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ContextThis line is spoken by Peter 'Maverick' Mitchell, played by Tom Cruise in Top Gun (directed by Tony Scott, 1986). Anthony Edwards, who plays Goose, joins in at the end.Tom Cruise made his career by being a hot shot, and his fighter pilot persona in Top Gun is no exception.Maverick doesn't just want to go fasthe needs to go fast. Part of being a hot shot means you don't follow the rules; you break them.Along with the sound barrier. Where you've heard itYou hear this any time someone wants to go fast. Like literally.every. Single time.Also, people could feel the need for anything.
The need to bead, the need for mead, the need to listen to Creedno, no one experiences that last one. Additional Notable References.
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Michael Scott feels the need. This book reviewer feels the need.Pretentious FactorIf you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison 'awww' or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.Maverick's cockiness ends up getting his friend Goose's goose cooked later on, so feel the need responsibly.
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There is a new Top Gun: Maverick trailer, showing off real jet fighters being filmed and doing crazy stunts while Tom Cruise looks intense. This line is spoken by Peter 'Maverick' Mitchell, played by Tom Cruise in Top Gun (directed by Tony Scott, 1986). Anthony Edwards, who plays Goose,.
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