"Subtitles by demonseye" "Morning, Scott." "Morning, Wells." "Ghost Rider, this is Strike." "We have unknown aircraft, inbound Mustang." "Your vector 090 for bogey." " Who's up there?" " Cougar, Merlin, and Maverick and Goose." "Great." "Maverick and Goose." "Talk to me, Goose." "Roger, I got 'em." "Contact 20 left to 30 miles." "900 knots closure." " Cougar, you hear that?" " Roger." " Merlin, you got 'em?" " Roger." "I got radar contact." " I'll get a visual ID, Cougar." "You hook 'em." " Roger." "And I'll clean 'em and fry 'em." "Mustang." "Mustang, this is Ghost Rider, 203." "I've got them inbound, bogey heading 270 at 10 miles." " 900 knots closure." " Ghost Rider, take angels 10, left, 3-0." " Are we supposed to have visitors today?" " Negative, sir." " Merlin, see if he's a single." " Roger." " Goose, you see a trailer?" " Negative, Merlin." "Looks like he's a single." "Cougar, I'm gonna go head-to-head with 'im." "Take it easy, Maverick." "I don't like this shit." "I'm gonna break high and right to see if he's really alone." "We got a thousand knots closure, Mav." "He's comin' right at us." "Okay, buddy." "What's on your mind?" "Oh, shit, there's two of 'em!" "Whoo!" "MiG-28s!" "No one's been this close before!" "What the hell are they doin' here?" "What's their position?" " Uh, 250 miles out, sir." " 250 miles?" "!" "Get them outta here!" "Cougar, you got MiG one." "I'm going after MiG two." "I lost 'im in the sun." "Shit, what's he doin'?" "You got 'im, Merlin?" "He's comin' around." "He's comin' around on our tail." "Goddamn it!" "This bogey's all over me." " And what's their range now?" " 200 miles, sir." "If they break 150 miles, launch the alert five aircraft." "Yes, sir." " Airspeed 300." "Go get 'em, Mav!" " I'm going for missile lock." "Let's see if we can scare this guy outta here." "Come on, lock up, baby." "Lock up, baby." "I got 'im locked." "Bingo!" " We got 'im, Mav." "He's buggin' out and goin' home." " Mustang, this is Maverick." "MiG two is headed home." " All right, what's their position?" " 180 miles and bearing 010, sir." "Cougar, he's got missile lock on us!" "Get away from the skies, man!" "Hell, he's the shave engaging me." "Goddamn it, Mustang." "This is Ghost Rider 117." "This bogey's all over me." "He's got missile lock on me." " Do I have permission to fire?" " Do not fire until fired upon." "Goose, there they are." "Right below us." "The MiG's in perfect firing position." "He's right on Cougar's tail." "No way, Goose." "He'd have fired by now." "He's just tryin' to piss us off." "Maverick, get down here and get this asshole off me!" "Easy, Cougar." "Bring 'im back hard right." "Help me engage." "I'm on my way." "I can't shoot this son of a bitch, let's see if we can have a little fun with 'im." "Is this your idea of fun, man?" "Greetings." "Watch the birdie." "Jeez, I crack myself up." "This is a great shot, man." "I should be a photographer." "Cougar, your tail is clear." "MiG one's bug out." "Cougar, this is Maverick." "We've had enough fun for one day, don't you think?" "I'm gettin' a little low on fuel, so we're heading 'ome." "We'll see you on deck." "Cougar, we're running low on gas." "We gotta get outta here." "Cougar?" "We're on vapor, Cougar." "Let's do it." "Cougar, come on, Cougar!" " Let's take it back to the ship, man." " Come on, Cougar." "Get 'im on deck as soon as possible." "He's gotta be low on fuel." "Cougar, we've got to land this thing." "We are way low on gas." "You understand me?" "You all right, man?" "Maverick, you're three quarters of a mile." "Call the ball." "Roger." "Maverick has the ball." "What's happening?" "It's time to land!" "Goose, Cougar's in trouble." "Come on, man, we're gettin' low on gas." "Let's land this sucker." "Cougar!" "Goddamn it, Maverick!" "What're doin', man?" "We've got no fuel for this." "We're going after Cougar." "Tell him to land that, Twain." "That's an order!" "Ghost Rider, you are instructed to land." "Land immediately." "Any o' you boys seen an aircraft carrier around here?" "Man, we got a little problem up here." "That MiG really screwed him up." "I don't think he can make it back." "You're okay, Cougar." "Just stay on my wing." "I'll take you all the way in." "Just stay with me." "Easy, Cougar." "Just a walk in the park, buddy." "You're a little low." "You're a little low, Cougar." "Come on, buddy, pull up." "Pull up, Cougar." "That's it." "Almost there." "A little below glide path." "Three quarters of a mile." "Call the ball." "Roger ball." "We're too low, Cougar." "We're too low, Cougar!" "Increase power!" "Some more power!" "Come in." "Sir." "Cougar, you should be in sick bay." "What's on your mind?" "My wife and kid, sir." "I almost orphaned him today." "I've never even seen him." "I don't know what happened up there, but I was so scared." " We've seen this before." " No, sir." "I'm holdin' on too tight." "I've lost the edge." "I'm sorry, sir." "Cougar?" "Thanks, Maverick." " Maverick, Goose, come in here." " What the hell is goin' on?" " I don't know." " Shit." "Maverick, you just did an incredibly brave thing." "What you should have done was land your plane." "You don't own that plane, the taxpayers do!" "Son, your ego is writing cheques your body can't cash." "You've been busted, you lost your qualifications as section leader three times." "Put in hack twice by me, with a history of high-speed passes over five air-control towers and one admiral's daughter." " Penny Benjamin?" " And you, asshole, you're lucky to be here." "Thank you, sir." "And let's not bullshit, Maverick." "Your family name ain't the best in the Navy." "You need to be doing it better and cleaner than the other guy." "Now, what is it with you?" "Just wanna serve my country, be the best fighter pilot in the