Top Gun (1986)
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
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🎙️ SYSK Episodes
#050423
Introducing Smell-O-Vision!
"She went to 4DX for the Top Gun movie."
— Chuck
Sammy Smart from Too Scary Didn't Watch watched Top Gun in 4DX format and had a positive experience.
May 4, 2023
#041123
How Skydiving Works
"that's how Goose died, right?"
— Chuck
Chuck references the death of Goose in Top Gun when discussing an action movie involving a pilot ejecting and landing in water.
Apr 11, 2023
#072622
Where Did Human Intelligence Come From?
"like a pilot in the military, you're like a maverick in goose"
— Josh
Used as a comparison when discussing how military pilots receive callnames similar to trail names on the Appalachian Trail.
Jul 26, 2022
#043022
Selects: How Rodney Dangerfield Worked, Live From LA
"It was behind Top Gun platoon. Karate Kid Two, star Trek Four."
— Josh
Top Gun is mentioned as one of the highest-grossing films of 1986, ahead of Back to School.
Apr 30, 2022
#031722
How Rewilding Works
"They would analyze famous films like Top Gun. They basically pointed out how Maverick was this terrible person."
— Josh
Josh discusses a blog that analyzes how Maverick from Top Gun is actually a terrible person who got his friend killed without taking responsibility.
Mar 17, 2022
#031522
Operation Northwoods: The False Flag Op That Never Was
"MiGs, which was, I guess, the Soviet fighter jets. I saw Top Gun. I know this stuff."
— Chuck
Chuck jokingly referenced Top Gun to demonstrate his familiarity with Soviet MiG fighter jets mentioned in Operation Northwoods plans.
Mar 15, 2022
#052621
Short Stuff: Parachute Emergency!
"Charlie Sheen taught us all that. He totally did. Back in the 90s."
— Chuck
Referenced to illustrate the concept of terminal velocity in skydiving at 120 miles per hour.
May 26, 2021
#032020
SYSK Distraction Playlist: How Jim Henson Worked
"It was behind Top Gun, Platoon, Karate Kid 2, Star Trek 4."
— Chuck
Back to School was the sixth highest-grossing movie of 1986, behind these films.
Mar 20, 2020
#020420
How AI Facial Recognition Works
"They go, hey. What is that? That was Tom Cruise laughing and chewing gum."
— Josh
Josh makes a reference to Tom Cruise from Top Gun in relation to aviators.
Feb 4, 2020
#102619
SYSK Selects: How Haunted House Attractions Work
"It's like, oh, she's got the same name as that lady from Top Gun."
— Josh
Josh mentioning actress Kelly McGillis was also in Top Gun.
Oct 26, 2019
#101719
How Project Blue Book Worked, Pt II
"Who knows who's gonna replace Tom Cruise and Top Gun. There's just utter chaos and disorder."
— Josh
Josh uses Top Gun as a hypothetical example of chaos if UFOs were real and aliens replaced key figures.
Oct 17, 2019
#101519
How Project Blue Book Worked, Pt I
"I like Top Gun. I was not some like, I didn't think I was some big nut for Top Gun, but when I saw that trailer, it gave me a little bit of the feels."
— Josh
Josh expressed enthusiasm about the original Top Gun film while discussing the sequel.
Oct 15, 2019
#101019
The Ins and Outs of Beekeeping
"I knew Kenny Loggins only from the Top Gun era."
— Josh
Josh mentions knowing Kenny Loggins from the Top Gun movie soundtrack.
Oct 10, 2019
#022819
Tuskegee Airmen: American Heroes
"There's never any real battle in Top Gun right no they there wasn't a battle but they did engage that mig."
Making a comparison to a famous aerial combat scene when describing the Tuskegee Airmen's dogfight.
Feb 28, 2019
#052618
SYSK Selects: How Pinball Works
"He has a Tomcat F-14, which is the ripoff of Top Gun."
— Chuck
Chuck mentions his brother has a pinball machine called Tomcat F-14 that is a ripoff based on the Top Gun movie.
May 26, 2018
#111815
How Rodney Dangerfield Worked, Live From LA
"It was behind Top Gun, Platoon, Karate Kid 2, Star Trek 4"
— Josh
Josh lists the movies that outgrossed Back to School at the box office in 1986.
Nov 18, 2015
#103014
How Haunted House Attractions Work
"It's like, oh, she's got the same name as that lady from Top Gun"
— Josh
Josh realized Kelly McGillis from The Innkeepers was the same actress from Top Gun.
Oct 30, 2014
#090214
How Pinball Works
"He has a Tomcat F-14, which is the ripoff of Top Gun."
— Chuck
Chuck was describing one of his brother's pinball machines, noting it was based on the movie Top Gun.
Sep 2, 2014
#062414
How the La Brea Tar Pits Work
"The guy from Top Gun"
— Josh
Josh was identifying Anthony Edwards by referencing his role in Top Gun.
Jun 24, 2014
#082013
How Ejection Seats Work
"You can just call us Mav and Goose for this one."
— Josh
Josh references the characters Maverick and Goose from Top Gun as a playful introduction to the episode about ejection seats.
Aug 20, 2013
Cast
Tom Cruise
Maverick
Kelly McGillis
Charlie
Val Kilmer
Ice
Anthony Edwards
Goose
Tom Skerritt
Viper
Michael Ironside
Jester
John Stockwell
Cougar
Barry Tubb
Wolfman
Rick Rossovich
Slider
Tim Robbins
Merlin
Clarence Gilyard Jr.
Sundown
Whip Hubley
Hollywood
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