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The old guy that Charlie (Kelly Mcgillis) is meeting in the Officers club is Rear Admiral Pete (Viper) Pettigrew a Vietnam veteran and actual Top Gun instructor and the technical advisor for the movie.
@@danielhaas9612 Huh? Talking to me? I got to tour the base at Miramar and all the Top Gun facilities as part of my reward for earning my Eagle Scout. Everything was surprisingly dingy to my young eyes. Bought a Top Gun cap just like Viper’s that I still have to this day. Met Chuck Buck and got a personally engraved knife that day, too. Very memorable, obviously.
@ugottaride Yeah. Peter Pettigrew was a character in the Harry Potter films. I've seen comments like this before where people who are total assholes, try to slip in random comments and try to pass them off as historical truths So yeah, I was skeptical when I saw the name. I looked it up, had to, and gladly was incorrect. Semper Fi.
Sometime I just realized a just a year or two ago, when Viper told Maverick to give him a call and he would fly with him, there would be no time to get Viper to the ship for the mission, Viper said he would fly with Maverick in front of the other pilots to show them Viper had confidence in Maverick and they should too
I served as a young Marine in a Marine Corps squadron during this era, early eighties. Our squadron flew the F-4 Phantom aircraft like Mavericks Dad flew. Can tell you there are crashes and death during training. We lost a few crew members. It was the first time in my young life that I experienced the death of Marine brothers I was close to. When you are young, you think nothing could ever happen to you, so you sometimes take things to the edge. I still think of those guys to this day, some forty years later. Semper Fi !
More pilots today are killed in training than by the enemy. One of the reasons the best pilots are found in either the USN or USMC is because we do the kind of things the other services cant like landing on a moving runway. Nothing says stress till you try landing onto a carrier at night in your first storm.
@@CDRhammond Agreed, or while the carrier is moving up and down with the waves too. I know those ships have massive gyros to try to keep the ship level as possible, but trying to beat mother nature is an impossible task.
@@randallanderson4560 Landing on a carrier at night especially in a storm can kill most normal people with the level of stress it causes. Likely pilots are slightly insane to do the job we do ;) :P
@@CDRhammond I know that is why I agreed with you. Trying to land on that small runway in those conditions (ship moving forward while dipping bow to stern, at night in class 3 typhoon conditions) which I've been on deck for those. Its an almost impossible task. Glad I was a Grunt for 25 years. Its conditions like that that question your sanity, lol, but the mission has to get done though.
@@CDRhammond I remember an anecdotal story the Martin Cadin told in one of his novels. During the Vietnam War, they hooked up electrodes to pilot to measure stress during combat. For Naval aviators, the stress levels were higher during landing and even higher on night landings, than during combat operations. Naval aviators are among the best simply because of the skill it takes to land on a pitching postage stamp in the middle of the ocean with no alternate if you run out. CAVU, Fair Winds and Following seas Commander.
Actual call signs are seldom "cool". They're usually about your character or a goof that they won't let you forget in good humor. You'll really enjoy Top Gun - Maverick. It's a good thing you are watching them back-to-back while everything is fresh in your memory.
If you want to get a flavor of what real call signs are like, one fighter pilot ALMOST got the call sign PIMP (Pooped in my pants); the powers-that-be put a stop to it since they thought it was too much, but you get the idea.
My callsign "Hammer" is actually used in the second movie by RADM. Cain. Now if only I had left the navy with his 2 silver stars instead of the silver oakleaves I had on my collars. I got that callsign based on my last name and due to the fact, I was not shy about my feelings about hammering it in that it was a huge mistake to attack the US to our enemies.
I was watching a doc about life on a US Navy carrier and they had a part where a group of Super Bug pilots were thinking of a call sign for a new pilot. This poor pilot had made the mistake of stating earlier that he Screams Like A Girl on cat launches and yes the call sign SLAG was born.
If you’re wondering how Goose died; the canopy wasn’t all the way clear when they ejected, and he ended up flying right into it. He cracked his skull open and it killed him instantly. This is also based off a real fatal accident that happened with an F-14 Tomcat pilot :(
Hardly anyone realises that Tim Robbins (Shawshank Redemption) plays Merlin, Cougar and Maverick's replacement rear. Jet wash is where the air, which is very cold gets superheated as it is turned into jet exhaust. The engines are built to have cold air in and hot air out, so when hot air goes in, that causes the issue - wake turbulence, a compressor stall and a flat spin. In reality this would be very rare and likely occurance. I have a friend from Newcastle (UK) whom I can make tear up just by saying "Goose is dead."
Lately, a lot of long standing reaction channels have been getting stale and boring as their voting Patreon followers start showing their cultural amnesia, but your channel remains fresh and exciting. 70% of the credit for that goes to your sparkling and genuine enthusiasm (many other RUclipsrs have become commercial and fake as they've gotten big), and 30% of the credit goes to your supporters who keep the channel viable.
@@trekkiejunkLack of classics to some extent, but more the quick disposability of "last years model" and the resultant need to embrace today's hot thing before short attention spans make it passé tomorrow.
Family had lunch at the dive bar in San Diego where Great Balls of Fire was shot at during Christmas on the way to Los Angeles. Brother pointed it out when we drove by and I was like let's just go eat there then! Got the shirt, picture on the piano and there's a cutout there where you can put your head to be Maverick or Charlie.
A movie with a young Tom Cruise is Taps. I can’t find anyone that has done a movie review of it. Made in 1981 it not only has Tom in it but also Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton. And it has the famous actor George C. Scott.
The first time a movie ever made me cry as a child. I even went as Maverick for Halloween. Lets see if she notices Andy Dufresne before he went to Shawshank.
Or Anthony Edwards before he became Dr Mark Greene in ER in 1994 and Val Kilmer before Tombstone and Heat. Michael Ironside (Jester) who appeared in the Tv show Er along with Top Gun co stars Anthony Edwards of course who played Dr Greene and Rick Rossovich (Slider) appeared on the show with Ironside early in shows run. Clarence Gilyard Jr (Sundown) who played computer whiz for Alan Rickmans Hans Gruber in Die Hard in 1988 and later was in tv show Walker Texas Ranger
23:45 F-14 Tomcats can hold 16,200 pounds of fuel, and it can carry 2 external fuel tanks on the bottom and can refuel itself while flying (the external tanks hold about 2,000 pounds of fuel each, and they can also be used as unguided bombs). Also, a Tomcat can weigh 80,000 pounds fully fueled and armed :)
We all had to do a routine refresher course on health and hygiene practices and laws recently, the speaker kept using the phrase 'going into the Danger Zone' (re bacteria growth) over and over. This bloody song kept popping into my head. Don't worry, passed with flying colors. Everyone is alive and well. 👍
23:48 Not wrong. The F-14 was definitely sexy, innovative, and one of the most maneuverable during its service history with the Navy. It was also one of the heaviest for much the same reason that it was maneuverable. Its variable-sweep wings added to its complexity, making maintenance tougher, while also making it heavier. Due to this, the costs to maintain and poor thrust-to-weight ratio made it expensive to field. Later crafts used by the Navy, while they kept the twin engines (apart from the F-35C, which was basically a reworked F-35A made to be carrier-capable), ditched the variable-sweep wing design altogether.
The first funeral I ever attended was for a soldier who fell out of the back of a Jeep and broke his neck on a training exercise. The event depicted in the film where Goose died actually happened at Top Gun.
Goose is such a likeable character, played by Anthony Edwards. Eight years after this movie, Anthony Edwards became one of the leads in the very successful TV series _ER_ . Again, his character, Dr. Mark Greene, was very popular. And in ER's 8th season, we again had to deal with the death of Edwards' character.
You'd asked who the enemy pilots are. At the time the US was in the Cold War which was basically a stalemate with Russia where tensions were high but neither side wanted to be the first to attack and give the other a reason to fight. The area where they were in the Indian Ocean was one of many areas around the globe where Russia and the US's areas of control touched or overlapped and both militaries operated. The callsigns date way back to the early days of military aviation. I've heard theories from different pilots that they came about because of anything from faster recognition over radio transmissions or to avoid confusion if multiple pilots had similar names, that they were a way to hide the pilots' identities in case enemies were listening to their radio transmissions, or just as normal nicknames to mess with each other. There's probably a little truth to each story. One funny callsign is Ewan McGregor, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels, has a brother who served in the British Royal Air Force who was given the callsign "Obi-Two".
