REACTING to *Top Gun (1986)* IT'S SO COOL!!! (First Time Watching) Classic Movies

[@whitenoisereacts]

Veterans, fighter pilots or no, tell us your best stories!!!

[@kingscorpion7346]

I was serving in the Navy in the 80's and overseas when this movie came out, as part of a carrier battlegroup; the USS Carl Vinson. one day we were overflown, buzzed by an F-14 and it did a barrel roll after. we lost our minds, pumping our fists in the air and wishing we were Tom Cruise! not to be self-serving here, but I make a lot of lame lip-sync videos and post them on KZbin. i recorded Kenny Loggins' Danger Zone, and I told a little of my story while I served in it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aoWYcmSeebCqa8U

[@Justin.Franks]

You gotta react to LA Speed Check / SR-71 pilot Brian Shul. It's short, around 5 mins, but it's an amazing and hilarious story from an USAF pilot flying the fastest manned jet ever made.

[@adamparsons1725]

@@Justin.Franks YESSSSSSSSSSS!

[@pogo1140]

You guys really should be watching this on the largest tv screen you can find hooked up to a decent sound system.

[@whitenoisereacts]

We have a pretty giant monitor and great headphones

[@trinaq]

This movie has SO much cheese, yet it's self aware. I loved Maverick and Goose's bromance even more than the Maverick and Charlie storyline, and feel that it's the real heart of the movie.

[@whitenoisereacts]

It’s the perfect movie!!!

[@barbherrera5613]

@@whitenoisereacts Agree. Not cheesy to me at all! (Says the old lady to the young bucks.)

[@whitenoisereacts]

Cheesy isn’t a negative thing!! I love it for that!

[@adgato75]

"bro"-mance. Uh huh lol

[@pogo1140]

@@adgato75 What can't a guy feel love for his fellow guy without being called a name for it? A pilot and his/her RIO work best when they are partnered for the cruise, that means spending a year flying with each other, learning each other's traits and quirks. Back in the F-14 days, good RIO often had the correct radar mode or weapon selected before the pilot called for it and at the same time, keeping track of where the bandits were, where the friendlies were, talking on the radio to keep the CAG updated, giving the pilot speed and altitude call outs.

[@thegwolf]

Really cool to see a younger generation discovering and have an appreciation to classics like this! Good reaction, keep up the good work ! :D

[@whitenoisereacts]

Thanks so much!!!

[@evilervcowart6234]

The special effects department that worked on Top Gun did such an amazing job with their use of miniatures (both planes and missiles) that the U.S. Navy came down on director Tony Scott like a ton of bricks before conducting a preliminary investigation of their own...the Navy gave Top Gun's filmmakers permission to have 2 missiles actually live fired in camera, and they accused Tony Scott of filming more than 2 when they saw the final cut. Scott assured them that, indeed, only 2 of the missile shots in the movie were live and the rest done with miniatures. After a short investigation the Navy's findings backed up Scott's statements. You know your FX department is top tier when they fool even the Navy with their dogfighting footage 🤘

[@beekarinsaan]

Not miniatures, just used different angles.

[@evilervcowart6234]

@@beekarinsaan While real F-14's and F-5's were providing most of the action during the filming, dozens of special-effects experts who work in San Francisco for Colossal Films, a company wryly named to reflect its founding in a tiny garage, were simulating a pivotal crash in the movie and much of the air-to-air combat using models and animation. The work was supervised by Gary Gutierrez, a special-effects wizard who earned his reputation in ''The Right Stuff,'' a movie about flying in which virtually no real aircraft, only models, appeared. For ''Top Gun,'' Mr. Gutierrez rented a parcel of bare land across the bay in Oakland and photographed models of the jet fighters, usually hung by a steel wire, flying through the sky, firing their weapons and exploding in a ball of flames against a natural sky and man-made clouds produced with a fogging agent left over from World War II, when it was stockpiled for use in camouflaging of Navy PT boats. ''The goal is to make the real blend seamlessly into the fake,'' Mr. Gutierrez said. ''All movie-making is illusion-making. Special effects is part of it.'' '' Mostly real planes and such but not all.

[@beekarinsaan]

@@evilervcowart6234 very interesting read my friend. Had no idea. Thank You for correcting me. You had way more information than I did. I had just watched a documentary about the movie earlier and they said that the military allowed only two missiles to be fired only and those firings were recorded from different angles. It looked so good that the military actually investigated to make sure no more than two missiles were fired.

[@kd5you1]

@@beekarinsaan I believe the two missiles might have been one from a F-14 and one from a F-5, although I could see Maverick firing the same missile each time.

[@tancar2004]

One of the interesting bits of casting that everybody misses in this movie was was the part of Merlin was played by Tim Robbins. Who is best known for playing Andy in "Shawshank Redemption"

[@pogo1140]

he was also so anti-war that he did not want to record any of the additional lines that his character would say while in the F-14. he only recorded them after one of the Navy pilots was asked to record the lines instead of him.

