Kelly McGillis' Brutally Honest Take On Her Top Gun: Maverick Exclusion
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- čas přidán 17. 05. 2022
- More than thirty years after the first "Top Gun" took the world by storm, "Top Gun: Maverick" is taking Tom Cruise back to the skies - and he's not alone.
While the critically-acclaimed sequel is bringing in many new faces, from a new generation of pilots to the military's top brass, it's also bringing in a new love interest for Maverick: Jennifer Connelly's Penny Benjamin. Now, fans are asking: what happened to Charlotte "Charlie" Blackwood, the original love interest for the ace pilot?
If you're wondering where Charlie Blackwood is in the long awaited sequel, then you're going to want to hear Kelly McGillis' brutally honest take on her "Top Gun: Maverick" exclusion.
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Please Note: We called Goose Maverick's wingman in a more social context, not in aviation terms.
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...
Her response was genuine and realistic. People move on with their lives and either can't or don't need to hang on to something that happened some 30 years ago. I'm happy for her.
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.
Two things… First, BRAVO!!!! Kelly’s stock just went up 100% with me. You know what, I love someone who’s self aware. No bitterness, no blaming and no trying to sabotage anyone else’s work. Second, she’s correct… Most people don’t have the same “love interest” as they did 30 years earlier. If they do, they are called a spouse. She’s a talented actress, who’s decided to leave that arena and move on. Athletes get past their prime and so did she and if she’s happy, let no one second guess her.
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!
I think not bringing back Rooster's mom / having her pass away was very impactful in Rooster's character development and his relationship with Maverick. Maverick pulled Roosters papers at his mom's request. He could have easily told Rooster this after his mom passed. But chose to carry that burden with him so he wouldn't spite his dead mother. That's so much more powerful.
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!!
McGillis' response is awesome. What a class act. So many female actors attempt,in vain, to hold onto the beauty that only youth provides. She exhibits true beauty in her words and fantastic attitude towards the natural aging process. Bravo Kelly.
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.
"I'm old and I'm fat..."
Total respect for that woman! Thumbs up, Kelly.
😂😂😂
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.
She’s sane because she got out of Hollywood. She will always be the hot astrophysics engineer to those of us that were there to see her in all her glory. A woman like her, in a movie like the original TopGun, is an act that can never be followed. Period.
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
You can never put a good person down. Her being asked if she was contacted to reprise her role was a trap. And because she is mature enough, she knows that she's past her glory days and that is quite genuine! She knew that these people want nothing else but to throw someone under the bus to stir some drama for the upcoming film! She went on with her life and she knows where she's at!
"...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.
I love Kelly's character, but any real fan of this movie would know that her and Maverick were going down separate paths in life. She stayed a little longer for the fling but it wasn't meant to last. Penny from the sequel is mentioned in Top Gun, lending credibility for Jennifer Connelly's character to take the place of love interest. Top Gun Maverick will go down as one of, and for some, THE best film sequel of all time.
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.
After hearing Kelly's comments I respect her a lot more. Classy, down to earth, the type of person I would like in real life. Seemingly nothing like the rest of hollywood. Great attitude Kelly!
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 !!! 😱
I think it would be LESS realistic if they brought her back. Hot shot pilot meets a girl at a bar while on a training assignment and turns into a 30 year relationship? Doesn't seem like it fit Mavericks personality in the first movie to really be ready to settle down. Them being together still would be Hollywood forcing fairytale love stories.
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 just saw the New Top Gun yesterday. Phenomenal sequel! I’ll always love the first one though. One of my favorite movies from the 80’s 👍
It takes so much more grace and beauty to leave such an industry to care for herself and prioritize her family. That’s more impressive to me than anything. I love the Top Gun sequel and I fully expected to hate it. However, knowing this former lead actress is content, sober and humble is wonderful. Best wishes to her. It takes a lot to walk away from a big life like that.
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...
I love Kelly and her realistic honesty. She seems to be living a quiet, happy and content life far away from Hollywood.
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 ❗🙏🏻💟🇺🇲
She was fantastic in Witness, one of my all time favourite movies.
