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*** The controller then storms out of the room, yelling, "I want some butts!"
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* FanPreferredCouple: Almost nobody really ships Mav/Charlie, seeing [[HoYay Mav/Iceman]] as the real romance of the film. You can also see the same for a lot of the fanfiction for Top Gun: Maverick, the majority of which usually end up retconning Iceman's death and coupling him with Maverick.

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* FanPreferredCouple: Almost nobody really ships Mav/Charlie, seeing [[HoYay Mav/Iceman]] as the real romance of the film. You can also see the same for a lot of the fanfiction for Top Gun: Maverick, the majority of which usually end up retconning Iceman's death and coupling him with Maverick.Maverick in a long-term relationship.
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* FanPreferredCouple: Almost nobody really ships Mav/Charlie, seeing [[HoYay Mav/Iceman]] as the real romance of the film.

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* FanPreferredCouple: Almost nobody really ships Mav/Charlie, seeing [[HoYay Mav/Iceman]] as the real romance of the film. You can also see the same for a lot of the fanfiction for Top Gun: Maverick, the majority of which usually end up retconning Iceman's death and coupling him with Maverick.
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** A release titled ''Top Gun: Combat Zones'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 and UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube had the misfortune of having to compete with ''VideoGame/AceCombat04ShatteredSkies'', but was just a DolledUpInstallment with the only similarity to the movie being the F-14 Tomcat.

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** A release titled ''Top Gun: Combat Zones'' for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation2 Platform/PlayStation2 and UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube Platform/NintendoGameCube had the misfortune of having to compete with ''VideoGame/AceCombat04ShatteredSkies'', but was just a DolledUpInstallment with the only similarity to the movie being the F-14 Tomcat.
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** "This stuff gives me a hard-on."/"Don't tease me." Said between Hollywood and Wolfman during the orientation class at TOPGUN

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** "This stuff gives me a hard-on."/"Don't tease me." Said between Hollywood and Wolfman during the orientation class at TOPGUNTOPGUN.

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* HoYay: Put it this way; when the studio saw the initial cut, they made the filmmakers call Cruise and [=McGillis=] back to shoot extra scenes, as the romance between Maverick and Charlie seemed completely perfunctory compared to Maverick's "friendship" with Goose. Even in the finished product, it's rather blatant -- "I'm gonna have somebody's butt for this!", the volleyball scene, "You can be my wingman any time...", "This stuff gives me a hard-on."/"Don't tease me." Even in the final version, Creator/TomCruise arguably has far more chemistry with Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/AnthonyEdwards than he does with [=McGillis=]. There's also the bit where Goose bets Maverick that he can't pick somebody up at the bar, and [[NoodleIncident feels the need to specify that Mav's target be female]].

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* HoYay: Put it this way; way: when the studio saw the initial cut, they made the filmmakers call Cruise and [=McGillis=] back to shoot extra scenes, as the romance between Maverick and Charlie seemed completely perfunctory compared to Maverick's "friendship" with Goose. Even in the finished product, it's rather blatant -- "I'm gonna have somebody's butt for this!", the volleyball scene, "You can be my wingman any time...", final version, Creator/TomCruise arguably has far more chemistry with Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/AnthonyEdwards than he does with [=McGillis=]. Examples include:
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"This stuff gives me a hard-on."/"Don't tease me." Even in Said between Hollywood and Wolfman during the final version, Creator/TomCruise arguably has far more chemistry with Creator/ValKilmer and Creator/AnthonyEdwards than he does with [=McGillis=]. There's also the orientation class at TOPGUN
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bit where Goose bets Maverick that he can't pick somebody up at the bar, and [[NoodleIncident for some reason feels the need to actually specify that Mav's target be female]].[[NoodleIncident "a lady this time"]]. In context he ''probably'' meant that Mav's last girl turned out to be a hooker, but it's funnier to imagine it was a guy.
** "I'm gonna have somebody's butt for this!" Said by the infuriated air traffic controller complaining to Viper and Jester after Mav [[BuzzingTheDeck buzzed his tower]] as a victory lap after his first hop.
** The volleyball scene. A bunch of sweaty, shirtless, very healthy-looking twenty-something men enjoying themselves on the beach.
** "You can be my wingman any time..." from Iceman to Mav during the finale.

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* CommonKnowledge: Many people tend to celebrate the anniversary date of this movie on May 13th. That is incorrect: the movie was actually released on the 16th. This is due to an error made by a longtime fan.

