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Top Gun (1986) film

Discussed in 10 episodes · 9 film takes
PKA Score 6.8/10
Kyle
7.2/10
4 takes
Woody
6.3/10
3 takes
Taylor
4.6🦉/7
2 takes
IMDb 7.0 RT 57% Metacritic 50
PKA rates this 0.9 higher than critics

Sentiment over time — how their takes changed across episodes

LovedNeutralHatedPKA 297PKA 388PKA 478PKA 569PKA 660PKA 297: -0.17 (2 takes)PKA 588: +0.60 (2 takes)PKA 600: +0.65 (2 takes)PKA 622: +0.80 (1 take)PKA 629: +0.70 (1 take)PKA 660: +0.00 (1 take)
Each dot is one episode’s average take (bigger = more takes that episode). Toggle a host to isolate their arc. Voice-verified film/show opinions only.

Every time it came up

▶ PKN 588 @ 12:37 — PKN 588
Hosts discuss Top Gun as an example of propaganda and its production, including the beach volleyball scene and Tom Cruise
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i didn't think top gun was like that it just felt like a good time”
Taylor ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“I'll give you a good example of good propaganda. Top Gun.”
▶ PKA 297 @ 2:02:58 — Painkiller Already #297
Kyle recently watched Top Gun and discusses how he now views it as homoerotic, with oiled-up men and sweaty scenes, comparing it to similar scenes in other films
Woody ✓ voice-verified◆ mixed
“I never watched it as like a gay man's fantasy until this viewing.”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▼ negative
“Top Gun is such a gay-friendly movie.”
▶ PKA 752 @ 38:43 — PKA 752 W/ Ed Bolian VINwiki: Dirty Diddy Details
Brief mention of Top Gun remake reigniting enthusiasm for remaking 80s films like Cannonball Run
Woody ✓ voice-verified● neutral · passing mention, not scored
“the success of Top Gun as a remake of an 80s movie kind of reignited the enthusiasm for remaking cannonball runs”
▶ PKA 729 @ 36:05 — PKA 729 W/ Hutch: Is One Less CEO A Good Thing?
Discussion of Tom Cruise Top Gun films and nostalgia
Hutch · unverified▲ positive
“I really like Top Gun the first one um I think the music like when I watched it I was a kid and that music just like really spoke to me”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“Mavick was so goddamn good it was so good in theaters it was amazing”
▶ PKA 668 @ 1:27:34 — PKA 668 W/ Josh Pillault: Obnoxious Kids Names, Betting With The
Discussion of Tom Cruise in Top Gun and how it influenced military recruitment, particularly Navy pilots.
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · news/off-topic, not scored
“Tom Cruz has done more for the Armed Forces than the average person by a factor I bet he's gotten so many people to sign up for uh for the Navy”
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Naval aviator to me is as cooler cooler than Air Force yeah that might be because the Top Gun”
▶ PKA 660 @ 2:58:53 — PKA 660 W/ Matt Farrah: Jailbreaking A Tesla, 7 Million Dollar H
Brief mention of the film in relation to Val Kilmer's career
Taylor ✓ voice-verified● neutral
“I haven't seen Top Gun I will at some point see Top Gun”
▶ PKA 629 @ 44:25 — PKA 629 W/ Strain Central: Dana White Scandal, Brutal NFL Hit, H
Discussion of Top Gun: Maverick, its box office success, Tom Cruise's role, and his stunts
Woody ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“it was the second most profitable or second most like highest selling movie of 22. yeah it's incredibly highly rated”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Tom Cruise got a running trainer have you have you guys seen the video where they break down how Tom Cruise gets better at running”
Unknown · unverified▲ positive · passing mention, not scored
“Tom Cruise might be the best spokesman uh in the world so he's so cool and good at everything he does”
▶ PKA 622 @ 1:09:38 — PKA 622 W/ Tavarish: Hutch Vs BlameTruth, Woody Give Jackie A Do
Quentin Tarantino's interpretation of the film as a gay love story
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“Top Gun was awesome so [ __ ] good with the new Top Gun that's good I haven't seen it but Tom Cruise is good at everything”
Kyle · unverified▲ positive
“that movie is it is so old school in its approach and it's it's like a really good video game like you can replay it and re-watch it”
▶ PKA 600 @ 2:27:58 — PKA 600 W/ Sam Hyde: Punking iDubbbz, Tinder Advice, The Joker M
Hosts discuss the original Top Gun film, its cultural impact, and gay undertones
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“i like the original back in the day as gay as it is you ever catch the”
Kyle ✓ voice-verified▲ positive
“you ever catch the the gay like undertones of that movie with val kilmer and tom cruise”
▶ PKA 564 @ 8:19 — PKA 564 w BlameTruth - Lock and Load, Penguin Facts, Woody's Inj
Guest mentions rewatching Top Gun repeatedly and feeling good about it
Blametruth · unverified▲ positive
“my fifth time watching top gun in a row i will you know be like wow i feel good now”