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A lot happens inTop Gun: Maverickthat mighttake your breath away.
What was up with that?
But Maverick cant believehiseyes when he spies his old flame Penny (Jennifer Connelly) working behind the counter.
Just as sparks appear on the verge of rekindling, the two agree to keep things platonic.
It all seems like a put-on at first, but then Penny actually holds Mavericks feet to the money-fire.
Maverick is now lost in painful memories of their complicated history.
Why would the rule be so rigidly enforced?
And why are they all so excited, anyway dont they worry someone they care about might be next?
Refusing to let the matter drop after the credits, I searched high and low for answers.
But if the filmmakers thought they were weaving inThe Bear-likeauthenticitywith this phone rule, they were sorely mistaken.
The no-hat rule is a well-known tradition, as he recalls.
All over a silly rule on a little sign!
Buying a round is not as bad as it seems in the movie, though.
But what happens when people arent such good sports about buying a round?
We cantmakeanybody buy a round, Stoneman says.
Its just a suggested thing only.
That would be a hostile, legally sketchy, and downright un-American thing to do.
