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Friday, March 3, 2023 at 8:00 PM Eastern 

Top Gun

 

Friday, March 10, 2023 at 8:00 PM Eastern 

Top Gun Maverick

 

Saturday, March 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM Eastern

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Top Gun


 

United States Naval Aviator Lieutenant Pete "Maverick" Mitchell and his
Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) Lieutenant Junior Grade Nick "Goose" Bradshaw,
stationed in the Indian Ocean aboard the USS Enterprise, fly the F-14A
Tomcat. During an interception with two hostile MiG-28s,[a] Maverick
missile-locks on one, while the other hostile locks onto Maverick's wingman,
Cougar. Maverick drives it off, but Cougar is so shaken that Maverick defies
orders to land and shepherds him back to the carrier. Cougar resigns his
commission. Maverick and Goose are sent in his place by CAG "Stinger" to
attend Top Gun, the Naval Fighter Weapons School at Naval Air Station
Miramar.

 

Before the first day of instruction, Maverick unsuccessfully approaches a
woman at a bar. He learns the next day she is an astrophysicist and civilian
Top Gun instructor, Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood. She becomes interested in
Maverick upon learning of his inverted maneuver with a MiG-28. In Maverick's
first training hop, he flies below 10,000 feet (3,000 m), breaking a major
rule of engagement, to defeat instructor Lieutenant Commander Rick "Jester"
Heatherly. Maverick and Goose also buzz the control tower when specifically
told not to do so. They are reprimanded by chief instructor Commander Mike
"Viper" Metcalf.

 

Privately, Jester tells Viper that while he admires Maverick's skill, he is
not sure if he would trust him as a teammate in combat. In class, Charlie
objects to Maverick's aggressive tactics against the MiG-28, but privately
tells him she admires his flying; they begin a romantic relationship.

 

On training Hop 19, Maverick abandons his wingman "Hollywood" to chase
Viper. As a result, first Hollywood and then Maverick are defeated in a
demonstration of the value of teamwork. Jester tells Maverick his flying is
excellent, but criticizes him for leaving his wingman. Maverick's rival,
Lieutenant Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, calls his behavior "foolish", "dangerous"
and worse than the enemy, to which Maverick responds "I am dangerous".

 

Maverick and Iceman, the leading contenders for the Top Gun Trophy, chase an
A-4 in Hop 31. As Iceman has trouble getting a lock on the A-4, Maverick
pressures him to break off so that he can move into firing position.
However, Maverick's F-14 flies through Iceman's jet wash and suffers a
flameout of both engines, going into an unrecoverable flat spin. Maverick
and Goose eject, but Goose fatally slams into the jettisoned aircraft
canopy.

 

The board of inquiry clears Maverick of any wrongdoing, but he is shaken and
guilt-ridden, and considers quitting. He seeks advice from Viper, who flew
with Maverick's father in the Vietnam War-era air battle where he was
killed. Contrary to official reports faulting Mitchell, Viper says he died
heroically. He tells him he can succeed if he regains his self-confidence.
Maverick chooses to graduate and congratulates Iceman, who has won the Top
Gun Trophy. Iceman, Hollywood, and Maverick receive immediate deployment
orders to deal with a crisis situation; they are sent to the Enterprise to
provide air support for the rescue of the SS Layton, a disabled
communication ship that drifted into hostile waters.

 

Aboard Enterprise, Iceman and Hollywood are assigned to provide air cover,
with Maverick and RIO Merlin on standby. Iceman expresses his concerns to
Stinger about Maverick's mental state, but is told to just do his job.
Iceman and Hollywood are pulled into a dogfight with what first appear to be
two MiGs, but turn out to be six. After Hollywood is shot down, Maverick is
scrambled. He goes into a spin after encountering another jet wash, but
recovers. Shaken, he breaks off, but then re-engages and shoots down three
MiGs. Iceman destroys a fourth, and the remaining two MiGs withdraw. Upon
their triumphant return to Enterprise, the pilots share their newfound
respect for one another. Finally confident and able to let go of the guilt
caused by the training accident, Maverick later throws Goose's dog tags
overboard.

 

Offered the choice of any assignment, Maverick chooses to return to Top Gun
as an instructor. He and Charlie reunite at a bar in Miramar.