Navy, sir." "Don't screw around with me, Maverick." "You're a hell of an instinctive pilot." "Maybe too good." "I'd like to bust your butt, but I can't." "I got another problem here." "I gotta send somebody from this squadron to Miramar." "I gotta do something, I s..." "I s..." "I still can't believe it." "I gotta give you your dream shot." "I'm gonna send you up against the best." "You two characters... are going to Top Gun." "For five weeks, you're gonna fly against the best fighter pilots in the world." "You were number two." "Cougar was number one." "Cougar lost it, turned in his wings." "You guys are number one." "But you remember one thing:" "You screw up just this much, you'll be flying a cargo plane full of rubber dog-shit outta Hong Kong." "Yes, sir!" "That is all." "And tell me about the MiG some other time." "Gentlemen!" "Good luck, gentlemen." " Thank you, sir." " Thak you." "During Korea, the Navy kill ratio was 12 to 1." "We shot down 12 of their jets for every one of ours." "During Vietnam, that ratio fell to 3-1." "Our pilots become dependent upon missiles." "They lost some of their dogfighting skills." "Now, Top Gun was created to teach ACM." "Air Combat Manoeuvring." "Dogfighting." " This gives me a hard-on." " By the end of Vietnam, that ratio was back up to 12-1." " Don't tease me." " Blinds, please." "I'd like to take this opportunity to introduce you to our commanding officer at Top Gun." "The very first man to win the Top Gun trophy." "You will not find a finer fighter pilot anywhere in the world." "Commander Mike Metcalf." "Call sign Viper." "Gentlemen." "You are the top one per cent of all naval aviators." "The elite." "Best of the best." "We'll make you better." "You'll fly at least two combat missions a day, attend classes in-between and evaluations of your performance." "On each combat sequence, you're gonna meet a different challenge." "Every encounter is gonna be much more difficult." "We're gonna teach you to fly the F-14 right to the edge of the envelope faster than you've ever flown before." "More dangerous." "Now, we don't make policy here, gentlemen." "Elected officials, civilians do that." "We are the instruments of that policy." "And although we're not at war, we must always act as though we are at war." " What are you doing?" " Just wondering... who's the best." "In case some of you wonder who the best is, they're up here on this plaque on the wall." "The best driver and his RIO from each class has his name on it." "And they have the option to come back here to be Top Gun instructors." "You think your name's gonna be on that plaque?" "Yes, sir." "That's pretty arrogant, considering the company you're in." "Yes, sir." "I like that in a pilot." "Remember, when it's over out there, we're all on the same team." "Gentlemen, this school is about combat." "There are no points for second place." " Dismissed." " Nice going." "The, uh, plaque for the alternates is down in the ladies' room." "Oh, Jesus..." "Oh, you kill me, you really do." "No, no, no, no." "There's two O's in Goose, boys." " This is what I call a target-rich environment." " You live your life between your legs, man." "Goose, even you could get laid in a place like this." "I'd be happy to find a girl who'd talk dirty to me." "Mav." "You wanted to know who the best is?" "That's him." "Iceman." "That's the way he flies." "Ice-cold." "No mistakes." "Cause he wears you down." "You get bored, frustrated, do something stupid, and he's got you." "Hey, hey, Slider." "Thought you wanted to be a pilot, man." "What happened?" "Goose, just let your dickhead." "Whose butt did you kiss to get in here, huh?" " Well, the list is long but distinguished." " Well, so is my johnson." " So, you're flying with Iceman, huh?" " Mr. Iceman to you." "Hey, Mother Goose, how's it goin'?" "Tom, this is Pete Mitchell." "Tom Kazanski." " Congratulations on Top Gun." " Thank you." "Sorry to hear about Cougar." "He and I were like brothers in high school." "He was a good man." " Still is a good man." " Yeah, that's what I meant." " Thought so." " Say, you need any help?" " With what?" " You figured it out yet?" " What's that?" " Who's the best pilot." " No, I think I can figure that one out on my own." " I heard that about you." "You like to work alone." "Mav, you must have sold under a lucky star, huh?" "I mean, first the MiG, and then you got slide into Cougar's spot." "We didn't slide into Cougar's spot." "It was ours, okay?" "Yeah, well, some pilots wait a whole career just to see a MiG up close." " Guess you guys are lucky and famous, huh?" " No, you mean notorious." " See you later." " You can count on it." " They were abused children." " We're gonna have a good time." "Always." "Okay, I guess it's my turn, isn't it?" "All right, the bet is 20 dollars." "20 dollars." "You have to have carnal knowledge, of a lady this time, on the premises." "On the premises." "Come on, Mav, a bet's a bet." "I don't know." "It just, uh, just doesn't seem fair." "For you, I mean." "But, uh..." " She's lost that lovin' feelin'." " She's lost..." "No, she hasn't." "She has not lost that lo..." " She's lost it, man." "Come on." " I hate it when she does that." " Excuse me." "Miss." " Hey, hey, hey." "Don't worry." "I'll take care of this." "You never close your eyes any more" "When I kiss your lips" "There's no tenderness like before" "In your fingertips" "You're trying hard not to show it" "Baby" "But, baby, believe me, I know it" "You've lost that lovin' feelin'" "Oh, that lovin' feelin'" "You've lost that lovin' feelin'" "Now it's gone, gone, gone" " Sit down." " Thank you." "Baby, baby, I'd get down on my knees for you" "I love that song." "I've never seen that approach." " How long have you two been doing this act?" " Oh, I