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.
Kelly just made millions of "older" women who skipped any form of surgery or just eat & live normally feel fabulous! Thank you 😘😘😘
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).
McGillis was super in "Witness" alongside Harrison Ford. Released one year before "Top Gun". When I think of her starring role, it would be in "Witness".
Or the accused. Jodie Foster won an academy award in that film.
What a total class act Kelly McGillis is!
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?
Kelly chose the better life. The more important life. The more meaningful life.
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.
Total crush on McGillis when Topgun came out and this only reinforces how much of a lovely, self aware person she is with absolute agency and a happiness with her place in the universe 👏🥰
Respect to Kelly McGillis. She's prioritized what she wants out of life above all else, including her acting career. Family and kids are important. I'm certain she still contributes in her own ways. All the best to her.
"I live on top of a hill in a little log cabin in North Carolina." Good for her. The life a lot of us would like to have.
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.
Jennifer is not playing a “new love interest”. She’s playing an even older love interest than Charlie. Go back and watch the original when Goose mentioned Penny Benjamin!
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
She was in some of the top movies of that time period. Loved her in Witness,:with Harrison Ford, and The Accused, with Jodie Foster. Top Gun was not her only movie.
Actually, Kelly's life, living in a log cabin on top of a mountain, spending time with her loved ones and focusing on self care and self love sounds a hell of a lot better than being a celebrity... In my opinion, of course. ;)
I met her - she was honest then. She is honest now. How refreshing! I say good for her!
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!
McGillis seems to be down-to-Earth as it gets. She is fantastic, as a person first, fills her life with gratitude and content. I truly respect that.
I’m not sure I understand why anyone is even questioning why Charlie didn’t come back. In the original top gun, she was a much older, accomplished naval aviator instructor, who had a fling with a young hotshot pilot. The original and the sequel are about Maverick, and The sequel Maverick is not a top gun cast reunion. It’s completely normal that she would be out of the picture 35 years later.
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.
I kinda found it funny how the narrator said fans were baffled by McGillis not being brought back. I’m a fan and after seeing a current picture of her, I wasn’t “baffled “ at all.
Kelly: Your responsive honesty, core values and wholesome outlook in this interview made me love you even more.
Penny Benjamin played by Jennifer Connelly is not necessarily a new love interest. In the 1st movie, Meg Ryan's character talks about the Admiral's daughter, Penny Benjamin, as the one who Maverick was with. They were in the diner, while Goose and Mav played the piano. She told Charlie he isnt the committing type, and mentions Penny.
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
Respect to McGillis. She's fantastic. I recently watched this with my teen-aged sons and while they were non-plussed by the older randomly edited fighter jet footage that didn't always make sense we DID notice how ridiculously scenes were shot and her poses were contrived to make her look shorter than Tom C.
Miss McGillis, not only are still beautiful & talented, you are also honest & humble. Those are very rare quality now days. Thank you for bringing all the wonderful characters you have portrayed into our lives. May you continue to do so for many more years. 😁
Good for her, I'm glad she's discovered there ARE more important things in life than fame and fortune and that's family and a quiet and serene life.
@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.
Good for her, she sounds content which is a LOT more than you can say for a great many actors and actresses.
I’m happy she’s a real person. More people should follow her course.
This was one of very rare occasions where a sequel not only lives up to the hype, but also surpasses it! I honestly went in with low expectations but the flight scenes were so amazing and immersive that my jaw was wide open during them lol
About 10 years ago I met Kelly just outside her acting school in N.C. I only remembered her from Top Gun and Witness. I asked her if she would ever reprise her role as Charlie in Top Gun. She smiled, and politely said "NOPE" then proceeded to kick me in the balls as hard as humanly possible. It hurt, but I'll never forget the day Kelly McGillis took my breath away.
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?
Good for her, she sounds comfortable in her own skin.
I think Kelly is still gorgeous! I was expecting something else from comments and intro, yet the current photos of her, she's still stunning. She has so much depth and inner beauty too, even a little age etc cannot hide that at all. There's so much soul in her eyes! Kelly: your not old and .... oh my goodness.... She is indeed a great actress, for she clearly is a real person!
