Top Gun: Maverick Page #5

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A minute late. [Sighs]

He gave enemy aircraft time to shoot him down.

He is dead. You don’t know that.

You’re not flying fast enough. You don’t have a second to waste.

We made it to the target.

And superior enemy aircraft intercepted you on your way out.

Then it’s a dogfight. Against fifth-generation fighters.

[Rooster] Yeah. We’d still have a chance.

[Maverick] In an F-18.

It’s not the plane, sir, it’s the pilot.

Exactly!

There’s more than one way to fly this mission.

[Hangman] You really don’t get it.

On this mission, a man flies like Maverick here, or a man does not come back.

No offense intended.

Yet somehow you always manage.

Look, I don’t mean to criticize.

You’re conservative, that’s all. Lieutenant.

We’re going into combat, son, on a level no living pilot’s ever seen.

Not even him.

That’s no time to be thinking about the past.

What’s that supposed to mean? Rooster.

I can’t be the only one that knows that Maverick flew with his old man.

That’s enough. Or that Maverick was flying when his old man…

Lieutenant, that’s enough!

[All clamoring, shouting]

That’s enough. You son of a b*tch!

Hey, come on!

[Chuckles] I’m cool, I’m cool. Hey, hey.

That’s enough.

[Hangman] He’s not cut out for this mission.

That’s enough! You know it.

[Breathing heavily]

You know I’m right.

You’re all dismissed.

[Cell phone vibrating]

[Sighs]

[Children laughing, chattering]

Maverick.

It’s come back?

No one knows.

There’s nothing else they can do.

Even speaking is painful now.

Sarah, I’m so sorry.

[Iceman coughing]

[Coughs]

[Coughing]

Admiral.

How’s my wing man?

[Typing]

Please, don’t worry about me.

What can I do for you?

[Sighs]

All right.

[Chuckles]

Well, rooster’s still angry with me about what I did.

I thought eventually he would understand why.

I hoped he’d forgive me.

[Typing]

The mission is less than three weeks away.

The kid’s not ready.

[Typing]

He doesn’t want what I have to give.

Ice, please, don’t ask me to send someone else to die.

Please don’t…

Don’t ask me to send him.

Send me.

I don’t know how.

[Sighs]

I’m not a teacher, Ice.

I’m a fighter pilot.

A naval aviator.

It’s not what I am.

It’s who I am.

How do I teach that?

Even if I could teach it, it’s not what rooster wants.

It’s not what the Navy wants.

That’s why they canned me the last time.

The only reason I’m here is you.

If I send him on this mission, he might never come home.

And if I don’t send him, he’ll never forgive me.

Either way, I could lose him forever.

[Sighs]

I know.

I know.

[Exhales deeply]

[Grunts]

[Coughs]

[Hoarsely] The Navy needs Maverick.

The kid needs Maverick.

That’s why I fought for you.

That’s why you’re still here.

Thank you, Ice, for everything.

One last thing.

Who’s the better pilot?

You or me?

This is a nice moment. Let’s not ruin it.

[Laughing]

[“I ain’t worried” playing]

[Whistling]

♪ I don’t know what you’ve been told ♪

♪ but time is running out no need to take it slow ♪

♪ I’m steppin’ to ya toe to toe ♪

[Indistinct chatter, shouting]

All right, all right.

[Whistle blows]

♪ Keepin’ dreams alive 1999 heroes ♪

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it right now ♪

♪ swimmin’ in the floods ♪ touchdown!

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it ♪

[Cheering]

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it ♪

[Whistle blows]

Yeah!

♪ I don’t know what you’ve been told ♪

[Whooping] ♪ but time is running out so spend it like it’s gold ♪

♪ I’m livin’ like I’m nine zeros ♪

♪ got no regrets even when I’m broke ♪

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it right now ♪

♪ keepin’ dreams alive 1999 heroes ♪

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it right now ♪

♪ swimming in the floods dancing on the path, hero ♪

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it ♪

[Booing]

[Whistle blows]

[Chattering continues]

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it ♪

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it ♪

[Exclaiming, cheering]

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it ♪

Sir.

What is this? This is dogfight football.

Offense and defense at the same time.

Who’s winning?

I think they stopped keeping score a while ago.

This detachment still has some training to complete, captain.

Every available minute matters. Yes, sir.

So why are we out here playing games?

You said to create a team, sir.

There’s your team.

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it ♪

[Chanting]

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it right now ♪

♪ keepin’ dreams alive 1999 heroes ♪

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it right now ♪

♪ swimming in the floods dancing on the path, hero ♪

♪ I ain’t worried ’bout it ♪

[No audible dialogue]

Should I go? Before Amelia gets back?

She’ll be at her friend’s house tonight. Oh, good.

You and Amelia, you seem…

A lot closer than when I last saw you.

Yeah. Yeah, we are. How do you manage?

Well, you know, she always wanted more freedom than I thought she was ready for.

Hmm. Where’d she get that from, I wonder?

I guess I realized I also had to trust her.

Let her make some of her own mistakes sometimes.

Not an easy choice. Mmm.

Is that what happened with rooster?

I pulled his papers from the naval academy.

Took years off his career.

Why?

His mother never wanted him to fly, not after what happened to goose.

She made me promise before she died, so…

Does rooster know that?

He will always resent me for what I did.

Why should he resent her too?

Not an easy choice. Hmm.

I was trying to be the father he lost.

I just… I wish I would’ve done it better.

But the truth is…

I didn’t think he was ready.

Is he ready now?

[Door closes downstairs]

[Amelia] Mom, I’m home!

I thought you were staying at Karen’s tonight.

[Amelia] Karen’s sick. And I’ve got homework to do.

[Whispers] I should go.

[Sighing] You should go.

Have you had dinner yet?

[Amelia] Not yet. You wanna go out?

No, it’s okay. I’ll make you something.

I’ll be down in a sec!

Wait! Not that way. What?

Look, I have an example to set.

I can’t be bringing guys home on a first date.

This is not our first date.

You know what I mean.

Okay.

Fine.

But this is the last time I go out your window.

We’ll see.

No. No, I mean it.

I’m never gonna leave you again.

Oh, shut up.

Go on, get out of here.

[Grunts softly]

Just don’t break her heart again.

[Warlock] Good morning.

The uranium enrichment plant that is your target will be operational earlier than expected.

Raw uranium will be delivered to the plant in ten days’ time.

As a result, your mission has been moved up one week in order to avoid contaminating the target valley with radiation.

Sir, no one here has successfully flown a low-level course.

Nevertheless, you’ve been ordered to move on.

Captain.

[Maverick] We have one week left to focus on phase two.

It’s the most difficult stage of the mission.

It’s a pop-up strike with a steep dive, requiring nothing less than two consecutive miracles.

Two pairs of f-18s will fly in a welded wing formation.

Teamwork. Precise coordination of these aircraft is essential to both the mission’s success and your survival.

As you know, the plant rests between two mountains.

On final approach, you’ll invert directly into a steep dive.

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