don't know." "Since, uh..." " Puberty?" " Right." "Puberty." " I'm Charlotte Blackwood." " I'm Maverick." "Maverick?" " Did your mother not like you or something?" " No, it's my call sign." " You're a pilot?" " That's right." "A naval aviator." " Actually, we've only done this, uh, twice." " Oh, how did you do?" "Crashed and burned on the first one." "It wasn't pretty." "And the second?" "I don't know, I'll tell you tomorrow, but it's looking good so far." "Well, uh, Maverick." "My friend just arrived, so it's been great talking to you." " Perry." " Hi." "Hi." "Here you go." "Oh, I'll be with you in just a second, okay?" " Listen, can I ask you a-a personal question?" " That depends." " Are you a-a good pilot?" " I can hold my own." "Great." "Then I won't have to worry about you making your living as a singer." "I'm gonna need a beer to put these flames out." "Yo!" "Great, Mav." "Real slick." " It's a long cruise, was it, sailor?" " Too long." "What you wanna do?" "Just drop by down on the tile and go for it?" "I actually had... this counter in mind." " Great, that would be very, very comfortable, yeah." " It could be." "Actually, I came in here to save you from..." "making a big mistake with that older guy." "Really?" "So I could go on to a bigger one with a young guy like yourself?" "Maybe." " I've got a real work very early in the morning." " What are you doing?" "Your friend was magnificent." "Nahh!" "Now, you'll also be trained and evaluated by a few civilian specialists." "Civilians are here because they are our very best source of information on enemy aircraft." "One of the most qualified is our tag wrap, call sign Charlie." "She is a Ph.D. in astrophysics." "And she's also a civilian contractor, so you do not salute her." "So you better listen to her, because the Pentagon listens to her about your proficiency." " It's all yours, Charlie." " Thank you." "Hello." "We will be dealing with F-5s and A-4s as our MiG simulators." "Now, then, as most of you know, the F-5 doesn't have the thrust-to-weight ratio that the MiG-28 has." "And it doesn't bleed energy below 300 knots like the MiG-28." "However, the MiG-28 does have a problem with its inverted flight tanks." "It won't do a negative G pushover." "The latest intelligence tells us that the most it will do is one negative..." "Excuse me, lieutenant." "Is there something wrong?" " Yes, ma'am." "The data on the MiG is inaccurate." " How's that, lieutenant?" " Well, I just happened to see a MiG-28..." " We!" "We..." "Sorry, Goose." "We happened to see a MiG-28 do a four-G negative dive." "Where did you see this?" " That's classified." " It's what?" "It's classified." "I could tell you, but then I'd have to kill you." "Lieutenant, I have Top Secret clearance." "The Pentagon sees to it that I know more than you." "No, ma'am, it doesn't seem so in this case, now, does it?" "So, lieutenant, where exactly were you?" "Well, we... started up on his six when he pulled through the clouds." "Then I moved in above 'im." "Well, if you were directly above 'im, how could you see 'im?" " Because I was inverted." " Bullshit." "No, he was, man." "It was a really great move." "He was inverted." "You were in a four-G inverted dive with a MiG-28?" " Yes, ma'am." " At what range?" "About two meters?" "Well, it's actually about 1.5, I think." "I've got a great Polaroid of it." "And he... he's right." " There must be one." "It was a nice picture." " Uh, lieutenant?" " What were you doing there?" " Communicating." "Communicating." "Keeping up foreign relations." " You know, giving him the bird." " You know, the finger." " Yes, I know the finger, Goose." " I'm-I'm sorry, I hate it when it does that." "I'm sorry." " Excuse me." " So, you're the one?" " Yes, ma'am." " All right, gentlemen, we have a hop to take." "The hard-deck on this hop will be 10,000 feet." "There'll be no engagement below that." "Move it!" "Lieutenant!" "Hey, don't be late again." "You look great, honey." "Thanks, dear." "See you in pre-flight." "Lieutenant, why didn't you tell me that you were the famous MiG insulter?" " Would it have made any difference?" " Not in the ladies' room, no." "What would've?" "I'm an instructor at this school." "I see 20 new hotshots every eight weeks." "Now, I'm sure you can figure that out." "Look, lieutenant..." "I'd just really like to hear about the MiG sometime." "You've got security clearance." "You can read about it." "Maverick." "I'm curious." "Who was... covering Cougar while you were showboating with this MiG?" "Cougar was doing just fine." "Uh-huh." "Gentlemen, this is your first hop." "The jets you're flying against are smaller, faster and more maneuvrable." "Just like the enemy MiGs." "Clock is ticking and as of now we are keeping score." " I lost 'im, Goose." " Show me what you got, kid." " I lost 'im." " I'm lookin', I'm lookin'." "I got 'im, I got 'im." "He's on our tail, coming hard." "Yeah, I got 'im." "I got 'im." "Here we go." " All, right, talk to me, Goose." " He's still back there." "Closin' in on us." "He's closin' fast." "You can run, kid, but you can't hide." "All right, Jester." "See if I give you a run for your money here." "Watch the mountains!" "I still got 'im." "He's still back there." "Come on, Mav, do some of that pilot shit." "Yeah, I got 'im." " Come on, bring it right." " Goose, I've had just about enough of this shit." " When we hit the brakes, he'll fly right by." " Okay, you're mine." "Jesus Christ!" " Let's see what you got now, Jester." " Okay, Mav." "Let's turn and burn." " He's going vertical." "So am I." " We're going ballistic, Mav." "Go get 'im!" "He's going for the hard-deck." "Let's get down there first and nail 'im, Mav." "No way, Jester." "You're mine." "I got you now!" " Jester's dead." " Jester's dead." "Get your butts above the hard-deck and return to base immediately." "Yes, sir!" " Tower, this is Ghost Rider requesting a fly-by." " Negative, Ghost Rider." "The pattern is full." " No, no, Mav." "This is not a good idea." " Sorry, Goose, but it's time to buzz the tower." "Goddamn son of a bitch!" "Great balls of fire." " Yee-ha, Jester's dead." " You won?" "That's bullshit." " Didn't everybody?" " No, no, man." "We got our butts kicked. 