Kelly McGillis' Brutally Honest Take On Her Top Gun: Maverick Exclusion 

Nice try, you just clearly misspoke.

Nope

and I'm smelling bullshit not in a dung produced by a male cow sense

It's not woke so it's better than almost everything else these days. But honestly a 7 out of 10. Good times but not a masterpiece.

No you didn't...

happy for her as well. hope she's good

Dude she looks old enough to be Maverick's mother so she's not in it because she can't be his love interest due to aging terribly.

@@vCLOWNSHOESv it takes an inordinate amount of effort and persistence to maintain an unnaturally youthful appearance at 60+. Although I applaud those that can pull it off, most have nobler aspirations and focus.

@@vCLOWNSHOESv , you cold 007.

@@marklazenby1483 Not actors.

I agree with you. She is 64 not a lot for today standards, and Tom Cruise 59. (he needs to stop doing his own stunts). I also love that she worked in herself, to win over addiction.

@Tha One In her apartment near the Julliard School, where she studied Drama. Things were Bad in NYC back then.

@Tha One Nope. Four young Bangers

@Tha One actually? Wtf

@Tha One Goldblum was in Death Wish? I thought it was Bronson, but I'd watch that!

Plus nobody would recognise the new "Jersey Shore Meg Ryan" ... SIGH

Totally agree 👍

*IT WAS LITERALLY IN THE MOVIE AND QUOTED BY THE MAIN CHARACTER*

@@Indygenous yeah im not sure if this guy is trying to appear insightful or is just quoting the movie

@@lee3r24 i completely missed that part... that explains so much!!

She looks even more beautiful now. A gorgeous woman in all senses.

Don't forget there's many male actors (attempting in vain to hold onto the beauty) as well. You know ...for one, there's Tom.

@@spurv maintaining good health is not a vainful act

@@kishanchandra5875 I was talking about plastic surgery.

@@kishanchandra5875 Tom did bunch of plastic surgery and botox on his face.

😂😂😂

Yeah let's be honest, she really hasn't aged well.

@@adrianh332 most of us won't too

@@adrianh332 LOL please define that? I am almost 50, my looks aren't too bad but my hair looks about 65 or 70 lol. My wife gets asked if she's my daughter sometimes, because she looks younger than her age. So, please tell me what the average person of Kelly's age should look like.

@@adrianh332 She was gorgeous in her youth.

Hot astrophysics engineer, aka call-sign 'Charlie'

Kelly will always remain stunning in my eyes. The real life 'charlie' Kelly based her character on is actually rather gorgeous and an almost dead ringer for Kelly. Look her up.

She got out of Hollywood in a hurry. Like one and done. Not sure why everybody else was just fine with it. Must have been some kind of allergy to the water.

She got a PhD 👏🏻

You got that so so right

"...these people want nothing else but to throw someone under the bus to stir some drama..." the fuk you talking about?? it was a legitimate question

She's no more "past her glory days" than Tom Cruise, who executives did everything they could to boost the stereotypical illusion that men are somehow beyond the affects of aging. Granted Tom Cruise works hard to keep himself in shape, but I noticed the camera didn't linger too long on the beach scene, dare we notice that even TC has developed man-boobs as aging men will do & the choice of a younger actress to play his love interest is more about increasing his appeal than it is about the actress. My point, aging actors must rely on all the tricks of the trade (including ditching the age appropriate actress) so that men in denial can look up on the screen & believe they're the ones who haven't seen the last of their own "glory days".

@@sheilacabrera3986 well guess what there are plenty of guys at 50 or 60 with 25y old girls... the opposite? not so much LOL

@@alpha-cf2oi What's "lol" is how you seem to "think" that's a testament to anything that isn't truly LOL, though granted it's usually behind those foolishly self-deluded men's backs.

Yeah I dont think looks equate to glory days.

No, but a contentious work relationship would be interesting especially if they had a history. They could have made her his boss. That would have been funny. But I guess that wouldn't be Top Gun.

They wanted a younger hotter looking woman to please ageist audiences. That's all. Stop looking for any so-called "realistic" explanation, when it's all in your face. Also, not only people meet in any funny/weird ways and end married,it happens but people change, so the young man back then, may have decided to settle down because of love, so what? "Fairy tale love stories" do happen a lot in real life as some couples stay together for decades so there would be nothing wrong with such a story line. You're either too young or too pessimistic.

