My Favorite Scene From Top Gun: Maverick

The Maverick 'bell toll' hits exactly perfect. This is IMHO just a perfect piece of filmmaking.

[@jpwoelfling]

That is the scene, where Cyclone realizes that Maverick is one of a kind.

[@halhortonsworld5870]

You can tell that everyone in the room knows exactly who it is and what is happening as soon as she says "F-14 Tomcat"

[@latch9781]

@@halhortonsworld5870 Would've been hilarious if they hadn't shown the theft and then cut to Rooster flying, because it turns out that he's a massive DCS nerd

[@harryc1971]

hence the name

[@KonekoGakusei]

He's baaaackkk!!!

[@patrickhuot001]

In Cyclone’s opinion, Maverick is the only one ballsy enough to steal an enemy plane and use it to get back to the carrier.

[@NeoRazgriz]

The background bell when Cyclone realizes Maverick if flying a commandeered F-14. Legend!

[@northstarprimejaguar0076]

Legendary indeed! 😊

[@cyberkiller83]

It was in this moment, that Cyclone understood what is that Admiral Kazansky "Iceman" sees on this old relic.

[@arunj.gnanarathinam1412]

Correction, it's admiral Kazansky!

[@latioshoenn3698]

My favorite scene too. They see Rooster, but when they hear it's an F-14, the know it can only be Maverick

[@root1657]

Had to be. As shown, Rooster didnt even know where the buttons and switches were in the old girl, low likelyhood he could have gotten it in the air alone.

[@mikevanroy9356]

To be fair there's probably only one F-14 pilot within a couple thousand miles.

[@root1657]

@@mikevanroy9356 possibly, but definitely single digit, and the rest are easily accounted for..... Well, except whoever the adversarial pilot was, but low odds he'd be giving Rooster a ride home..... So yeah, logic still takes us back to Mav pretty quickly.

[@timclaus8313]

Cyclone realizes that every whopper he has ever heard about Maverick is true, and maybe undersold a bit.

[@halhortonsworld5870]

I especially like the look of realization on Hondo's face. Yeah, he got it right away.

[@rickwilliamson9248]

And Cyclone realizes that the phrase, "his exploits... are legendary" just got even more legendary.

[@timclaus8313]

@@rickwilliamson9248 And legendary isn't a big enough word, lol...

[@rickwilliamson9248]

@@timclaus8313 Heck.... even Ripley would say, "Nah. Thats too unbelievable."

[@TheWPhilosopher]

Wait. Maverick. Mav a wick. He's the John Wick of the skies. "if anything the stories have been watered down"

[@charlessanders4337]

“…and despite your best efforts you refuse to die…” 😂😂😂

[@tmptjohn88]

The way Hondo looks up when he hears an F-14 is on course for them.

[@gempalm2003]

hondos like that magif sonofabich

[@timclaus8313]

Only Maverick would pull that off...

[@johncunningham4820]

Way Ta Go Boss !

[@eddiek8179]

The whole movie has little scenes like these that ties the whole thing together organically.

[@soupafi]

"No fucking way"- Hondo

[@julianbalenzano6432]

The Iconic Bell Toll is PERFECT!!! Always gives me Chillls!!😁😁😁

[@koushikraja331]

Cyclone is basically realizing "oh....he IS that son of a bitch" and that maverick's exploits and stories aren't just stories-that Maverick is the guy who can talk the talk and can back it up using his actions as well.

[@timclaus8313]

And the legend doesn't quite cover everything Mav actually does.

[@wannamontana4130]

@@timclaus8313 ... just ask Penny Benjamin

[@timclaus8313]

@@wannamontana4130 Lol, true

[@rickwilliamson9248]

To turn a phrase from the original TOPGUN.there's no check Mav's ego can write that his body can't cash.

[@carlchong7592]

He's thinking he better get to the superstructure with a coffee for the flyby.

