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Charlie also objects to Maverick's tactics, but later admits to admiring his flying, omitting it from her reports to conceal her true feelings for Maverick. The first, is the Antarctica Service Medal, which, while authorized for all branches of service, is typically only awarded to USAF transport crews who Antarctica support airlift missions. What I'm about to tell you is classified. Viper You'll pick up your RIO when you get to the ship, and if you don't, give me a call. 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. : Gentlemen You had a hell of a first day. When Maverick is sitting on his motorcycle watching an F-14 land, the tailhook is in the down position. Duke Mitchell Viper is an old friend of LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell's father Duke Mitchell. In Hop 19, Maverick abandons his wingman Hollywood to pursue Viper. Jester (USN) Fighter Weapons School is known as "TOPGUN" all one word. He and Iceman rally, with Maverick downing three MiGs and Iceman a fourth; the remaining bogeys, noticing the lopsided KDA ratio, retreat. Viper has a high opinion of Mavericks father and also of Maverick. One ofTop Gun's biggest recurring themes is one of letting go and moving on. That he died in disgrace That he died heroically That he didnt actually die Q.17 Who winds up winning : Yeah, he did it right Is that why you fly the way you do? Another impossible case was that Maverick could still land with Cougar's F-14 blocking the way and the former low on fuel. My squadron, we lost 8 of 18 aircraft. Playing sand court volleyball one will certainly have sand on them, it gets everywhere. It doesn't appear in any feeds, and anyone with a direct link to it will see a message like this one. 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. Gender Viper reveals that he had served with his father. The F-14 #114 which crashes during practice is still used after the incident. Commander Mike "Viper" Metcalf fits the bill. The F-14's Heads-Up Display (HUD) is fictional shown at 58:42. 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. In the stairwell, Iceman puts on a watch twice. 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. Lastly, Viper also wears a Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation. No F-4 squadrons ever deployed in Oriskany. Viper : I flew with your old man. Iceman and Slider wear patches and insignia from then Attack Squadron 25 (VA-25) now Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-25) the "Fist of the Fleet." As a result, Maverick and Goose get a special detachment which Cougar and Merlin were formerly assigned to: they are sent to Naval Air Station Miramar in San Diego, California, to participate in the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, better known as TOPGUN, where the best of the best get to learn to be even better. During the "I lost him in the sun" dialogue during the opening carrier flight, the line of dialogue comes from the Cougar/Merlin plane. Maverick was 57 in the TGM and the movie was supposed to be released in 2019. When Maverick is riding his motorcycle alongside the runway, after the F-14 takes off and turns to the left the shot changes and shows Maverick riding past lighting standards heading toward the runway as indicated by the strobe lights. The second, is the Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal. United States Navy When the movie was made the AM-39 Exocet was the in service missile and is only capable of a range of approximately 38Nm. 1986 action dramaTop Gunsecureda lasting legacy among the greatest blockbusters of the '80s, with Cruise's turn as Maverick remaining one of the actor's most iconic roles to date. Viper There is no rescue point on the engine nacelle of an F-14. May 27, 2022, 10:00 AM. Actor He's got missile lock. Viper : Simple. The hard deck for this hop was 10,000 feet. Many errors are made when describing maneuvers that various aircraft have made. Upon launching in the Alert 5 aircraft, Maverick says "Maverick is supersonic, I'll be there in 30 seconds." | In the flat spin sequence, Goose calls "Altitude 8,000, 7,000, 6,000", but when he calls "6,000" the altimeter is passing through 2,000 feet. One would not find trainers (and presumably student pilots) on carriers operating in combat zones. Jester, as an instructor at TOPGUN, makes evasive maneuver in the A-4 using an aileron roll - not exactly an effective move in terms of creating the sort of lateral displacement that might defeat an enemy's weapons solution. Goose wouldn't be carrying a Polaroid camera. During the final dogfight, Slider tells Iceman that there is a MiG "on your left, 3 o'clock." One of Maverick's key decisions in Top Gun's climactic scenes regards Iceman, his former rival and new wingman following the death of Goose. At 29:53 and 55:45, the smoke from the F-14 is actually fuel being dumped. He finds out that Viper flew with his father. Viper then reveals then-classified details surrounding Duke's He stayed in it, saved three planes before he bought it. : There is no city named Miramar in CA. Viper: I was there. In reality, the Martin Baker GRU-7A ejection seat, along will all modern ejection seats, has an additional ejection handle located between the pilot's legs for exactly this situation, so the pilot can eject no matter how he is positioned in the seat. Jester : However,Top Gun's endingis significant as it sees Maverick finally realize his potential, not just as a pilot but as a man. This move would not let him be in shooting position and it would have exposed his aircraft as a maximum target to the aggressor, neither being desirable. In the very next shot, he has no cigarette, and both of his hands are clasped together just under his knee. Because of this incident, Grumman extended the canopy lanyard, in order to give the canopy more time to clear the aircraft before the ejection seats would fire. During