[@ennesshay5040]

@@pogo1140 the 2 minute 12 sec ''Yvan Eht Nioj - Simpsons'' {by AdvertisingDream}

[@pogo1140]

@@ennesshay5040 It was not intended as advertising, but the Navy knew a good thing when it sees one and their edict was give them what they need, just don't break any laws, don't destroy anything and for heavens sake don't kill anyone, and they proceeded to give the job of riding herd to the most junior person on the Admiral's staff, a Navy Lieutenant.

[@ennesshay5040]

@@pogo1140 Just don't make us look bad [ eg. slaughtering civilians...and other truths ] or you will NOT get the FREE use of taxPAYER funded [ private profit ] weaponry ! Do NOT forget the 1.42 video ''Wikileaks: US Army murdered civilians,'' by NewsX and the 6.14 ''Weapons 4 Ukraine (& military industrial complex),'' by Matt Orfalea. Maybe throw in the 6.06 ''George Bush Makes Biggest Slip-Up of His Entire Life,'' by The Rational National and if you need a 'laugh' - the 1.28 ''George Carlin on Our Similarities,'' by Ammar Khan

[@pogo1140]

@@ennesshay5040 the instructions did not refer to subject matter, but rather the rules and regulations of operating jets in the USA

[@ryasu6888]

There is a flight instructor from the real life TOPGUN school that claimed that any student that would quote the movie in class would automatically be fined 5$ every time they did it. The movie is ingrained into their culture, but they take it so seriously they don't want it quoted constantly.

[@whitenoisereacts]

That’s fair!! But still…gotta love it!

[@chilidip69]

Negative ghost rider, the pattern is full 😜

[@nls.135]

It would be impossible for me to not say “I feel the need…the need for speed!”

[@NewTypeDilemma01]

Isn't it also rumored that the Navy shoots you out of the sky if you start singing "Danger Zone" or "Take My Breath Away" in the cockpit?

[@lathspell87]

All modern fighter pilots will point out all the inaccuracies of this movie... but then say it's still awesome and inspired them to be pilots. What a classic. I can't wait to see Top Gun 2.

[@Robalogot]

I'm a pilot because of this movie, not a fighter pilot though.

[@FormulaFox]

And then the non-fighter-pilots will point to the most realistic part of the film (the flat spin, which has only one VERY MINOR problem with it) and bitch about it being bullshit.

[@Alewaxon]

I really hope we are going into a little Tom Cruise reaction adventure from you guys, would really love to see that... All the way from his more dramatic movies like "A Few Good Men", to his action movies series like "Mission Impossible" to even his more Si-Fi ones like "Edge of Tomorrow" and "War of the Worlds"... Hopefully you guys can react to some of those that you haven't seen.

[@magnuswendin7924]

Days of thunder. A movie in the spirit of Top gun.

[@melodramatic7904]

He's made soooo many good movies.

[@Mitheledh]

You left out one of his very early ones. Legend.

[@tempsitch5632]

The Outsiders

[@vickster5001]

He’s done so many great films. I do love A Few Good Men.

[@brycearonee6635]

The navy jets used in this film were: “F-14 Tomcat” - hero planes “A-4 Skyhawk” - Topgun instructors “F-5 Tiger” - stand in for MiG-28s There’s no such thing as a MiG-28 in real life. All of the MiGs are odd numbers. There is a MiG-29, but it was not used in this film. MiGs are flown by Russians, but also many eastern block (former Soviet) countries like Ukraine. The enemy was never identified by nationality in this film (on purpose) as this was released during the height of the Cold War. They are merely referred to as “the enemy” to keep it ambiguous. The fact that they are flying MiGs kind of gives you an idea of who it might be though. The F-14D “Super Tomcat”, the last variant of the fighter was retired a number of years ago; it was replaced by the F-18E/F Super Hornet. The F-16 “Fighting Falcon” (also called the Viper) is an Air Force fighter that is still very much in service. But it was never used in the Navy, and is not capable of a carrier landing. The most modern (5th generation) fighter jets we have are the F-22 “Raptor” (Air Force), and the F-35 “Lightning II” (Joint Strike Fighter). The 3 different variants of the F-35 are all meant to eventually replace older aircraft. The F-35A will replace the Air Force F-16, the F-35B (which is capable of short take-off/vertical landing) will replace the Marine Corps AV8B-Harrier II, and the F-35C (which is capable of carrier take off and landing) will replace the older Navy F-18C. Side note: I am a retired Air Force MSgt, who was once an enlisted personnel manager at the Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards AFB California. Every pilot at the school grew up watching this movie and for half of them this movie was the reason they became a fighter pilot (and later test pilot). This is true for all of the Naval exchange students AND the Air Force pilots as well (even though it’s a Navy movie).

[@whitenoisereacts]

Hey man, this is super cool. I do also want to say, thank you for your service brother!! I love hearing this sort of trivia

[@brycearonee6635]

@@whitenoisereacts By the way, if you’re interested in some of the less realistic aspects of the film (from a legal perspective), this is a pretty funny and mostly accurate breakdown of all of the laws being broken in this movie, lol. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qYXbkKSQgZinp68 Or, if you’re into the more technical aspects, here are some actual fighter pilots take on everything right and wrong with the film. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZquThp2Pf85_o7M

[@christianjadot4459]

The F-16 was used by the Navy as aggressors (In the actual Top Gun schools) simulating enemy aircraft. Look up F-16N.