[@SolCresta3405]

When Cyclone says, "Maverick", I couldn't help but smile. 😁

[@carolynmcluskie4561]

This is an epic moment in the film. Humour for that needed audience release of tension and emotion, and a great performance from Jim Hamm here. Also, I love the look on his face when Mav buzzes the aircraft carrier tower and rocks their world. Cyclone ducks, comes up, lips tightly pursed, refusing--REFUSING!!!--to smile. But when he makes eye contact with Mav on deck, there is no holding back. His eyes say it all: RESPECT.

[@halhortonsworld5870]

When she says "F-14 Tomcat...", everyone in the room immediately know exactly who it is and what is happening. It can only be... (Top Gun bell toll)... "Maverick". That perfectly timed bell toll with Jon Hamm's revelation is just the most PERFECT bit of filmmaking.

[@carolynmcluskie4561]

@@halhortonsworld5870 If it hadn't been for Everything, Everywhere All at Once, this film would have won for editing. I often replay my fav scenes just to enjoy how beautifully and seamlessly edited they are.

[@IamNinjaOfNinja]

I love the buzz tower scene so much 1. The flew by was epic not to mention the sound of it 2. The Maverick theme kicks in perfectly 3. The reaction of the 2 admirals, u can clearly see Cylone's looked annoyed but his mouth is actually smiling. Perfecting acting choice there

[@j.l.thurman2725]

I like that scene too. Just shows he wants to remain angry at him but he's as proud as the pit.

[@gdaig203]

Well said

[@bryantcullen1377]

This movie is defined by how awesome one word lines were played: Phoenix = "Nice"; Hangman = "Damn"; and here = "Maverick?"

[@KevinReynolds-ux2mg]

Great insight!

[@djspbb]

My favorite line from the movie was when they were landing back on the carrier and the engine flamed out, and Rooster said,"Don't tell me we lost an engine." Maverick replied,"Okay, I won't tell you that."

[@rickmasseur2008]

And how Tom delivered with his eyes!

[@javierramos9909]

Damn you got right!!!

[@jdmarr2259]

That's my fav scene in the movie. "It's a bird. It's a train. NO, it's Maverick!!" The disbelief on their faces lol.

[@shireyed]

The moment when a legend moves into the realm of myth.

[@anywaythewindblows8938]

I love how even Warlock-who knows what Maverick’s capable of-is like “Holy shit, what just happened?!”

[@jamie-hb8gy]

That "gong" sends shivers down my spine.

[@iVTECInside]

Yamaha DX7, Tubular bells preset, low D. Haven't nailed the exact tuning of it though.

[@ronjones9447]

Absolutely, I’ve seen this particular scene 50x and it gets me every single time. Priceless. Tom Cruise may be a bit bids in his relationships and the Scientology stuff but one of the best and most dedicated actors of our lifetime

[@vaclavhavlicek8000]

The scene lasts 20 seconds and it's a total killer!👍😃👊

[@AmareshNayak1669]

Thisbis when Cyclone completely realises Maverick was a freaking god damn One of kind human being 😂

[@davidsmyth6822]

You can almost see the wheels turning…..rooster can’t fly an F-14…..

[@TheWPhilosopher]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@BeachBoi1000]

He never flew F14 before unlike Maverick…

[@root1657]

Fly it? maybe. Not well, but maybe..... figure out how to even start it? thats a tough sell.

[@andrelabbe5315]

Oh my good this think its so old.😅

[@Dumbluck14]

Despite your best efforts you refuse to die. Hysterical!

[@redactedredacted4080]

The sheer “umm what” vibes from the scene is hysterical.

[@rainertrier4987]

„In what?“

[@melquannshabazz2224]

This Movie was BADASS GREAT💯💯 Breath of Fresh Air The Entire Crew was Excellent ! ! !

[@dalepalmer3771]

Maverick, is the “John Wick” of the Navy… “The stories you’ve heard, have been watered down”…

[@randygrundstrom6832]

I once saw Maverick kill 3 MiGs in a dogfight....with a pencil.

[@galedavid2640]

Don't overlook the great editing that shows the plane immediately after Cyclone says "Maverick".

