Scott Horton invited me on his show to discuss the relationship between the Pentagon and Top Gun: Maverick. We outline how this isn’t about ruining movies, but how the US military hijacks them as mechanisms for recruitment and perception management. We hone in on Top Gun: Maverick, why the original sequel was scrapped in the 1990s after the Pentagon pulled out, and how the relationship on the new film goes back a decade.
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Tom lives on the Lancashire coast and is a proud Northerner. His favourite spy is Eddie Chapman a.k.a. Agent Zigzag. He may or may not sleep with a gun under his pillow.
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