@@jay4you853, Tom Cruise has done the necessary to remain fit to be a Hollywood leading man. Kelly McGillis hasn't done the same. Connelly is 51! So, it's not like they brought in a young starlett.

@@jay4you853 Like Connelly is a much better actress. She isn't much younger either. The fact that McGillis has let herself go isn't why she isn't in this movie.

@@jay4you853 yet ironically you're the person here showing the naivety of youth with your comment... :) Of course couples can meet and stay together, my own parents have been together for over 45 years now, but it's more believable for a young reckless pilot and an air force psychologist to not be suited and not survive 30 years between the 2 movies. It could happen and I'm sure there's a pilot and his air force psychologist out there somewhere, but the odds are very much "fairy tale" :) Maverick was perhaps destined to be reckless and married to the jet engine and that looks like where we still see him in this sequel. Also it has to be said, Kelly McGillis was gorgeous in the original movie but hasn't acted much since and her behaviour has been erratic at times since, she alas wouldn't be a safe bet for the studio.

I think Kelly McGillis' character will still be there, just it will be played by Jennifer Connelly instead. Main character's female love interest need to be hot. And Kelly McGillis' look more like a grandma now. Jennifer Connelly still look extremely beautiful, despite 51 years old. That is my theory, same character but different actress.

There's no way Kelly could plat the part. After Top Gun, she butched her hair and spent her time trying to NOT look good. It worked! She's way too much of a dog to be on any screen, big or small.

@@TheBandit7613 Depending on character, if she is playing a grandma she is still perfect for it

So, Dave, you really want to be a girl? Interesting...

Hollywood never respect women, once they’re over 30s no more actress role for them 🤷🏻‍♀️ but for men , always they will be acting until they can retire or death !!! 😱

Or the accused. Jodie Foster won an academy award in that film.

She actually looks fine for her age. She said it herself. We can't pretend a 60 something lady will look like a young actress (talking in general terms here, not about Jennifer Connelly).

I wouldn’t have wanted to be in all that shit either, good for her focusing on things that really matter in her life.

@@fabricatorgeneralcaz534 although I think she's been doing shows and movies, just not very well known maybe. I loved this new top gun, but it was painfully obvious that everyone in it had to be in good physical shape, meaning no pot bellies LOL. I would have loved to see Charlie there as an older professional woman, helping Maverick with the flight profile. Nothing to take away from Jennifer connelly, of course she is gorgeous, but let's face it she was there because she is fit and has a great smile. I mean, she can act too.

She's a gay liberal feminist, I don't think 🤔 she would want to do it at all!

@@stardustgirl2904 You're probably correct, but she also played one of three older Amish sisters in the 2014 movie Love Finds You in Sugarcreek, Ohio. Admittedly, I don't think the character she played was married, but it was definitely a conservative film.

@@rachelh5211 Thanks for the response, have a wonderful day ❗🙏🏻💟🇺🇲

The Scientologist life.

@@makedredd299 Kelly is a scientologist too ? I wonder if that's why Tom Cruise got her into the first Top Gun movie ?

...the poorer life. :D

If you say so. 😂

I respect that she doesn't feel compelled to continue looking like she's in her 20's or 30's like most of the rest of Hollywood. And I respect that she's focusing on more meaningful things. But if she's into Scientology, as some state, and if she's lesbian, as some claim, that's not exactly keeping things simple and pure.

Sorry...the best sequel of all time was The Godfather Part II.

Nope. Superman 4: The Quest For Peace.

Wow you are easily impressed or probably have not seen alot of great films to say what said. Maverick is great though but cmon bruh

when is penny mentioned in top gun?

@@aafgahfah "a history of high-speed passes over five air control towers and one admiral's daughter." Goose then leans towards Maverick and whispers, "Penny Benjamin?" to which Maverick shrugs it off.