[@Slash04555]

It's so hard to find a favorite scene when the whole movie is a master piece, for me, that "dagger attack" scene with Tomahawk missiles flying above the F-18 was just amazing

[@WorldwideVirtualAviation]

The whole movie was just good

[@Minto107]

@@WorldwideVirtualAviation Saying it was good is an understatement. For me it was easily the movie of 2022

[@allovett6246]

My moment would be when the Daggers are banking above the river and all of them cause vapor cones.

[@Slash04555]

@@allovett6246 That's mach's cone, when they reach a speed above sound speed and the shock wave becomes oblique, but yeah, great scene too

[@allovett6246]

@@Slash04555 thnx! I thought they might be mach cones but I honestly did not think the daggers were moving fast enough while banking over the river to make the cones. Quadruple thumbs-up fanboy swoon!

[@joes6883]

Indeed, an F-14 Tomcat. Legendary to say the least. We had a squadron of them on the CVA-67 JFK. Along with A-6 Intruders and A-7 Corsairs. The Tomcat was 1 heckofa Fighter. When that communications officer reported that Over Watch reported an F-14 Tomcat, I got Goosebumps.

[@mish130]

"Goose" bumps? 😀

[@NYBravest82]

thanks for your service. I visited the JFK during fleet week once. Mighty good craft.

[@joes6883]

@@NYBravest82 Yes that Ship was pretty good.

[@clintonreisig]

me, too

[@root1657]

@@mish130 'Talk to me Goosebumps....', Yeah, just doesn't sound the same....

[@osuav8r]

"No sir, he's supersonic" -I had chills.. so awesome

[@290revolver290]

My favorite scene was when he told Hondo in case they don't every see again "Thank you" 🥺😔

[@Triple7Reviews]

I don't know why but it was my favorite scene to - it's the scene I play back the most. It was well acted, gives hope and plays on our human emotions

[@halhortonsworld5870]

I am glad to see that I am not the only one who thinks this. 😁

[@joes6883]

I guess the report of an F-14 Tomcat is out of the question of why it's your favorite??

[@Jon.......]

For me, it is TIED with the teary scene between Ice & Mav. Great date movie ... something for guys AND gals!

[@askaristorm9069]

For me it was the “maverick” in the you son of a MF bitch tone of bitch tone mixed with subtle respect but also pissed for some reason

[@davemiller6155]

You nailed it. Great Choice!

[@bryantcullen1377]

This movie kicked ass.

[@pamelaoliver8442]

Hondo looks up when he hears the overwatch report because he KNOWS

[@Aegis359]

its perfectly acted and could only be setup by having a deep history. this scene is perfect

[@KenJones1961]

The way Jon Hamm is able to convey emotion in just the subtle tone of his voice. The hitch in his voice when they're ready to launch and Cyclone says "Send them." Then "There's nothing they can do for Maverick. Not in a god damn F-18." The crushing weight of the responsibility is coming through in those two statements. Cyclone was a dick throughout the movie, but these scenes shows that he truly cares about his troops.

[@MrGchiasson]

That's one of those classic... "Surprise! I'm baaaaack!"

[@kirk4086]

Or...how do you like me now!

[@MrGchiasson]

@@kirk4086 loved that music video! (I was recently divorced at the time.)

[@cmennare]

God damn, that's Jason Bourne!

[@halhortonsworld5870]

😅🤣

[@2ZZGE100]

F-14 Tomcat Forever! "Anytime Baby". Pure raw power, deadly force and beauty all in one.

[@wallrider73]

This movie is the blueprint for earning your moments. Nothing but net.

[@RSTI191]

Quote of the Month..

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

This movie is underrated, I don't know how long they took to write this script forget about the stunts it's a well-telled story with two action-packed endings

[@bluesky-ud9wg]

It was never considered Underrated, quite the opposite

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

@@bluesky-ud9wg your opinion is top gun Maverick is an overrated movie but it's underrated. If you don't like the movie then don't watch it walk out in the middle

[@bluesky-ud9wg]

@@donkeydesiamericanprofessor Uh you have an issue with Reading Comprehension......Let me break it down for you; It is a Good Movie. Maybe you can understand that.

