1 Top Gun: Maverick Scene Perfectly Nails Tom Cruise’s Star Problem
Warning: Contains potential SPOILERS for Top Gun: Maverick
The new Top Gun: Maverick is a glorious return to form for Tom Cruise at the box office, but one scene from the film perfectly nails the aging actor’s current problem as an action star. With the new Top Gun breaking almost every box office record there is, there’s no doubt that Tom Cruise has still got it – even as he approaches the age of 60. However, the question of how much longer the so-called “last movie star standing” (via The Wrap) can keep at it is more pertinent now than ever before. Given his age and the physical toll his roles typically demand, it remains to be seen how much longer can Tom Cruise keep delivering blockbuster after blockbuster, keep pulling off stunts that make even the most hardened of stunt performers wince, and maintain the fortitude and perseverance necessary to make both of those things happen.
The problem is apparent enough that it even ends up being referenced in Top Gun: Maverick, intentionally or otherwise. There are actually quite a few references to Tom Cruise himself sprinkled throughout the film, with even the ending plane having a deeper Tom Cruise link than most realize – it’s in fact the actor’s own P-51 Mustang and he even flew it for the scene. It should come as no surprise, then, that one scene, in particular, goes so far as to address Tom Cruise’s unique position as an action star.
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The scene in question takes place after Captain Pete «Maverick» Mitchell’s test flight at the beginning of Top Gun: Maverick. The test, which involves a hypersonic prototype jet called the Darkstar, ends with the daredevil pilot ejecting out of his aircraft before it
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