True fan 👆

Ohhhh..tks very much for explaining to us....✔️😎😎😎

With a history of High speed passes over 5 air Control Towers! ...... and one Admirals Daughter!!

the admirals daughter huh.... so is she val kilmers daughter? or ed harris? or neither

@@MooseMeus whoever the Admiral was in the early 80's

Very well said. Indeed her life choices should be not only respected, but admired. Still, I think it would have been a nice eye blink if she had been making maybe just a very short appearance in another role, even possibly just a silent one, just as a tribute to her. Also, the fact that, regardless of her absence on screen, her character would not even be mentioned at all, is quite disappointing and shocking as opposed to the role rightfully given to Iceman/Val Kilmer. This is rather inelegant from Cruise. At least, Goose’s wife (originally played by Meg Ryan) is mentioned as having passed away, which explains her absence from this sequel, although that was slightly disappointing too.

Not only that, she looks fantastic still. Very beautiful. Ya, probably not quite right to be in Maverick, but wow, aged very well.

The fact you liked the sequel is laughable.

@@thunderpooch lots of people liked the sequel, you don't have to be an asshole about it. That's all you came here to say?? (I actually thought it was pretty dumb, but I wouldn't go around calling people idiots that liked it. It's a simple action movie for cheap thrills. Nothing wrong with that)

Sorry, like it or not youth and attractiveness are part of the gig...

She was ethereal.

and Accused with Jodie Foster. She's a great actress. And yes, I do think it is disgracefull that she isn't in this movie.

Those two pictures Harrison Ford did with Peter Weir,Witness & The Mosquito are ethereal,some of River Phoenix's best acting next to Running On Empty:)

The Mosquito Coast-1986

Yes I saw her knockers.

I've been in her hometown a couple times in the last year and didn't know she lived there.

Yes glad she found a way to stay real and true to herself. And she seems happy.

I would wake up at the crack of every dawn, & yodel!

I live near her- maybe 20 ish minutes- no I never see her around.

Big time. What a beautiful setting and place to live.

Well said sir.shes a lady. She grows old very gracefully. From uk 🇬🇧

What choice does she have?

Unfortunately for Kelly she hit the wall as they say harder than most.

@@search4truth104 And she want everyone to know she blamed Hollywood but in a sarcastic way! "I am old and I am fat...."

What of those who say that she had no choice but to act cavalier about being cut since she did not have the necessary looks anymore?

Did she look at your plate and ask, you gonna eat that?

@@Filthy_Larry We didn’t meet at a restaurant. Sorry for not being more specific. But, unfortunately, she did age- that’s rare in Hollywood, but natural in reality, just to let you know, in case you are interested. Perhaps some people never grow up.,

@@johnheart6890 i don’t want to grow up. I’m a toys or us kid. I like my women between the ages of 18-25 that I can play with.

@@Filthy_Larry ha! Well, If you can make it work for you, I don’t blame ya! Best wishes & God bless you!

Came here to say the same thing. She's mention in the first movie and any one that watched the second knows there is for sure a back story between the two being off and on relationship over the years.

She is also mentioned in the beginning of the movie, before Meg Ryan's scene

@@michaelkanobayita1075 The high speed pass over the Admiral's daughter haha

Connelly is technically not a love interest in either movie, she merely portrays a fictional character, Penny Benjamin, who is a love interest. That is if you want to get technical.

"and one Admiral's daughter", Goose whispers>>>> Penny Benjamin?

Omg 🤦🏼‍♂️

​@@ozman1966 Maverick: "🤷‍♂️ I don't know." That scene always cracks me up. 😂😂

the makeup department should win the oscar for this movie.

@Grant Oakes - Indeed. Your post should be forwarded out to all the social medi "influencers" out there and any other wannabees who feel they do no exist unless they are rich and famous.

Acting is not all about Fame and Fortune. But it is certainly nice to get paid for it.

Not 35 years in the story, though. Or Maverick would have been thrown out into Navy retirement for quite some time. I mean his character is not supposed to be 60 or 65 in the sequel, is he?!? I get your point about Kelly McGillis, but still, her character not being mentioned at all is quite inelegant.

@@joso5554 yes, I believe it’s supposed to be set 30 years later.

Cool story bro 😆

NO WAY

Too bad! But thanks for let me know about that. You did which I'd like to do.

Yeah, what a class act. Read some of her interviews from the past. She sounds old, and angry & bitter.

Was she wearing heels and nylons? If so, succeeding the incident, did any seamen, ahem, I mean "naval aviators" arrive?