[@donkeydesiamericanprofessor]

@@bluesky-ud9wg maybe you can understand this! Top gun 2 is underrated. Nobody cares about your opinion except your mommy

[@bluesky-ud9wg]

@@donkeydesiamericanprofessor First Idiot, my parents are dead, second, you Really should have done better in school. I'll break it down for you at a 1st grade level since that's you're mental level....I LIKED THE MOVIE. Now Go Away.

[@TheZreich]

To me, the nod Cyclone gives Maverick at the very end makes the whole movie.

[@SplinteredChaos]

Which is saying a lot, because the entire movie is great

[@mattdaugherty7865]

"It's been a minute, huh Mav?"

[@matthiasjanhaska]

F-14 Tomcat with the changing wings was so cool to see. I wish we could have a similar tech back.

[@DeBlueJDM117]

I know right makes it look like something straight from Star Wars

[@derrickbailey9821]

The stories that you have heard about this man if nothing else has been watered down.

[@jeffmead4670]

Next to Tom Cruise the best actor in this movie is Charles Parnell, he's so believable that it doesn't feel like he's acting. Except he seems more like a marine that a Navy guy. I think of Marines as people who don't understand the words "back up" I don't think his character would ever back up or back down to anything, excellent acting.

[@SSMan-jo6tf]

Gives me goosebumps every time!

[@tatakae1981]

0:34 One of the most epic moments of the movie!

[@georgedavidson957]

its why I went to see the movie! ;o)

[@albier1760]

The noise, the realisation and then the roar of that engine. Perfect

[@bargavr]

The Gong to go with it . Literal Chills and Goosebumps

[@anthony9thompson]

Is there anything Hando can’t do.? Running the Mach 10 program, running the top gun program, running the combat ops on the carrier and running the emergency operations on the flight deck . I’m surprised he didn’t fly a chopper it to rescue the. .!

[@edmundtaiping]

The real MVP 😂

[@ratherbefishing4225]

Kind of funny how nothing in the movie actually happens at TOPGUN. They recall pilots who have been through the school and are now at their squadrons, but they don’t even train for the mission at TOPGUN

[@JZainbear]

Yup. Sums up the whole movie with one word. "Maverick."

[@MikeKroth]

I get goosebumps every time I see that scene.

[@grusabsolutesize3969]

Nice, my favourite scene is the 5th gen fighter dodging the missile

[@veekayvk]

Yeah. Never saw that maneuver before this movie. I was stunned as Maverick and rooster.

[@MrGruffteddybear]

"What the?????????????" , Holy "bleep." What the "bleep" was that?"

[@kennethgruenfeld1036]

that little old school bell in there is just perfect

[@root1657]

@@BuildTheFutureYouWant Well, that settles it, I'm getting a bag full of tacos and watching this movie again tonight.

[@user-nw3kk5nm6n]

My favorite scene too...thanks for putting it here.

[@gdkopinionator4356]

It's interesting that by the end of this movie, Maverick has basically made Cyclone's career while ending his own. If they do another, they should consider having Maverick working full time for NASA as an experimental test pilot, rather than keeping him in an unhappy military career. In order to be doing the test job he was doing at the beginning of the movie, he would at least need a graduate degree in aeronautical engineering. He's more than qualified to be an off-the-books astronaut working on super secret tech. Take TopGun into the 21st century!

[@redhawk7002]

I think the writers did a masterful job of creating and interesting group of young pilots to build a sequel around if they can come up with another good script. Mav could be a Pentagon consultant by then if he wants a cameo appearance.

[@brendanmadden8171]

Top Gun 3 should see Maverick as an Admiral finally as he takes the command of the new Aircraft carrier :- the USS Kazansky

[@popebender1351]

@@redhawk7002 I don’t think we need a third. Idk how they could build onto this story anymore and still have it be high quality as the first two films. The franchise has done everything perfect as of now and should be left alone

[@dawnfallon6812]

@@popebender1351 It's Hollywood, my friend. They cannot leave it alone. They'd go for Necromancy if they thought it would make it rain green.

[@goodputin4324]

Nah, make Maverick an Admiral.

[@jamesd2128]

Yep, this scene is the absolute heart of the movie, Maverick's legend is real, and he's adding to it to one more time, chills !

