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Maverick says farewell to Goose in 'Top Gun'

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Date: Thu. Nov. 15 2007 10:18 AM ET

The moment
Goose (Anthony Edwards) hits his head on the roof the F14 during an emergency release and dies in partner Maverick's (Tom Cruise) arms.

Why we get choked
It's not so much when Goose gets it (albeit in a less than heroic way) that brings the weepies, but when Maverick finally relinquishes personal guilt and tosses his best friend's tags to the ocean. Cue the hum of that riveting score.

Butch & Sundance go out in a blaze of glory
Rudy is carted off the field in "'Rudy"
Michael gives Fredo the kiss of death
The boys the Dead Poet's Society seize the day
Maverick says farewell to Goose
William Wallace demands his FREEEDOM!
Michael plays Russian Roulette with Ricky in "The Deer Hunter"
E.T. reminds Eliot 'he'll be right here'
The Elephant Man proclaims he is 'not an ANIMAL'
Miller gives Private Ryan his final orders in 'Saving Private Ryan'
Ray plays catch with his old man in 'Field of Dreams'
USA 1, Soviet Union nil in 'Rocky IV'
Chuckie tells Will where it's at in 'Good Willing Hunting'
Mr. Smith collapses in 'Mr Smith goes to Washington'
Elias raises his hands to god in 'Platoon'
The silent understanding of brothers in Rain Man'
The lone hero returns in 'Star Wars'
Absolution meets innocence at the end of 'The Shawshank Redemption'
The dead birds in 'On the Waterfront'
The Mercy killing of McMurphy in 'One Flew over the Cuckoos Nest'
Ratso cradles a dying Joe Buck in 'Midnight Cowboy'
The death of the big man in 'Little Caesar'
'Gangs of New York' ends with a modern message
Doughboy takes his half-brother home in 'Boyz 'N the Hood'
Dorn takes on the Wild Thing in 'Major League'


Next: William Wallace demands his FREEEDOM! >

Maybe it's that moment when Wind in his Hair asks Dances with Wolves if he can see that "he is his friend" and tells him that he "will always be [his] friend" that we missed.

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Cee
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I think the most touching scene that I watched with my man and he got "choked up" was in Million Dollar Baby when macho Clint Eastwood gave in to Hilary and helped her die. He kissed her and told her what Malakar (sp) meant. I cried my eyes out. I am surprised that it is not on your list.


 

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