[@brycearonee6635]

@@christianjadot4459 I stand corrected. And actually as you say that, I think I knew that and just forgot about it. Weren’t they painted camo blue? 🤔

[@christianjadot4459]

@@brycearonee6635 I know it’s a nit pick correction. Yes a god awful blue. (I think they were painted as Ukrainian Aircraft lol) How times change!

[@shainewhite2781]

DUDE, YES!! THIS IS MY DAD'S FAVORITE MOVIE! It's also the first Tom Cruise movie I saw growing up It was a box office success making $360 million dollars ($798 million dollars today) against a $15 million dollar budget. It took home the Oscar for Best Original Song. Next Friday, him and I are going to go see Top Gun Maverick.

[@jannathompson2262]

Well? Was it good?

[@goldenshark3182]

@@jannathompson2262 Hell yeah it’s good, I saw the original 3 times in the theater when it was released in 1986, it was top grossing film of that year. The soundtrack is also amazing and Berlin’s song, “Take My Breath Away” was the one that won the Oscar that year. I see now you meant Top Gun: Maverick which is also amazing and the top grossing film of 2022. I saw that one more than 3x last year, as I’m sure you have by now.

[@jannathompson2262]

@@goldenshark3182 Yeah I saw Maverick and didn't like it. Top Gun was so much better;)

[@goldenshark3182]

@@jannathompson2262 Top Gun Maverick actually seemed to get to better to me on repeat viewings, it holds up really well.

[@barbherrera5613]

The back of my house was 10 miles outside Miramar Air Station and I was able to watch dozens of maneuvers a week and several air shows from the pool slide. What you see in this movie is real. You mentioned the color settings several times and while I am sure they did touch-ups, San Diego sunsets look very much like what you see in the movie. All the scenes were shot around San Diego, the mountains, the marina, the streets, Miramar and the ocean... all in the San Diego area. Thank you for doing this Reaction! SO happy to come across it this morning. Made my day! Glad you loved it as I do.

[@MG-jv7pe]

Being in mira mesa when i was young was fun! Tony Scott adjusting the goldens & oranges makes all the difference in this, although SoCal in general already has more gold than other parts of the country.

[@barbherrera5613]

@@MG-jv7pe Yes! I was in Tierrasanta.

[@deeanna8448]

Wow! I'm jealous! They sounds so cool!

[@Ivy94F]

I had a classmate from San Diego and his home snapshots used to always look like postcards. I always used to joke and tell him that it wasn’t a real place. It looked way to pretty to be real. Lol!!

[@pogo1140]

Tony Scott liked to film during the golden hour, 30 minutes after sunrise and 30 minutes before sunset

[@brockbaby]

1975 - 1989 was a watershed moment, renaissance, in cinema history. Blockbusters that set the tone and are still unmatched now. Jaws, Halloween, Star Wars, Terminator, Predator, Back To the Future, Alien, Indiana Jones, Exorcist.... and dozens more that ARE THE FABRIC OF society even to this day.

[@rubenlopez3364]

The Navy itself says that recruitment rates skyrocketed after the film's release, rising a ridiculous 500%.

[@SadPeterPan1977]

This is part of the reason why the US military would become involved in these 80s movies and allow them to film actual military locations and equipment. Great propaganda and recruitment tools.

[@TheDopestOlivellaOnEarth]

Growing up in the 80's, movies like this were AMAZING for boys. Because of this we had fighter jet posters on our walls, we had fighter jet video games, toy fighter jets, and we had movies like this and Iron Eagle. I even had a few books growing up that were like encyclopedias for fighter jets of the time.

[@sandimcalisterblood2675]

They were pretty amazing for us girls too lol Especially the volleyball scene😅

[@gutz1981]

That whole Ice Man taking too long is valid. If this was combat, the more time he wastes trying to hit one jet in a bad angle, the more likely another jet will come around and take out Maverick his Wing Man.

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

Charlie’s “older man” was the real life Viper and Top Gun instructor Pete Pettigrew 😊

[@glynnisi]

Top Gun was that movie we used to show off new home sound systems w subwoofers. :) It's wild to me that you're just seeing it for the first time. I saw it in the theater & then, obviously, on VHS/DVD/BluRay later. It was huge & really helped make Tom Cruise a mega star. I saw the sequel today & it was a great sequel, all that you want it to be... fun, loud, outstanding flying, egos, call-backs to the first movie w/o just rehashing.

[@ericpullen524]

As kids my brother really had no interest in joining the military. Then this movie came out, 2 years later he joined the navy. Not only did he serve his 4 years, but stayed and is now a retired Navy Chief.

[@boxcarhobo7017]

Thanks for making the old man be feelin the 80s cool again through y'all eyes. Great balls of Fire

[@Juneforten]

My family and I are big fans of Tom Cruise. As a matter of fact the only movie I watch are Tom Cruise movies. I have watched his movies repeatedly on Prime video. My favorites are Top Gun, A Few Good Men, MI’s.

