Hello from South Korea. Thank you for your kind tour which is awsome. I’ve been San Diego for 6 months when I was 23, so this video brings me back to my beautiful memories. At that time, I haven’t seen the TOP GUN, so I didn’t know that the film was taken in San Diego. Yesterday, I’ve watched the TOP GUN maverick, so now I know that this amazing movie’s places are San Diego! Should have known this movie earlier! iI miss the Lajolla cove, mission bay and coronado island. I miss those beautiful beaches which is so peaceful. I miss San diego, the 23-year-old me and miss my friends :-) Hopefully, someday I can visit those places. Thank you again and have a nice SD life :-)!
FYI Miramar was not an "Airforce Base" It was called "Naval Air station" and now is a Marine Corp Base . My hubby was in the in the Navy for 25 years and we still go on the bases as retiree (do not have be Active duty )and dependant. They move Charlie's house about one block from from where it use to be at the road coming up from the beach parking on that corner they actually shot Tom C coming up that road to her house. They also made amistake in the movie left the "for rent" sign in front of it in the movie. I own a home 4 blocks from there now . We were staioned in San Diego 3 times. My fav duty station are in San Diego. Thanks for doing this . In seeing this I realized been to ball of these and lived by many! We viewed the first Top Gun movie in the Base Theater when My hubby was in flight school I, before the movie came out to the public. for some reason wanted their opinions LOL. I know there were a few chuckles about the fitted flight suits ect.
I saw the Blue Angels fly at Miramar. I was going to an A School at the time at North Island and a guy who was on a helicopter squadron had to go talk about it at Miramar and asked if I wanted to go so I did that, I had a great time in San Diego I went to a C school there after awhile too.
Top Gun 2 was filmed alot on North Island Navy base. Where I went to “A” School before I got dropped from the school. I can’t wait to see Top Gun 3. I’m going to be at the very 1st showing where I’m living.
Loved seeing this, and all the scenes of San Diego. Vipers house, my favorite. We lived in that house 2 years while in Coast Guard. Most beautiful place in San Diego. Being native San Diegeans, really lucky to be stationed there..
Thanks for this. Though I loved Top Gun when it came out in 1986 (went to the theater 6 times to see it), on my visit to the San Diego area in 1992, I didn't think to look these locations up! Being from the UK I don't drop in on San Diego too often....so, thanks again!
I really love and miss San Diego. It will always be home in my heart. I really enjoyed your video. There is one more location you didn't mention. If you take Harbor Drive from the airport into downtown and look to the water as Harbor drive bends to the right, you'll see where Maverick and Charlie were riding his motorcycle on the sidewalk just beyond the Coast Guard station. This is where Kelly McGillis repeats Meg Ryan's "take me to bed or lose me forever" line.
Why were you surprised that the volleyball courts are no longer at Miramar? Hell, the entire Top Gun school is no longer at Miramar. So sad. I have lived in San Diego for 30 years and I'm never leaving!!
I’m not so sure that those scenes were shot in an actual locker room. It looks like one large room with a skylight. My guess is the filmmakers simply planted two rows of lockers with a large mirror at the end, because you can see that they’re the only two rows in the entire room. The shower area(30 seconds Wolfman….)was probably the actual shower area at the Plunge. But the locker room appears like they filmed it in a very large room somewhere at the Plunge. JMO
Too bad you couldn’t get onto North Island. There are two spots from the original and one from the sequel clustered together at Breakers Beach. (Officer’s club exterior, Top Gun graduation scene, The Hard Deck bar) I’ve been out there quite a few times. And the original movie used the actual Top Gun hangar at Miramar as a location. Top Gun was there pre-9/11 and you could just wander around in there at the time. If someone stopped you then you could just say you wanted to buy merch, lol. The merch was kept in the office of some Chief or Master Chief upstairs.
@@BernMcGovern Sorry, no. In the ‘70s to ‘90s I was getting on as a dependent and more recently I was getting on as a vendor, but I haven’t worked there since two years ago.
@@BernMcGovern wasn’t the bar scene at the beginning of the movie one that they built on North Island Naval Station? I’m almost certain that when I went to an “A” School on North Island that I had to run a mile and a half close to where the bar was built on the North Island Naval Base? I was in the Navy for almost 8 years.
Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar referred to not once, but three times, as an air force base? Really? Really??? As of (about) 1997 it is Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar.
Miramar “Air Force Base”??! Hope no Marines watch this or you’re in trouble 😉
We definitely realized after we said it - rookie move
Not a Marine but a Navy vet. 😎
Hello from South Korea. Thank you for your kind tour which is awsome. I’ve been San Diego for 6 months when I was 23, so this video brings me back to my beautiful memories. At that time, I haven’t seen the TOP GUN, so I didn’t know that the film was taken in San Diego. Yesterday, I’ve watched the TOP GUN maverick, so now I know that this amazing movie’s places are San Diego! Should have known this movie earlier! iI miss the Lajolla cove, mission bay and coronado island. I miss those beautiful beaches which is so peaceful. I miss San diego, the 23-year-old me and miss my friends :-) Hopefully, someday I can visit those places. Thank you again and have a nice SD life :-)!
Glad we could help!