[@edwardhickey5185]

Maverick is always been a wild card. Completely unpredictable. Thats what save everyone life.

[@marcosanthony28]

And at the end of the movie the tomcat becomes the Star once again... The legendary F14

[@root1657]

I fully believe this entire movie was made just to get her back on screen for us. Everything else was just B roll.

[@willjack6725]

Gave me goose bumps in the cinema and gives me goose bumps now.

[@alexh8503]

the single bell toll is sooooo damn good!

[@morcatna4767]

Them 🔔 sounds give me chills 😌

[@occ4l]

Cue the theme song right there. Boom!

[@russellcrawley3299]

Honestly I damn near cried seeing the F-14. I felt like a kid again.

[@JK-br1mu]

This one's good.......the scene where he shows up on the track in the middle of class after being fired, and proves it can be done in 2:15 is even better.

[@Maxshade7]

That was a great scene. ESP the F14 reference giving away it was Maverick. It couldn’t have been anyone else.

[@edwardhickey5185]

Remember Maverick is a wild card. Completely unpredictable.

[@xenon132]

He's the ultimate Trump card.

[@deansal9222]

My Favourite Scene would probably be the 2:15 Test Run

[@raymondho8497]

I like both.

[@timclaus8313]

@@raymondho8497 Where am I? Earth....

[@fierceapes]

Maverick & F-14 Tomcat are one and only. When you read Maverick, you think F-14. When you read F-14, you think Maverick.

[@chanchaniceman]

Another little small detail is the looks on the radar operator’s face especially when he says “it’s supersonic” when he himself don’t even know if his radar is giving the correct info or how is that possible

[@Adjudicator1]

That would be Rooster's emergency transponder beacon. Pilots would be equipped with transponder beacons on their person as a means for friendly forces to know where are the shot down pilots. The script's way of subtly showing, cueing and finally telling the audience: Rooster's transponder beacon active and reading supersonic = Rooster is on a supersonic aircraft (No human can run at that speed!) Overwatch reports an F-14, which matches the location of Rooster's beacon = Rooster is in the F-14. Rooster is not formally trained on the F-14 = someone proficient in the F-14 is flying him. Admiral "Cyclone": "It can't be" can be attributed to him dismissing his initial assumption that Rooster is flying the F-14. For others wondering why Maverick's transponder beacon is not shown, there are many possible reasons, each one by itself or in combination can lead to the result of why only Rooster's transponder is shown: 1. Maverick's beacon was damaged / disabled during his fall to the ground. 2. Maverick was shot down first and he was on the ground for longer - we do not exactly know how long he was unconscious. Assuming his beacon was not damaged to failure AND automatically activated upon his ejection / fall, its battery could have been dangerously low / depleted by the time they flew back within range of the carrier. 3. Even if the emergency transponder beacons has to be manually activated by the pilot and not automatically activated - justified, especially in hostile territory, to prevent enemy ELINT (Electronic Intelligence) from homing in on the beacon's signal and apprehending the downed pilot - the explanation is that Rooster managed to activate his beacon while in the RIO seat, as Maverick is too occupied with flying the two of them out of there.

[@clintonreisig]

The audience in the theater soaked up every moment. I rarely see a movie audience so into a movie as Top Gun Maverick

[@robertlipsett2535]

that's because its the first movie in a long time that remembered to tell a good story and not promote a cause or opinion.

[@QuantumOfSolace1]

Genius writing!!

[@joshmayes8224]

Great scene. I am also assuming that had this scene gone longer, this is when Cyclone would have launched Hangman to go cover Maverick and Rooster to get them home.

[@finnmccool22]

Spot on. Probably will be in the directors cut on DVD if they do one. It would be the perfect time to show that Hangman is a team player and not the asshat they make him out to be the entire movie.

[@kyranblack5162]

Intelligence seen the f14 and so did the enemy fighters.

[@musicandairplanes6330]

Thank you! Love that movie!

[@gordonkwong586]

hope the mess hall is serving Cyclone a nice slice of humble pie 🥧

[@rickwilliamson9248]

Or crow.

[@oubrioko]

No mess decks for him. Cyclone gets to eat his pie in flag country.

