this hop was 10,000 feet. It is thought that Duke is a reference to former U.S. congressman. Viper's sunglasses after Maverick's first landing after the accident. Amount of ice in Maverick's glass in the airport bar. Had he done so, he would've put his crew and Iceman and Slider at risk. Had the seat, for whatever reason, been driven into the canopy, there was no way for the seat to break through the Plexiglass, and a collision would have resulted in serious injury or death of the affected crew member. Maverick Holy shit, it's Viper! Maverick and Goose wear random patches on their flight suits which is incorrect in reality. Black How ya doin'? His death at the end of the film's second act makes Goose one ofTop Gun's most important characters, and Maverick can be seen holding his dog tags in the film's final scenes. He sees shades of Duke Mitchell (Maverick's father) in Maverick, and tells him so near the end of the film: VIPER: You're a lot like he [Maverick's father Duke], only better. See at 35:52. Not only do the Navy and Marines have their own equivalent medal, the Navy variant is typically only awarded to submarine crews, not aviators based on an aircraft carrier. Nationality In the elevator scene, Charlie's hair is noticeably darker than in other scenes. At the start where the F-14s encounter the Mig-28s and at the final dogfight, Stinger relies on one radar operator or air traffic controller to receive news. There are no points for second place. : The F-14 is capable of locking on to up to six targets over thirty miles away and firing on all six targets simultaneously. It could end my career. Now hear me out. One ofTop Gun's biggest recurring themes is one of letting go and moving on. He could not have forgotten to sweep his wings back because the wing geometry of the F-14 is not pilot-controlled; it is controlled automatically by the flight computer. However, with the whole SS Layton crisis going on, and the hangar only having recently received news of Goose's passing, it isn't unlikely that it they would have put off cleaning out his locker. Throughout the film in various dogfight scenes, the wrong pilot can be seen in the RIO seat of the F-14. Yeah. Numerous positional inconsistencies during the volleyball game. Maverick Second, "The MiG-28 does have a problem with its inverted flight tanks." Vital information Hair color When Maverick tosses Goose's dog tags overboard, you can clearly make out the name "Mike Metcalf" on one of the tags, which is Viper's real name, not Goose's, which would be Nick Bradshaw. It has since been transferred to the US Marine Corps and is now known as Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar. Naval aviatorCommander of TOPGUN When Charlie gives Maverick a dinner invitation, she clearly writes it on a form, but on close up of the invitation, it is written on a blank sheet of paper. The aircraft was in an unrecoverable spin, and the crew initiated ejection. Jester Engine 1 is out." Entering Top Gun, Iceman is considered to be the best; Goose tells Maverick (and us) as much. A flat spin means has no forward airspeed as it spins towards the ground around its vertical axis. After the first strafe, they shut down one engine. In the classroom, most of the textbooks on the desk have nothing to do with aviation, such as an astronomy book on Maverick's desk. Either obey them, or you're history. While this is technically correct, it is only correct because the State Department is in no way involved in the process of informing military dependents on the deaths of service members, that is the responsibility of the Defense Department. Maverick The chase scene where Charlie is chasing Maverick on his motorcycle and slams on her brakes after he stops and pulls over took "two" takes. When Jester drops below the hard deck he would, effectively, be crashing into the ground. Playing sand court volleyball one will certainly have sand on them, it gets everywhere. The fuel gauge for the RIO in the F-14 Tomcat is only a digital read-out showing total fuel on board. Maverick [pauses] The whole thing was made Classified Information because it took place "over the wrong line on some map," so Maverick has not learned until now that his father died a hero, performing a So I took it." A few days later the Black Clan rescues John McCain was flying off the Oriskany in 1967 when he was shot down. Family When Maverick destroys the first enemy fighter in the final battle, it plummets straight down. In the very next shot, the sun is setting. Thats pretty arrogant considering the company youre in, Viper tells Maverick. Viper : Simple. It would not be head out to sea but rather straight down. Jester There were bogeys like fireflies all over the sky. That's our job. In the mission when Maverick has Sundown as his RIO, Jester's plane alternates between a plain gray paint job, and a camoflauge one. Viper Every F-5 that appears in this movie, however, is standing in as a MiG. Source: imdb. You took it AND BROKE A MAJOR RULE OF ENGAGEMENT. | Since the tallest mountain in San Diego County doesn't rise above 6,600 feet, there would be no way for them to be in any danger if they were actually above the hard deck. At around the 1980s, the F-14A cost at least $38-42 million. That's pretty arrogant, considering the company you're in. During Charlie's first briefing, Chipper's sunglasses alternate between being on and off. Tom Cruise played Maverick in "Top Gun." When the producers were trying to determine a way for Maverick and Goose to crash, but only kill Goose, Technical Adviser Pete "Viper" Pettigrew remembered this incident from early in his time flying the F-14, and suggested that this be the plot device for Goose's death. Viper then reveals then-classified details surrounding Duke's Top Gun may have beeninspired by thereal Naval Air Station Miramar and its pilots, but its story depicted in the movie is fictional. Maverick's sunglasses are (not) on when Slider picks him up after they return to the carrier. I know. First you've acquired enough points to show up tomorrow and graduate with your Top Gun class, or you can quit. The second strafing must have restarted the turned off engine. Viper also tells Maverick he can succeed if he can regain his self-confidence. Now I'm not gonna sit here and blow sunshine up