Daily Dialogue — October 11, 2015

After the final dogfight, Iceman points at Maverick.

Iceman: You. You’re still dangerous. (smiles) You can be my wingman anytime.

— Top Gun (1986), screenplay by Jim Cash & Jack Epps Jr., magazine article by Ehud Yonay

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Rivalry.

Trivia: The F-14 pilot that “flipped the bird” at the MiG pilot was Scott Altman of VF-51, who eventually became a NASA astronaut flying as pilot on two missions and as commander on two more missions.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Rivals can stay enemies. Or they can become allies. In the feel good 80s, the uplifting connection between Iceman and Maverick was inevitable… and well-earned!

Special treat: Here is the entire movie as told by call signs, 6 minutes worth: