Maverick vs. Young Aviators Scene - TOP GUN 2: Maverick (2022)

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him. When he finds himself training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.” Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) is the new action movie starring Tom Cruise, Val Kilmer and Miles Teller.

[archmageofmetal]

This movie... DID NOT.... disappoint.
11/10. Pure unapologetic cinema.

[konnorrockkonnoisseur]

0:54 the perfect timing on that music queue. My mom marked out in theaters because she was a huge CSI Miami fan as well as a Top Gun fan

[Slots]

Rooster is the only one who knows mavericks love when they suggest 200 push-ups. He says Guys.... like don't do it. But it's too late.

[cleverusername]

Excellent choice of song for this scene. "Won't Get Fooled Again" is perfect, because from the start, Maverick was fooling them, a) popping up out of nowhere under their radar, b) tricking them into the 200 push-ups deal (he wasn't complaining about 200 push-ups being a lot, he was _warning_ them), because C) he knew, as an old man in a game where young men die, they'd forgotten the old saying "youth and exuberance are no match for old age and treachery".

[Elthenar]

This was had a similar production to Fury Road. It was an old master bringing out all of the old tricks and making a masterpiece. They kept the CGI to a minimum and did everything in camera. It's not easy and takes a lot of time but it's hard to deny the results.

[stefanopicchi]

3:48 “let’s go, who’s next?”
Won’t get fooled again by The Who, from the album “Who’s next”
Suitable 😂

[daynamorris]

There’s something so satisfying about this movie but especially this scene

[jackdolinger]

“It was all fun and games ‘til that selfie wasn’t it?” 😂

[sillysod]

I f***ing screamed when this song started playing! Ladies and gentlemen - THE F***ING WHO 🇬🇧

[allbottledup]

Best fucking rock band of all time! I was so surprised and overjoyed when they used Won’t Get Fooled Again. Perfect choice, and so nice to hear real classic rock in 2023. Long live The Who!

[enge.marcelo]

This scene is showing the reality of life, long forgotten by young adults these days. No matter how special or good you think you are, you need time and experience to become real good on something.

[mbpm]

Star Wars shoulda gotten the Maverick treatment - old veteran absolutely steamrolls the cocky youngsters and prove why he is the best. The young need to learn from the old, especially the arrogant types.

[lamonthale]

Hard for lighting to strike twice, but this was another awesome movie!

[Fenril]

Seriously doubt there would be a 3rd movie. This was the best of the best and no way in hell can they top this movie!

[yokoyokowriter]

When I heard the opening theme for CSI Miami, I thought it sounded like Top Gun. I never thought it would actually be used in Top Gun, and it's really heartwarming.　

[bosunhawk]

Nostalgic heart and soul, at its finest. o7

[vanessagamino]

A good reminder that respect is earned. Even for Mav it’s not a given. Cracks me up how the group of guys who mocked Rooster were called out “it was all fun and games taking that selfie wasn’t it” 🙈. That’s how it be in day to day life

[michaelapicella]

One of the best scenes ever- music kills it

[LukeKetchum]

I'm glad they're letting women fly top gun. Cause Phoenix is one of the prettiest aviator I've seen.😘

[josephbrandon]

Notice how Hangman is holding an F-18 model in 0:31 then an F-14 in 0:32?