Bonus Video Recap: War as Depicted in "Top Gun" w/ Will Menaker
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Watch now (5 min) | Danny and Derek speak with Chapo Trap House’s Will Menaker about Tony Scott’s classic 1980s film “Top Gun”. In this clip, the group focuses on the depiction of war in the movie and how it compares with reality, as well as depictions in older films. Danny Bessner (00:00):
Of all the sexual innuendo, "We were inverted" "You can be my wingman anytime" "Maverick disengaged" "He's going for the hard deck" "Let's nail him" "You're still dangerous", etc etc;
another one just hit me, when they were training dog-fighting,
"He's going vertical, so am I." <- clear reference to mutual erections.
"Permission to buzz the tower" <- clear reference to stimulating the phallus.
Most famous American dog fighter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh-J4GSPgAM
Of all the sexual innuendo, "We were inverted" "You can be my wingman anytime" "Maverick disengaged" "He's going for the hard deck" "Let's nail him" "You're still dangerous", etc etc;
another one just hit me, when they were training dog-fighting,
"He's going vertical, so am I." <- clear reference to mutual erections.
"Permission to buzz the tower" <- clear reference to stimulating the phallus.