Top Gun is a 1986 action film starring Tom Cruise as a Naval aviator in training on the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.
References
- In the Farscape episode "The Flax," while learning how to fly in one of Moya's transport pods, John Crichton tells Aeryn Sun, "This is Top Gun. This is the need for speed. You like this stuff. Admit it."
- A Sesame Street T-shirt produced by Mad Engine in 2011 featured Big Bird as "Wingman," a reference to the film. Aspects of the films' logo are also incorporated into the design.
- In a 2017 Vanity Fair video, Grover enthusiastically utters "I feel the need. The need for speed!" then zooms around.
- Prior to the weekend of the 95th Academy Awards ceremony, Sesame Street's social media accounts posted a parody of Top Gun: Maverick featuring Oscar the Grouch in "Top Grouch."[1] Plaza Sésamo's social media accounts posted a Spanish version of the image.[2]
- The Sesame Street in Communities social media feeds posted an illustration of Grover on May 24, 2024, titled "I Feel the Need... the Need to Read!" paraphrasing a line from Top Gun expressing a "need for speed." (Facebook | Instagram)
Connections
- Jennifer Connelly played Penny in Top Gun: Maverick
- Lady Gaga wrote songs for Top Gun: Maverick
- Jon Hamm played Vice Admiral Simpson in Top Gun: Maverick
- Tim Robbins played Lt. Sam "Merlin" Wells
- Hans Zimmer scored Top Gun: Maverick