[@whitenoisereacts]

Yes!!!

[@flor8567]

Netflix has documentary on Val Kilmer made by him and his son, his story is very interesting and with the sequel premiering this week I recommend giving Val some love.

[@jannathompson2262]

I live VAL...Great movie!!!

[@melissamcfarlin6840]

“We weren’t below 10,000 ft for more than a few seconds.” In other words we only briefly crashed into the ground.

[@whitenoisereacts]

😂😂

[@02michellemybell02]

Tom cruise said he wasn't going to make top gun 2 maverick without Val Kilmer. They have been friends all these years thays so nice. I hope Tom and the actor who played " goose" are friends too.

[@whitenoisereacts]

What a legend!!

[@02michellemybell02]

Love your reactions guys 🙂 hope all is well you two . 🙂❤️

[@whitenoisereacts]

All is great! Even better with comments like this!

[@02michellemybell02]

@@whitenoisereacts I've seen the sequel its so good. Very long movie so you may want to rent it when it comes out. Have you guys seen the movie "Moulin Rogue" with nicole kidman or "The Invasion " with Nicole Kidman and Daniel Craig? Also the Daniel. Rain James Bond movies are great please do a reaction to all of them if you guys haven't seen them. Daniel Craig does all of his own stunts and I love thay Daniel is married to actress Rachel Weisz she's a good actress 🙂

[@groothewanderer3710]

Risky Business (1983) is a Tom Cruise movie I would recommend. It's the leading role in a movie that got him really noticed. Regarding Val Kilmer, before Top Gun, he was in a good little movie called "Real Genius" in 1985. Also, he was really good in Tombstone (1993), in a co-starring role, playing Doc Holliday.

[@biguy617]

Vil Kilmer is awesome. He plays lead singer of the Doors Jim Morrison in the Doors. He is the hot shot in the movie Willow. He is Doc Holliday in the western Tombstone. Unfortunately Val Kilmer doesn’t act anymore. He has throat cancer which has made it almost impossible for him to speak. He did do a documentary on Amazon Prime called Val about his acting career.

[@mangerinegirl]

Perfect timing on this as I’m going to see Maverick later today, so this was a perfect refresher! It pumped me up even more! I’m glad you too enjoyed the movie while still getting the message behind it.

[@JacobSantillan]

29:17 Mav and Goose drifted into jet wash, which means that their engine intakes were sucking in exhaust instead of oxygen, which led to their flameout.

[@victorluke5816]

They fixed that problem with later versions of the F-14. I don't think any military jet has this problem anymore.

[@arnoldsherrill2585]

That is the reason that both commercial and Military aircraft takeoff is staggered, in order to give the jet wash from the engines and the vortex off the tips of the Wings time to dissipate

[@victorluke5816]

@@arnoldsherrill2585 US military jets can take the jet wash now because of the F-14 fatal crashes. However, its not good for performance and maintenance.

[@kbaylor123]

Oh thanks, I never understood that. Or what a “flat spin” is.

[@Momo_0_o]

I'm a San Diego native, born in 83 and this movie was literally my entire childhood lol. Ive seen this more times than I could ever count and I love every minute.

[@ivansordo8355]

"Weird fighting without fighting". Perfect way to explain the Cold War.

[@kbaylor123]

Haha like a staring contest

[@viaoutdoors]

I appreciate the quality discussion you both have post-movie. A lot of reaction videos are not genuine. Thank you for keeping it real.

[@sherrysink3177]

Ninetailedbrush: I feel like he could get Goose into serious trouble. Me: 😬😟😭

[@tomaskennedy]

8:03 Fun fact: You guys may or may not already know this, but the Penny Benjamin Goose mentions is Maverick’s love interest in the sequel, Top Gun: Maverick.

[@walther007]

Top Gun practically defined a summer blockbuster. Great film.

[@sandimcalisterblood2675]

Thank you for really enjoying the movies and not making fun of them. That’s why I love your reactions😊

[@alfonsoplugo]

I went to the air force base this was filmed at in San Diego and got to see the officers bar where they sang. There is a pretty large air craft museum there for public access, which I absolutely loved the experiencing.

[@barbherrera5613]

When they filmed this, it was the Naval Air Station Miramar, now it is the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. There is no Air Force Base in San Diego.

[@christhornycroft3686]

This is like a 90s movie in the 80s. Pretty boys with "attitudes" doing "extreme" things (including macking on their teacher) to a pop/rock soundtrack. It's a precursor to all the Michael Bay movies that came out a decade later and went at the speed of sound. At least they didn't completely ruin this with CGI. All the effects were practically done, so I have to give the movie that.

[@Ivy94F]

Interesting point, especially with this film. This ‘cool’ factor is exactly what Bay loves and likes to entertain his audiences with that kind of element.

[@jp3813]

More like it's an 80s movie that's imitated by the 90s.

