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Top Gun (1986)
In director Tony Scott's jingoistic action film:
- the dogfights of fliers with enemy MIG planes over
the Indian Ocean, and arrogant, hot-shot fighter pilot Pete 'Maverick'
Mitchell's (Tom Cruise) boasting about flying upside down in order
to give the enemy pilot the finger: "I was inverted"
- the many sensational aerobatic flying sequences as
part of the training of the US Navy's elite (Top Gun) Fighter Weapon
School, Miramar Naval Air Station near San Diego
- Maverick's famous catchphrase:
"I feel the need, the need for speed"
- the scene of Maverick's buzzing the tower
- his competition with Lt. Tom 'Iceman' Kazanski (Val
Kilmer), who assured 'Maverick': "You can be my wingman anytime"
- Maverick's love affair with pretty civilian consultant-instructor
Charlotte 'Charlie' Blackwood (Kelly McGillis), highlighted by the
Best Original Song recorded by Berlin: "Take My Breath Away",
while the entire film was basically about male bonding and machismo
(high-fives, shower scenes)
- the emotional scene of the death of Lt. Nick 'Goose'
Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards) in Maverick's arms following a tailspin
and botched ejection
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