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Top Gun: Maverick Helicopter vs. X-Wing Fighter Diorama

Top Gun: Maverick Helicopter vs. X-Wing Fighter Diorama

After seeing Top Gun: Maverick, model maker Boylei Hobby Time wanted to make a diorama inspired by one of the movie’s big action sequences. While he found a 1:144-scale model of the soviet gunship helicopter, he couldn’t find one of an F-18 fighter jet a the same time, so he decided to swap in an X-Wing from Star Wars.

Highway to the Bluegrass Zone

Highway to the Bluegrass Zone

Finnish band Steve’n’Seagulls pays tribute to the Top Gun franchise with a jangly bluegrass version of the Kenny Loggins track Danger Zone. The video combines live performance footage and a series of vignettes featuring a stereotypical American dude who really wants to fly like an eagle.

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Top Gun but with Cats

Top Gun but with Cats

When the local pigeons wreak havoc on his hometown, Prince Michael and his furry pals decide to take action. After a failed attempt at a ground offensive, the cats (and dog) of Aaron’s Animals take to the skies in tiny fighter jets on a mission to defeat their avian, poop-bombing foes.

Cruise and Cordon Go Flying

Cruise and Cordon Go Flying

To coincide with the release of Top Gun: Maverick, The Late Late Show host James Corden met up with Tom Cruise to take a celebratory flight. But it was no ordinary flight, with Cruise piloting a vintage fighter plane and Corden afraid of crawling into its cockpit, let alone engaging in a dogfight. Then it’s time for Top Gun school.

Star Wars to the Danger Zone

Star Wars to the Danger Zone

What happens when you replace the F-14A Tomcats in Top Gun with X-Wing Fighters? Movie magic. Jackson McKay combined the Kenny Loggins’ classic Danger Zone with footage from Star Wars episodes IV through IX and Rogue One, giving us the only Star Wars soundtrack that works even better than one by John Williams.

Top Gun: Maverick (Trailer)

Top Gun: Maverick (Trailer)

33 years after the release of the flyboy classic, Maverick is back, and he’s got no plans to give up his love of flying fighter jets despite unmanned drones horning in on his action. Tom Cruise looks as good as ever as he flies fancy jets, and helps mentor Goose’s son, played by Miles Tiller.

Floppy to the Danger Zone

Floppy to the Danger Zone

World-famous computer parts orchestra The Floppotron is back with another meme-worthy tune, Kenny Loggins’ track, Danger Zone, best known for its appearances on the Top Gun soundtrack – and its even better use in Archer.

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