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* CommonKnowledge: CommonKnowledge:
** Everybody knows that ''Top Gun'' is the one about sexy Air Force pilots. Except it isn't: Maverick and his pals are ''Navy'' pilots, which is why they're stationed on an aircraft carrier in the opening sequence. [[note]] The characters also all have naval ranks, and the opening text openly states that the titular aerial combat school was founded by the United States Navy.[[/note]] Even avid fans of the movie sometimes get this one wrong.
** Everybody knows that the film ends with the pilots ([[InferredHolocaust in all likelihood]]) starting WorldWarIII after shooting down four foreign fighter planes, which the film tries to play off as no big deal. Except it doesn't: the film clearly states that the (unnamed) enemy country [[ImplausibleDeniability denied that the incident happened]], meaning that they probably aren't in a hurry to get revenge on America.
** Many people believe that Iceman is responsible for the accident that results in Goose's death, partially due to the court martial ruling that Maverick ''wasn't'' responsible for it (leading some viewers to conclude that Iceman must have been at fault instead). But this is never stated in the film--and if you pay attention, there's ample evidence suggesting that Maverick really ''was'' responsible for it. The accident happens because Maverick flies way too close to Iceman during the training exercise and orders him to break off so that he can take a shot at the instructor's plane, resulting in his plane spinning out after he flies through Iceman's jet wash. While Goose's death is ultimately due to a faulty ejection mechanism that prevents him from safely bailing out, it's only due to Maverick's recklessness that he needs to bail out in the first place.
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Many people tend to celebrate the anniversary date of this movie on May 13th. That is incorrect: the movie was actually released on the 16th. This is due to an error made by a longtime fan.
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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Although the score as a whole was snubbed for an award, the soundtrack was a gigantic bestseller, topping the Billboard 200 album chart, and sitting in the Top 30 of the year-end Billboard 200 in both 1986 and 1987. Currently, it is one Platinum record away from Diamond certification by the RIAA.

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* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Although the score as a whole was snubbed for an award, the soundtrack was a gigantic bestseller, topping the Billboard 200 album chart, and sitting in the Top 30 of the year-end Billboard 200 in both 1986 and 1987. Currently, it is one Platinum record away from Diamond certification by the RIAA. It is considered one of the hallmark musical scores of TheEighties.
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* AwesomeMusic: Although the score as a whole was snubbed for an award, the soundtrack was a gigantic bestseller, topping the Billboard 200 album chart, and sitting in the Top 30 of the year-end Billboard 200 in both 1986 and 1987. Currently, it is one Platinum record away from Diamond certification by the RIAA.

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* AwesomeMusic: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Although the score as a whole was snubbed for an award, the soundtrack was a gigantic bestseller, topping the Billboard 200 album chart, and sitting in the Top 30 of the year-end Billboard 200 in both 1986 and 1987. Currently, it is one Platinum record away from Diamond certification by the RIAA.
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* AwesomeMusic: Although the score as a whole was snubbed for an award, the soundtrack was a gigantic bestseller, topping the Billboard 200 album chart, and sitting in the Top 30 of the year-end Billboard 200 in both 1986 and 1987. Currently, it is one Platinum record away from Diamond certification by the RIAA.
** "Take My Breath Away" won Best Original Song at the 59th Academy Awards, and would top the Billboard Hot 100, Cashbox Top 100, and the UK pop charts.
** "Danger Zone" would reach #2 on the Hot 100, and has become a legendary song.
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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: If there's one thing about this movie people remember that isn't "Danger Zone," it's the beach volleyball scene.

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* BestKnownForTheFanservice: If there's one thing about this movie people remember that isn't "Danger Zone," Zone", it's the beach volleyball scene.



* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The top box office gross of the year, two huge hit songs, and capturing just about everything that was special about the decade, the film practically ''is'' 1986.

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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The top box office gross grossing movie of the year, two huge hit songs, and capturing just about everything that was special about the decade, the film practically ''is'' 1986.
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* SignatureScene: The opening scene with planes operating in an aircraft carrier as "Danger Zone" plays, and Maverick driving his motorcycle by an airstrip as an F-14 is taking off. They are so iconic that ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' pays homage to and recreates both of them.

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* SignatureScene: The opening scene with planes operating in on an aircraft carrier as the instrumental rock "''Top Gun'' Anthem" plays then segues into "Danger Zone" plays, Zone", and Maverick driving his motorcycle by an airstrip as an F-14 is taking off. They are so iconic that ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' pays homage to and recreates both of them.
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* HarsherInHindsight: As if [[spoiler: Goose's death]] wasn't bad enough, in ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' we learn the effect it had on his son Rooster and why he's so distant with Maverick:

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* HarsherInHindsight: As if [[spoiler: Goose's death]] wasn't bad enough, in ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' we learn that it would affect both Maverick and Carole for decades and the effect it had on emotional baggage would eventually lead to his son Rooster and why he's so becoming distant with from Maverick:

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