Val Kilmer is a very good actor in Heat in 1995 and The Ghost and The Darkness with Michael Douglas but his character Iceman in Top Gun is iconic and to have had him return as Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick was very memorable and screen time he shared with Tom Cruise since are close friends in real life showed emotion and Cruise said it was very real and that have been friends since filmed the original Top Gun. His role as Doc Holliday in Tombstone is one of my favorites to and seen that movie many times.
Btw the way, "Merlin" who ended up being "Maverick" (Tom Cruise) co-pilot when Goose (Anthony Edward) is Andy Dufrese from Shawkshank Redemption.... it's Tim Robbins.
This came out the summer before my senior year in high school, and so many people joined the navy after school thinking it was going to be cool jets and volleyball games. Good recruiting movie for the navy.
You have to see the movie 'Jack Reacher' with Tom Cruise. It could turn your stomach a little, but the last scene makes it all worth while when he teams with the old Marine...
Being afraid of heights MIGHT be a problem if you're a pilot. I took my mom to an airshow. She said the same thing, she was excited and said she wishes she could be a pilot. I told her she might have to go higher than 3 feet up.
I really felt your pain on this one, when Goose died...that one still gets me too, each and every time. 💔 Still another Great Reaction, Thanks Jen, and I'm glad that you did Both of Movies back-to-back...it's a Superior Sequel in every way, so I know that You Loved it too!!
What's more heartbreaking is that the real-life pilot who filmed that death of Goose scene was unable to pull his plane out of the spin used to film it. An actual stunt pilot died while filming Goose's death scene. R.I.P. Art Scholl
I served in USS Enterprise (91-95). This movie made me join USN. I remember a group of us singing “you’ve lost that…” to female recruits while shining our shoes.
Legend ,Jerry Maguire ,Interview with the Vampire ,Tropic Thunder Rain Man, Minority Report ,A Few Good Men , Cocktail, and all of the Mission Impossible movies are just a few you can start with. My favorites.
@@Enrique74534 Also War of the Worlds (although, IMO, the original 1950-something version is better), and Live, Die, Repeat... for me, mostly because of Emily Blunt😄 Even so, the film is fun to watch.
@@jodonnell64 I think she's already seen Edge of Tomorrow, which is the actual name of Live, Die, Repeat. That's the one Tom Cruise movie that she'd seen before Top Gun.
@@jodonnell64 Jack Reacher, Oblivion, Vanilla Sky (if you can find it in), most definitely Minority Report, and for Laughs and some OMG why did he do this movie “The Mummy”.
@@dan_hitchman007Seen Top Gun but never saw Hot Shots 1 all the way through. I've seen Part Deux a billion times though admittedly never seen any of those movies it parodies.
@@megafan2000 One of the biggest jokes in the movie "Hot Shots: Part Deux" is with Charlie Sheen's actor father Martin Sheen and you have to have seen the three films I mentioned to understand what they are talking about.
I just noticed! Maverick got his callsign because he goes his own way. Goose got his callsign because he makes people laugh. Iceman got his callsign because he flies so cool. Sundown got his callsign because... 🤔
Ice is a stickler for the rules too. That's why he really isn't a "bad guy" in this movie. He just doesn't like operations outside of the rules which keep people safe. Training deaths happen more often than you would think. Within the first 2 years of my son joining the Air Force, there were 3 training deaths during large Army training maneuvers. His job was support of the ground troops so he was out in the field with them. Mom wasn't a fan after that. Oh! And since callsigns usually aren't as flattering as in the movie LOL .. you'd probably get Wheezy :O
That almost perpetual smile on your face in the beginning was so great to see, Jen. As for your call sign, you're definitely "Flick chick". Great reaction as always. :)
Callsigns are mostly derogatory in nature and make fun of a physical attribute or make fun of something funny or stupid the pilot did in training. A fitting callsign for Jen, would be 'Specks', because she wears glasses.
Cougar had a full-blown panic attack. The dude was dead to rights and only survived because the other guy just "didn't want to" pull the trigger. Having your life directly hanging on the decision of someone else and not being in control would mess anyone up. Its akin to a criminal pointing a gun at your head and you only live because "they're feeling generous" or something
I grew up with Top Gun and it’s the movie that made me wanna become a pilot! And the intro is the most badass movie intro I’ve ever seen. Those F-14 Tomcats are my favorite jets too. They’re so massive and yet super fast and agile, and majestic looking! ❤
I always say the Tomcat is like a ballerina who eats too many hotdogs. Beautiful, agile and graceful despite the extra pounds. Still the best looking plane ever built.
Fun fact: there are no MIG-28s, there ARE Russian MIG-29s, but to avoid an international incident during the cold war, they changed the jets make. If you haven't yet, watch Tom Cruise's "Rain Man", a drama based on real life.
Imagine seeing this film, on the big screen, in the theater, I think I saw this 3 times, was sooo cool!!! The 3rd time, I remember the Navy recruiters were set up outside the theater, and would try and recruit kids coming in to see this film...that's great this film was/is and how influential it was back in '86, great reaction as usual Jen!! Thanks for watching this one! Hope all is well with you, and is well in Canada..👍👍👍👍👍
"Top Gun" is one of the ultimate 80s movies that you had to see, especially if you're a dude! I loved it the very 1st time I saw it back in the day. Weeping Scorpion stated below that "Flick Chick" should be your call name. I like that one. I'd give you the handle "Swoon" with 4 stars pasted just above your helmet visor. 🛩 Loved the reaction, as always. 📽❤️ The entire "Mission: Impossible" franchise, "Jerry Maguire", "Minority Report", "Risky Business", "Collateral", "The Last Samurai" and "Edge of Tomorrow" are my choices for T.C. films. I still loved him best in "Tropic Thunder"! BOOTY SWEAT!
Goose, was the motivation for much of Mavrick's good actions. (I mean good as opposed to rule breaking) And in a movie like this Goose's death was the big loss. Mav losing the girl wouldn't affect him, kick him out of Top Gun the movie ends, it had to be Goose.
Great Top Gun reaction. It is such a fun popcorn movie. Originally the film was more about all the pilots, but the producers decided to focus more on the romance aspect after seeing a Charlie like female expert at Top Gun. As probably said elsewhere, call signs are voted on by your piers, not self chosen. So my vote for yours Jen would be Book. As in by the "book". Also a play on the sexy librarian look that you have going with the glasses. Another Val Kilmer film, from the year before this, that is one of my fav comedies is Real Genius (1985). Top Gun took him on a more serious film path, afterwards, but I always thought he was a great comedic actor.
Slamming your head into the canopy even with the helmet on; snapped his neck, perhaps. Worse is that Goose was concussed then drifted into the water. The oddest part is that both were wearing their automatic inflatable vests, which would've deployed when exposed to seawater. For the scene, both devices were not inflated. Driving home that Goose was submerged until Maverick 'pulled' him above the surface and awaited Medivac.
I ADORED this movie when it came out! I was in NJROTC (high school level Navy ROTC)... and after the summer break, we came back to a new teacher in NJROTC - a U.S. Navy Commander, who drove up in his red Porche, wearing his Navy Khaki uniform, with his leather flight jacket... Commander Richmond was a REAL F-14 pilot, the year after we all watched Top Gun. He was kinda our hero. 🙂 For your callsign? I'm gonna say either "Cinema" or "Reactor" (with a radiation symbol on your flight helmet). And don't feel bad for mourning Goose... It's been more than 30 years, and I'm still not over Goose! I cannot WAIT for your Top Gun Maverick reaction! (one of the top 3 sequels in movie history!)
Tom Cruise movies I recommend: Oblivion, Days of Thunder, Mission Impossible(s). I loved having Mr Stickland (principle from back to the future) in this. Michael Ironside also was great... he commands such a presence in his roles. Jet wash is the effected space behind the jet engines that's effected by the thrust of the engines. Your utter shock about Goose was such a genuinely surprised reaction. It was obvious that nothing like that happening was on your radar. In general call signs and nick names in the military are given to new recruits from an event that happens whether embarrassing or bold. I can't think of any specific events from your reactions... but as someone who reacts.... Shock, Shocker, Fash, Bink, Pulse, Shimmer, Wavelength, Insight, Vision, Spyglass, Judge Jen, Optic are a few I think could work for you. Got to love browsing words through a thesaurus... helps with things like this.
