RunningAHEAD - Topic: Was Top Gun Gay?

Marcus L S

The Greatest of All Time

posted: 2/23/2008 at 6:05 PM
modified: 2/23/2008 at 6:07 PM

Watch and decide for yourself: http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=6496773 I have nothing against gay people but this got thrown in my face one afternoon after I claimed during lunch that Top Gun was a great movie. Needless to say, after this little gem made its way around our firm I was teased non-stop for about a week.

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Dustin

posted: 2/23/2008 at 6:14 PM

Haha... that's funny. I was flipping through the channels the other day, came across Top Gun (which just so happened to be on the volleyball scene) and I came to the same conclusion. Not that there's anything wrong with that, just sayin'.

perfesserr

Imminent Catastrophe

posted: 2/24/2008 at 9:48 PM

Gay? Don't know. Sucked? Definitely.

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Trent

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posted: 2/24/2008 at 10:15 PM

Define : gay Can a movie be both gay and great?

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perfesserr

Imminent Catastrophe

posted: 2/24/2008 at 10:21 PM

Don't know. But it can't both have Tom Cruise and be great.

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JakeKnight

posted: 2/25/2008 at 9:03 AM

Quote from perfesserr on 2/24/2008 at 10:21 PM:

Don't know. But it can't both have Tom Cruise and be great.

You're just jealous cuz your call sign was "Butter Cheeks." "Maverick" and "Ice Man" were already taken? While Tom "I'm not at all gay, ask Nicole" Cruise is nutty as a fruitcake, he's been in some awesome flicks. Risky Business? Rain Man? Born on the Fourth July? "Jerry Maguire" alone is worth putting up with a little freaky-deakiness. And without Cruise, South Park's epic "In the Closet" episode would never have been possible.

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ajaxinacan

posted: 2/25/2008 at 9:52 AM

Okay. I have to put in my $.02. I was in the Marine Corps, an enlisted man working on airplanes, when this movie was popular. They missed the target on military life by about as much as possible. They made up for it by completely missing the target on airplanes, how they fly, and how they are flown. To be fair, Hollywood rarely "gets it right" when making movies about airplanes or the military. Top Gun was no exception. Gay? I don't think so. Just a product of its time. Bad. Absolutely. To make it running related, I'd like to add that I ran a 10K on the Miramar flight line/runway in '89 or so. Concrete is not a great surface for such a long race. I think the fact it was held on Miramar made it a novelty.

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sully708

My legs are killing me

posted: 2/25/2008 at 10:17 AM

Gay - no. Corny - yes. Although I do remember after this movie came out every red blooded guy in his 20's wanted to fly and F-14 and feel the "need for speed".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4B-r8KJhlE

bruno28

Bruno

posted: 2/25/2008 at 10:26 AM

Something that always bothered me....who plays beach volleyball in tight denim jeans?

Dragon76

posted: 2/25/2008 at 12:32 PM

Quote from bruno28 on 2/25/2008 at 10:26 AM:

Something that always bothered me....who plays beach volleyball in tight denim jeans?

Why do you guys want to ruin this for me? That scene is the only reason I watch Top Gun. Smile

Amy

cagery

posted: 2/25/2008 at 1:37 PM
modified: 2/25/2008 at 1:38 PM

http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/0,4644,3404,00.html#1_0 at least Tom and the boys didn't do this....

jEfFgObLuE

I've got a fever...

posted: 2/25/2008 at 2:58 PM
modified: 2/25/2008 at 2:59 PM

Quote from sully708 on 2/25/2008 at 10:17 AM:

I do remember after this movie came out every red blooded guy in his 20's wanted to fly and F-14 and feel the "need for speed".

Wasn't just the 20-somethings. I was 15, and it had the same effect on me. Everyone and their brother was doing the Maverick-Goose High-5 / Low-5 move. I do appreciate Ice Kilmerman adding the coughed *bullshit* to my vocabulary, though.

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posted: 2/28/2008 at 12:09 AM

Quote from ajaxinacan on 2/25/2008 at 9:52 AM:

Okay. I have to put in my $.02. I was in the Marine Corps, an enlisted man working on airplanes, when this movie was popular. They missed the target on military life by about as much as possible. They made up for it by completely missing the target on airplanes, how they fly, and how they are flown. To be fair, Hollywood rarely "gets it right" when making movies about airplanes or the military. Top Gun was no exception. Gay? I don't think so. Just a product of its time. Bad. Absolutely. To make it running related, I'd like to add that I ran a 10K on the Miramar flight line/runway in '89 or so. Concrete is not a great surface for such a long race. I think the fact it was held on Miramar made it a novelty.

Might not of been accurate, but it was the best recruiting film the military EVER had

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JakeKnight

posted: 2/28/2008 at 9:34 AM

Quote from bruno28 on 2/25/2008 at 10:26 AM:

Something that always bothered me....who plays beach volleyball in tight denim jeans?

Sailors. Duh. "In the Navy, you can sail the seven seas ..."

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Marcus L S

The Greatest of All Time

posted: 2/28/2008 at 9:42 AM

Quote from JakeKnight on 2/28/2008 at 9:34 AM:

Sailors. Duh. "In the Navy, you can sail the seven seas ..."

Now THAT is GAY! WAY GAY!

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