the first hop, Jester clearly states that the hard deck would be 10,000 feet. Then you broke another one with that, uh, circus stunt fly-by. He also forms a rivalry with a fellow TOPGUN student, Tom "Iceman" Kazansky. What I'm about to tell you is classified. : Before the final engagement, Stinger says "Gentlemen, this is bullseye." At 18:32. However, at all times during this encounter, the MiG was flying straight and level. At the end of the movie when Maverick and Ice come in to land on the aircraft carrier, the first shot of Maverick's F-14 still has Goose's name written below the canopy. Well, that's not something the State Department tells dependents when the battle occurred over the wrong line on some map. During the final sequence of the volleyball scene, stunt doubles are playing in place of Goose, Iceman, and Slider. When turning in his wings at the beginning of the film, Cougar talks about 'almost orphaning' his new baby daughter. When Maverick comes over and leans on it, Slider isn't shown. Originally thought to have been a deserter, Viper tells Maverick that he in fact saved three other planes in combat before dying himself. Viper confirms what Maverick had been imagining his whole life about his father. Instead, he switches to the longer range weapons - Sparrows or Phoenix missiles on the F-14's forward-quarter weapons. See 1:06:56. Nick Bradshaw 'Goose'" in this scene. Yet, Merlin fails to warn him. 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. 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. At their residence, Goose remarks that Maverick wouldn't be allowed into the US Navy Academy due to his father's name. WebViper : [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] Gentlemen You had a hell of a first Viper Additionally, the stenciled text on the cockpit even still reads "Lt. Jg. Live missiles would have a yellow band as a warning of the live high explosive warhead. That rank is too junior for a TOP GUN slot. But could Maverick be the surrogate father to This is probably a different plane altogether, though - it isn't that hard to paint a number on the side of an airplane. That's our job. As students at the United States Navy's elite fighter weapons school compete to be best in the class, one daring young pilot learns a few things from a civilian instructor that are not taught in the classroom. At 1:07:23, Goose radios, "We're at six" while the he altimeter shows 2,200 feet. WebViper played a huge role in helping Maverick overcome his failure Viper tells Maverick about how his father died a hero. Jester The 'RIOs as second-class citizens' vibe left the community with the F-4. Up there, we gotta push it. Viper Starting 26:29. In the very next shot the plane disappears. When the first images of the MIG are shown after the "unknown aircraft, inbound Mustang" call the camera angle initially is from underneath and then raises to a side-on profile of the aircraft. He admires Maverick's confidence, even if he knows it needs to be harnessed and integrated with the other pilots. Wolfman Maverick, now paired with Merlin, serves as backup F-14 to Iceman and Hollywood. At the end, the rescue helicopter arrives on the aircraft carrier just moments after the jets with Hollywood - meaning the rescue copter got to the scene, made the rescue and came back in the same amount of time as the jets which were already there - impossible. 2023 Shmoop University Inc | All Rights Reserved | Privacy | Legal. At the time that the movie was filmed VA-25 flew A-7 Corsairs. It could end my career. What's on your mind? The controller tells Stinger the aircraft by the naval aviator's call signs. Viper wears four decorations which would be rare, if not impossible for a career fighter pilot to have earned. 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. Just later on, he reveals the whole encounter to all the others who may not have security clearance to hear the story. : Viper Straight In the showers, Slider was sitting on the bench. When Maverick launches as the alert 5 aircraft in the final flight, there are at least three different sequences depicted. Maverick In 1965 Stockdale was CAG (Commander of the Air Group) aboard Oriskany. Case I departure is when a fighter clears the catapult and a positive rate of climb is 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." When Maverick is cruising on his motorcycle right after arriving at Miramar, it is high noon. Iceman's vb double has a different hair style than Iceman. When Maverick is taxiing his F-14 on the aircraft carrier following the victory, Goose (long dead by this point), not Merlin, can be seen in the back seat. His death is classified because it happened on the wrong side of some lines on a map. Sir! Jester 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. Intra-cockpit chatter from the F-14s would not be able to be heard on the air operations room. (At around 48m) First you've acquired enough points to show up tomorrow and graduate with your Top Gun class, or you can quit. After feeling guilt over Goose's death, Maverick chooses to protect Iceman as a means of redemption, ultimately making him a hero. : Yeah, I'm sure he's saying that. Maverick and Goose wear random patches on their flight suits which is incorrect in reality. There are several scenes of Maverick walking outdoors without a cap or hat; in the Navy and Marines, this absolutely is not done. After spending his formative years soaking in as much pop culture trivia as possible, Niall started writing about film online in 2020, and contributes to numerous websites. : The plane they are working on is actually an A-6 Intruder, not an F-14. When the discussion starts Maverick takes off his sunglasses. WebMaverick: So you were there? As well as exploring the pair's rivalry,Top Gun alsofollows Cruise's Maverick as he strikes up a relationship with one of his instructors, Kelly McGillis'Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood (inspired by civilian instructor Christine Fox). See: 46:40. Maverick and Iceman seem to change planes during the final fight scene. Further, the F-14s would not turn their radars on either; they'd get all of their interception instructions from the airborne Hawkeyes. However, Maverick throwing Goose's dog tags away is actually far more significant than it may appear. reversed/mirrored. In one shot, his hand isn't on Maverick's shoulder, but when he finishes laughing, it is. Later, while disciplining Maverick and Goose he tells them that if they don't obey the rules, they'll be "history." Hollywood and Wolfman are forced to eject when their craft is crippled, and a catapult malfunction forces Maverick to provide The Cavalry single-handedly. The store will not work correctly in the case when cookies are disabled. : Later on again towards the end of the movie when they receive orders on the carrier to provide air support to the disabled ship SS Leighton, you see that very same video shot of the red & white 515 plane. Duke Mitchell was a U.S. naval aviator who was killed-in-action during the Vietnam War. By refusing to leave Iceman, Maverick overcomes his fear in order to act as part of a team. This was an Egyptian-Israeli peacekeeping mission which never involved fighter aircraft. A bogey is an unidentified aircraft. portrayed by Mallory Jansen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While on a date with Charlotte Blackwood at her home during a date. : Viper This is noticeable above and behind Maverick on the upper left side of the canopy. 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. Viper The real flight school has never had that trophy or anything like it, as the training is designed to encourage cooperation amongst the pilots. After Maverick helps Cougar land, the latter admits that he lost his nerve and hands in his wings, resulting in Maverick being the only qualified candidate to attend the TOPGUN program. See 37:10. Viper. Completely unpredictable. You're a lot like he was. : Maverick and Viper take a walk outside and Viper starts to tell some classified information. More:Top Gun 2'S Original Movie Differences Show How Tom Cruise Has Changed. His F-4 was hit, and he was wounded, but he could've made it back. The 1st hop shows Maverick's F14 armed with AIM-9 Sidewinders. Viper tells Maverick that Duke Mitchell did nothing wrong. In the very next shot, the sun is setting. Viper Maverick: I know. The shot of the inverted F-14 cockpit (close to the cockpit of the MiG-28) is flipped (lettering is reversed). Soundtracks. There was no danger. Physical description The gauge tapped however was the pilot's gauge, which obviously Merlin would not be able to reach. Viper Furthermore, in this shot the bow is now shown stacked with unused airplanes, which would render the depicted takeoff impossible. The bogeys were like fireflies all over the sky line reminded of the coffin-corner SAM scene from Maverick. Slider's vb double has thicker/darker colored hair. Once the approach controller tells the approaching aircraft to "call the ball," Maverick's reply, for example, should have been "Ghostrider 203, Tomcat Ball, 1 Point 1." : Following the flat spin and ejection sequence, Goose was wearing an MBU-14/P oxygen mask. However, in the "walking to the planes" sequence prior to Hop 19, we can see another person wearing the same helmet (presumably the pilot Sundown is the RIO to), however the RIO he is walking with is a Caucasian. Entering Top Gun, Iceman is considered to be the best; Goose tells Maverick (and us) as much. The two fall in love. Both Maverick and Cougar are low on fuel and the latter has PTSD. However, it's later revealed At 13:58. All yours. If you look closely to the left and rear of Charlie's car after she stops there is a set of skid marks already on the pavement from the first time they did this scene. Towards the end of flying time it is nighttime. I had the shot, there was no danger, so I took it. Jester and Viper read Maverick's report card which says, 'He's a wildcard. Top Gun's ending sees Maverick overcome his recently developed self-doubt to save his former rival, Iceman. August 29, 2020, 2023 The Script Lab - An Industry Arts Company. WebViper: Goose is dead. At top speed, Mav would have arrived in about 10 minutes.. or around 8 minutes after Iceman was shot down. Top Gun (photo; mentioned-only)Top Gun: Maverick (photo). Why would there be? Viper Mike Metcalf, aka "Viper," is a no-nonsense instructor at Top Gun. 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. Only better and worse. See 1:06:16. Viper tells him about his father (which could get Viper in a lot of trouble as what he tells him is classified), and he knows that this is what Maverick needs to hear. Source: imdb. This is likely due to the necessity of two separate takes to complete the depicted aileron roll, as an F-14 would not have the airspeed to execute such a maneuver so soon after launch. Trivia For example, during the first Top Gun session he says flat out: VIPER:This school is about combat. Then when Maverick leaves a short while later, it is once again late evening. One of the most infamous is the gay subtext inTop Gun,which forms an interesting (if unproven) deeper meaning behind Maverick's grief. 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. Before and during the "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" scene at the bar where Maverick and Goose (et al) serenade Charlie, Maverick's nametag clearly reads "Peter Mitchell," with an "r." Afterwards, when he follows Charlie into the women's room, you can now clearly see his nametag reads "Pete Mitchell," sans the "r.". 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. Before an ejection, crews are taught to fasten their oxygen masks securely to not only provide oxygen at high altitudes, but also to prevent it from causing injuries. 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