Not all callsigns are as cool as Viper...the pilot Tom Cruise went up with to get a feel for the F-14 and what being a pilot is all about was named of all things.."Bozo". So considering all of the grandpa wheezes displayed, I can see your call sign being wheeze or "Weezy"..🤣 your decision of course... good review darlin'.....
For a call sign how does Jen 'Snowbird' Murray sound? 9:10 yes they are real. Maverick is flying the F-14 Tomcat in the Top Gun school the other jet is a F-4 Skyhawk a jet from the mid 50s . The 'MIG-25' is actually an American trainer the F-5 Tiger. There was no real MIG-25. The F-14 was THE BEST carrier based aircraft in the world, and one of the best fighters in the world full stop. Airplanes that fly off of aircraft carriers have to be built differently than land based aircraft they are more ruggedly built to take the hard catapult launches and landings. 25:25 Jet wash is the turbulent air in the wake of an aircraft. Think of it as turbulence pumped up to 11. The rough airflow can stall a jet engine or just knock a plane out of the air.
Glad you enjoyed the movie. I mentioned once before in the comments that you should see the movie 'Collateral.' It's one of Cruise's best work and highly rated.
Someone probably already said this, but most callsigns are incredibly boring. Mine for instance would probably be something like either "Rollin" or "Henry" since my last name is Rollins. Yours might end up as something like "Jennay" or "Wheeze". You don't pick your callsign in most cases. Also, I should mention that on actual missions, the callsign you actually use on missions is specific to that mission. For instance, if you are designated as "Bowler Flight" with another aircraft, you would be referred to as Bowler One if you were the lead of that flight for that mission. The next mission may be HighTop One, etc depending on what flight you're in and what position.
Pretty much any Tom Cruise movie is a good shout. Personal favourites of mine are Oblivion, Rock of Ages, Jack Reacher (just the first one), and the Mission Impossibles
OMG- you have quite a the possibly long Tom Cruise road ahead of you with SIX Mission Impossible films to watch, not including the Seventh one “Dead Reckoning” out this summer that can not yet serve as your victory lap because it is only “Part One”!😅
I enjoyed both of the Jack Reacher films. But I think the Amazon Prime series Reacher is better, in part because as good an actor as Tom Cruise is he really doesn't fit the part of Jack Reacher. I was hoping for a second season of Reacher by now, but at least the word is that it's finished filming so hopefully it won't be too much longer.
This movie had a lot of influence from MTV, in the 80s it was the golden age of that music video channel, and they tried to recreate the experience of watching music videos but in movies, that's why the movies from that period in the mid-80s were movies. They had a lot of music and montages, a very pop lighting aesthetic, very colorful images, other movies influenced by MTV: Rocky 4, Flashdance and Footloose, Days Of Thunder, Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2, etc.
Days of Thunder was technically a “90’s” movie but I agree, she should definitely check it out! Btw, all of the flying scenes were shot with real aircraft with direct cooperation of the US Navy!
even in training, you are in danger while in service. my father had to clean up what was left when a 155mm killed its own gun grew. I saw one real world that was a spider bite that caused another real world in the form of a broken leg.
Other great Tom Cruise movies, in my opinion, A Few Good Men; The Firm; and Collateral. Also one of his first starring roles, a young Tom Cruise in All The Right Moves. Many others but those are my favorites.
If you like this kind of naval aviation movie, before Top Gun there was the 1980 movie “The Final Countdown”. Definitely worth a look for any sci-Fi and navy aviation fan.
I was absolutely obsessed with this movie as a kid when it first came out (yes, I’m that old)! To this day I will still watch it anytime it happens to be on tv! Days of Thunder was another one of my childhood favorites which was basically just Top Gun in race cars. Thanks for yet another awesome reaction Jen! I’m sure you’re gonna love Maverick as well (though I didn’t find it quite as good as the original but it was still awesome, as nearly every Tom Cruise movie is)!
80's classic Fantastic reaction Jen. Your excitement, curiosity and playful attitude makes it so fun. I remember asking to see this as a kid when it first came out because of the cool fighter planes. My older sister saw it, but my parents found out about the steamy love scene and said I couldn't go. RIP Goose Can't wait to see your reaction to the sequel.
Glad you got to see Top Gun one of my favorite movies of all time and seen you have Rocky films among others. I have been a fan of Top Gun since was 10 years old and 36 years old now. My wife became a fan of it after we watched it together and watch it every year and I recommend Top Gun: Maverick if you haven’t seen it yet. We had Take My Breath Away as one of songs at wedding dance 11 years ago now.
27:47 You can see although he is denied permission to the flyby, both planes Ice Man's and Maverick's make the flyby, basically Ice Man endorsing Maverick's celebratory attitude. And so from a rivalry, a friendship is born.
From my understanding, Cougar quit not because of the pressure of becoming the best, rather the risk of losing his life and leaving his family behind that can occur anytime.
One of my all-time favorite movies. I can probably count on one hand the people in my life who have seen it and don't like it...and those people are wrong.
Music in this movie was composed by Harold Faltermeyer (Beverly Hills Cop I & II, Fletch, The Running Man) and Giorgio Moroder (Midnight Express, Scarface, Flashdance, The NeverEnding Story). Moroder won his second Oscars award from composing Take My Breath Away, which was performed by Berlin (it was originally supposed to be done by Blondie, but their version was rejected iirc). Moroder is one of the most important figures of modern popular music, he's produced/composed loads of massive hits and was pioneering electronic dance/pop music in the 70's. Harold Faltermeyer is basically his student, working together on some albums and movie scores in the 70's and 80's after Moroder discovered him. When these guys come together, you know the music is going to kick ass, they were huge in the 80's.
Since I'm old I remember Tom Cruise from his beginnings. I'd recommend Risky Business - great 80's nostalgia (Tom is so young!) and A Few Good Men, which is well worth a reaction.
Jen, you will LOVE the sequel. Us mere mortals that saw this in theaters in '86 had to wait 36 years for it, and it was definitely worth the wait! Forgot you're Canadian: I was just in Delta, B.C., on Sunday & Monday for work, for the first time in 8 years, and brought back 2 bags of ketchup chips, and some Aer-O bars...missed those. 😁
There are a lot of great Tom Cruise films, and many have been rightfully suggested here, but let me add one that isn't a giant movie, but super interesting for what it was. Tom Cruise followed up Top Gun with the film The Color of Money where he co-stars with Paul Newman! It's kind of a much later sequel to Newman's 1961 film The Hustler, about a young pool shark. Well worth a watch.
Oh yea, I love this move. When I saw it as a kid my brother and I did the high five they do while playing volleyball for like a month. I was incredibly impressed with Top Gun Maverick as well. Looking forward to that reaction too.!
1. An old shipmate of mine was on the Enterprise when they filmed this. 2. Gooses death was not Maverick's fault. Iceman was bogarting his LOS approach and they got caught in the jet wash. 3. I spent 24 years in the US Navy. 6 on "bird farms" (Carriers). I have seen 1000+ launches and landings without a single crash. These men and the men working the flat tops are doing the most dangerous job in the world (for the good guys). Shout out😎 4. Kelly McGillis/Charlie was in a movie with Harrison Ford "Witness" that's seriously worth a first time/share HINT HINT 5. Tom Skerritt/Viper not only played Dallas in "Alien" he also played Strawberry in "Up in Smoke" with Cheech and Chong. 6. Val Kilmer/Iceman has a long list of movies including but not limited to: "Willow", "The Doors" and "Tombstone" 7. The officer(Goose) is the RIO (Radar Intercept Officer) radar, communications and navigation. 8. Onboard the ship the Squadron leader would not be smoking a cigar in that operation space. 9. Meg Ryan is my honey. A great overlooked movie with her is with Tom Hanks called "Joe vs the Volcano" She plays 3 parts. HINT HINT 10. Onboard the ship/aircraft all the perspiration is Hollywood(not the pilot). There is AC onboard. 11. The TOP GUN school is no longer located at Miramar near San Diego. It's now at NAS Fallon, NV. 12. In 1991 I was stationed on the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) and they made a movie onboard called "Flight of the Intruder". It was seriously cool. Brad Johnson, Willem DeFoe and Danny Glover. I'm actually in it for a very brief period of time. HINT HINT. 13. Watching/sharing the new "Top Gun Maverick" is a must. The ariel work in that movie makes this one seems like they were practicing. Better yet, it has a mission, besides Navy recruiting.