That’s easy - just watch Tropic Thunder … lol

I mean regular people are capable of still looking young into older ages it isn’t hard lol

LOL

You want to talk about what is factually correct? It is a fact that many military marriages and relationships do fall apart because people get posted overseas for long stretches of time. Regardless of what McGillis may look like now, it is not inappropriate at all if these women characters weren't in the lives of these male characters anymore.

@@tarantolopictures481 Agreed. It's not all that difficult. Eat right, visit the gym, stay out of the as much as you can. Take care of your body. Most people throw in the towel at about the same time KM did. She was poorly cast imo. Being nearly 30, to TC's 24 is just too much of a differential at that age. You could really tell on screen, but I guess 30 would've been about right for a professional woman/PhD, it just didn't fit for a love interest to well imo. The reverse would've been fine though. Men age like Sean Connery and Women age like Sean Connery.

I don’t care about the weight so much as that lesbian hair.

@@greggstrasser5791 💀💀

Hey figmo , guess you don't get the vain reality of Hollywood!!!! There's No Way in Hell they would've paired Cruz with McMillin again , uh they look 25 years apart physically . Some age well , others Not So Much , and thats just reality .

Jennifer is a much better actress and more beautiful...sorry, that's the Hollywood business. At any rate, Penny was already a character mentioned in the original, so it was a very good choice to make the storyline about them getting her back and becoming Maverick's emotional support partner.

@@delrey874 comparing appearance today, maybe. As characters in the movies, Kelly is much prettier and much sexier. She fit the role better.

There's no way Kelly could plat the part. After Top Gun, she butched her hair and spent her time trying to NOT look good. It worked! She's way too much of a dog to be on any screen, big or small.

Why are you addressing your comment to her? You do realize she's not the one who made this video right?

@@trawlins396 let him simp in peace

@@prodigyweeb8986 I guess 😂😂

Like an old Lesbian??

@@fredstriker2042 She was 29 when they released top gun in 1986. Old lesbian?

@Jason my bad, thought you meant today. Cheers

Shooting guard for timberwolves

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT, HE'S ALSO VERY HANDSOME.

@@vandalynwilkerson3498 I don't swing that way myself, but hey I'm not here to judge

No, he's right about Meg Ryan as Rooster's mom. She would have made the danger more real as well as make clear the often generational family participation in our military. It also would have added depth to the Rooster storyline.

It’s a movie not real life.

Sadly, the precedent about beauty standards says a lot.

@@gars129 I didn't like her in the first movie. Nothing to do with her looks.

@@devorahacts False. Military people don't move like that where they're consulting with dead men's wives or mothers on the dangers of modern warfare. That would be so melodramatic, it would damage the movie.

Sounds pointless and crap.

@@gzz8551 The whole movie is pointless.

@@alanvallazza9781 Which one?

Not really-if you're going to bring back a legacy character they should have some function in the plot-not just a shameless ploy for nostalgia points. Plus Meg Ryan doesn't even look like the character anymore-too much plastic surgery.

Great idea!

She was raped in the early 80s.

that amish themed movie still had more Kelly nudity than Top Gun.

She had something happen to her about three years before her first role in Witness came out in 1985. This happened while she was in Julliard School of Theater back in 1982, but I won't go into further details about it.

She was raped by 2 boys

@@kristinadospoy7347indeed, thanks for rectifying. She didn’t have anyone causing trouble to her during the Top Gun filming, to my knowledge.

Should have been a hot 18 year old who wants to ride Mavericks cockpit. Kelly would have a cameo and just be at the bar all by herself, drunk, old and bitter, shame Maverick for going out with a girl who could be his granddaughter and maverick tells Kelly the truth. He thinks she’s old and fat and to go have another drink before going to bed.

Luis your comment is the only one I totally agree with if kelly was in the movie cause she is a fat old grandma.

agreeing on both points

Right, I mean she could have represented an older woman who was accomplished because of her career and helped Maverick with the flight profile.

Well we all know it was hot Kelly McGillis that owns that show not the crocked nose guy that thinks he is god's gift to women!