30 seconds." "We went like this." "He went like that." "I said to Hollywood "Where did he go?" Hollywood said "Where did who go?"" "Yeah, he's laughing at us, right on the radio." "He's laughing at us." "That was me laughing, dickhead." " We won." " All right!" " They won, too, man." " That's not what I heard." " No, we did." "We got Jester." " No, no." "Below the hard-deck doesn't count." "Hard-deck, my ass." "We nailed that son of a bitch." " You guys really are cowboys." " What's your problem, Kazanski?" "You're everyone's problem." "That's because every time you go up in the air, you're unsafe." " I don't like you because you're dangerous." " That's right..." "Ice... man." "I am dangerous." "Maverick." "You and Goose get your butts out of that flight gear and up to Viper's office, now." "Remember, boys, no points for second place." " You're a lot brighter than you look." " Oh, you shut up, okay?" "Don't worry." "There's no point." "Two of your snot-nosed jockeys made a fly-by on my tower at over 400 knots." "I want somebody's butt, I want it now!" "I've had it!" "Goddamn it!" "That's twice." "I want some butts!" " Well, that'll just about cover the fly-bys." " Follow me." "Gentlemen..." "You had a hell of a first day." "The hard-deck for this hop was 10,000 feet." "You knew it." "You broke it." "You followed commander Heatherly below after he lost sight of you and caught no joy." " Why?" " Sir, I had commander Heatherly in my... sights." "He saw me move in for the kill." "He then proceeded... below the hard-deck." "We weren't below 10,000 for more than a few seconds." "I had the shot." "There was no danger, so I took it." "You took it, and broke a major rule of engagement." "Then you broke another one with that circus-stunt fly-by." "Lieutenant Mitchell, Top Gun rules of engagement exist for your safety and for that of your team." "They are not flexible, nor am I." "Either obey them or you're history." "Is that clear?" "Yes, sir." "Dismissed." "I really enjoyed that, Mav." "Thanks a lot." "Holy shit." "Maybe I could learn how to be a truck driver." "Mav, you got the number of that truck-driving school we saw on TV truck mess trying this?" "I might need that." "Fitness report says it all." "He's a wild card." "Flies by the seat of his pants." "Completely unpredictable." " He got you, didn't he?" " Yeah." "Maverick." "I flew with his old man." "Tell me on thing." "If you had to go into battle, would you want him with you?" "I don't know." "I just don't know." " Still awake?" " Yeah." " What's up?" " I can't sleep." "You know, when I first realized that... we were on to Top Gun, all I could think about was gettin' that trophy." "I gotta be straight with you, Mav." "Right now, I just hope we graduate." "I got a family to think about." "I can't afford to blow this." "I guess that fly-by wasn't such a big hit, huh?" "Look, man, I know it's tough for you." "They wouldn't let you into the Academy because you're Duke Mitchell's kid." "You have to live with that reputation." "It's like every time we go up there, it's like you're flying against a ghost." "Makes me nervous." "You're the only family I've got." "I'm not gonna let you down." "I promise." "Get outta here." "A rolling reversal would work well in that situation." "If I reversed on a hard cross, I could immediately go to guns on 'im." "Yeah, but at that speed, it's too fast." "It's a little bit too aggressive." "Too aggressive?" "Hey, I guess when I see something, I go right after it." "You didn't tell me who you were the other night." "You didn't give me a chance, did you?" " You deserved it." " I know." "But, uh..." "You were tempted..." "to ask me out for dinner." " No." " No?" "No." "I don't date students." "I can see it's dangerous for you." "But if the government trusts me..." "maybe you could." "It takes a lot more than just fancy flying." "Crash and burn, huh, Mav?" "Slider..." "You stink." " Let's go!" " Okay, Iceman." "Mav!" "Come on, man." "Just one more game." "That evens it up." "Come on, we can take down those guys." " I got some things I gotta take care of." " Take care of?" "Just one more game." "Please?" "For me?" " Sorry." " You're sorry?" "Come on." "For me?" "Damn it." "Lieutenant?" " What?" "No singing?" " Look, I'm..." "No apologies." "If you don't mind, I'm..." "gonna just take a quick shower while you're... finishing up here." "Yeah, I do mind." "I'm hungry." "And then..." "I thought about it." "I thought "You know, Charlie, he's a smart guy." "Why don't you just tell 'im why you've got 'im here?"" "Well?" "It's the MiG." "The MiG." "You're the only pilot who's been up against a MiG-28." "I'm trying for this big promotion." "If I get it, I'm not gonna be here much longer." "Seems to me you've got it all figured out." " Yeah." " Except you did forget the wine." "Sorry." " You always get what you want?" " No, not always." "Yeah, maybe." "Then relax about the MiG." "This music..." "An old friend?" "My folks loved it." "I haven't heard this in years." "My mother used to... call from her room and have me play this over and over again." "I got so... sick of it." "But not her." "She... she'd sit up there alone, just listening for hours." "Just listening." "She died shortly after him." "What happened to your father?" "Guess I kinda figured, with your security clearance, you'd