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– which was released just a year
By Nikolai Adams
earlier in 1985), and Tom Cruise
adm. ‘Hammer’ Cain: “The was a bankable movie star (I guess
some things haven’t changed).
Rend is inevitable, Maverick.
Your kind is headed for extinction.” Oozing a most unique brand of
Maverick: “Maybe so, sir. But not joyous buoyancy, this sequel will
today.” likely find you grinning from ear
to ear through large portions of the
Like a big old slice of Americana,
action seen onscreen. Following
Top Gun: Maverick throttles us back
onto the ‘highway to the danger the titular Maverick (Cruise), not
zone’ a whopping thirty six years much has changed for the talented
pilot. Never having progressed past
after the original was released in
the ranking of Capt., his call sign
1986. Helmed by Joseph Kosinski
(Oblivion), it harkens to a time is aptly given. . . as his maverick
when men were men, box office ways have always hindered him
from moving up the ranks. Photo Submitted
success screamed for pro-American
storylines (for example, Rocky IV After a rather cool if mostly unrelated introduction (unless you little bit like a Star Wars Death Star
go with the very intriguing Ambrose mission).
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hardest part will be instructing his
JANIE CONNELLY
J ANIE C ONNELL Y by hard ass Radm. ‘Hammer’ Cain former wing man Goose’s son,
(Ed Harris). . . thinking it is the
‘Rooster’ Bradshaw (Miles Teller)
Janie lives in Morrisburg. end, instead, the Rear Admiral – who blames him for his father’s
Volunteering: Janie has helped at the Russell and the informs him that he will be heading death as well as the late start to his
Morrisburg Lion’s Club, and the Morrisburg Legion. back to TOPGUN on the orders of
Interests: Janie’s enjoys playing golf, gardening, and Maverick’s longtime best friend, career. He will also be tasked with
camping in the summer, and curling in the winter. Her Adm. ‘Iceman’ Kazansky (Val a slew of other top flyers, including
dog, Queen Elizabeth Lottie Montgomery, keeps her Kilmer – who provides a very the aptly named ‘Hangman’ (Glen
active too. touching cameo). Powell), one of only two women,
OSGA Events: Janie loves a challenge so competed in ‘Phoenix’ (Monica Barbaro), bland
many District 8 summer events. One registration fee – With a most dangerous mission ‘Bob’ (Lewis Pullman), African
seventeen events. Janie was busy with carpet bowling, euchre, bid euchre, and ahead, Maverick mistakenly American ‘Payback’ (Jay Ellis), as
golf. believes he will be flying, only well as many others. Though most
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be teaching the top young aviators cutter-ish, it fits, as they are what
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the books Adm. ‘Cyclone’ Simpson
On the more pleasant side,
(Jon Hamm), his and the Navy’s Maverick meets up with former
cookie cutter methods clash with
fling Penny Benjamin (Jennifer
Maverick’s wild card ways. . .
Local though the latter’s method might be Connelly), a bar owning single mom
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