Quentin Tarantino
Sleep With Me - Script Analysis of Top Gun
You want subversion on a massive level. You know what one of the greatest f--kin' scripts ever written in the history of Hollywood is?...Top Gun. Top Gun is f--kin' great. What is Top Gun? You think it's a story about a bunch of fighter pilots... It is a story about a man's struggle with his own homosexuality. It is! That is what Top Gun is about, man... They are this gay fighting f--king force. All right, and they're beating the Russians...And it's over, and they f--kin' land, and Iceman's been tryin' to get Maverick the entire time, and finally, he's got him, all right? And what is the last f--king line that they have together? They're all hugging and kissing and happy with each other, and Ice comes up to Maverick, and he says: 'Man, you can ride my tail, anytime!' And what does Maverick say? Remember? 'You can ride mine!' Swordfight! Swordfight! (gesturing a masturbation duel) F--kin' A, man!