know more about it than I do." "Well, I didn't get that far." "It's a big mystery." "He disappeared in an F-4, November 5th, 1965." "The stink of it was... he screwed up." "No way." "My old man was a great fighter pilot." "But who the hell knows?" "It's all... classified." " Somebody must know." " Yeah, somebody knows everything." "Is that why you're always second best up there?" "You are direct, aren't you?" "I'm sorry I was late." " I'm sorry for being direct." " No apologies." "This is gonna be complicated." " Where are you going?" " I'm gonna take a shower." "Thank you." "I enjoyed being here." "It looks like you need another shower." "Right." "I'm gonna be honest with you." "Your MiG sighting is really important to my work, but, um..." "I don't normally invite students to my house." "You're, uh..." "But un... please understand, I still have a job to do." " Morning." " Sir." "I'm glad we got that straight." "I told her how tough it is here." "You know, my ass dragging' like an old tired dog...." "I told her that you didn't even have a woman here." "You know what she said?" "She said "Well he probably doesn't have one, he's got eight"." "Hi!" "Daddy." "So, Maverick, Goose tells me you're in love with one of your instructors." " Is that right?" " I, I wah..." "I didn't tell her that." " Yes, you did." " I can't believe you said that." "That was a secret." "The bogey has good position right here." "Right, freeze frame." "A moment of choice." "The F-14 is defensive." "He has a chance to bug out right here." "Better to retire and save your aircraft..." "than push a bad position." "Charlie, jump in here any time." "Now, you stay in that diamond house three seconds, the bogey's gonna blow you out of the sky." "You take a hard right, select zone five, you can extend an escape." "You made a bad choice." "Charlie." "Aircraft one performs a split S?" "That's the last thing you should do." "The MiG's right on your tail." "Freeze there, please." "The MiG has you in his gunsight." "What were you thinking at this point?" "You don't have time to think up there." "If you think... you're dead." "That's a big gamble with a 30-million-dollar plane, lieutenant." "Unfortunately, your gamble worked." "The MiG never got a clean shot." "Maverick makes an aggressive vertical move here, comes over the top and he defeats the bandit with a missile shot." "The encounter was a victory, but I think that we've shown it as an example of what not to do." "Next." "Gutsiest move I ever saw, man." "Now then, this is a perfect example of a textbook manoeuvre." "Lieutenant!" "Maverick?" "Lieutenant." "Lieutenant." "My review of your flight performance in the task course was right on, in my professional opinion." "I can't hear you." "Jesus Christ!" "And you think I'm reckless?" "When I fly, I'll have you know that my crew and my plane come first." "Well, I'm going to finish my sentence, lieutenant." "My review of your flight performance was right on." " Is that right?" " That is right." "But I held something back." "I see some real genius in your flying, Maverick, but I can't say that in there." "I was afraid that everyone in that cat string would see right through me." "And I just don't want anyone to know that I've fallen for you." " Hey, Maverick?" " Yeah." " Hear about Ice?" " What's that?" " He won another one." " Really?" "Yeah." "I feel the need..." "the need for speed." "Gentlemen, this is hop 19." "Multiple aircraft, multiple bogeys." "Your training is half over." "The competition for the Top Gun trophy remains tight." "First place, Iceman." "Second place, Maverick, just two points behind." "There they are." "Three miles, left, 10 o'clock." "I don't think they see us yet." "Okay, I see 'em." "Two A-4s." "Left 10 o'clock level." "Continue left turn." "Good morning, gentlemen." "The temperature is 110 degrees." "Holy shit, it's Viper!" "Viper's up here?" "Great." "Oh, shit." "Great." "He's probably saying "Holy shit, it's Maverick and Goose"." "Yeah, I'm sure he's sayin' that." " I've got my eye on the northern bogey." " Roger, I got the southern guy." "Hollywood, you got the lead." "I'll cover you." "Break now, Jester." "Hollywood, we're losing Viper." "Let's just stay on Jester." "Roger." "I'm on 'im." "Goose." "Find Viper." "He's out there somewhere." "Stay with Hollywood, Mav." "We're covering his wing." " Goose, there's Viper!" "Three o'clock low." " Stay with Hollywood, Mav." "We're his cover." " Don't you leave me, Maverick." " Hollywood, you're looking good." "I'm going after Viper." " Goddamn you, Maverick!" " Mav, don't leave him." "Goose, Hollywood's okay." "I want Viper." "Stand by." "Viper's coming down." "Holy shit, we're head-to-head." "I can't believe we're doin' this." "Whoo!" "Rock and roll!" "Here's our chance." "It's a big one, Goose." "Come on, goddamn it." "Come on, man, keep comin'." "Okay, Sidewinder missile selected." "Come on, baby." "Come on, baby." "Come around." "Come around." "That's it." "That's it." "Jesus, this guy's good." "Goose, where's he goin'?" "Come on, come on, come on." "Keep comin'." "Keep comin'!" "Come on, baby." "Damn, this kid's good." "He's too close for missiles, Goose." "I'm switchin' to guns." "Come on, come on, come on!" "Stick with me." "Stick with me." " Hold it." "Goose, check our tail." " Shit, there's Jester!" "Bingo, Maverick's dead." "You're out of there, kid." "Shit!" "The Defense Department regrets to inform you that your sons are dead because they were stupid." "Great balls of fire!" "Okay, knock it off, gentlemen." "Let's go home." "Viper has the lead." " 30 seconds, Wolfman." "I'm comin' in." " Shut up!" "That was some of the best flying I've seen yet." "Right up to the part where you got killed." "You never, never leave your