I hold beauty standards in high regard. First of all, Connely looks stunning and yes, we can see she's not 20 and nobody pretends that either she or Cruise are 20. But they portray an ideal image of people in their age looking well, healthy, aging gracefully - something I find inspirational.
I get what you are trying to say, but she literally looks 30 years older than she is. It’s not rude to acknowledge basic facts. Give her a google lol
@@robby_skaz2167 she's in her mid 60's and she looks around that age
@@robby_skaz2167 You think Jennifer Connelly looks 30 years older than she is, meaning you think she looks 81?!?!
something that should be real... but the society we live in, companies are pushing unhealthy food, media is pushing nothing but excuses for people's failure to maintain a healthy lifestyle ... it isn't that difficult, really ... it's all about choices, and having the discipline to stay focused. Many don't. That doesn't mean we should accept it, justify it, or even idolize it (as many "woke" companies are doing now). You can even see it in people's pets ... when they allow their dogs to become overweight, you can see the dogs are suffering and miserable. My dogs are in great health, and stay healthy.
@@meggers1771 plenty of people in their 60s that look great... it's all about how you take care of yourself... it's obvious that Kelly did not
Thank you Mrs. McGillis, you were a class act in the 1st Top Gun and still a class act today. I saw TOP GUN 14x (3x in one day) mainly because of the crush I had on you as a teenager when this came out . God bless you and your family.
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 😂😂
I've missed seeing Kelly McGillis in movies. She's a really great actress. Screw the weight thing-talent is talent!
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.
Stay Well and thanks again for sharing yourself with us out there among those Amish
She said exactly what I thought she was going to say, or rather if I'm honest, exactly what I was thinking. Good on her for being real and honest and "normal".
Connelly is technically not a "new" love interest. Penny Benjamin (Connelly's character) is mentioned in the original, and is hinted at having been a romantic partner of Lt Mitchell.
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.
Kelly McGillis has NOTHING to apologize for. A successful and accomplished actor on her own right. Let's not forget her iconic role in Witness with Harrison Ford. She was amazing in that role. We all age, and she has done so with wisdom, dignity and pride. They definitely could have brought her back into the sequel, as the wife, mother, grandmother, having raised a family with Maverick. Just like the scene in the first movie, where Tom Skerritt's character had a normal family life away from being an instructor.
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.
Hats off to her. I didn't see the original "Top Gun," but saw the new one. At first I thought I was not going be able to understand enough without having seen the first movie, but that wasn't the case. All in all, I was very pleasantly surprised with a great show AND my first experience with 4DX!
Nothing wrong with a quiet life when we age Kelly. Most of us welcome it! You are still beautiful!
I had heard that McGillis suffered some sort of trauma or abuse during the filming. She wasn’t acting for a while but then moved into some roles that were more character rather than sexy. I’ve seen her in some Amish themed movies which I enjoyed. For a while she had gained a lot of weight, then has slim down a bit. Still lovely, always felt her to be a kind and genuine person.
She was raped in the early 80s.
Hey, that's news... what kind of trauma or abuse, could you please specify?
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
I live in Hendersonville, NC and have ran into Kelly McGillis several times. She is a very nice person and has spoke with me each time. She is also in eyes still a very beautiful person. When there were rumors of a sequel to Top Gun, I asked her if she was going to be in it, she said, "I wasn't asked" and then told me the same thing that she told Entertainment Tonight, but before she told them, so I heard it first. I asked her if she would have done it if asked and she said that she didnt enjoy the whole Hollywood thing anymore, that's why she moved to NC, but that she did enjoy doing a few Independent films here and there. You should have mentioned her story about her encounter with a crazed fan that was able to get into her house and was waiting on her when she got home one night.
Why mention her run in w the fan? That has nothing to do w the story.
@@trawlins396 Not everything in the story was about Top Gun it was about Kelly McGillis and what she has been up to since the movie, and it wasnt just a fan, she was attacked and could have been killed if she hadn't of escaped and ran for help.