Great movie. A great 80s underrated Spy Comedy with the guy who plays Goose is Gotcha! which I highly recommend you see. Other great Val Kilmer movie is The Saint and Wilow. Also you should try other Tom Cruise movies like Rainman , The Firm, A Few Good Man, Cocktail, Interview with a vampire, Vanilea Sky. There is also the spoof of the movie Hot Shots. Also another 80's classic movie like this Officer and a Gentleman.
@@BDogg2023 It holds up just fine and I have seen allot of movies I was also a kid in the 80's . This movie is great and like I said it is one of my favorites of all the many many movies I saw from the 80's till now.
Aviation is inherently dangerous. Then cram 90 to a 120 plane on to a ship with 5000 men out in the middle of the ocean, it turns into one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. The Navy has thousands of safety rule and regulations. Every one was written in blood. I was n VA-94 from 75 to 79. I was an Aviation Ordnanceman commonly called a BB Stacker. We were the guys that serviced, maintained and loaded out the weapons systems of our squadron's planes. It was a hard job but pilots loved us 'cause we loaded the stuff that went boom. On my first cruise which was a peace time cruise, two F-4s , one during take off and one on the hanger deck and an A-7 from my squadron. They never told us why or how he crashed at sea. I saw the F-4 we lost on launching . It's engine sucked something and exploded. The pilot ejected safely. They are single seater planes. The F-4 accident on the hanger deck happened when an unsecured winch hook brook loose from tit's mount and fell through a wing. This happened during supper time and the line ran right by that plane. It scared the crap out of us but no one was hurt. To me the most amazing thing is everyone is so young. Most of the guys I worked with were 17 to 21 years old. We were responsible for handling millions of dollars worth government property. Many of us weren't even old enough to buy a beer legally in the country we were serving.
Great reaction, Jen. Our should I call you by my recommended call sign, "Wheezer"? Your "grandpa laugh" [wheeze] gets me everytime. I was stationed at Miramar when they were filming Top Gun. Never saw TC myself, but the station was chock-full of film crew and equipment.
Tons of 80s cheese in this one, and I'm all here for it. Lol. I hope you get to Maverick soon. It's quite simply an excellent sequel. Tom Cruise has an EXCELLENT filmography. I mean, the guy has been a superstar for approaching 40 years, and has dozens of incredible films. I'm hoping once you finish the Bond films, you dive into the Mission: Impossible films, as they are tons of fun, and have some absolute incredible stunts (mostly performed by Cruise).
When I was in the Navy, I was a sonar technician on a submarine. I got to hear jets taking off from the surface of an aircraft carrier, while I was underneath them. One of the coolest experiences of my life. Once I got out of the Navy, I became an actor. I once appeared in a Dutch TV show about flight school. I played a student pilot. The crafts table on set had lots of Dutch snacks including several varieties of black licorice. I normally don't like black licorice, but I think it's primarily due to the artificial ingredients they use here in America. Over there, it's all natural and much better tasting.
The pilots normally get their call sign by something happening to them during their training. One of our pilots earned his call sign while flying with us at VA-174 DET (Detachment) NAS (Naval Air Station) El Centro. The pilot went into a bombing run and his canopy separated from his A-7 aircraft. The Pilot kept his cool, lowered his seat as far down as it could go, and flew a clean landing at NAS El Centro, bringing the plan back to the ramp. His call sign got assigned him, so for his career he was known as Breezy. Top gun use to be at NAS Miramar, but they flew their missions in Nevada. To save fuel, time and training duration the Navy move Top Gun to NAF (Naval Air Field) Fallon, Nevada. The small jets which the Top Gun instructors were flying are A-4 Skyhawks. All the pilots who I knew which flew Skyhawks, loved the handling of the nimble jets.
As it turns out the guys in the background during the bar scene when they are singing you Lost that Loving feeling, are some of the actual top gun instructor pilots who will be flying in some of the scenes you see later in the movie
26:55 I saw a PBS "Nova" documentay that had a great cockpit video recorded during training in which you, the audience, could clearly (and loudly) hear the missile warning, but the pilot's brain was overwhelmed with so much incoming information that it couldn't process the warning, and though his ears picked up the sound, his brain didn't hear it. The documentary went on about different types of interfaces and conrol systems to help prevent that kind of overload.
Okay, call signs for Jen… “Barf”… “Wheeze”… “Banking Manoeuvre”… (don’t believe the movie - call signs are rarely flattering and are usually in-jokes!) 😁 It was so much fun seeing you get pulled straight into the movie, Jen! I love it when the 80s reaches out and grabs someone… and then seeing you get flustered by silhouetted lurrrrrve scene, and all the while watching with sympathy, knowing what happens to Goose… The flying footage in this movie is incredible, and I don’t think it’s ever been topped (even in the new one). It’s about 90 or 95% real too, with just a few shots being done with miniatures (when the F-14 is in the flat spin, some of the missile and all of the explosions). I can’t even tell you how awesome it was, seeing it as a 10-year-old! When it became a massive hit, Paramount wanted to rush a sequel into production, thinking they could do it on the cheap by using the left-over aerial footage. When they were told that almost every frame of usable footage had already been used, they decided to give it a miss and the only sequel we got was a video game… until last year! Hope you enjoy that one too!
@@lawrencewestby9229 Pete Pettigrew talked about how he got the callsign “Viper” over on Fighter Pilot Podcast. Had to resort to cunning subterfuge to get himself a cool callsign!
You already have a call-sign, it's Jennypenny. Great reaction with your usual enthusiasm. If you want to see other performances by Tom Cruise, I highly recommend Born on the Fourth of July, Magnolia, and Tropic Thunder. I apologize if I don't watch your reaction to the sequel--I don't watch reactions to movies I haven't seen, but I'll download the video and throw you a like. Stay groovy.
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That's where I checked out.
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Jen, no real movies about Vietnam. Try ' Born on The Forth of July ' really good War drama starring Tom Cruise.
Collateral.
The old guy that Charlie (Kelly Mcgillis) is meeting in the Officers club is Rear Admiral Pete (Viper) Pettigrew a Vietnam veteran and actual Top Gun instructor and the technical advisor for the movie.
Toured the Officer’s Club in 1990. It was a total dive. Haha
@@BDogg2023 I can believe that 😆
I thought you were trolling us with Harry Potter and had to look it up.
@@danielhaas9612 Huh? Talking to me? I got to tour the base at Miramar and all the Top Gun facilities as part of my reward for earning my Eagle Scout. Everything was surprisingly dingy to my young eyes. Bought a Top Gun cap just like Viper’s that I still have to this day. Met Chuck Buck and got a personally engraved knife that day, too. Very memorable, obviously.
@ugottaride Yeah. Peter Pettigrew was a character in the Harry Potter films. I've seen comments like this before where people who are total assholes, try to slip in random comments and try to pass them off as historical truths
So yeah, I was skeptical when I saw the name. I looked it up, had to, and gladly was incorrect.
Semper Fi.
Sometime I just realized a just a year or two ago, when Viper told Maverick to give him a call and he would fly with him, there would be no time to get Viper to the ship for the mission, Viper said he would fly with Maverick in front of the other pilots to show them Viper had confidence in Maverick and they should too
Also Viper is a Pilot and not a backseat Radar Intercept Officer(RIO).
Carrier commander be like "your old man was a slacker. You're all slackers!"
Jesus, didn't that guy ever have hair?
This sounds like a slacker comment! Double detention! I'll know if you skip it.
I served as a young Marine in a Marine Corps squadron during this era, early eighties. Our squadron flew the F-4 Phantom aircraft like Mavericks Dad flew. Can tell you there are crashes and death during training. We lost a few crew members. It was the first time in my young life that I experienced the death of Marine brothers I was close to. When you are young, you think nothing could ever happen to you, so you sometimes take things to the edge. I still think of those guys to this day, some forty years later. Semper Fi !
More pilots today are killed in training than by the enemy. One of the reasons the best pilots are found in either the USN or USMC is because we do the kind of things the other services cant like landing on a moving runway. Nothing says stress till you try landing onto a carrier at night in your first storm.
@@CDRhammond Agreed, or while the carrier is moving up and down with the waves too. I know those ships have massive gyros to try to keep the ship level as possible, but trying to beat mother nature is an impossible task.
@@randallanderson4560 Landing on a carrier at night especially in a storm can kill most normal people with the level of stress it causes. Likely pilots are slightly insane to do the job we do ;) :P
@@CDRhammond I know that is why I agreed with you. Trying to land on that small runway in those conditions (ship moving forward while dipping bow to stern, at night in class 3 typhoon conditions) which I've been on deck for those. Its an almost impossible task. Glad I was a Grunt for 25 years. Its conditions like that that question your sanity, lol, but the mission has to get done though.