wingman." "Maverick." "It's not your flying." "It's your attitude." "The enemy's dangerous, but right now you're worse than the enemy." "You're dangerous and foolish." "You may not like the guys flying with you, they may not like you, but whose side are you on?" "At least Viper got Iceman before he got us." "We still got a shot at it." "That was stupid, I know better than that." "That will never happen again." "I know." "I know." "Private, would you go fetch him?" "Doesn't he ever embarrass you?" " Goose?" "Hell, no." "Well, there was the, uh, time..." " Admiral's daughter?" "What?" "He told me all about the time you went ballistic with Penny Benjamin." "Did he?" "Well, that's great." " He tells me about all of 'em." "Maverick." " Uh-huh." "How my little angel Goose goes home early for church." "And you..." " You always go home with the hot women." " All right, thank you, Carole." "I'm, uh, gonna go embarrass myself with Goose for a while." "I would love to be able to warn you off about Maverick, but..." "I just love 'im to death." "You know, I've known Pete for a lot of years now." "I'm tellin' you, one thing's for certain." "There are hearts breaking wide open all over the world tonight." " Why?" " Because, unless you are a fool, that boy is off the market." "He is 100/% prime time in love with you." " Hey, Goose, you big stud." " That's me, honey!" " Take me to bed or lose me forever." " Show me the way home, honey." "Come on, brother, sing with the family." "Maverick..." "You big stud." "Take me to bed or lose me forever." "Okay, gentlemen." "This is hop 31." "Two weeks to graduation." "Top Gun trophy is still up for grabs, so, every point counts." "Well, it's bottom of the night." "The score is tied." "It's time for the big one." " You up for this one, Maverick?" " Just a walk in the park, Kazanski." "Contact." "Multiple bogeys." "1-6-5." "Two miles." "Looks like they're goin' away from us." "Oh, I see 'em." "Tell me you were right, two o'clock." "I'm in." "I'm in." "That son of a bitch cut me off." "Come on, come on." "Jesus Christ." " Ice, take the shot." " Come on, Ice, get the hell out of there." "I can't get the angle." "I'm too close for missiles." "I'm switching to guns." "Ice, fire or clear!" "Look at me." "Jesus Christ, I can take a shot right here." "I need another 20 seconds, then I've got 'im." " I'm moving in." "I've got the shot." " Come on, Mav, let's get in there." "Come on, Mav." " Maverick is impatient, Ice." "Come on, take the shot." " 10 more seconds then I've got 'im." "Come on, Ice." "Get the hell out of there." "Let's do it, Mav." "Ice!" "Come off my right." "I'm in." " Five more seconds." " Come on, far right, Ice." "I'm in." "I'm off." "Shit." "We're in a jetwash." "Shit!" "This is not good." "Shit, we got a flame-out, Mav." "Engine one is out..." "Engine two is out." "Goose, I'm losin' control." "I'm losin' control." "I can't..." "I can't control it!" "It's coupling up, Mav." "We're out of control." "This is not good!" "It's not good." "Mayday, mayday." "Mav's in trouble." "He's in a flat spin, heading out to sea." "Altitude 8,000... 7,000..." "Six." "We're at 6,000!" "I can't pull the juice." "I can't reach the ejection handle!" "Goose!" "You're gonna have to punch us out." "I can't reach the ejection handle!" "Eject, eject!" "Eject, eject!" "Watch the canopy!" "Goose!" "Goose!" "Oh, no!" "Oh, God!" "Oh, God!" "Oh, God!" "Sir, let go of 'im." "You gotta let 'im go, sir." " How you doin'?" " I'm all right." " Goose is dead." " I know." "You fly jets long enough, something like this happens." "He was my RIO, my responsibility." "In my squadron in Vietnam, we lost 8 of 18 aircraft. 10 men." "The first one dies, you die too." "But there will be others." "You can count on it." "You gotta let 'im go." "You gotta let 'im go." "I think maybe it was my fault." "I don't know." "I don't know what the hell went wrong." "I'd like to help." "I know it's difficult." "God, I want 'im back." "I'll be here if you need me, okay?" "God, he loved flying with you, Maverick." "He'd have flown anyway..." "without you." "He'd have hated it, but he would have done it." "We find that the F-14 flat spin was... induced by the disruption of airflow into the starboard engine." "This disruption... stalled the engine, which produced enough..." "yaw rate to induce a spin which was... unrecoverable." "There was no way lieutenant Mitchell could either see or avoid the jetwash produced by the engine stall." "Therefore, the Board of Inquiry finds that lieutenant Pete Mitchell was not at fault in the accident of 29 July." "Lieutenant Mitchell's record will be cleared of this incident." "Lieutenant Mitchell is restored to flight status without further delay." "These proceedings are closed." "Get 'im up flying, soon." "Come on, kid, come on." "Get in there." "Engage." "All right, you got a bogey at two o'clock low, Maverick." "You got the angle." "Piece o' cake now." "Take the shot, kid." "Take the shot." "You can engage any time, Maverick." " Hey, where the hell are you going?" " Huh, it's not good." "It doesn't look good." "What do you mean, it doesn't look good?" "It doesn't get to look any better than that." "Hey, man." "We could 'ave had him..." "Hey!" "We could 'ave had him, man." "I'll fire when I am goddamn good and ready." "You got that?" " He can't get back in the saddle." "Won't engage." " It's only been a few days." "You know, he just might not make it back." "Keep sending him up." "Mitchell?" "I'm sorry about Goose." "Everybody liked him." "I'm sorry." "Hi, it's Wolfman." "Now, Maverick just quit." "Excuse me..." " May I?" " Please." "Um-uh..." "I'll..." "I'll have what he's having." " Hemlock, is it?" " Ice water." "You weren't gonna say goodbye?" "I heard you got that... job in