[@johnmagill7714]

The shot at 41:00 is where I worked when I was in the Navy. That's the AIC seat in Combat. Air Intercept Controller. Very difficult job. Carrier I was on was the Constellation CV-64. This was shot on the Ranger CV-61. Love being an OS. Was either extremely boring or insanely busy. USN OSC ( SW ) AIC retired.

[@whitenoisereacts]

That’s incredible man. Thank you for your service

[@johnmagill7714]

@@whitenoisereacts Thank you very much. I enjoy your videos. Here's one made on my 1996 Deployment on the USS Tarawa. I can be seen at 2:08 On the bridge wing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gpuudIWEoZZ1r5o

[@JoeBurlas]

Great content! Saw this movie when I was 4 and it was on repeat. It’s the reason I became a pilot when I became an adult. Subscribed sonnnn

[@dpw140]

Even though Top Gun is all cheese, the line about Maverick ordering “hemlock” at the airport bar is like arthouse cinema levels of cleverness compared to a typical blockbuster. Someone was writing their ass off for that throwaway line.

[@whitenoisereacts]

That’s true lol

[@charlestsai3708]

So much quotable lines that was referenced by later movies from this !

[@DanielDzeta]

What a COOL Review! I saw this movie more than 250 times, it's My favorite movie of all time. I'm SO glad yo see new generations apreciate the COOLEST movies of the 80s.

[@amybaumgartner1567]

And you can see why people were so excited about Top Gun: Maverick finally coming out decades later involving Goose's son. Definitely something you should also check out.

[@laurajaynenolan2149]

My brother used to fly Tornadoes, which I always thought was the coolest thing ever. Especially when people misunderstood and thought I meant the natural disaster 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ReeseMacalma]

Great reaction! Glad to see that you "get it". You'll definitely love the new one - seen it two times already and I can't wait to see it again!

[@whitenoisereacts]

It's a blast!!!

[@ReeseMacalma]

@@whitenoisereacts Hope you get to see the sequel while it's still in theaters!

[@invinoveritas5090]

A great film reaction, you guys! Always glad to see what you think of the classics! If you haven’t already, I’d love to see your guys’ reaction to Tombstone (1993)! I think you’d enjoy it. It’s also got a star-studded cast. It stars Kurt Russell, Val Kilmer, Sam Elliott, Bill Paxton, Michael Biehn, and many others you’ll probably recognize!

[@Elev8minh]

THE MOVIE YOU GUYS WATCHED WAS PURE MAGIC AND MIND YOU THAT WAS BACK IN 1986. MY FAVORITE MOVIE OF ALL TIME. I WATCHED THAT WITH MY FATHER AND TO SEE A YOUNGER GENERATION APPRECIATE IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY MAN. THAT WAS PURE CINEMATOGRAPHY AT IS VERY BEST. KEEP IT UP GUYS! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@karabellaellaellaella]

Top Gun Maverick should only be seen on the big screen 👍🏻😎 imax if you can. It’s so freaking amazing!

[@whitenoisereacts]

We got a nice big computer monitor so don’t you worry

[@mtcjr619]

Y'all need to watch A Few Good Men. It is another great Tom Cruise Navy movie!

[@cjdavis2684]

This is one of my favorite movies, in fact it holds the first slot in my Navy DvD shelf. and No matter how many times I have watched this reaction from you guys. I get a huge kick out of it. especially the whole valley ball reactions. But really get a joy of seeing how much you both get into the Character's, the plot line, the effects, and camera shots. And it's awesome James how much you get into everything about the movie, and attached to the Character's. No matter how stressed out, or depressed I may get, every time I watch this reaction it puts me at ease, takes my mind off everything, and feel good. Really Awesome reaction's Dudes!

[@lechat8533]

@Cj davis The same here :)

[@splatoonistproductions5345]

From what I understand if the behind the scenes for the second film, they literally made the actors learn how to fly actual jet fighters and film themselves doing everything for the scenes, and got a CARRIER!! that’s some serious dedication to realism. god I love these films

[@davidchairez31]

No actors flew any Navy jets. They were in the back seat. They were put through the rigors of high G maneuvers, but they did not pilot the F-18s. Ever

[@splatoonistproductions5345]

@@davidchairez31 oh that’s a shame, thought they did. my mistake

[@whitenoisereacts]

Oh nice ok!!

[@kaypirinha1982]

03:13 "it's not our's" hey dear americans. That's an F5 with an comunist looking paintscheme. But it's an F5 designed for the USAF (and in that movie flown by USN aviators)and mostly flown as jet trainer by USAF, USN and NATO partners

[@dipsydoodle7988]

It does this old heart good to see younger generations "get" this movie.

[@whitenoisereacts]

"Get" naw man, "LOVE"!

[@dipsydoodle7988]

@@whitenoisereacts even better!

[@CDRhammond]

One of the reasons I became a USN fighter pilot. Did not get the chance to take up the Tomcat but I did fly the F/A-18 which is used in the second movie out in theater's now for over 10 years.

[@TangentOmega]

I appreciated seeing the names of the real pilots

[@sox5131]

"They don't stop all the way" You hit the burners as you land on the carrier in case you don't snag a wire or have to bolter.

