Why is Top Gun Day May 13th?
We intended for Top Gun Day to be observed on the day the movie was released, which was May 16th, 1986. Problem is, that’s Iron Eagle Day. I know, I know, that blows–the ugly step child gets the real day.
Actually, that’s not true, and as far as I know there is no Iron Eagle Day. The real story is we screwed up when creating a few graphics and by the time we caught the error the word was already out.
It turns out that choosing the 13th was serendipitous for a few reasons. First, since Top Gun Day is so HUGE we would overshadow any chatter about the movie itself! Second, since the dates are so close it means Top Gun Day can be enjoyed a few days straight. Lastly, well, I could tell you, but then I’d have to kill you.
We really are cowboys. Hemlock anyone?
Comments (7)
Wow! I didn’t know Top Gun was released on May 16th, 1986 – that was my 8th birthday! I’ve been a fan ever since =)
Roger! Even better.
wait….wouldn’t that make it on Friday the 13th?
hell yeah
May 13th is the better day, all around. Especially since today is my BIRTHDAY!!! SCORE!
Tim – It was on the table, but we are celebrating the movie more than the school. Bottom line, every day should be Top Gun Day!
Um, dont you think Top Gun Day should be March 3rd?????? I mean really…..The first scene of the movie…
On March 3, 1969 the United States Navy established an elite school for the top one percent of its pilots. Its purpose was to teach the lost art of aerial combat and to insure that the handful of men who graduated were the best fighter pilots in the world. They succeeded. Today, the Navy calls it Fighter Weapons School. The flyers call it: TOP GUN.