@@CDRhammond I remember an anecdotal story the Martin Cadin told in one of his novels. During the Vietnam War, they hooked up electrodes to pilot to measure stress during combat. For Naval aviators, the stress levels were higher during landing and even higher on night landings, than during combat operations. Naval aviators are among the best simply because of the skill it takes to land on a pitching postage stamp in the middle of the ocean with no alternate if you run out. CAVU, Fair Winds and Following seas Commander.
Jen, "The Last Samurai" with Tom Cruise is awesome!
I totally forgot I already did that one, it's on my channel 👍👍
My Brother was considered a Hero at Miramar. He delivered the beer.
Actual call signs are seldom "cool". They're usually about your character or a goof that they won't let you forget in good humor. You'll really enjoy Top Gun - Maverick. It's a good thing you are watching them back-to-back while everything is fresh in your memory.
If you want to get a flavor of what real call signs are like, one fighter pilot ALMOST got the call sign PIMP (Pooped in my pants); the powers-that-be put a stop to it since they thought it was too much, but you get the idea.
@@killersalmon4359 LOL. That's about right.
My callsign "Hammer" is actually used in the second movie by RADM. Cain. Now if only I had left the navy with his 2 silver stars instead of the silver oakleaves I had on my collars.
I got that callsign based on my last name and due to the fact, I was not shy about my feelings about hammering it in that it was a huge mistake to attack the US to our enemies.
@@CDRhammond Thank you for your service.
I was watching a doc about life on a US Navy carrier and they had a part where a group of Super Bug pilots were thinking of a call sign for a new pilot. This poor pilot had made the mistake of stating earlier that he Screams Like A Girl on cat launches and yes the call sign SLAG was born.
After all of Jen Murray's movie stories. This one has a special place. When Goose died, it is real. Jen one of your best. I cried 😢
If you’re wondering how Goose died; the canopy wasn’t all the way clear when they ejected, and he ended up flying right into it. He cracked his skull open and it killed him instantly. This is also based off a real fatal accident that happened with an F-14 Tomcat pilot :(
yep they had to redesign the process where the canopy had to clear first before the seat ejected, all because of that accident
Hardly anyone realises that Tim Robbins (Shawshank Redemption) plays Merlin, Cougar and Maverick's replacement rear.
Jet wash is where the air, which is very cold gets superheated as it is turned into jet exhaust. The engines are built to have cold air in and hot air out, so when hot air goes in, that causes the issue - wake turbulence, a compressor stall and a flat spin. In reality this would be very rare and likely occurance.
I have a friend from Newcastle (UK) whom I can make tear up just by saying "Goose is dead."
Lately, a lot of long standing reaction channels have been getting stale and boring as their voting Patreon followers start showing their cultural amnesia, but your channel remains fresh and exciting. 70% of the credit for that goes to your sparkling and genuine enthusiasm (many other RUclipsrs have become commercial and fake as they've gotten big), and 30% of the credit goes to your supporters who keep the channel viable.
@@trekkiejunkLack of classics to some extent, but more the quick disposability of "last years model" and the resultant need to embrace today's hot thing before short attention spans make it passé tomorrow.
Top Gun encapsulates the 80's. Soundtrack, characters, looks....a classic. Happy to see you enjoy these flicks. Love your reactions Jen ❤
Family had lunch at the dive bar in San Diego where Great Balls of Fire was shot at during Christmas on the way to Los Angeles. Brother pointed it out when we drove by and I was like let's just go eat there then! Got the shirt, picture on the piano and there's a cutout there where you can put your head to be Maverick or Charlie.
A movie with a young Tom Cruise is Taps. I can’t find anyone that has done a movie review of it. Made in 1981 it not only has Tom in it but also Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton. And it has the famous actor George C. Scott.
The first time a movie ever made me cry as a child. I even went as Maverick for Halloween. Lets see if she notices Andy Dufresne before he went to Shawshank.
Or Anthony Edwards before he became Dr Mark Greene in ER in 1994 and Val Kilmer before Tombstone and Heat. Michael Ironside (Jester) who appeared in the Tv show Er along with Top Gun co stars Anthony Edwards of course who played Dr Greene and Rick Rossovich (Slider) appeared on the show with Ironside early in shows run. Clarence Gilyard Jr (Sundown) who played computer whiz for Alan Rickmans Hans Gruber in Die Hard in 1988 and later was in tv show Walker Texas Ranger
23:45 F-14 Tomcats can hold 16,200 pounds of fuel, and it can carry 2 external fuel tanks on the bottom and can refuel itself while flying (the external tanks hold about 2,000 pounds of fuel each, and they can also be used as unguided bombs). Also, a Tomcat can weigh 80,000 pounds fully fueled and armed :)
Yes, Danger Zone was written for this movie. If you listen to the opening lyrics, it’s all about hooking up the catapult, getting ready for launch.
We all had to do a routine refresher course on health and hygiene practices and laws recently, the speaker kept using the phrase 'going into the Danger Zone' (re bacteria growth) over and over. This bloody song kept popping into my head.
Don't worry, passed with flying colors. Everyone is alive and well. 👍
@@trekkiejunk It was written for the soundtrack. The rest of your nonsense is conjecture and projection.
23:48 Not wrong. The F-14 was definitely sexy, innovative, and one of the most maneuverable during its service history with the Navy. It was also one of the heaviest for much the same reason that it was maneuverable. Its variable-sweep wings added to its complexity, making maintenance tougher, while also making it heavier. Due to this, the costs to maintain and poor thrust-to-weight ratio made it expensive to field.
Later crafts used by the Navy, while they kept the twin engines (apart from the F-35C, which was basically a reworked F-35A made to be carrier-capable), ditched the variable-sweep wing design altogether.
The first funeral I ever attended was for a soldier who fell out of the back of a Jeep and broke his neck on a training exercise.
The event depicted in the film where Goose died actually happened at Top Gun.
1. Minority Report
2. Jerry Maguire
3. War of the Worlds
4. Mission Impossible series.
Goose is such a likeable character, played by Anthony Edwards.
Eight years after this movie, Anthony Edwards became one of the leads in the very successful TV series _ER_ . Again, his character, Dr. Mark Greene, was very popular. And in ER's 8th season, we again had to deal with the death of Edwards' character.
You'd asked who the enemy pilots are. At the time the US was in the Cold War which was basically a stalemate with Russia where tensions were high but neither side wanted to be the first to attack and give the other a reason to fight. The area where they were in the Indian Ocean was one of many areas around the globe where Russia and the US's areas of control touched or overlapped and both militaries operated.
The callsigns date way back to the early days of military aviation. I've heard theories from different pilots that they came about because of anything from faster recognition over radio transmissions or to avoid confusion if multiple pilots had similar names, that they were a way to hide the pilots' identities in case enemies were listening to their radio transmissions, or just as normal nicknames to mess with each other. There's probably a little truth to each story. One funny callsign is Ewan McGregor, who played Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels, has a brother who served in the British Royal Air Force who was given the callsign "Obi-Two".
Val Kilmer in
“HEAT” is great too !!
Al Pacino and Robert Di Niro are great in it too!!
Val Kilmer in Tombstone deserved an Oscar.
Val Kilmer is a very good actor in Heat in 1995 and The Ghost and The Darkness with Michael Douglas but his character Iceman in Top Gun is iconic and to have had him return as Iceman in Top Gun: Maverick was very memorable and screen time he shared with Tom Cruise since are close friends in real life showed emotion and Cruise said it was very real and that have been friends since filmed the original Top Gun. His role as Doc Holliday in Tombstone is one of my favorites to and seen that movie many times.
Btw the way, "Merlin" who ended up being "Maverick" (Tom Cruise) co-pilot when Goose (Anthony Edward) is Andy Dufrese from Shawkshank Redemption.... it's Tim Robbins.
This came out the summer before my senior year in high school, and so many people joined the navy after school thinking it was going to be cool jets and volleyball games. Good recruiting movie for the navy.
You have to see the movie 'Jack Reacher' with Tom Cruise. It could turn your stomach a little, but the last scene makes it all worth while when he teams with the old Marine...
Being afraid of heights MIGHT be a problem if you're a pilot.
I took my mom to an airshow. She said the same thing, she was excited and said she wishes she could be a pilot. I told her she might have to go higher than 3 feet up.
