#Top Gun (1986)

[amostexcellentblog]

I will never forget the day I discovered “wingmen” was already used as a euphemism for gay lovers before the Top Gun fandom got ahold of it.

Oh, but hey, it’s probably just a coincidence, it’s not like there’s any proof the cast or filmmakers were aware of this, by all accounts, obscure queer historical aviation romance. It’s not like the top half of the cover art mirrors a famous scene from the fil… wait…

“You can be my wingman anytime”

“Bullshit, you can be mine” indeed Tony Scott.

[needforspeed161]

Some things I learned reading the original 1986 Top Gun script (because it was part of my English class and I read that shit like a fanfic at 3am giggling and kicking my feet that it was actually contributing to my career now lmaoooo)

-Pete “Maverick” Mitchell was originally called Evan “Maverick” Mitchell

-Slider was the original one in the O club to have the snarky conversation with Goose and Maverick

-Goose lost a drinking game.

-Goose was making gay jokes with an A7 pilot buddy of his that was unnamed.

-Maverick and Goose both rode to NAS Miramar on the back of Mavericks bike and got pulled over by a CHP on the way there and it was very awkward, Maverick was being a little shit to the cop the entire time (YOU GO BABY)

-Iceman saw him get pulled over and that was his first impression of him.

-At the very end they wrote out an entire scene of just Maverick pushing through the crowd of the flight crew to get to Ice so they could stare intensely at eachother in silence before giggling at eachother.

-VAL KILMER WAS NOT KIDDING WHEN HE SAID THERE WASNT MUCH TO ICEMAN ON PAPER SO HE MADE HIM HIMSELF.

-without Val there would have been no volleyball scene, tooth snapping flirting, goose apology, O club interaction (to the degree they had one, they did talk but it was very briefly), or shirtless locker room scene.

-Hollywood and Wolfman are way gayer in the movie, Wolf flirts with girls 24/7 in the script but in the film he’s attatched to Hollywood at the HIP (we love that for them)

-Goose is constantly being flirted with by random women and has to always bring them back to Maverick to convince them he’s ACTUALLY married. (AND MAVERICKS FUCKING RESPONSE WAS “he’s married but he’s not dead’ LIKE PETE HONEY WHAT??)

-Val made Iceman so gay. I’m putting this one in here twice because it’s worthy.

-THEY DIDNT EVEN HAVE THE SCENE WITH CAROLE IN THE BBQ PLACE IN THE SCRIPT LIKE HONEY WHAT!! THATS MRS GOOSE WERE TALKING ABOUT HERE!! SHAME!

-Goose and Mavs interactions in the script were so funny like why’d they cut so many of themmmm.

-Sundowns callsign was changed to Fungus because of a joke and it stuck.

THATS ALL FOR NOW!!

[military-newsboys]

Mav: I bet you can’t make a sentence without the letter “a” Ice: you thought you just did something, didn’t you? well, sorry to burst your bubble but numerous sentences could be constructed without employing the first letter of the lexicon Mav: Tom Mav: wot the fock

[starry-graves]

i don’t even care that i’ve probably reblogged this before. it stands so strong.

Look, I'm big on Icemav, but if there are two guys that are undeniably, canonically gay for each other, it's Hollywood and Wolfman.

[that-nefarious-song]

can't stop thinking about mav and teenage bradley. anyway this scene wont leave my head so heres my pitch. bradley stays out super late with his friends on a school night the day before he has a big test or smth and mav wakes him up for school cause he's here rn and is like come on i'll take you to school bradley: wait, I'm not catching the bus? maverick: you missed the bus, kid. bradley: how late am I? maverick: it's almost the end of third period, I think. bradley: THIRD PERIOD? bradley: why didn't you wake me up sooner, I had a test second period?!! maverick: well luckily you had a dentist appointment this morning bradley: i didn't have a— [pauses to think and starts to smile at mav] bradley: mav— maverick: get in the car, bradley

[nyree2712]

Top Gun - Incorrect Quote 82

*Ice and Slider at the police station looking for Mav*

Iceman: *Looking at his phone* Hi, we're here for Pete

Police officer: Pete who?

Slider: *Taking off his sunglasses* Huh, you must be new

*6 months later - Slider and Ice walk into the station*

Police Officer: *Hands over paper* Hey sign this, i'll get him

Mav: Hi guys, goodbye officer Nolan see you soon

[torchflies]

So, TG Fandom, we've heard Ice's truth... now here's Mav's:

Maverick wishes he was the one who got sick.

But he knows that if he had been diagnosed with the cancer, he wouldn't have gone through treatment. He would have told no one and allowed himself to die.

The truth is, the part of him that would have fought to stay alive or thought himself worthy of saving, died back in '86.

[buttercreampuff]

HSKJAJSKSHALDJRHEKSHDHDOSOJSHFJKFHSKSLSKDKDSKDJDJFKS

Real

[frozen-seagrass]

Everyone talks about Vipapa but Jesterdad has so much potential

Just- gruff and serious Jester seeing cool and unflappable Iceman and his brash but loyal RIO Slider and going "huh.."

Viper picks out his hidden favoritism in a second, though Jester still denies it

Idk I just need Viper and Jester to have a friendly competition and bet between their competing pilot students, and Maverick and Iceman are entirely oblivious to it happening

[salmonsalad69]

Specifically TG / TGM incorrect quotes from music school

Viper: "Yeah, good job. The elephant really tip toed across the pond there."

Mav: "... fucking- WHAT?"

Slider: "What is bro on about?"

Wolf: "Are we the elephant or the pond in this metaphor?"

Ice: "Cool. Bye."

Slider: "... You know Ice thinks you're cool, right?"

Mav: "He does?! Oh my god, I'm so happy! I mean, I don't care. Whatever."

Wolf: "..... are you listening to the fucking traveler potions video?"

Wood: "Yes! Wanna watch?"

Wolf: "Always! It's my favorite video!"

Hangman: "Ok. Our team is called... Gambling addiction."

Coyote: "Yeah it is! Wooooo!"

Phoenix: "You're losing by 76 points."

Rooster: "a guy can't nap anymore?"

Bob: "You've been asleep for 7 hours."

Mav: "I wasn't that drunk."

Ice: "You tried to cuddle with everyone and then spent 30 minutes looking for your phone that was on the table."

Mav: "Well I remember you cuddling back, so. Watch it."

[scottishaccentsareawesome]

(After Bradley's first driving lesson with Maverick) Bradley(to Iceman and Carole): A state trooper called my driving "criminally negligent". Maverick: I was so proud...

[georgiabulldogsfan37]

[sdrose93]

The prettiest eyes ever 😍

[military-newsboys]

Ice, to Mav: There is no final version of yourself. We never stop growing or changing. Bradley, poking his head into the room: Actually there is, it's called a corpse.

[living-mites]

not a okay my gay military propaganda movie is controlling my life again. I'm telling a trusted adult.