
For Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell and his friend and co-pilot Nick 'Goose' Bradshaw, being accepted into an elite training school for fighter pilots is a dream come true. But a tragedy, as well as personal demons, will threaten Pete's dreams of becoming an ace pilot.
Tony Scott's defining 80s blockbuster — critics initially shrugged and audiences turned it into a cultural phenomenon. The volleyball, the bar pickup, 'I feel the need… for speed' — all unimprovable touchstones.