Yes they do have nicknames, however the technical name is call signs and in most cases your call sign is chosen for you
I really felt your pain on this one, when Goose died...that one still gets me too, each and every time. 💔 Still another Great Reaction, Thanks Jen, and I'm glad that you did Both of Movies back-to-back...it's a Superior Sequel in every way, so I know that You Loved it too!!
Thanks Tom 💔👍
What's more heartbreaking is that the real-life pilot who filmed that death of Goose scene was unable to pull his plane out of the spin used to film it. An actual stunt pilot died while filming Goose's death scene. R.I.P. Art Scholl
I served in USS Enterprise (91-95). This movie made me join USN. I remember a group of us singing “you’ve lost that…” to female recruits while shining our shoes.
Legend ,Jerry Maguire ,Interview with the Vampire ,Tropic Thunder Rain Man, Minority Report ,A Few Good Men , Cocktail, and all of the Mission Impossible movies are just a few you can start with. My favorites.
Don't forget Risky Business, Collateral and The Firm.
@@Enrique74534 Also War of the Worlds (although, IMO, the original 1950-something version is better), and Live, Die, Repeat... for me, mostly because of Emily Blunt😄 Even so, the film is fun to watch.
@@jodonnell64 I think she's already seen Edge of Tomorrow, which is the actual name of Live, Die, Repeat. That's the one Tom Cruise movie that she'd seen before Top Gun.
@@Enrique74534 and The Outsiders.
@@jodonnell64 Jack Reacher, Oblivion, Vanilla Sky (if you can find it in), most definitely Minority Report, and for Laughs and some OMG why did he do this movie “The Mummy”.
This movie has one of the best soundtracks!
The guys who made Airplane! also made a excellent parody of Top Gun called Hot Shots! it stars, pre-2 and a Half Men, Charlie Sheen and Jon Cryer.
Part Deux is hilarious too, though Jen needs to at least see Platoon, Apocalypse Now (theatrical cut), and Wall Street to understand the in-jokes.
@@dan_hitchman007Seen Top Gun but never saw Hot Shots 1 all the way through. I've seen Part Deux a billion times though admittedly never seen any of those movies it parodies.
@@megafan2000 One of the biggest jokes in the movie "Hot Shots: Part Deux" is with Charlie Sheen's actor father Martin Sheen and you have to have seen the three films I mentioned to understand what they are talking about.
@@dan_hitchman007 You forgot Rambo II
@@luxurybuzz3681 I did say "at least." The Rambo Trilogy is worth it too.
I just noticed! Maverick got his callsign because he goes his own way. Goose got his callsign because he makes people laugh. Iceman got his callsign because he flies so cool. Sundown got his callsign because... 🤔
Ice is a stickler for the rules too. That's why he really isn't a "bad guy" in this movie. He just doesn't like operations outside of the rules which keep people safe.
Training deaths happen more often than you would think. Within the first 2 years of my son joining the Air Force, there were 3 training deaths during large Army training maneuvers. His job was support of the ground troops so he was out in the field with them. Mom wasn't a fan after that.
Oh! And since callsigns usually aren't as flattering as in the movie LOL .. you'd probably get Wheezy :O
That almost perpetual smile on your face in the beginning was so great to see, Jen. As for your call sign, you're definitely "Flick chick". Great reaction as always. :)
Thanks WS! ☺️👍
GREAT call name W.S.!
naw, i like ponytail as your call sign
Callsigns are mostly derogatory in nature and make fun of a physical attribute or make fun of something funny or stupid the pilot did in training. A fitting callsign for Jen, would be 'Specks', because she wears glasses.
@@jeffburnham6611 or weezer
Cougar had a full-blown panic attack. The dude was dead to rights and only survived because the other guy just "didn't want to" pull the trigger. Having your life directly hanging on the decision of someone else and not being in control would mess anyone up. Its akin to a criminal pointing a gun at your head and you only live because "they're feeling generous" or something
I grew up with Top Gun and it’s the movie that made me wanna become a pilot! And the intro is the most badass movie intro I’ve ever seen. Those F-14 Tomcats are my favorite jets too. They’re so massive and yet super fast and agile, and majestic looking! ❤
I always say the Tomcat is like a ballerina who eats too many hotdogs. Beautiful, agile and graceful despite the extra pounds. Still the best looking plane ever built.
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Fun fact: there are no MIG-28s, there ARE Russian MIG-29s, but to avoid an international incident during the cold war, they changed the jets make. If you haven't yet, watch Tom Cruise's "Rain Man", a drama based on real life.
Jen, "Days of Thunder" is a great Tom Cruise movie that doesn't have many reactions. The soundtrack of that movie is my favorite.
Seen this movie going on seventy times. Best. Movie. Ever.
I served in the Navy when this movie came out, and we all lost our minds over it!
Tim Robbins from, "The Shawshank Redemption". His second co-pilot, "Merlin" after Goose. For the finale action scenes, if you didn't notice by chance.
Imagine seeing this film, on the big screen, in the theater, I think I saw this 3 times, was sooo cool!!! The 3rd time, I remember the Navy recruiters were set up outside the theater, and would try and recruit kids coming in to see this film...that's great this film was/is and how influential it was back in '86, great reaction as usual Jen!! Thanks for watching this one! Hope all is well with you, and is well in Canada..👍👍👍👍👍
"Top Gun" is one of the ultimate 80s movies that you had to see, especially if you're a dude! I loved it the very 1st time I saw it back in the day.
Weeping Scorpion stated below that "Flick Chick" should be your call name. I like that one. I'd give you the handle "Swoon" with 4 stars pasted just above your helmet visor. 🛩 Loved the reaction, as always. 📽❤️
The entire "Mission: Impossible" franchise, "Jerry Maguire", "Minority Report", "Risky Business", "Collateral", "The Last Samurai" and "Edge of Tomorrow" are my choices for T.C. films. I still loved him best in "Tropic Thunder"! BOOTY SWEAT!
Goose, was the motivation for much of Mavrick's good actions. (I mean good as opposed to rule breaking) And in a movie like this Goose's death was the big loss. Mav losing the girl wouldn't affect him, kick him out of Top Gun the movie ends, it had to be Goose.
Banking! Yes, very good! And for that, I say your call sign should be Banksy. My favorite Tom Cruise movie is "Rain Man".
Great Top Gun reaction. It is such a fun popcorn movie. Originally the film was more about all the pilots, but the producers decided to focus more on the romance aspect after seeing a Charlie like female expert at Top Gun.
As probably said elsewhere, call signs are voted on by your piers, not self chosen. So my vote for yours Jen would be Book. As in by the "book". Also a play on the sexy librarian look that you have going with the glasses.
Another Val Kilmer film, from the year before this, that is one of my fav comedies is Real Genius (1985).
Top Gun took him on a more serious film path, afterwards, but I always thought he was a great comedic actor.
Slamming your head into the canopy even with the helmet on; snapped his neck, perhaps. Worse is that Goose was concussed then drifted into the water. The oddest part is that both were wearing their automatic inflatable vests, which would've deployed when exposed to seawater. For the scene, both devices were not inflated. Driving home that Goose was submerged until Maverick 'pulled' him above the surface and awaited Medivac.
Yes, Danger Zone was made for this movie. Kenny Loggins made like half of the 80s movie theme songs.
I ADORED this movie when it came out! I was in NJROTC (high school level Navy ROTC)... and after the summer break, we came back to a new teacher in NJROTC - a U.S. Navy Commander, who drove up in his red Porche, wearing his Navy Khaki uniform, with his leather flight jacket... Commander Richmond was a REAL F-14 pilot, the year after we all watched Top Gun. He was kinda our hero. 🙂
For your callsign? I'm gonna say either "Cinema" or "Reactor" (with a radiation symbol on your flight helmet).
And don't feel bad for mourning Goose... It's been more than 30 years, and I'm still not over Goose!
I cannot WAIT for your Top Gun Maverick reaction! (one of the top 3 sequels in movie history!)
Tom Cruise movies I recommend: Oblivion, Days of Thunder, Mission Impossible(s). I loved having Mr Stickland (principle from back to the future) in this. Michael Ironside also was great... he commands such a presence in his roles. Jet wash is the effected space behind the jet engines that's effected by the thrust of the engines. Your utter shock about Goose was such a genuinely surprised reaction. It was obvious that nothing like that happening was on your radar. In general call signs and nick names in the military are given to new recruits from an event that happens whether embarrassing or bold. I can't think of any specific events from your reactions... but as someone who reacts.... Shock, Shocker, Fash, Bink, Pulse, Shimmer, Wavelength, Insight, Vision, Spyglass, Judge Jen, Optic are a few I think could work for you. Got to love browsing words through a thesaurus... helps with things like this.