 

Cast

Tom Cruise as LT Pete "Maverick" Mitchell: A US Navy pilot. The character
was loosely based on Duke Cunningham and his accomplishments during the
Vietnam War.[9]

Kelly McGillis as Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood: Instructor of Top Gun and
Maverick's love interest. The character is based on a real-life person,
Christine Fox, who worked at Naval Air Station Miramar.[10]

Val Kilmer as LT Tom "Iceman" Kazansky: One of Top Gun's students and
Maverick's rival turned wingman.

Anthony Edwards as LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw: Maverick's radar intercept
officer and best friend.

Tom Skerritt as CDR Mike "Viper" Metcalf: Commanding officer and instructor
of Top Gun. A veteran of the Vietnam War who served with Duke Mitchell,
Maverick's father. The character was based on a real person: Rear Admiral
Pete "Viper" Pettigrew, a former Navy aviator, Vietnam War veteran and Top
Gun instructor, who served as a technical advisor on the film and also makes
a cameo appearance in the film as a colleague of Charlie's.

Michael Ironside as LCDR Rick "Jester" Heatherly: A Naval Aviator, and Top
Gun instructor

John Stockwell as LT Bill "Cougar" Cortell: Maverick's former wingman

Barry Tubb as LTJG Leonard "Wolfman" Wolfe: Hollywood's radar intercept
officer

Rick Rossovich as LTJG Ron "Slider" Kerner: Iceman's radar intercept officer

Tim Robbins as LTJG Sam "Merlin" Wells: Cougar's radar intercept officer
(later Maverick's during the climax)

Clarence Gilyard as LTJG Marcus "Sundown" Williams: Chipper's radar
intercept officer (later Maverick's during the end of training)

Whip Hubley as LT Rick "Hollywood" Neven: A student from Top Gun and
Iceman's wingman during the climax

James Tolkan as CDR Tom "Stinger" Jardian: Commander of the USS Enterprise
Carrier Air Group

Meg Ryan as Carole Bradshaw (wife of LTJG Nick "Goose" Bradshaw)

Adrian Pasdar as LT Charles "Chipper" Piper: A Naval Aviator and student of
Top Gun

Aaron and Adam Weis as Bradley Bradshaw: Goose and Carole's son (uncredited)

 


Top Gun Maverick


 

More than 30 years after graduating from Top Gun,[a] United States Navy
Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell is a test pilot. Despite many achievements,
repeated insubordination has kept him from flag rank;[b] his friend and
former Top Gun rival, Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky, now commander of the
Pacific Fleet, often protects Maverick. Rear Admiral Chester "Hammer" Cain
plans to cancel Maverick's hypersonic "Darkstar" scramjet program in favor
of funding drones. To save the program, Maverick unilaterally changes the
target speed for that day's test from Mach 9 to the final contract
specification of Mach 10. However, the prototype is destroyed when he cannot
resist pushing beyond Mach 10. Iceman again saves Maverick's career by
assigning him to the Top Gun school at NAS North Island for his next
assignment, but Cain tells Maverick that the era of crewed fighter aircraft
will soon be over.

 

The Navy has been tasked with destroying an unsanctioned uranium enrichment
plant, located in an underground bunker at the end of a canyon, before it
becomes operational. It is defended by surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), GPS
jammers, and fifth-generation Su-57 fighters as well as older F-14 Tomcats.
Maverick devises a plan employing two pairs of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets armed
with laser-guided bombs,[c] but instead of participating in the strike, he
is to train an elite group of Top Gun graduates assembled by Air Boss Vice
Admiral Beau "Cyclone" Simpson.

 

Maverick dogfights his skeptical students and prevails in every contest,
winning their respect. Lieutenants Jake "Hangman" Seresin and Bradley
"Rooster" Bradshaw-son of Maverick's dead best friend and RIO Nick "Goose"
Bradshaw-clash: Rooster dislikes Hangman's cavalier attitude, while Hangman
criticizes Rooster's cautious flying. Maverick reunites with former
girlfriend Penny Benjamin, to whom he reveals that he promised Rooster's
dying mother that Rooster would not become a pilot. Rooster, unaware of the
promise, angrily resents Maverick for dropping his Naval Academy
application-impeding his military career-and blames him for his father's
death. Maverick is reluctant to further interfere with Rooster's career, but
the alternative is to send him on the extremely dangerous mission. He tells
his doubts to Iceman, who has terminal throat cancer. Iceman advises that
"It's time to let go" and reassures him that both the Navy and Rooster need
Maverick.