Washington." "Congratulations." "Thanks." "But I wasn't gonna leave without saying goodbye." " It's good to see you." " Thanks." "Where you goin'?" "You don't even have a ticket, do you?" "Listen, I've seen all the evidence, and it's not your responsibility." "It's not your fault." "You're one of the best pilots in the Navy." "What you do up there..." "It's dangerous." "But you've got to go on." "You don't understand." "When I first met you, you were larger than life." "Look at you." "You're not gonna be happy unless you're going Mach 2 with your hair on fire, you know that." "No, that's... over." "It's just over." "To be the best of the best means you make mistakes and then you go on." "It's just like the rest of us." "You don't think I know that?" "I'm here to help." "Look, thank you." "But if I'd wanted help, really, I would have asked for it." "So, I'm too late." "You've already left." "You didn't learn a damn thing, did ya?" "Except to quit." "You've got that manoeuvre down real well." "So long, Pete Mitchell." "Oh, hi, Maverick, come on in." " How are you doing?" " Good." " Sure you're feeling okay?" " Great." " Jamie, come on." "Can I get you a drink or...?" " No, thank you." " Okay, why don't you just, uh...?" " Thank you very much." "... make yourself comfortable cause Mike will be right down." "Okay?" "Okay." "Thank you." "I flew with your old man." "VF-51, the Oriskany." "You're a lot like he was." "Only better... and worse." "He was a natural heroic son of a bitch." "So he did do it right." "Yeah, he did it right." "Is that why you fly the way you do?" "Trying to prove somethin'?" "Yeah, your old man did it right." "What I'm about to tell you... is classified." "It could end my career." "We were in the worst dogfight I ever dreamed of." "Uh..." "Bogeys like fireflies all over the sky." "His F-4 was hit, he was wounded, but he could have made it back." "He stayed in it." "Saved three planes before he bought it." "How come I never heard that before?" "Hell, it's just something the State Department tells dependents when the battle occurred over the wrong line... on some map." " So, you were there?" " I was there." " What's on your mind?" " My options... sir." "Simple." "First, you've acquired enough points to show up tomorrow and graduate with your Top Gun class." "Or you could quit." "There'd be no disgrace." "That spin was hell." "It would have shook me up." " So, you think I should quit?" " I didn't say that." "The simple fact is you feel responsible for Goose." "And you have a confidence problem." "I'm not gonna sit here and blow sunshine up your ass, lieutenant." "A good pilot is compelled to always evaluate what's happened so he can apply what he's learned." "Up there, we gotta push it." "That's our job." "It's your option, lieutenant." "All yours." "Sorry to bother you on a..." "Sunday." "Thank you very much for your time." "No problem." "Good luck." " Gentlemen..." " Where's Maverick?" " I don't know where he is." " You know what he's planning to do?" "Gotta be hard on the guy, though, you know." " Congratulations." " Thank you." " Congratulations." " Thanks, Mav." "Gentlemen!" "I hate to break up the party before it really gets out of hand." "There's really work to be done." "Some of you have to depart immediately." "We have a crisis situation." " Ice, Slider." " Yo." " Hollywood, Wolfman." " Yes, sir." " Maverick." " Sir." "Maverick, you'll get your RIO when you get to the ship." "And if you don't... gimme a call." "I'll fly with you." "Sir." "Gentlemen, this is Bull's Eye." "The communication ship SS Layton has become disabled and has wandered into foreign territory." "A rescue operation is to begin within the hour." "Your mission is to give it air support to that rescue." "A MiG's in the area and tensions are high." "If you witness a hostile act, you will return fire." "Those MiGs carry the Exocet anti-ship missile." "They can fire that missile from 100 miles away." "Gentlemen, this is the real thing." "This is what you've been trained for." "You are America's best." "Make us proud." " Ice." " Yes, sir." " Hollywood." " Yes." "Sector two." "Maverick, you back 'em up with Merlin on ready five." "Yes, sir." "Rise." " Excuse me, sir." " Yes." "This is not personal." "But with regard to Maverick, is he the best pilot...?" "I know what's on your mind, Kazanski." "Just get on it." "Voodoo One, you got a pair of bogeys, 12 o'clock, 15 miles." "Voodoo One, Voodoo One, 090, radar contact 15 miles." " They're doing 500 knots." " Roger, that's your bogey." "Got dead ahead, 15 miles, air speed at 600 knots." "They're 15,000 feet now, dead ahead, 10 miles." "Air speed is still increasing." "800 knots." "Dead ahead now, eight miles." "Dead ahead now, eight miles." " Wood, you got 'em?" " Not yet, I can't see 'em." "They must be close." "I'm getting a hard-on." "Okay, Wood, I'm taking the lead." "Let's identify 'em." "Roger, Ice." "You got the lead." "I'm on your left side, a little low." " Maverick's up and ready in alert five." " 's good." "Good." "My bogey's still locked up." "He's drifting to the left." "Still manoeuvring, course 090." "Okay, Wood." "Let's bring it to the right and we get a better angle on 'im." "Ice, we got a problem here." "Now I'm pickin' up four aircraft on radar." "Now one pair, two pair." " Repeat, four bogeys." " Wood, we got four bogeys." " Wrong!" "Make that five!" " There's five, sir." " That's five?" " Yes, sir." " Oh, shit!" " He's got a radar lock on us." "Get outta there, Hollywood!" "Get outta there, goddamnit!" " Make left!" " I'm hit!" "I'm hit!" "We're coming apart." "I can't control it!" "Hold on tube." "Twenty, we're going down." "Wood's been hit." "Wood's been hit!" "Shit!" "Wood's been hit." "Voodoo One, Voodoo One, Wood's been