Facts About the Top Gun Movies
11 Behind-the-Scenes "Top Gun" Facts You Probably Didn't Know
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One scene in "Top Gun: Maverick" features Miles Teller's character, Rooster, playing piano and singing in an homage to his father, Goose, doing the exact same thing in the original movie. As it turns out, they didn't need any piano-playing doubles for that scene — Teller brushed up his own skills on the keys.
"I started with piano when I was six, picked up saxophone in middle school and high school bands, and then I picked up a guitar because my mom played guitar," Teller told Black Book during the press junket for the jazz drama "Whiplash." Turns out that elementary-school talent came in handy again!