contact 20 left at 25, 900 knots
closing fast. mustang, this is
i don't see anything. maverick, you have a trailer?
negative, cougar. looks like he's
i've got a six strobe. i think he's locked on us.
let's hope you're right!
he's pissing me off!
stay with him.
that's missile lock!
lordy! eyeball to asshole. hope nobody burps!
these guys are getting on my nerves.
hey, if it was easy, everybody would want to come up here and do it.  instead of just us.
bring it left. bring it left, you're high.
what is?
what? what is it?
you're crazy. we're level.
you're not. we're level. look at the instruments, we're okay!
we're not! trust me! we're okay.
no! now we're inverted!
we're on vapor, cougar, you got to put it down.
tell him, will you tell him? our
look at the weather! they'll never find us! we're near out of fuel. put it down.
you'll have mine, cougar. it'll be where your head used to be.
oh, hello.  valet parking?
you will put it up front, with the porsches?
hey. easy. take it easy.  i'm a veteran!
can you check under the hood. i thought i heard a funny noise.
lucy. ricky. i'n home!
is it extra for the hot wax?
well. there goes your tip.
on behalf of your captain and your crew, i want to thank you for flying vf101. and next time your plans include the middle of the goddamn ocean in the dead of frigging night, i hope you'll think of naval aviation.
never mind my head, check my shorts!
cougar!
don't worry. i'll talk to him.
he's the best you have. he's going top gun!
skipper, you can't do this!
give him a break, skipper. it was raining snakes up there. he'll be alright, soon as all the gorillas go home.
but, skipper, cougar's been picked for top gun. he's the best of the best!
mav's a great flyer but.
what are you doing?
turn around, pay attention. what are you doing?
i don't know, frank, anybody gets off on bombing the shit out of dirt has got to be queer.
keller, black lion squadron. i knew him at pensacola. he's damn good.
gotta keep track of the competition.
slider -- they let you into top gun? if you're among the best in the navy, i tremble for the security of this country.
the list is long, but distinguished.
this is maverick.
who's your pilot?
no shit. the iceman.
you think you can stay up with us.
this is evan mitchell, he steers the thing.
flaming hooker. sort of an institution around here. or maybe this is the institution, i forget which. it's the house drink. it'll warm the cockles of your heart .  and other things depending on where you spill it.
you can't show fear in front of marines. they're like doberman's they'll go for your throat, it's instinctive.
what, been drunk? sure! plenty!
could use a dash more jet fuel.
careful, don't make an ash of yourself.
mayday! down in flames!
no shit! that why they call him ice?
hey mav, this is sally. she doesn't believe a word i say. tell her i'm married, will you?
it's not cougar's place. it's ours.
did what?
we're here because we're the best flyers in the wing. not because of some mig encounter.
pay no attention to it. they're just trying to rattle you. it's all psychological. sit down. and drink.
the family unit -- that's the most important thing. it's the only thing you can count on. i'm married --did i tell you that?
i've been married since i was eighteen. why don't you believe me?
i take it off when i'm chasing women. it's the only honorable thing to do.
one and a half, actually. i got a polaroid.
it's just like he says, sir.
on your six -- coming hard. four hundred. losing airspeed! he's on your six and closing fast! hard left! hard left!
great move. great
take it down. let's bug out of here. call for a draw.
he's blind -- you got him!
he's out of energy! you got control? unload!
he's right. we're at ten thousand.
goddamn! we beat him!
look, ma, top of the world!
ahhh. a little high on the left, don't you think?
right. much better. . ahhh. what do you call this?
i wouldn't call it victory. it's more like. self immolation.
hi. hi there. how ya doing in there? mav.  ahhh. you know, at one point i did want a navy career.
you see all those guys with gold on their shoulders!!?.  oh, no, i think that was johnson, air boss of the kitty hawk!
just once, if they take your plane away.
hey, see any controls back there? and anyway. we beat the son of a bitch!
you won. congratulations. hollywood maverick and goose won too.
we won! ice turns back, stares them down, then turns back into his locker, dismissing them.
yes, sir. by the time we could respond, we were diving right into his view.
man, you guys gooned it. your laser butts are scattered across kansas.
have you guys ever considered career counseling?
what happened.
what did you do? you broke it!
that's what she said last night.
come on, we're next.
come on, i got over six bucks on the line.
come on, come on! it's double or nothing.  we're talking twelve bucks american, here.
what the hell is this?
a fighter pilot's lunch.  a hot dog and a puke.
they should have warned you about that one.
what'd you do?
seemed not to. but it's hard to know. you never can tell what's in the mind of a psychopath.
something bothering you?
bogey at three o'clock high! nose on!
just cover wood, maverick. mutual support, man!
don't be greedy. stay with wood.
hey, come on--hey!
what what are you doing? we're cover!
but we're cover!
two bogies ! three o'clock high, nine o'clock high! break!
relationships are a bitch, here. it's hard enough to concentrate . under the pressure. having a woman here is asking for it.
where do you find the time? where do you find the energy. it's tough enough to keep your mind on school. a woman here is a real pain in the.
butt. hi, honey, god, am i glad to see you! i missed you.
sure, honey, i understand. it's great to see you. hey where's your backseater, where's the world's smallest rio.
oh, no!
plane's coupling up! plane's coupling up!
this is not good!.  we're low!
time to go.
3000 feet. i'll do it.