Contrary to official reports which faulted Mitchell, Viper reveals classified information that proves Mitchell died heroically and informs Maverick that he can succeed if he can regain his self-confidence He and his , Nick "Goose" Bradshaw Edwards are given the chance to train at the US Navy's at in ,
The first scene features Goose and Maverick singing "" while seated at the piano Actor turned down the role of Pete Mitchell that went to Tom Cruise because he felt the film's pro-military stance went against his politics

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I must admit that both the dialogue and screenplay are so utterly horrendous at times that they miraculously circle back around and morph into a campy near-greatness, however it's blatantly clear there was ZERO intent even in the most distant corners of the writers' cocaine-fueled heads
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Thus each aircraft model number of theirs is preceded by their "MiG" design emblem, i
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The film sold an estimated 47,650,100 tickets in North America in its initial theatrical run Over a short time, the "plank-owners" of the VF-121 Top Gun unit doggedly gained a small fleet of begged and borrowed, dissimilar adversary aircraft, a generous budget finally, and put to work a syllabus they had developed that would and did turn the air war in North Vietnam on its ear! A 2010 game, also titled , retells the film's story
The subsequent hostile engagement with six MiGs sees Hollywood shot down; Maverick is scrambled alone due to a failure and nearly retreats after encountering circumstances similar to those that caused Goose's death Now the NFWS was in full swing with another complement of the Navy's best fighter pilots instructing

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Eventually they moved to much needed full offices and classroom spaces in a large, separate aircraft hangar.

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His name is misspelled in the closing credits, as Clay Lacey
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It is a deep loss for me, and especially for his family
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The character of Chipper Piper was created just for Pasdar as Scott loved his performance