Oblivion is fab! ♥
Anthony Edwards and Meg Ryan were such a cool couple in this -- they actually were together for a while after the movie.
Not all callsigns are as cool as Viper...the pilot Tom Cruise went up with to get a feel for the F-14 and what being a pilot is all about was named of all things.."Bozo". So considering all of the grandpa wheezes displayed, I can see your call sign being wheeze or "Weezy"..🤣 your decision of course... good review darlin'.....
Thanks! ☺️👍
For a call sign how does Jen 'Snowbird' Murray sound?
9:10 yes they are real. Maverick is flying the F-14 Tomcat in the Top Gun school the other jet is a F-4 Skyhawk a jet from the mid 50s .
The 'MIG-25' is actually an American trainer the F-5 Tiger. There was no real MIG-25.
The F-14 was THE BEST carrier based aircraft in the world, and one of the best fighters in the world full stop.
Airplanes that fly off of aircraft carriers have to be built differently than land based aircraft they are more ruggedly built to take the hard catapult launches and landings.
25:25 Jet wash is the turbulent air in the wake of an aircraft. Think of it as turbulence pumped up to 11. The rough airflow can stall a jet engine or just knock a plane out of the air.
Glad you enjoyed the movie. I mentioned once before in the comments that you should see the movie 'Collateral.' It's one of Cruise's best work and highly rated.
Someone probably already said this, but most callsigns are incredibly boring. Mine for instance would probably be something like either "Rollin" or "Henry" since my last name is Rollins. Yours might end up as something like "Jennay" or "Wheeze". You don't pick your callsign in most cases. Also, I should mention that on actual missions, the callsign you actually use on missions is specific to that mission. For instance, if you are designated as "Bowler Flight" with another aircraft, you would be referred to as Bowler One if you were the lead of that flight for that mission. The next mission may be HighTop One, etc depending on what flight you're in and what position.
Pretty much any Tom Cruise movie is a good shout. Personal favourites of mine are Oblivion, Rock of Ages, Jack Reacher (just the first one), and the Mission Impossibles
Good Choices!
I’d highly recommend Risky Business which was a breakout film for Tom Cruise.
OMG- you have quite a the possibly long Tom Cruise road ahead of you with SIX Mission Impossible films to watch, not including the Seventh one “Dead Reckoning” out this summer that can not yet serve as your victory lap because it is only “Part One”!😅
I enjoyed both of the Jack Reacher films. But I think the Amazon Prime series Reacher is better, in part because as good an actor as Tom Cruise is he really doesn't fit the part of Jack Reacher. I was hoping for a second season of Reacher by now, but at least the word is that it's finished filming so hopefully it won't be too much longer.
In the 80s, MIGs were assumed to be Soviet (Russian). No one else even came close to competing with the US in the air.
This movie had a lot of influence from MTV, in the 80s it was the golden age of that music video channel, and they tried to recreate the experience of watching music videos but in movies, that's why the movies from that period in the mid-80s were movies. They had a lot of music and montages, a very pop lighting aesthetic, very colorful images, other movies influenced by MTV: Rocky 4, Flashdance and Footloose, Days Of Thunder, Beverly Hills Cop 1 and 2, etc.
Days of Thunder was technically a “90’s” movie but I agree, she should definitely check it out! Btw, all of the flying scenes were shot with real aircraft with direct cooperation of the US Navy!
even in training, you are in danger while in service. my father had to clean up what was left when a 155mm killed its own gun grew. I saw one real world that was a spider bite that caused another real world in the form of a broken leg.
Other great Tom Cruise movies, in my opinion, A Few Good Men; The Firm; and Collateral. Also one of his first starring roles, a young Tom Cruise in All The Right Moves. Many others but those are my favorites.
If you like this kind of naval aviation movie, before Top Gun there was the 1980 movie “The Final Countdown”. Definitely worth a look for any sci-Fi and navy aviation fan.
I was absolutely obsessed with this movie as a kid when it first came out (yes, I’m that old)! To this day I will still watch it anytime it happens to be on tv! Days of Thunder was another one of my childhood favorites which was basically just Top Gun in race cars. Thanks for yet another awesome reaction Jen! I’m sure you’re gonna love Maverick as well (though I didn’t find it quite as good as the original but it was still awesome, as nearly every Tom Cruise movie is)!
Right there with you. This movie is one of the reasons I became a USN aviator myself.
Yeah, when I was a kid in the 80s, I must have seent that movie a hundred times on VHS. That, and Iron Eagle. 😅
8:00 your fav move is called a “battle break”
80's classic
Fantastic reaction Jen.
Your excitement, curiosity and playful attitude makes it so fun.
I remember asking to see this as a kid when it first came out because of the cool fighter planes. My older sister saw it, but my parents found out about the steamy love scene and
said I couldn't go. RIP Goose
Can't wait to see your reaction to the sequel.
Glad you got to see Top Gun one of my favorite movies of all time and seen you have Rocky films among others. I have been a fan of Top Gun since was 10 years old and 36 years old now. My wife became a fan of it after we watched it together and watch it every year and I recommend Top Gun: Maverick if you haven’t seen it yet. We had Take My Breath Away as one of songs at wedding dance 11 years ago now.
27:47 You can see although he is denied permission to the flyby, both planes Ice Man's and Maverick's make the flyby, basically Ice Man endorsing Maverick's celebratory attitude.
And so from a rivalry, a friendship is born.
The outsiders will always be my favorite tom cruise movie. It hits home with me . Reminds me of childhood.
From my understanding, Cougar quit not because of the pressure of becoming the best, rather the risk of losing his life and leaving his family behind that can occur anytime.
One of my all-time favorite movies. I can probably count on one hand the people in my life who have seen it and don't like it...and those people are wrong.
Music in this movie was composed by Harold Faltermeyer (Beverly Hills Cop I & II, Fletch, The Running Man) and Giorgio Moroder (Midnight Express, Scarface, Flashdance, The NeverEnding Story). Moroder won his second Oscars award from composing Take My Breath Away, which was performed by Berlin (it was originally supposed to be done by Blondie, but their version was rejected iirc). Moroder is one of the most important figures of modern popular music, he's produced/composed loads of massive hits and was pioneering electronic dance/pop music in the 70's. Harold Faltermeyer is basically his student, working together on some albums and movie scores in the 70's and 80's after Moroder discovered him. When these guys come together, you know the music is going to kick ass, they were huge in the 80's.
When Goose died, I almost lost that lovin feeling...
Bring on Top Gun Maverick...
Since I'm old I remember Tom Cruise from his beginnings. I'd recommend Risky Business - great 80's nostalgia (Tom is so young!) and A Few Good Men, which is well worth a reaction.
Jen, you will LOVE the sequel. Us mere mortals that saw this in theaters in '86 had to wait 36 years for it, and it was definitely worth the wait!
Forgot you're Canadian: I was just in Delta, B.C., on Sunday & Monday for work, for the first time in 8 years, and brought back 2 bags of ketchup chips, and some Aer-O bars...missed those. 😁
There are a lot of great Tom Cruise films, and many have been rightfully suggested here, but let me add one that isn't a giant movie, but super interesting for what it was. Tom Cruise followed up Top Gun with the film The Color of Money where he co-stars with Paul Newman! It's kind of a much later sequel to Newman's 1961 film The Hustler, about a young pool shark. Well worth a watch.
Oh yea, I love this move. When I saw it as a kid my brother and I did the high five they do while playing volleyball for like a month. I was incredibly impressed with Top Gun Maverick as well. Looking forward to that reaction too.!
8:24 that part!
1. An old shipmate of mine was on the Enterprise when they filmed this.
2. Gooses death was not Maverick's fault. Iceman was bogarting his LOS approach and they got caught in the jet wash.
3. I spent 24 years in the US Navy. 6 on "bird farms" (Carriers). I have seen 1000+ launches and landings without a single crash. These men and the men working the flat tops are doing the most dangerous job in the world (for the good guys). Shout out😎
4. Kelly McGillis/Charlie was in a movie with Harrison Ford "Witness" that's seriously worth a first time/share HINT HINT
5. Tom Skerritt/Viper not only played Dallas in "Alien" he also played Strawberry in "Up in Smoke" with Cheech and Chong.