[@WorldBurial]

Around 22:07 you mentioned being reckless and then talked about music. This reminded me of the fact that the heavy metal band Judas Priest was approached to have their song "Reckless" in Top Gun since the movie producers thought that it fit the underlying themes. But the band declined since they would lose all rights, couldn't have the song on their album and thought that the movie wouldn't do well. Their album did sell over a million copies anyway but later on they talked about regretting the choice.

[@lbierman21]

My fiancé served on the USS Enterprise (the ship in the film). They had a room on the ship dedicated to playing this movie 24 hours a day. Fun fact!

[@whitenoisereacts]

That awesome!!!

[@jamesedwards2483]

Anyone Who's Served Aboard An Aircraft Carrier Always Laughs At The The Line "Both Catapults Are Broken!!" The Carrier Shown, USS Enterprise(CVN-65), Had At That Time 4 USN C13 Catapults!!

[@musicnmovies92]

My dad was a top gun! He keeps the plague in his office at work XD

[@whitenoisereacts]

Wait seriously??? Tell him he is a legend and thank you for his service! Also, how is it being a kid to that?

[@musicnmovies92]

@@whitenoisereacts He honestly doesn't talk about it much; If he does its usually only really funny stories about pranks he and the guys pulled! Once my siblings and I were old enough to know what it was we all thought it was pretty awesome! (and still do) He was a Top Gun right before the movie came out and said seeing it theaters right after that was a really cool experience!

[@russellward4624]

Glad you guys noticed the coloring of the film. Thats a trademark of the director Tony Scott(brother of Ridley Scott). Some of his other top films to check out are Beverly Hills cop 2, Days of thunder also with Tom Cruise(a must see), Spy Game, Man on fire, Domino, De ja vu.

[@swordofstmichael007]

You guys are the only reactors who focused on the iconic volleyball scene and I say rightly so. That is the F-14 Tomcat debuted in the 1960s and served until the 2000s. Nowadays, the navy uses the F-18 Hornet/Super Hornet. The fighter jet 'Mig-28' is actually an F-5 Freedom Fighter/Tiger from the 70s which was later updated in the 80s, renamed the F-20 Tigershark.

[@sherrysink3177]

I think I was 13 when I saw this film in the theatre with my friends. Picture a bunch of girls walking around afterward, saying, "I feel the need... the need for speed!" Lol. And I can confirm we all paid a LOT of attention to that volleyball scene. 😁😉 (Heeheee)

[@NoHandleGrr]

Although the Navy still has Block III Super Hornets on the production line and currently plans to upgrade Block II planes to Block III through 2033, F-35Bs were flown off the U.S.S. Essex starting in July of 2018 and the Vinson now has a squadron of F-35s since August of 2021 as well as Super-Hornets.

[@MegaCityGhost]

They were using F-16s at the time, but not on aircraft carriers, for those they had the F-18 Tomcats, which they're flying in this movie. For the carriers you need planes that are designed to be able to take off and land on them. As for the MiGs, a lot of countries had them. In fact, there was an incident 3 years after this movie, in which two US Tomcats took out two MiGs from Libya.

[@heather6668]

Saw this in cinema when it first came out and absolutely loved it. Then saw Top Gun: Maverick in cinema - absolutely fantastic to a fantastic original film. And Tom Cruise at 60 is still damn fine and an amazing actor.

[@frankymr2]

That coloring is natural, i live in san diego the sunsets are like that .

[@Shanyetta23]

One of my favorite Tom Cruise movies is Far and Away. He plays an Irish immigrant to the USA during the western era when people were moving out west.

[@irenemichelleanne]

You can go to that restaurant. It's in San Diego...It's called Kansas City Barbeque. You can also visit the house in Oceanside California. It's always been a tourist spot in our city, but they've recently turned it into a pie shop and named it High-pie.

[@whitenoisereacts]

That’s cool!!! I wanna go now!!!

[@anthonyguadagnino2681]

They actually power up upon landing in case they miss the cable they can take off again, otherwise they’d go off the edge of the carrier.

[@thomasbradley4505]

It’s been a while since I saw this. I forgot how much foreshadowing they did re: Goose’s death

[@BrianKapellusch]

At this point I think the guy that brings him coffee is in on it

[@heather6668]

Viper was played by Tom Skerritt who also played Dallas in Alien - another amazing film.

[@ytiniowa828]

Crazy thing is that these ultra cool F14 Tomcats wouldn't stand a chance against an F22. The F22 would shoot the F14 out of the sky before the F14 even knew what shot it. Technology advances over the past 40 years have been amazing.

[@Danisachan]

I feel like Maverick really portrayes an overconfident child in many ways in this movie. He is talented, good-looking and everything always went right for him that way. Until it didn't, and he experienced true personal loss for the first time. It's almost like he thought it would never happen. Like a child who is so sure of himself, that there is nothing that can harm him.

