# Top Gun: hitting the brakes \[spoiler for ancient movie\]

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** movies\
**Created:** [January 30, 2022, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-hitting-the-brakes-spoiler-for-ancient-movie/958655 "2022-01-30T16:17:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-hitting-the-brakes-spoiler-for-ancient-movie/958655/21 "2022-01-30T23:57:18Z")

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> [@SenorBeef](#):
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> They definitely jumped the gun on that one.

ISWYDT.

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**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-hitting-the-brakes-spoiler-for-ancient-movie/958655/22 "2022-01-31T00:27:58Z")

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> [@Robot\_Arm](#):
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> I’d be hard pressed to think of anything that _Top Gun_ got right about the flying scenes.

Topper hits the brakes in this clip at 1:17.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/HI-uPThvqlk?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque

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**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-hitting-the-brakes-spoiler-for-ancient-movie/958655/23 "2022-01-31T01:08:00Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> I need more coffee.

I need speed.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-hitting-the-brakes-spoiler-for-ancient-movie/958655/24 "2022-01-31T01:24:01Z")

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Feel the need for it, do you?

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2022, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gun-hitting-the-brakes-spoiler-for-ancient-movie/958655/25 "2022-01-31T05:42:32Z")

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The F-18 clip for the sequel looks a lot like a cobra (not saying that’s what they were trying to show, but it looks like one).

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