@@trawlins396 It's hugely to do with the type of thing that pushed KM from wanting to be a famous Hollywood actor.
Kelly acted in one of my favorite movies "Witness." She made that movie!
I saw Top Gun yesterday and enjoyed it very much!
Hey good for her! Living her best life and opened some new chapters. She will ALWAYS be part of Top Gun lore and will be known as the beautiful witty gal who won over Maverick's heart. But glad shes doing well! Maverick was GREAT btw. One of the best sequels ever..
You know what? Much respect to Ms. McGillis for making the choice she did.
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.
I mean Meg could have been in since she's Rooster's mom, but she was in the original for probably 5 minutes
Good on you Kelly.
She had such a unique look. Very attractive woman back in the 80s.
Glad to hear she is happy and didn't grow bitter as her prime acting years passed by
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
I would love to see a digital reconstruction of how Tom Cruise should look for his age if he were a regular person.
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.
Heck I just thought it was refreshing that they didn’t cast some 25 year old girl as his love interest (although Jennifer, at 51, is still more beautiful than most 25-year-olds).
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
Kelly dropped the most based take an actress could possibly do and say. Instantly a legend for this perspective
A quiet life on the top of a mountain in North Carolina sounds better than Hollywood to me too
What did you think about Kelly McGillis not returning for the sequel?
Because she's older and Hollyweird is obsessed youth.
I would have liked to see her in a senior intelligence role and interact with Maverick as a professional who outgrew her fling with the pilot boy, but still respects him as a pilot.
@@MrSunrise- Oh c’mon now…. Woulda made a hell of a GILF scene. 👍😂🤣🤣🤣
Mavericks same old motorcycle. Check. Mavericks same old jacket. Check. Mavericks same old nemesis Iceman. Check. Maverick same old captains rank. Check. Same old play sports with shirt off scene. Check. ...we wanted to introduce new characters... new random GF and Goose's kid. 97% RT. LOL
God no!
Gotta love McGillis's honest and selfless response. I also got a kick out of her slight jab at Cruise. "I look age-appropriate..." Love It!
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 😄
Kelly was my childhood crush, and lets just say I would like to remember her that way
:-)
Also considering Tom still looks as he did back then , it would have looked very weird if they were matched up now. So I can understand the unsaid reasoning behind her exclusion.
As someone mentioned in one of the comments below, Kelly's matured take on this topic just increased our respect for her.
Only he doesn't
Good for her! Hope she is loving life.
I don't really care about all that, but they absolutely nailed it giving the role of Rooster to Miles Teller.
He's a dead ringer for a young Anthony Edwards
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
I love what she had to say. She is living the life right now.
They didn't want Tom to look like he was driving around with his grandma on his motorcycle.
😂
I loved that we got to see Penny Benjamin at last. They could have cameod McGillis for old time sake, even if just a phone call, but no matter, immersive story and playful with the nostalgia. Bravo
What I don’t understand is that at the end of the first movie, Charlie left him and then she came back .end of the movie. They could have just let her go and not go back at the end . It would have made more sense that they parted ways and he went back to his old sweetheart which is Penny in this movie
Kelly will always be one of my childhood crushes as will Meg. They were among the most beautiful women of their day. And the humility dispayed by Kelly proves she is still the hottest Top Gun girl. Age appropriate and all.
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?
My respect for Kelly Gillis eclipses all other participants in the making of 'Top Gun'. Just as life itself is a test most of us fail (Matt 7:13-14), Hollywood careers are a test of the integrity of those who 'go for it'. I put Gillis in the same category as Gregory Peck who refused to let the madness affect his soul. Bravo, Kelly!!
Some people in the comments are saying she is lesbian and into scientology. Kind of doubt she's seeking the "narrow way."
@@rachelh5211 I have feeling she was slowly became just another hot girl and lost chances in Hollywood,so she probably left.Now this whole this is seems to be making her to be a person with great values.There are chances she is,but also chances this complete fake.