6. Val Kilmer/Iceman has a long list of movies including but not limited to: "Willow", "The Doors" and "Tombstone"
7. The officer(Goose) is the RIO (Radar Intercept Officer) radar, communications and navigation.
8. Onboard the ship the Squadron leader would not be smoking a cigar in that operation space.
9. Meg Ryan is my honey. A great overlooked movie with her is with Tom Hanks called "Joe vs the Volcano" She plays 3 parts. HINT HINT
10. Onboard the ship/aircraft all the perspiration is Hollywood(not the pilot). There is AC onboard.
11. The TOP GUN school is no longer located at Miramar near San Diego. It's now at NAS Fallon, NV.
12. In 1991 I was stationed on the USS INDEPENDENCE (CV-62) and they made a movie onboard called "Flight of the Intruder". It was seriously cool. Brad Johnson, Willem DeFoe and Danny Glover. I'm actually in it for a very brief period of time. HINT HINT.
13. Watching/sharing the new "Top Gun Maverick" is a must. The ariel work in that movie makes this one seems like they were practicing. Better yet, it has a mission, besides Navy recruiting.
Great movie. A great 80s underrated Spy Comedy with the guy who plays Goose is Gotcha! which I highly recommend you see. Other great Val Kilmer movie is The Saint and Wilow. Also you should try other Tom Cruise movies like Rainman , The Firm, A Few Good Man, Cocktail, Interview with a vampire, Vanilea Sky. There is also the spoof of the movie Hot Shots. Also another 80's classic movie like this Officer and a Gentleman.
You listed quite a few good movies…Gotcha is not one of them.
@@BDogg2023 Oh yes it is. One of my favorite movies of all times.
@@totomomo18 You must be a real movie Wirgen. It was funny when I was a kid in the 80s. It really doesn’t hold up well.
@@BDogg2023 It holds up just fine and I have seen allot of movies I was also a kid in the 80's . This movie is great and like I said it is one of my favorites of all the many many movies I saw from the 80's till now.
Aviation is inherently dangerous. Then cram 90 to a 120 plane on to a ship with 5000 men out in the middle of the ocean, it turns into one of the most dangerous jobs in the world. The Navy has thousands of safety rule and regulations. Every one was written in blood.
I was n VA-94 from 75 to 79. I was an Aviation Ordnanceman commonly called a BB Stacker. We were the guys that serviced, maintained and loaded out the weapons systems of our squadron's planes. It was a hard job but pilots loved us 'cause we loaded the stuff that went boom.
On my first cruise which was a peace time cruise, two F-4s , one during take off and one on the hanger deck and an A-7 from my squadron. They never told us why or how he crashed at sea.
I saw the F-4 we lost on launching . It's engine sucked something and exploded. The pilot ejected safely. They are single seater planes.
The F-4 accident on the hanger deck happened when an unsecured winch hook brook loose from tit's mount and fell through a wing. This happened during supper time and the line ran right by that plane. It scared the crap out of us but no one was hurt.
To me the most amazing thing is everyone is so young. Most of the guys I worked with were 17 to 21 years old. We were responsible for handling millions of dollars worth government property. Many of us weren't even old enough to buy a beer legally in the country we were serving.
15:04 I like Jen's happy dance. So adorable 👏
I remember seeing this movie in the theater with my dad back in 86' I was 14 or 15 years old. Thought that was the coolest movie ever.
What Was the movie experience like in the 80s?
I am a licensed commercial pilot and I’m afraid of heights but being in the airplane, I’m not
One of the best movies ever and an instant classic, so glad you finally got to react to this movie.
Loved it!!
Great reaction, Jen. Our should I call you by my recommended call sign, "Wheezer"? Your "grandpa laugh" [wheeze] gets me everytime.
I was stationed at Miramar when they were filming Top Gun. Never saw TC myself, but the station was chock-full of film crew and equipment.
Tons of 80s cheese in this one, and I'm all here for it. Lol. I hope you get to Maverick soon. It's quite simply an excellent sequel.
Tom Cruise has an EXCELLENT filmography. I mean, the guy has been a superstar for approaching 40 years, and has dozens of incredible films. I'm hoping once you finish the Bond films, you dive into the Mission: Impossible films, as they are tons of fun, and have some absolute incredible stunts (mostly performed by Cruise).
When I was in the Navy, I was a sonar technician on a submarine. I got to hear jets taking off from the surface of an aircraft carrier, while I was underneath them. One of the coolest experiences of my life. Once I got out of the Navy, I became an actor. I once appeared in a Dutch TV show about flight school. I played a student pilot. The crafts table on set had lots of Dutch snacks including several varieties of black licorice. I normally don't like black licorice, but I think it's primarily due to the artificial ingredients they use here in America. Over there, it's all natural and much better tasting.
I saw this opening night in 1986 when I was 17. I had to patiently wait 36 yrs for the sequel. 🌠😉
The pilots normally get their call sign by something happening to them during their training. One of our pilots earned his call sign while flying with us at VA-174 DET (Detachment) NAS (Naval Air Station) El Centro. The pilot went into a bombing run and his canopy separated from his A-7 aircraft. The Pilot kept his cool, lowered his seat as far down as it could go, and flew a clean landing at NAS El Centro, bringing the plan back to the ramp. His call sign got assigned him, so for his career he was known as Breezy.
Top gun use to be at NAS Miramar, but they flew their missions in Nevada. To save fuel, time and training duration the Navy move Top Gun to NAF (Naval Air Field) Fallon, Nevada. The small jets which the Top Gun instructors were flying are A-4 Skyhawks. All the pilots who I knew which flew Skyhawks, loved the handling of the nimble jets.
Your call sign - ‘Canadian Goose.’
OK....thats pretty good, funny too!
I love that!! ☺️👍
As it turns out the guys in the background during the bar scene when they are singing you Lost that Loving feeling, are some of the actual top gun instructor pilots who will be flying in some of the scenes you see later in the movie
I love all your reactions. BUT . . . I love your ACTION MOVIE reactions best of all because of how excited and invested you get. Very cool!!!
Thanks Raul! I love action movies! ☺️👍
26:55 I saw a PBS "Nova" documentay that had a great cockpit video recorded during training in which you, the audience, could clearly (and loudly) hear the missile warning, but the pilot's brain was overwhelmed with so much incoming information that it couldn't process the warning, and though his ears picked up the sound, his brain didn't hear it. The documentary went on about different types of interfaces and conrol systems to help prevent that kind of overload.
Okay, call signs for Jen… “Barf”… “Wheeze”… “Banking Manoeuvre”… (don’t believe the movie - call signs are rarely flattering and are usually in-jokes!) 😁
It was so much fun seeing you get pulled straight into the movie, Jen! I love it when the 80s reaches out and grabs someone… and then seeing you get flustered by silhouetted lurrrrrve scene, and all the while watching with sympathy, knowing what happens to Goose…
The flying footage in this movie is incredible, and I don’t think it’s ever been topped (even in the new one). It’s about 90 or 95% real too, with just a few shots being done with miniatures (when the F-14 is in the flat spin, some of the missile and all of the explosions). I can’t even tell you how awesome it was, seeing it as a 10-year-old!
When it became a massive hit, Paramount wanted to rush a sequel into production, thinking they could do it on the cheap by using the left-over aerial footage. When they were told that almost every frame of usable footage had already been used, they decided to give it a miss and the only sequel we got was a video game… until last year! Hope you enjoy that one too!
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Call signs are given to an aviator by the other members of the squadron and they are usually not very kind when assigning them.
@@lawrencewestby9229 Pete Pettigrew talked about how he got the callsign “Viper” over on Fighter Pilot Podcast. Had to resort to cunning subterfuge to get himself a cool callsign!
Call sign: WHISPER
I can't wait until you get to the next one, Jen!
Jens 28:02 handle: *howls*
You already have a call-sign, it's Jennypenny. Great reaction with your usual enthusiasm. If you want to see other performances by Tom Cruise, I highly recommend Born on the Fourth of July, Magnolia, and Tropic Thunder. I apologize if I don't watch your reaction to the sequel--I don't watch reactions to movies I haven't seen, but I'll download the video and throw you a like. Stay groovy.
"Jennypenny?" That sounds cool
@@schanderson Yeah... it's her "callsign" from all the Bond movies she's been watching. Also, Kevin, good call on Born on the Fourth of July.