[@k.delpino1124]

Growing up in the 1980s like I did, you don't skip out on what this film meant to the culture. Months earlier, there was a film of similar content called Iron Eagle (loosely based on true events) that had spawned 3 sequels. But Top Gun would eventually outrun, outgross and overshadow that film. Cruise as an leading man on his A-game with a great supporting cast. The late, great director Tony Scott (brother of Ridley Scott) with one of his first blockbusters features. Everybody wanted to be a fighter pilot after seeing this and the impact on recruitment was unbelievable. No.1 film of 1986, soundtrack goes platinum and the song "Take My Breath Away" by Berlin won an Oscar & Golden Globe for Best Original Song. Top Gun is a video-game franchise. 18 games, each on various systems. The final game was Top Gun:Hard Lock on PS3 and it was so fun. Top Gun was in limited re-release for IMAX theatres only in 2013 and it was just as good the second time. Top Gun:Maverick will be available on Paramount plus around late summer and you'll definitely love that one.

[@jasonlever9465]

James: OMG!!! That was the biggest twist of all time in any movie ever. Nine tail brush: interesting…..

[@holly2723]

I heard that after this film, applications to the US Navy went up 500%. And some of those applicants who actually joined the Navy worked on Top Gun: Maverick. That would be so amazing, getting to work on the sequel of the film that impacted your life in such a huge way.

[@DataCab1e]

"It's like this weird fighting, without actually fighting." Ladies and Gentlemen, The Cold War.

[@whitenoisereacts]

That’s honestly just war lol

[@erikawilliams9558]

Yeah it really confused me as a kid lol

[@dennisvdwerf]

Man, you gotta see hot shots!!

[@jtoland2333]

A movie made before Karaoke, CGI and streaming. I think I went back to the theater 20 times, because back then, you had to wait about a year for movies you loved to come out on home videos....uphill....both ways.

[@STILL-KICKIN]

Sadly I bet the uphill both ways reference is lost on these two. Another quote from a bygone era…

[@kbaylor123]

@@STILL-KICKIN Haha nah that phrase is still kicking around with the youngsters I think. Some of them anyway 😆

[@jtoland2333]

@@STILL-KICKIN I don't know, these two seem a bit more knowledgeable than most.

[@SimoExMachina2]

Hard deck simulates the ground level, so going below that is the same as crashing your plane.

[@Punslinger1005]

Aaaah … The 1980s … the era of the most quotable movies. “Your ego’s writing cheques, your body can’t cash!”

[@kbaylor123]

So many in this one!

[@lechat8533]

We all knew that it was a US-Military financed propaganda production, but it was the coolest movie I`ve ever watched to that date. Many belittled its quality by describing it as soapy. But I didn`t care. I loved this movie, and I still do. It has a special place in my life :) For years it has definitely been my No.1 feel-good movie. When we watched it in the cinema, I totally fell in love with Tom Cruise. I`ve watched the movie more than 50 times (it was playing in the background while I was working on other things.), and I loved the soundtrack. I know I`m one year late but I love your reaction, guys (as always). Sending greetings and lots of sunshine🌞from Slovenia😊

[@manuela1986]

My first association when I hear 'TOP GUN' is always my cousin and his friend fighting for the yellow soundtrack tape casette 🤣🤣

[@hanziggy6862]

I absolutely love this movie. It is 1 of those movies that no matter when it is on TV, I gotta stop channel surfing and watch it. Also, no matter how many times I've seen this (and it is got to be over thousands of times), I still get an adrenaline rush and still cry over Goose. What is even more awesome is that first reactions to the sequel are all saying it is better than the original, which says a lot. You ever see Day of Thunder? Another early Tom Cruise movie I love that is like Top Gun with Nascar. Many early Tom Cruise movies, except those 2 movies and a few others, were mostly all drama (but great drama) & most of his later stuff is action. The older the dude gets, the crazier his stunts seem to get. I love all his movies. Dude is a great actor and knows how to give fans what they want.

[@felixfungle-bung4688]

This movie came out when I was born, my father was in the navy and had the soundtrack. I started listening too it at 5, OH I ROCKED OUT in my room like MJ black and white. I wasn't 20 until I finally saw the film.

[@CoffeeMatt10]

I like how you talk about the shots… the scenery, the lighting etc. One of my favourite trivia pieces for Top Gun is for the opening scene, filmed aboard the carrier USS Enterprise, they filmed against the sunrise, but because Enterprise was on operational duty it had to adjust its course, losing the lighting. Director Tony Scott asked for the ship to be turned back for a short period so he could get more footage against the sunrise, but was told by the ship’s commander that it would cost $25k. Scott promptly pulled out his personal chequebook and wrote one out on the spot. He revealed in a later interview that he made sure that the cheque bounced… I don’t know if he was joking or serious 😂 You caught on very quickly what happened in the accident that cost Goose’s life. Ejections are brutal enough on the body when they are clean, but as you rightly said, he was fired hard into the canopy. Official cause of death was a broken neck, but I’d imagine there were other injuries just as fatal (fractured skull, spinal compression). Sadly this is something that happened in real life, an issue developed with the ejection sequence during a flat spin. The spin causes an area of zero pressure over the surface of the plane, this causes the canopy to briefly hover over the cockpit instead of clearing away. The sequence is very rapid (barely a second) - canopy > RIO seat > pilot seat. The canopy becomes an obstruction for the RIO, who is now effectively being rocket launched into the canopy. This prompted a design review, and F-14s would be given an emergency canopy jettison separate to the ejection sequence. They would also be given new engines (General Electric F110) to stop the compressor stall that the Pratt & Whitney TF30 engines suffered from that induced the flat spin (similar to what was depicted in the movie). It’s a shame loss of life was suffered in order to discover these flaws. Speaking of ‘loss of life’, aerial stunt cameraman Art Scholl lost his life during filming the flat spin scene - he lost control of his camera plane, which disappeared into the Pacific… neither the plane or Scholl’s body were ever recovered. There’s a message at the end of the credits dedicating the movie to his memory.

