Happy Top Gun Day.....

Jawgap

Since 2009, there as been an international Top Gun Day celebration paying tribute to the 1986 movie every May 13 yearly......

On March 3, 1969 the United States Navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to insure that the handful of men who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world. They succeeded. Today, the Navy calls it Fighter Weapons School. The flyers call it: TOP GUN.

......apparently my ego is writing checks your body can't cash.........

cson

One of these days I'll watch it and Goose won't die.

The Backwards Man

Val Kilmer was a sexy beast in those days wasn't he?

Jawgap

probably the most homo-erotic film of the last 50 years......

The Backwards Man

Jawgap wrote: »

probably the most homo-erotic film of the last 50 years......

Take me to bed or lose me forever!

Karl Stein

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfbjUmG8zGk

4zn76tysfajdxp

First Star Wars and now this. Does every film need it's own "day" now?

Dravokivich

Ansley Whispering Satin wrote: »

First Star Wars and now this. Does every film need it's own "day" now?

I believe it started with Groundhog Day.

Ansley Whispering Satin

Ansley Whispering Satin wrote: »

First Star Wars and now this. Does every film need it's own "day" now?

Well obviously not. There wouldn't be enough days in the year for all the films like.

Karl Stein

Dravokivich wrote: »

I believe it started with Groundhog Day.

Amazing that an entire real world event grew from that movie.

Turtwig

RIP Tony Scott.

The_Valeyard

Ghost Rider, this is Strike. We have unknown aircraft inbound Mustang. Your vector zero-nine-zero for bogey.

SEPT 23 1989

The guy who wrote Take my breath away" was a mechanic who used to fix Giorgio Moroder's car

Mahogany Gaspipe

Slider.......you stink!

Nonoperational

What a Film. Sad that some people see it as old and right it off. I remember watching the premier on RTE2, must have watched it another 10 times. Think I'll watch it again soon.

weldoninhio

Jawgap wrote: »

Since 2009, there as been an international Top Gun Day celebration paying tribute to the 1986 movie every May 13 yearly......

On March 3, 1969 the United States Navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to insure that the handful of men who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world. They succeeded. Today, the Navy calls it Fighter Weapons School. The flyers call it: TOP GUN.

......apparently my ego is writing checks your body can't cash.........

The quote says March?

snaphook

Ansley Whispering Satin wrote: »

First Star Wars and now this. Does every film need it's own "day" now?

You've lost that lovin' feelin' wooah that lovin' feelin'

MRnotlob606

diomed

Terrible film with a terrible lead man. Did it have a plot?

ScumLord

Ansley Whispering Satin wrote: »

First Star Wars and now this. Does every film need it's own "day" now?

If the film doesn't have it's own day how are they to know when to release the inevitable reboot?

OU812

Heard an interview with jerry bruckhiemer & Tom cruise about a week ago. They reckon they'll be shooting the sequel by the end of the year, with Cruise taking on the instructor role & them tackling the issue of real pilot skills Vs drones....

So there you go...

Karl Stein

diomed wrote: »

Terrible film with a terrible lead man. Did it have a plot?

1. Tom Cruise is a hotshot.
2. Tom Cruise has a crisis of confidence.
3. Hot chick helps Tom Cruise regain confidence by doing sex on him.
4. Tom Cruise becomes the best hotshot of all.
5. Hot Chick and Tom Cruise do sex on each other and live happily ever after.


Rinse, Repeat.

sabat

diomed wrote: »

Did it have a plot?

I believe its genesis was in a National Geographic article about jet pilots for which Simspon/Bruckheimer bought the rights; a plot and screenplay were probably the very final elements created and they may even have still been writing as they were shooting-I know this was the case for many of their films. Anyone who grew up in the 80s should read 'High Concept' to help them understand just how dumb popular culture became in that period.

everlast75

cson wrote: »

One of these days I'll watch it and Goose won't die.

Spoiler alert

Hande hoche!

They should make an Iranian version.

Captain Chaos

Hande hoche! wrote: »

They should make an Iranian version.

Yeah, seeing as they still do have F-14s while the USN scrapped all of their own.

wendell borton

Karl Stein wrote: »

1. Tom Cruise is a hotshot.
2. Tom Cruise has a crisis of confidence.
3. Hot chick helps Tom Cruise regain confidence by doing sex on him.
4. Tom Cruise becomes the best hotshot of all.
5. Hot Chick and Tom Cruise do sex on each other and live happily ever after.


Rinse, Repeat.

Days of thunder had the exact same story, just replaced the jets with stockcars.

Hande hoche!

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Yeah, seeing as they still do have F-14s while the USN scrapped all of their own.

The Tomcat is an impressive looking aircraft.

Karl Stein

wendell borton wrote: »

Days of thunder had the exact same story, just replaced the jets with stockcars.

Cocktail and some other... Jerry McGuire were along the same lines too.

Killinator

How can a sequel exist without F-14s, they made that movie....to me anyway:)

Slattsy

Brilliant flick, one of my favourites.

Little known fact, it won the Oscar for 'Best Movie Ever'

catallus

Karl Stein wrote: »

Amazing that an entire real world event grew from that movie.

The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where crowds as large as 40,000 have gathered to celebrate the holiday since at least 1886!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day

Top Gun should be hailed by all as the inspiration for Hot Shots.

Karl Stein

catallus wrote: »

The largest Groundhog Day celebration is held in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, where crowds as large as 40,000 have gathered to celebrate the holiday since at least 1886!

Sometimes movies can create false memories.

Life does imitate art sometimes. Don't be so close-minded.

Adamantium

I love Tom Cruise, but this is true.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFal553wR3k

Then he was an oblivious drone repair guy. Pretty good oblivious drone repair guy.
Until he has a crisis of confidence and he meets a good looking woman who teaches him to stop being an oblivious drone repair guy.

Jawgap

weldoninhio wrote: »

The quote says March?

that's in the real world when the Fighter Weapons School was set up - the film came out in May

Slattsy wrote: »

Brilliant flick, one of my favourites.

Little known fact, it won the Oscar for 'Best Movie Ever'

Actually, I think it was most awesome movie ever......

along with most plot holes in a single scene.......


.......Mav's F-14 won best supporting actor

Karl Stein

Slattsy wrote: »

Little known fact, it won the Oscar for 'Best Movie Ever'

'Ever' has been reduced to 500 years from the first Oscar awarded, still a big deal but not quite as big as the original 'Best Movie Ever' Oscar criteria.

The Diabolical Monocle

diomed wrote: »

Terrible film with a terrible lead man. Did it have a plot?

Some films dont need a plot.

Some films play by their own rules.

Like real Americans.

kowloon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3D7Y_ycSms

OU812

For those who could do with an extra dose of adrenaline fuelled rebel naval pilot shennagins: Iron Eagle

And here they are together at last

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTOV0cD7MVs

wendell borton

Jali Zandi is the real top gun, credited with 11 kills in an F-14.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalil_Zandi

Stojkovic

Cant believe nobody has posted ;

"I feel the need ......"

Jawgap

Great balls of fire.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYz6u3NYpOE