 

After Iceman dies, Cyclone removes Maverick as instructor following a
training incident in which an F/A-18F is lost. Cyclone relaxes the mission
parameters, so they are easier to execute but make escape much more
difficult. During Cyclone's announcement, Maverick makes an unauthorized
flight through the course with his preferred parameters, proving that it can
be done. Cyclone reluctantly appoints Maverick as team leader.

 

Maverick flies the lead F/A-18E, accompanied by a buddy lazing F/A-18F[d]
flown by Lieutenant Natasha "Phoenix" Trace and WSO Lieutenant Robert "Bob"
Floyd. Rooster leads the second strike pair, which includes Lieutenant
Reuben "Payback" Fitch and WSO Lieutenant Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia. The four
jets launch from an aircraft carrier, and Tomahawk cruise missiles destroy
the nearby air base as they approach. The teams destroy the plant, but the
SAMs open fire during their escape, as anticipated. Rooster runs out of
countermeasures, and Maverick sacrifices his plane to protect him. Believing
Maverick to be dead, the others are ordered back to the carrier, but Rooster
returns to find that Maverick ejected and is being targeted by an Mi-24
attack helicopter. After destroying the gunship, Rooster is shot down by a
SAM and ejects. The two rendezvous and steal an F-14 from the damaged air
base. Maverick and Rooster destroy two intercepting Su-57s, but a third
attacks as they run out of ammunition and countermeasures. Hangman arrives
in time to shoot it down, and the planes return safely.

 

Later, Rooster helps Maverick work on his P-51 Mustang. Rooster looks at a
photo of their mission's success, pinned alongside a photo of his late
father and a young Maverick, as Penny and Maverick fly off in the P-51.

 

Cast

Tom Cruise as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell: A test pilot and flight
instructor, training a group of Top Gun graduates for a specialized
mission[15]

Val Kilmer as Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky: The commander of U.S. Pacific
Fleet, close friend and former rival of Maverick

Miles Teller as Lieutenant Bradley "Rooster" Bradshaw: An F/A-18E pilot in
the mission training group. He is the son of Maverick's late RIO and best
friend, LTJG Nick "Goose", and Carole Bradshaw. Rooster was previously
portrayed by twins Aaron and Adam Weis in Top Gun in uncredited roles.

Jennifer Connelly as Penelope "Penny" Benjamin: Maverick's rekindled love
interest, who is a single mother, a bar owner, and the daughter of an
admiral[e]

Jon Hamm as Vice Admiral Beau "Cyclone" Simpson: The commander of Naval Air
Forces

Glen Powell as LT Jake "Hangman" Seresin: An F/A-18E pilot and mission
candidate

Lewis Pullman as LT Robert "Bob" Floyd: Phoenix's F/A-18F WSO and mission
candidate[f]

Ed Harris as Rear Admiral Chester "Hammer" Cain: Maverick's superior and
head of the Darkstar program[g][16]

Monica Barbaro as LT Natasha "Phoenix" Trace: An F/A-18F pilot and mission
candidate

Charles Parnell as RADM Solomon "Warlock" Bates: The commander of the Naval
Aviation Warfighting Development Center and an acquaintance of Maverick's

Jay Ellis as LT Reuben "Payback" Fitch: An F/A-18F pilot and mission
candidate

Danny Ramirez as LT Mickey "Fanboy" Garcia: Payback's F/A-18F WSO and
mission candidate

Greg Tarzan Davis as LT Javy "Coyote" Machado: An F/A-18E pilot and mission
candidate

Bashir Salahuddin as Chief Warrant Officer Four Bernie "Hondo" Coleman: A
friend of Maverick's

Manny Jacinto as LT Billy "Fritz" Avalone: An F/A-18E pilot and mission
candidate

Raymond Lee as LT Logan "Yale" Lee: An F/A-18F pilot and mission candidate

Jake Picking as LT Brigham "Harvard" Lennox: Yale's F/A-18F WSO and mission
candidate

Jack Schumacher as LT Neil "Omaha" Vikander: An F/A-18F pilot and mission
candidate

Kara Wang as LT Callie "Halo" Bassett: Omaha's F/A-18F WSO and mission
candidate

Lyliana Wray as Amelia Benjamin: Penny's daughter

Jean Louisa Kelly as Sarah Kazansky: Iceman's wife

James Handy as Jimmy: An old bartender at Penny's bar

Chido Nwokocha as Mission Controller

Chelsea Harris as Admiral's Aide

Anthony Edwards, Meg Ryan, as well as Aaron and Adam Weis appear as the
Bradshaw family in archive footage from Top Gun, along with Kelly McGillis
as Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood.

 


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