your ass, Lieutenant. Viper All radar surveillance is done by E-2C 'Hawkeye' radar planes. Third, is a Multinational Force and Observers Medal. In the elevator scene the officer that enters is wearing a garrison cap. When Maverick is cruising on his motorcycle right after arriving at Miramar, it is high noon. It's a mock dogfight, with none of the pilots actually intending to open fire, but Cougar still lost, which sends him into a Heroic B So D despite being up in the sky and running low on fuel. Live missiles would have a yellow band as a warning of the live high explosive warhead. Tom Skerritt. : Vital information It is more likely that they have the F-5 type revolver cannon without multiple revolving barrels. Brown 2023 Shmoop University Inc | All Rights Reserved | Privacy | Legal. Maverick : Sorry to bother you on a Sunday, sir, but thank you very much for your time. (Some thought he was wearing full lieutenant insignia; they are similar.). Up there, we gotta push it. What's on your mind? Completely unpredictable. He's a Radar Intercept Officer (RIO), for slamming a fellow RIO? : Keep sending him up. Official Sites The 1st hop shows Maverick's F14 armed with AIM-9 Sidewinders. Mike Metcalf During the first briefing, Chipper is smoking a cigarette. Stinger with the rank of Commander, appears to be in charge of everything throughout -- he asks the controller which pilots are on duty, instructs the Alert 5 aircraft to launch, ask for more pilots to join the dogfight. Over the course of the film, he's seen learning to let go of his ego and of his fear, and the final scene sees him let go of his grief, too. During the Cold War, two American F-14s skirmish with a pair of MiG-28s. Gender | However, during most of the engagement you can clearly see that the fighters are flying much closer to the ground than 10,000 feet. Throwing Goose's dog tags into the ocean signifies that Maverick wants to move on with his life, and it's his way of letting go of the guilt he felt over his friend's death. 1 Mar. Technical Specs, [after the first hop with Jester ends with Maverick shooting down Jester at the hard deck and Maverick doing a fly-by near a tower], Top movies to watch after being shot by cupid. See 1:41:14. He tells Maverick that he has acquired enough points to graduate with his Top Gun class. In many of the third-person aerial scenes, you can see sunlight reflecting on the window of the airplane through which these scenes were filmed. He also forms a rivalry with a fellow TOPGUN student, Tom "Iceman" Kazansky. The goof items below may give away important plot points. He's the head honcho at Top Gun, and he was the first guy to win the coveted Top Gun trophy. The defensive capabilities of the F-14 are misrepresented. After Charlie gives Maverick the dinner invite, Slider is playing with the model airplane while seated directly next to the classroom window. See 32:08. TOPGUN graduates or naval aviators on any course do not immediately receive new orders as a group or individually at the end of the course. These shots and plane livery were originally made for the final flight. Iceman, Maverick and several other of the graduates receive orders about a hostile situation, and are assigned to it. During the graduation party, Viper calls Maverick, Iceman (and his RIO Slider), and Hollywood (and his RIO Wolfman) to deal with a crisis situation, in which the SS Layton had become disabled and lost in hostile territory. While riding the motorcycle along the runway, 'Maverick' uses his left hand to pull the clutch. Near the beginning in the bar, Goose says he'd be happy just to have a woman talk dirty to him. That lets everyone know several important pieces of information. He admires Maverick's confidence, even if he knows it needs to be harnessed and integrated with the other pilots. : Later, they suggest it's Maverick's turn at the challenge of hooking up, as though it was Goose's turn previously. Such a description would disqualify the pilot from TOPGUN and even the US Navy. When Maverick launches as the alert 5 aircraft in the final flight, there are at least three different sequences depicted. The day before the program starts, Maverick tries to approach a woman at the bar, Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood, but is unsuccessful. When Maverick is riding his motorcycle along the runway, you can see the tie-down straps that hold him onto the trailer, visible on his front fender. Why would there be? In the very next shot, he has no cigarette, and both of his hands are clasped together just under his knee. Once identified, it is referred to as a "friendly" (for friendly aircraft), "bandit" (for non-friendly aircraft) or "hostile" (for non-friendly aircraft that may be fired at). When Maverick is on the flight deck of the carrier a T2 Buckeye jet trainer, painted orange and white, taxis by behind him. : Goose states, ""We're going ballistic, Mav. : Naval aviator Of all the photos the set designers could have chosen for this scene, it seems strange they would choose one of an "enemy" aircraft. You gotta let him go. Twice at 1:36:54 and 1:38:02, the missile shot turns from a AIM-7 Sparrow into a AIM-9 Sidewinder in flight. The center of the story at the pilot training school is a series of competitions that lead to the awarding of the "Top Gun" trophy. Maverick's entire character arc is built around him becoming a better person by letting go of his ego, and later on, he must also let go of his guilt and fear in order to achieve his mission. Mind blown! Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf fits the bill. This would be unwise in a hop as the F-14 would run out of fuel. When the F-14 engines flame out before the flat spin, Goose says, "Engine one is out," and the next shot shows the number two (right) engine "flaming out." Iceman radios "I need another 20 seconds then I've got him" yet he is flying extremely close to the bandit. WebMaverick tells Rooster that if he were to fly long enough there would be other flyers who would be lost. While Jester praises Maverick's flying, he tells him that he must never leave his wingman. WebMaverick was 57 in the TGM and the movie was supposed to be released in 2019. The hard deck on this hop will be 10,000 feet. 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