They Play Beach Volleyball in Jeans
There are undoubtedly more than a few women who broke their VHS copy of Top Gun by rewatching Tom Cruise and Val Kilmer duel in all their shirtless, sweaty beach-volleyball-playing glory. As Kenny Loggins’ “Playing with the Boys” plays, Maverick and Goose take on (and lose to) Iceman and Slider. There are spikes, dives and grunts. There’s high-fiving and spanking. Sure, it’s a completely gratuitous scene that furthers the plot in no way. But with all that machismo chest bumping, who cares?
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Val Kilmer's Frosted-Blond Villain
Iceman is so cool it hurts. As played by Val Kilmer, Iceman is the frosted-haired, arrogant, smack-talking archrival to Tom Cruise’s Maverick. He’s the villain you’re supposed to loathe, though, really, you just want to be like him. He snaps his teeth together to punctuate his sharp-tongued retorts, is named the best pilot at Top Gun school and can spin a volleyball on the tip of his finger like nobody’s business. All right, Iceman, you can be our wingman anytime.
