star. ♪ highway to the danger >> what people don't realize about "top gun" and we think about it this rah, rah, jingoistic movie, and it was about a man wrestling with his dad's legacy and feeling phony around all of these military that he's trying to impress. >> his performance post "top gun" tells you who he was and who he wanted to be. >> some piece of work. >> i've been telling her that. >> i have natural character. >> that's not what i said, kid. i said you are a natural character. you are an incredible flake. >> tom cruise, had the old and the new. this was the sequel to "the hustler". >> he's a hustler. he's always going to hustle. what if he takes this young kid under his wing and corrupts him? and then he gets hustled? >> i showed you all i got.