@@rachelh5211 Exactly. Everybody seems not to know Kelly came out as gay years ago and even married a partner, then divorced her. She'd certainly have had to go for plastic surgery and lose the weight but even then, I doubt Cruise have wanted her involved in his new movie. Kelly can be seen in more recent movies, some of them free to watch, I see, looking at my Roku search and on IMDb. Good for her for not caring what anyone thinks. I'm surprised Jennifer Connelly was chosen. Yes, she's still attractive but too thin and just naturally not what she used to be. They can always find some young thing to replace any actress they deem too old in Hellywood.
She has been retired and verbally said in recent years she wouldn’t return, so why approach her when you know the answer.
She was Honest, Realistic, Not self centered and vain.. REFRESHING to see a Hollywood type acting so NORMAL , Decent, and Self grounded!! BRAVO KELLY!! Best to you!!
I think Robert Patrick said it best: Sometimes you bring everything you possibly can to a role, and it's better to just be satisfied with that contribution.
Many films use attractive people as a lure. Kudos for Kelly McGillis for not being bitter or hypocritical about the situation. For the same reason why McGillis got the role in Top Gun, another actress got the role in Top Gun 2.
Valid comments and very diplomatic from your side 😇
You don't have to bring everyone back for the new movie. Just like in real life people move on and are no longer a part of our lives.
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.
Kelly sounds like a well-grounded and lovely person.
I wouldn't know. She kicked a poster's nuts when he brought up Top Gun at her acting school.
The guys aren't aging any better than her. It's just ageism and sexism yet again. I wish she were given a choice to play in the sequel, but I also like that she doesn't seem to mind she wasn't and above all, that she'll thus remain the hot instructor we all remember.
She is more beautiful now than she ever has been. Not afraid of being who she is, right now. Take her or leave her. What an inspiration she is. 👍❤
If you notice people look better as they age than they did when they were younger
It was written well also for why they didn’t bring Meg Ryan’s character back. It also played into the plot and why Rooster and Maverick had conflict.
The writing all around was good. They connected all the dots quite well. There’s a clip where Penny- (an admiral’s daughter that Maverick was dating before he met Charlie in the original film) her daughter tells Maverick not to break her mom’s heart again, which connects it back to the original. At the time Maverick meets Charlie, he was already messing with Penny. Then he pursues Charlie and they have their romance- thus leaving Penny behind. The writer’s seriously took their time. You can tell it wasn’t a rushed film with a bunch of holes in the story and plot. It will stand the test of time.
Probably because her plastic surgery made her look like the joker.
In the new movie it explains why Meg Ryan didn't come back.
Nah, disagree on Meg Ryan's character. You've got it backwards. They chose not to bring her back, and then wrote pretty minimally around that decision, at least from what's portrayed in the movie. It would easily have made sense, maybe even more, to have her back in. The truth is probably multi-faceted, one because they didn't want to look backwards all the time like they said, and two because Meg Ryan and Kelly McGillis also might not fit the roles/plots even excluding their physical appearances.
Yes. For an action film, it was incredibly written. They have made a film that will last another 30 years. Insanely well crafted film. First time I've been able to say that after leaving the theater in a long time.
@@AIKnowYou Look at Meg's fotos, and look at Kelly's fotos, and then have a look at Jennifer's fotos.
People age different. Jennifer's way to do her aging is what does have a place in iconic movies.
What a cool and decent lady. Happy to see hollywood didn't destroy and she's living her best life.
This is what you call success. Well done.
Good for Kelly not getting sucked into the Hollywood cesspool. She went on and lived a genuine life!
Sounds like Kelly is a fully realized and confident in herself. True freedom is being able to walk away.
Kelly, we love you even more now. Hollywood doesn't deserve a lady like yourself.
She's a real woof. Doesn't belong on a movie screen.
I can't quite put words on it, but Maverick and Charlie's deep and fusional connection that was so well portrayed in the first movie was definitely something truly missing in Maverick, at least for me and other people I know, seeing how it felt so natural and gradually intense in the 1986 Top Gun
I mean Penny and Maverick's relationship is quite deep, well written and touching at times, but to me it doesn't reach the intensity we felt in the original movie unfortunately
Anyways Kelly's take on her exclusion is very nice to hear
Kelly is a class act! What a real woman she is xx. The movie was fantastic, I’m sure she will enjoy it and the memories .