@@herasmarket Kelly was a very big part of the success of the 1st top Gun movie. She was a natural with her acting and pretty woman

Yes. We are shown her house. Maverick arrives and see a bunch of empty beer cans and pizza boxes all over the porch. When he walks in, he sees Jelly, I mean, Kelly, surrounded by cats and glued to the tv watching reruns of I Love Lucy. Flies have made a home in her hair and she stinks real bad. It would be a short scene because Maverick makes like a jet and flies out of there on his bike as frat boys arrive.

@@Filthy_Larry yep, that's the Trump supporters' dream, and then in real life us Biden voters get the girls.

Only he doesn't

She's a real woof. Doesn't belong on a movie screen.

thats fucked up but its true lol so its hilarious lol

I wouldn't know. She kicked a poster's nuts when he brought up Top Gun at her acting school.

Ditto for me. Kelly with short, grey hair looks hot for me.

I never understood her appeal. I always thought she had a very masculine look. 🤷‍♀️

You do realize Jennifer Connelly is 51 , right?

It's no crueler than any other job that has requirements. If you are a computer programmer and you get early onset dementia and can no longer handle the cognitive demands of writing code, then you lose your job. There might be other jobs with fewer mental demands that you could keep longer in that scenario. Hollywood seems cruel but only because for most jobs looks don't matter much. But something always matters for every job, and if you lose whatever your job requires, you also lose your job. To qualify for romantic lead roles in Hollywood films, an actor usually has to look good. Most people who look good are young. People age at different rates, and how they age also depends in part on how much effort they put into maintaining their looks. There are quite a few Hollywood actresses who were smoking hot in their 20s and then aged quite badly. You won't see a lot of young starlets reprising their roles in 30 years. The ones who can keep acting usually have to "mature" into different kinds of roles - roles that don't depend on instantly triggering sexual arousal in 99.99% of straight men in the audience. The few actresses who do remain attractive enough into their 40s and 50s for roles that require it often tend to make staying in shape a nearly full-time job. Fortunately for them, Hollywood is full of gyms and personal trainers to remove the guesswork, but nobody can do the exercise for you. Of course on the downside, Hollywood is also in sunny southern California where exposure to all that solar radiation wrecks people's skin. And there is also a huge party culture with drugs and alcohol further destroying people's looks.

Well. It is entertainment industry. It would be bad for marketing if they said the reason is because she is fat and old.

I mean, she's virtually retired from the business and I am pretty sure it is well known that she's not interested. I am not the one to defend Hollywood, but this is all a nothingburger.

It's pretty simple, she looks a lot old than Cruise now, so it would just be awkward. Now whether Cruise is "shallow and superficial" for keeping super fit and and having a full head of dark hair and Mc Gillis is being natural for her age in being fat, that's another issue. But I will say this, letting your self go because that's appropriate for over 50 people is nonsense.

@@yianpap6093 women face different body issues than men do when they get older. This letting yourself go nonsense is exactly that it's nonsense. She has a health issue that's common for women past middle-aged and that's it.

@@devorahacts What is her issue called can you clarify please? Regardless though, this does not change my point which was that age-appropriate does not equal letting yourself go. Which is what many people do, men and women.

If you notice people look better as they age than they did when they were younger

Yeah you can't blame them. Most people have never served or even thought about military aircraft outside of movies. So, knowing the right callouts is not their priority.

@@kineticstar that doesn’t apply here, it’s clearly explained in the movie; “The best pilot and his RIO of each class gets their name on that plaque” “NEVER leave your wingman!”, and “You can be my wingman any time!”

I laughed at that part too! But it's really not a jab - it's an incredible compliment to look half of your actual age. Makes sense that they'd cast a love interest who looks equally hot for their age.

@@chadsexington cruise doesn't look half his age 😄

i havent seen the film but is Connolly character really that much different? apart from being younger and looking better?

@@steviegbcool Yea McGillis is 5 years older than Tom and Connolly is 8 years younger. that is 13 visible years. and Connolly will probably be better looking 30 years from now.

People are too into woke culture to think logically about movies. They've been trained to demand a political message or require inclusivity even when it's not needed.

Her character arc was neatly wrapped up in the first movie.

@@channell11 Ya she was only after Maverick's hi jinks story with the Russian Mig 28,and probably moved later to some physics lab in Washington after.