Top Gun (1986)

This week on the Everything Actioncast, Zach and Chris head into the Danger Zone and discuss the 1986 classic Top Gun as it celebrates its 40th anniversary. Tom Cruise stars as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell, who, along with his best friend and Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) Nick "Goose" Bradshaw (Anthony Edwards), is given the opportunity to attend Top Gun, aka Naval Fighter Weapons School, with the best pilots in the Navy. His reckless flying style puts him into conflict with Tom "Iceman" Kazansky (Val Kilmer), the best pilot in the class, and he also pursues Top Gun's civilian instructor, Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood (Kelly McGillis). Zach and Chris discuss how weirdly sweaty everyone is for the entire movie, Iceman needing to take some of the blame for Goose's death, a potential prequel involving Maverick's father, Kenny Loggins' dominance of 80s movie soundtracks, who the US is actually in conflict with in the final battle sequence, and more. You can watch Top Gun on Paramount+ or Pluto TV (and if you see this before the 21st, you can probably head out to a theater near you to see it there). Next week, we're performing some car fu and discussing Speed Racer as it hits 4K for the first time. We want to hear your comments and feedback. Send them all to [email protected]. Also, let us know your movie suggestions for us to discuss. Please subscribe, rate, and review us on Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, Spotify, or wherever you get podcasts. You can also find the podcast on YouTube. Check us out on Twitter (@evaction), Facebook (www.facebook.com/everything.action), and Instagram (@everything.action).