Imagine having meg Ryan in a quick cameo scene, it would have been cool. Like if she's on the phone with her son talking....🤷🏻♂️
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!
It's interesting that the Hollywood establishment is trying to sugarcoat the real reason she wasn't asked to reprise her role in the movie by coming up with all kinds of nonsensical explanations. And it's ironic that she's the one who is actually saying it like it is. "I'm old and fat". She knows herself the real reason why she was excluded and is literally the only one who was honest enough to say it. It's so weird that Hollywood knows it's such a fickle and shallow industry but doesn't even have the guts to admit it to itself. Kudos to Kelly on being honest with herself and not being bitter about her exclusion from the movie.
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.
Wow actual honesty. That’s rare.
She sounds like such a lovely lady who is grateful for her life
Cruise had dinner with McGillis many, many years ago to let her know and that it wasn't personal. Remember that this movie originally started pre-production over 10 years ago when Tony Scott was going to direct. So being some 11 or 12 years later, I hardly think it matters to her. She has a BFA and doesn't need the Hollywood lights anymore. She can teach and share her experience.
She a strong woman. And after her assault and rehab stint she wanted to take time for herself. Hollywood standards are whack. People age and there is nothing wrong with it. There is something wrong with Hollywood.
@@lauralarrabee7870 makes sense
bfa lol who gives a fuck
@@lauralarrabee7870 - The only thing "wrong with Hollywood" is what sells movie tickets. People like to blame Hollywood for the crime of figuring out what the movie-watching audience wants to see: conventionally beautiful women.
If old fat women in romantic lead roles could sell motive tickets, then that's who Hollywood would cast in movies. But not many people will spend money on a movie ticket to see what they can see in any Walmart. A century of box office statistics has proven conclusively that beautiful women sell tickets.
And I disagree that anyone who is fat and lazy is "strong." Strength is carving out time to stay in shape even when you'd rather sit on the couch and eat Doritos.
@@danielmocsny5066 this is not about selling tickets or looks even. Kelly has been through a lot and come out the other side normally. She left Hollywood to save her sanity. Kelly was assaulted not once by twice and went through rehab and she is still with us. Had she had stayed in Hollywood she may not be here. Kelly is a strong woman because she doesn’t need Hollywood to validate who she is. Let her age the way she wants to age. That is her business. Tom Cruise sat down with her years ago and told her it was nothing personal and that the story was moving in another direction. Bruckheimer and Simpson never get flack for being old and fat, true they are not in front of the camera but they aren’t exactly pick up material.
Surprised? Have you seen her? She left Hollywood and spent no effort keeping herself in shape. Hollywood is a cruel town. Especially for older actresses. I still love her in Witness. Great actress.
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.
This is borderline clickbait. The title makes it sound like she has a problem and she doesn't. She says she is doing her own thing, got away from the Hollywood grind and is doing what makes her happy while giving high praise for her replacement. That is a well adjusted adult who has been through some shit and risen above it. We should all be more like that.
Exactly I agree,,just because they were in the first one,,doesn't mean they have to be in the second,,it's not a high school reunion when you expect to see your old classmates,,things do change after 35 years at least the majority cameback,, people change,,life changes too...
im happy for Kelly. She seems happy and thats all you can ask for in life. Good for her.
I feel that there was nothing they could do with the character. She’s potentially retired from the Top Gun school. I understand people wanting characters to return but they need to be needed and not just cameos and being there just for the sake of it. You run the risk of becoming Ghostbusters Answer The Call where you just have them turn up to tick a box and for nostalgia reasons. Tom Cruise doesn’t work like that, they need to be needed.
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.
They never mention she also starred in Witness which came out around the same time as Top Gun. Both were big hits.
She said years ago being on top gun traumatized her it was so much fame and she was stuck in that stigma for a long time