It became one of the most iconic shots in the history of cinema – copied, parodied, and even inspiring a major theme in the video game Max Payne, where "bullet time" plays a huge role in the action. And by the man, I mean he set the record for the single most expensive stunt to ever be performed in the silent film era, crashing a real train into the Row River in Oregon. Or maybe it's because when I was about 10 years old, as I stood on a small suspension bridge over the Kern River in California, a Grumman F-14 Tomcat (literally, the most badass plane ever to exist in the history of humanity ... the other best one that didn't exist was the VF-1 Valkyrie, especially in GERWALK mode, and inspired by the F-14) carved through the canyon at hundreds of miles per hour about 50 ft (15 m) off the deck, blasting a wave of hot air across me as it screamed overhead ... a moment that lasted mere seconds in real life, but lives forever in my memories ... maybe that's why I've watched every single piece of behind the scenes, making of, or documentary cuts for Top Gun: Maverick.
Author: Joe Salas
Published at: 2025-06-07 19:03:00
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