KnockBack, Episode 182: Top Gun
Added 2021-08-02 16:01:04 +0000 UTCSome people have the need for speed. Among them are the US Navy fighter pilots as portrayed in the 1986 Jerry Bruckheimer-led smash-hit Top Gun. The film stars a young Tom Cruise as Maverick, an ace pilot with a mysterious past and his own way of doing things. But really, this flick is a visual feast for the eyes if you're into fighter jets, dogfighting, and more. Is it corny and campy? Absolutely. Does it hold up today? Well, we'll leave that up to you. And yes, we'll even get into the theories about what the movie really means... although we're not so sure we agree.
Comments
great relisten before going to see Top Gun Maverick tonight!
Ryan Harvey
2022-06-08 22:34:38 +0000 UTC=D
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-07 18:01:51 +0000 UTCLoved how Colin used "the need for speed" in the latest SS ep with Hoeg.
htr0ns
2021-08-06 16:13:41 +0000 UTCWe'll get there.
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-06 16:04:34 +0000 UTCLove val Kilmer Top gun was a quintessential 80s movie. I would argue his best movie in this era was willow and I will die on that hill
Wayde
2021-08-05 23:14:20 +0000 UTCThank you. <3
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-03 18:55:53 +0000 UTCThat rules.
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-03 18:55:46 +0000 UTCThank you. We think it's gonna be great for Rush.
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-03 18:55:30 +0000 UTCNice, it must be a shoutout!
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-03 18:55:18 +0000 UTCThen you're having a caching issue of some sort. DM us and we'll try to help you out, but signing out and signing back in on your browser or the app may help, and if you're using RSS, deleting and reapplying that link may also do the trick.
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-03 16:00:22 +0000 UTCThe download is only 43 seconds long
Charles Kasper
2021-08-03 06:56:04 +0000 UTCThere’s actually an entire Squadron called the “sundowners”. VF-111. In Vietnam they had massive rising suns emblazoned on their tails. Pretty balsy to put a former enemies symbol on their tail.
DeucesBruh
2021-08-03 02:23:10 +0000 UTCKnock back is the most special LSM show, low key
GameSimp
2021-08-02 22:53:28 +0000 UTCI flew in the Air Force, and my call sign was "Cluba," as in Club a seal. I also got called Baby, or baby seal. Also, Colin is right, you have to get a call sign from another flyer.
Jeremy Seal
2021-08-02 20:45:37 +0000 UTCCongrats on the new puppy Colin. I’ve been debating getting another Springer Spaniel puppy. I have one that’s almost one year old and I want to get her a sister but it’s so much work haha!
Kenneth Oms
2021-08-02 20:09:16 +0000 UTCHope you enjoy. <3
Colin Moriarty
2021-08-02 19:39:11 +0000 UTCMy dad was in the military for 20 years. He was never a "Navy man" per say and he laments how his career ended; he's fighting even today for all of his medical benefits after his body started breaking down towards the end of his service. However, him showing me this movie has always made me feel so connected to his world. It's a little silly, but I feel almost apart of something I was only ever near while watching and remembering this movie. I always wanted to be a pilot but never went for it. Now my dad and I not so patiently wait for the sequel. Can't wait to listen to this one.
Dennis Johnson
2021-08-02 16:11:24 +0000 UTC
