By Robert Scucci
| Updated 26 seconds ago
Looking to take the highway to the danger zone? You’re in luck because Top Gun is streaming on Hulu. The whole gang’s there, tearing up the sky, playing war games, and acting like hot shots with hearts full of courage and great big balls full of fire.
A film that will always hold up thanks to its simple plot and charismatic characters, Top Gun is one of those ‘80s gems everybody owes it to themselves to watch once. Or, if you’re familiar with the film, you should still throw it on once a year for the love of the game.
Highway To The Danger Zone
Now, dear reader, I want you to open your heart and clear your mind. It’s time to take off and get into what Top Gun is all about.
Maverick (Tom Cruise) and Goose (Anthony Edwards) are like two peas in a cockpit, playing war games and following nobody’s rules but their own. Their bold and brash acts of aviation catch the attention of the Top Gun program at Naval Air Station Miramar. There, we meet other hot shots, like the rightfully cautious and by-the-books Iceman (Val Kilmer). Immediately, a rivalry is established. Iceman plays it straight and follows the rules. Maverick, well… he’s a maverick, as his call sign knowingly suggests. Now it’s time to put his courage and cocksure attitude to the test.
Love interest? Yes, please! Charlie Blackwood (Kelly McGillis), a conventionally attractive Top Gun instructor, has taken a liking to Maverick thanks to his antics, expertise, and intimidating ability to make crucial split-second decisions. Our two lovebirds exchange jovial jabs, but dialogue doesn’t take center stage here. Smash cut to hot, steamy, unsanctioned silhouette kisses to keep the adults in the audience hot and bothered. Now it’s time for ripped dudes playing volleyball. Certainly, the women will get a kick out of this.
Maverick’s aerial accident shakes his confidence, setting up the film’s second and third acts. Redemption arc? Hell yes. Suddenly, it’s not a drill anymore, and Iceman needs Maverick to be his wingman. Planes go whoosh, and Maverick’s actions result in everybody clapping. Wow.
Streaming Top Gun
Top Gun is the pinnacle of ‘80s action romance. There are one-liners and charismatic antagonists, but they all share a common goal: to protect and serve at the highest level. Air Boss Johnson (Duke Stroud) continually drinks piping hot coffee at inopportune moments for comic relief.
From start to finish, the film is a nonstop action spectacle with a barebones plot that benefits from its inherent simplicity so we can get to the action, the drama, and the camaraderie that’s forged along the way.
As of this writing, you can stream Top Gun on Hulu