[@CornyWebb]

That F-14 moment is one of the best movie points in history

[@brandonmiller5766]

Soooo good.

[@waterboy35653]

Maverick is him!

[@joejohnson5870]

Jon Hamms acting in this movie was pure genius.

[@pratiqshah7015]

One of my favourites too.

[@erikwillis6211]

Well Im going anwyay ranks pretty high up there for me and I like watching it now and again.

[@ladonnaherschel6428]

Loved it.

[@mdlcasi2000]

Absolutely my favorite scene...it cant be.. iiittt cant be!!!

[@Phoenix1Leader]

That “blam” sound at 0:31 is just the icing on the cake!

[@Factboy12]

"In WhAt ?!?" F-14 TOMCAT baby !!!

[@jweav151]

Remember the plane you referred to as a relic to take a dig at Maverick when you first met him? Yeah, one of those! hahaha

[@MrGruffteddybear]

@@jweav151 Or in Rooster's words, "Museum piece."

[@danielmeador1991]

@@MrGruffteddybear im not a f14 fan but I was even offended when he said that update rooster that museum piece not only saved your life but destroyed 2 su57s the 3rd was by the fa18 but still

[@MrGruffteddybear]

@@danielmeador1991 I wasn’t offended, I laughed. To Rooster, it was a museum piece. To those of us who watched the original and/or were in the Navy back in the 70’s or 80’s it was time to see the old girl back in action one more time and show those new planes who the real boss was. Just like Maverick schooling the young pilots at the start.

[@danielmeador1991]

@@MrGruffteddybear lol that was funny he made all of them do the 200 push ups and to me the real boss is the f15 but the Air Force flys that but that’s my opinion the f14 had it’s looks but we all know how big of a maintenance hog it was and how trashy the tf30 engine was had it not been for the f110 engine the f14 probably would have been retired much earlier then it was also tge aim54 was beyond overrated all kills from it where not from our pilots either they where from Iran even the highest f14 victory maker was a Iranian pilot not a navy or marine pilot

[@wwrussell180]

Great scene.

[@raymondho8497]

F14 is the connection between top 1 & 2.

[@mikeachenbach5519]

Got to say that this movie is one of those rare sequels that is just as good as the first movie. And let's not forget that Jennifer Connelly is still just stunning.

[@steven2528]

My favorite scene is then Goose says "Use The Force, Mav"! 😜 Loved this move!

[@raymondho8497]

Maverick replies: I will show you the power of dark side.

[@crazyman8472]

Good times... 😎

[@martialartssoldier249]

I heard the f-14 mav and rooster stole was the very same exact one him and goose flew in. Cool to know rooster was sitting in the same place his father sat and helped shoot polaroids of mav flipping off russian fighters lol

[@Rafficarian]

That is an outstanding scene

[@timclaus8313]

And they all have that 'WTF just happened here' look.

[@sirswerve2493]

I agree. Simple to the point. Its not the plane . Its the pilot.

[@Agelmar101]

While I love this scene I have to disagree with you. My favourite scene is when the film starts until the credits roll!! 😀

[@KennethSmyson]

My only complaint with this scene: When the operator said an F-14 was inbound, Warlock should not have acted shocked. He should have straight faced looked at Cyclone with a subtle "Now you know" expression. Warlock always seemed to be more faithful in Maverick's capabilities.

[@GravesRWFiA]

I agree, the sound of the deep bell just before they say the name. "Mavrick"

[@chasecobaugh8406]

100% agree

[@Edward-ci8yl]

Great movie!!!!!

[@rhysmaybrey7739]

Epic scene

[@ranjith8898]

The F-14 Tomcat 1986 and Lt. Pete Maverick Mitchell. The pilot and his bird.

[@user-xt1fm9rh6r]

Yes this is the Best seen out of Many....

[@rafaelm.riveras2733]

Agreed !

[@Sahilprakash1999]

0:18 Warlock: he's airborne Cyclone: in what Comm Officer: sir OVERWATCH reports an F-14 Tomcat is airborne and on course for our position Warlock: it can't be it it it can't be Cyclone: Maverick