[@Lestat13]

Greetings guys, I’m only 15 minutes in, but I had to comment how happy I am that you’ve finally figured out a way to keep the film audio @ normal levels! That has always been my single pet peeve. Bravo, boys! It’s a good day! 🤙🏼 🖤🌹🖤🧛🏻‍♀️

[@krystalcanfield3553]

I was 2 when this came out but loved it when I first watched it at 11. Bring on the sequel.

[@spaghetti9845]

They didn't use any blur effect. it was the jet exhaust and natural heat.

[@shadaxe]

One of the lost stories from this movie is that Art Scholl, the pilot who filmed the spin used in the fictional goose's death died while filming the scheme when his Pitts S-2 camera plane failed to recover from the spin.

[@gaia1577]

I really enjoy watching movies with you too! You guys are my favorite!

[@ianlove1215]

The bit where Maverick & Charlie are in the lift was done after & both Tom & Kelly were working on other films. She had dyed her hair, hence the baseball cap. I think I read somewhere that US Navy weren’t keen straight away, but eventually came around. There is scope for a 3rd, but it would have to be a prequel to show Maverick’s dad, possibly Maverick & Goose’s early times.

[@jeanine6328]

Always love your reactions. Love the back and forth. Dudes, a totally overlooked Val Kilmer film is The Saint from 1997 with Elizabeth Shue. It’s my second favorite performance by Kilmer, the #1 being Tombstone. I just love the look, feel and soundtrack to the whole thing.

[@SailorEffinMoon]

I'm your huckleberry!

[@kathielear5371]

This movie is on my favourites list, it’s a pretty long list but Top Gun is still there after all these years.

[@y4fubar]

Goose dying was absolutely heartbreaking as a little kid

[@mrd4785]

Congrats dudes for being the first and only people on KZbin who actually comprehend the warfare aspect of this film. So frustrating watching other people who are clueless as to who is fighting who etc. When this came out in '86, everyone on earth knew it was about the Cold War. Some people watching the opening scene where the pilot is clearly distressed from facing a near death experience thought he was just busting to go to the toilet or something LOL. Back in '86, it wouldn't have really mattered if the adversary on the day was Chinese or Soviet - they were both very close communist allies at the time that would have gone into global conflict together and both had heaps of nukes. At the time though, most people would generally assume they were Soviet, even though it was not expressly communicated. China was still very poor at that stage and closed off from the rest of the world - they had to rely on Russia to supply a lot of their weaponry. They were a bit like North Korea as it continues to be now with lots of infantry but fewer expensive high tech air, sea and land assets. Even into the 90's after the Berlin Wall fell, foreigners were forbidden to enter China without very rare approval for business purposes and set restrictions, 24 hour chaperone and surveillance. Some people still forget that it is communist and it is not a joke.

[@gailjohnston1248]

I'm so glad y'all really liked this movie! Watching it the weekend it opened was great! I grew up with my late Father being in the AF, he was a Flight Mechanic, worked on the planes basically. At one point we did live near Riverside CA., he worked at March AFB. Boone of the very best things for me about this movie is just watching the Jets just as they take off, then all the maneuvers that were done in the movie. No CGI stuff. I've always loved Jets since I was a kid, my Father took me a few times to the hangers to see what planes they were working on. I've also been to a few Air Shows as an adult here in Savannah, at the base I was actually born on lol. Anyways, so many up and coming young actors in TG, like Meg Ryan! The best thing about that volleyball scene was Rick Rossivitch(?). 😁

[@daredevil272]

TOP GUN IS SUCH A FAMOUS AND POPULAR MOVIE🔥🔥. I WATCHED IT LAST MONTH AND I ENJOYED IT. TOM CRUISE’S ROLE AS MAVERICK BECAME SO ICONIC👍👍

[@ErikByrge2025]

Great 80s movie soundtrack and Film classic Tom Cruise Oscar for Original Song Excellent Choice White Noise!

[@JuliaCheri]

I watched this movie last night and came to the commentary today to see what you guys thought of it. I don't know if its been said yet, but every time they did a close up of Tom Cruise's face I thought James resembles him a lot 😅 tell me I'm not the only one who sees this? 😂

[@dabe1971]

8:05 Penny Benjamin, the Admirals daughter is the character played by Jennifer Connolly in the new movie.

[@marieevelanoie8350]

you will love the sequel! the flight scenes are truly immersive! and there are emotional scenes too!