Top Gun - 1986 - ep106 -

Maverick’s ego is writing checks his body can’t cash in “Top Gun,” one of the most testosterone-fueled 80s movies of all-time. Guys with names like Cougar and Iceman and Merlin (Oh hai Tim Robbins) glare at each other and sweat a bunch. And the beach volleyball scene? Hoochie mama! Look at Tom Cruise rocking those jeans… in the sand!

“Top Gun” is very much a Tony Scott movie with its yellow hues and focus on kinetic action. But, after all these years, is it possible that the flying sequences in the film are a little… um, underwhelming compared to the razzle dazzle of more recent action films. Maybe that’s why Cruise finally made the sequel, now scheduled to come out (insert date in which the pandemic will actually be over). Hopefully it plays “Danger Zone” 55 times, just like in this movie.

Tyler and Angela examine “Top Gun” from all directions, from the sorta flat romance between Cruise and Kelly McGillis, to the totally hot rivalry/foreplay between Maverick and Iceman (played by everybody’s favorite Val – Val Kilmer). There’s also the business of Maverick following uninterested women into the ladies room, and, well, yikes.

Also on tap: The telegraphed-but-devastating fate of Goose (No, Dr. Greene!) and the seemingly endless stream of “You can’t quit” scenes that come after it. Plus the Old Millennials dive deep into the infamous accident and decide, once and for all, who is truly at fault. It’s NOT MAVERICK! But he’s still kind of a dick.

The Summer of Jerry Bruckheimer continues on Old Millennials Remember Movies!

Also discussed on this episode of Old Millennials Remember Movies:

In the Heights (2021)
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)
Luca (2021)
Raya and the Last Dragon (2021)
Hacks (2021 television series)
Willy’s Wonderland (2021)

Check out past Bruckheimer-themed episodes of OMRM:

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