hit, Wood's been hit." "We've lost Hollywood!" " Repeat:" "We've lost Hollywood." " Launch Maverick on alert five." "Get a bearing on Hollywood and Wolfman." "And launch the rescue helicopter immediately." " Maverick's airborne." " Iceman, what's your position?" "090 at 180 miles." " They're coming in left." " Three MiGs dead ahead." "Coming down the left side." "I'm going after 'em." "I'm bringing it around to the left." "We got four on our tail." "That makes six of 'em." "Will he make us hawk them in the gun's range." "He's firing." "Break right." "Part Time, this is Voodoo One." "We are totally defensive." " Launch the alert fighters!" " Where, where are they?" "160 miles and closing in fast, sir." "Ready Willard and Simkin." "Upcast 3 and 4." "Maverick, supersonic." "I'll be there in 30 seconds." "Move your ass." "Get up here, I'm engaged with five." "Repeat: five." "I'm in deep shit." "What about Willard and Simkin?" "Pod catapults are broke and we can't launch any aircraft yet, sir." " How long?" " It'll take 10 minutes." "Bullshit 10 minutes." "This thing'll be over in two minutes!" "Get on it!" "One MiG 12 o'clock high." "One MiG 12 o'clock high." "Watch your back!" "Watch your back!" "Break right!" "Shit, that was close." "Maverick, how 'bout you get down here!" "Come on, kid, hang in there." "Jesus Christ!" "Maverick, how 'bout some help?" "Engage, goddamn it!" "Maverick, we got a MiG on our tail." "Watch out, watch out!" "Shit, we just flew right through his jetwash!" "Get control!" "Get control!" "Good recovery, Mav." "Okay, let's get in there." "Well, we gotta help Ice." "Come on, let's get back in the game, Maverick." "Come on!" " It's no good." " Get in there, Maverick." "It's no good." " Goddamn it!" "Maverick's disengaging." " I knew it." "Shit!" "Goddamn it, Maverick!" "Get in there, Maverick, you can't leave 'em." "Come on!" "Maverick!" "What the hell are you doing?" " Talk to me, Goose." " ... in there, for Christ's sake." "Ice is in trouble." " Talk to me, Goose." " He won't last down there alone." "Get in the fight." "Maverick!" "Maverick's re-engaging, sir." "I can't get him off my tail." "Ice, I've got your MiG dead ahead." "I've got it dead ahead." "Good tone." "I got good tone." "I got tone, I got tone." "Firing!" " Where, where are they?" " 155 miles." "Two MiGs dead ahead." "Closure 800 miles an hour." "I see 'em, I see 'em." "I'm gonna take it down to the left side." "Oh, my God." "Ice is right below us." "He's got a MiG on his tail." "He's firing." "Break left!" "Break left!" "He overshot!" "He overshot!" "Comin' in, Ice." "I'm comin' in." "Got two MiGs dead ahead." "I got it, Mav." "One MiG passing between us." "You got a MiG on your left." "Hurry up, 3 o'clock." "He's gonna fire, he's gonna fire!" "Mav, check the guys to the north!" "Check the guys to the north!" "Banking left." "Banking left." " There he is." "Get 'im, Ice, get 'im!" " Okay, you guys, I'm comin' in." "Maverick, got a MiG's comin' round on our tail." "We gotta get outta here." " I can't leave Ice." " Still comin' around us." "Still comin' around us." " He's gonna get behind us!" " I'm not leaving my wingman." "I'm on his tail." "I'm on his tail." "I'm going for..." "I'm going for..." "I'm going for the shot right now." "Roger, engaged!" "I've got radar lock." "Good tone." "I'm taking the shot." "Fire!" " Bingo!" " Watch that sucker, yeah!" "Ice, watch out, there's a MiG to your right." "He's firing!" "I'm hit, I'm hit." " We're hit, we're hit in the right engine." " I'm shutting it down, I'm shutting it down." "Comin' in, Ice." "Comin' in." "Ice, that bogey's still behind you." "I'm manoeuvring for a shot." "Stay with 'im, Mav, stay with 'im." " Take the shot." "Nail 'im, nail 'im." " Shit." "Ice, I can't get a tone." "Shoot, Maverick." "I can't get him off my tail." " Maverick, we're hit, we're hit again." " We're okay." "All systems are functional." "We're okay." "Ice." "On the count of three, break hard right." "Three... two... one..." "Break right!" "Firing!" " Damn it, I missed." " Don't let 'im go." "Keep on 'im, Mav, keep on 'im." "I got 'im." "I got 'im!" "Here comes the shot." "Strike three." "Bad move, there's a MiG on your tail, there's a MiG on your tail." "We got a problem here." "We've only got one missile left." " Approaching 110 miles, sir." " Goddamn it." "I got 'im." "I got 'im." "He's right on us." "Between our tails." "Shit!" "You haven't lost 'im." "He's still with us." "What are you doin'?" "You're slowing' down, you're slowing' down." " I'm bringing 'im in closer, Merlin." " You gonna do what?" "!" " This is it, Maverick." " I'm gonna hit the brakes." "He'll fly right by us." "Shit!" "He's gonna lock on us!" "Now!" "I've got a good lock." "Firing." "Whoo!" "Strike four!" "Mustang, this is Voodoo Three." "Remaining MiGs are buggin' out." " Mustang, this is Maverick, requesting fly-by." " Negative, Ghost Rider, the pattern is full." "Uh..." "Excuse me." "Something I should know about?" "Thank you." "Goddamn that guy." "You!" "You are still dangerous." "But you can be my wingman any time." "Bullshit." "You can be mine." " Maverick!" " Sir." "How's it feel to be on the front page of every newspaper in the English-speaking world, even though the other side denies the incident?" " Congratulations." " Thank you, sir." "They gave you your choice of duty, son." "Anything, anywhere." "Do you believe that shit?" "Where do you think you wanna go?" " I thought of being an instructor, sir." " Top Gun?" " Yes, sir." " God help us." "Hello, Pete Mitchell." "I heard the best of the best were gonna be back here, so, uh..." "This could be complicated." "You know, on the first one, I... crashed and burned." "And the second?" "I don't know... but, uh... it's looking good so far."