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September 27, 2006
Target-rich environment
Something's been bugging me lately. I'm talking about the ending of Top Gun, when Maverick and Iceman are dogfighting the MIG's. Iceman has a Russian fighter plane with a radar lock or something on him, and Maverick pulls some wacky move where he tells Iceman to break right at the count of three.
According to this transcript I found, Maverick says this: "On the count of three, break hard right." Then Iceman nods his approval or something, and Maverick says this: "Three... two... one... break right!" Iceman obliges, and Maverick shoots down the Russian.
Everytime I see this, I am confused as all heck. Why does he start at three? I can't think of ANYBODY who does that. When somebody tells me on the count of three, I always think it means go at three. But here's Mav counting down from three, so that you are supposed to go after one. It makes no sense to me. If I'm Iceman, I would have gone right when he said three. Is this the way they do it in the Navy? It boggles my mind.
Here's an obligatory Tom Cruise picture:
Posted by oz115 at September 27, 2006 10:16 PM
Comments
I think its a miliyary thing. They always do countdowns. 3-2-1 blastoff!!
I agree, it rubs me the wrong way whenever I watch the film. Not as much as Goose dying though.. Oh goose...
Anybody else think Kelly McGillis was hot in '85? Too bad she stopped acting to have kids and get old...
Posted by: G at September 28, 2006 06:14 PM
Didn't Kelly McGillis stop acting because she got raped? Wasn't that her? Oz, this sounds like something you should be looking into instead of studying.
Posted by: q at October 2, 2006 01:29 PM