FYI Miramar was not an "Airforce Base" It was called "Naval Air station" and now is a Marine Corp Base . My hubby was in the in the Navy for 25 years and we still go on the bases as retiree (do not have be Active duty )and dependant. They move Charlie's house about one block from from where it use to be at the road coming up from the beach parking on that corner they actually shot Tom C coming up that road to her house. They also made amistake in the movie left the "for rent" sign in front of it in the movie. I own a home 4 blocks from there now . We were staioned in San Diego 3 times. My fav duty station are in San Diego. Thanks for doing this . In seeing this I realized been to ball of these and lived by many! We viewed the first Top Gun movie in the Base Theater when My hubby was in flight school I, before the movie came out to the public. for some reason wanted their opinions LOL. I know there were a few chuckles about the fitted flight suits ect.
Very cool. Have you watched the new one?
I saw the Blue Angels fly at Miramar. I was going to an A School at the time at North Island and a guy who was on a helicopter squadron had to go talk about it at Miramar and asked if I wanted to go so I did that, I had a great time in San Diego I went to a C school there after awhile too.
Top Gun 2 was filmed alot on North Island Navy base. Where I went to “A” School before I got dropped from the school. I can’t wait to see Top Gun 3. I’m going to be at the very 1st showing where I’m living.
Loved seeing this, and all the scenes of San Diego. Vipers house, my favorite. We lived in that house 2 years while in Coast Guard. Most beautiful place in San Diego. Being native San Diegeans, really lucky to be stationed there..
You got to live in that house? I’m jealous
That was a really cool video. SD is a beautiful city. 🤩 Thanks guys
Thanks Bruno! And yes it’s very beautiful
Thanks for this. Though I loved Top Gun when it came out in 1986 (went to the theater 6 times to see it), on my visit to the San Diego area in 1992, I didn't think to look these locations up! Being from the UK I don't drop in on San Diego too often....so, thanks again!
You are welcome- have you seen the new one?
Just went to Kansas City Bbq. Loved it ❤
So good!
Thanks for this video! Brazilian Tourist (top gun fans) are loving it! greetings
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow, I miss San Diego! Thank you. 🙂
Never too late to come back!
I really love and miss San Diego. It will always be home in my heart. I really enjoyed your video. There is one more location you didn't mention. If you take Harbor Drive from the airport into downtown and look to the water as Harbor drive bends to the right, you'll see where Maverick and Charlie were riding his motorcycle on the sidewalk just beyond the Coast Guard station. This is where Kelly McGillis repeats Meg Ryan's "take me to bed or lose me forever" line.
That’s a good one. We tried to fit as many in as we could buy it took longer then we thought
Awesome video! Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
Love this, thanks guys! Going up to see the Cottage in Oceanside this week.
They have some good pie!
You can get closer to Viper's house if you go down the road to the tidepool parking lot.
Thanks for the tip!
You can access Miramar Marine Base each year during their air show. I've been many times. It's an awesome air show!
Good point!
Also when you're driving up the road to the old Point Loma house you pass the cemetery where they filmed Ice's funeral.
Thanks! We missed that one
Great video, guys! Would love to check these out whenever I get round to visiting the US West Coast.
Please do! It’s a good looking tour
Why were you surprised that the volleyball courts are no longer at Miramar? Hell, the entire Top Gun school is no longer at Miramar. So sad.
I have lived in San Diego for 30 years and I'm never leaving!!
I figured the marines like volleyball too
@@BernMcGovern The Marines play on asphalt.
Hahaha 😝 that dodgy karaoke scene! …. 🤣👍. Great video guys thanks.
It was reallly dodgy- ha
That whole song could be it's own TH-cam video! Priceless!
I’m not so sure that those scenes were shot in an actual locker room. It looks like one large room with a skylight. My guess is the filmmakers simply planted two rows of lockers with a large mirror at the end, because you can see that they’re the only two rows in the entire room. The shower area(30 seconds Wolfman….)was probably the actual shower area at the Plunge. But the locker room appears like they filmed it in a very large room somewhere at the Plunge. JMO
You may be right. Although they may look a lot differently today then they did in the 80’s
It’s a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) now, not an Air Force base.
I know - it was a mistake
Was looking for the tree and it's gone now 😢
It is??
Too bad you couldn’t get onto North Island. There are two spots from the original and one from the sequel clustered together at Breakers Beach. (Officer’s club exterior, Top Gun graduation scene, The Hard Deck bar)
I’ve been out there quite a few times.
And the original movie used the actual Top Gun hangar at Miramar as a location. Top Gun was there pre-9/11 and you could just wander around in there at the time. If someone stopped you then you could just say you wanted to buy merch, lol. The merch was kept in the office of some Chief or Master Chief upstairs.
Anyway you can get me on for the next video??
@@BernMcGovern Sorry, no. In the ‘70s to ‘90s I was getting on as a dependent and more recently I was getting on as a vendor, but I haven’t worked there since two years ago.
Do a video of Top Gun 2. And then Top Gun 3.
They didn’t shoot a ton in San Diego for the 2nd one…the bar was a set
@@BernMcGovern wasn’t the bar scene at the beginning of the movie one that they built on North Island Naval Station? I’m almost certain that when I went to an “A” School on North Island that I had to run a mile and a half close to where the bar was built on the North Island Naval Base? I was in the Navy for almost 8 years.
Lol, Miramar is now a Marine base. Not Air Force. 🙄
Yeah I realized that after we said it
Submissive dude with a wannabe “alpha” female, who also happens to be overweight. What more could ya want in a relationship?! 🤦🏻♂️
It’s better then a sad, angry keyboard warrior that takes satisfaction in belittling other people - good luck with that 😀
Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar referred to not once, but three times, as an air force base? Really? Really??? As of (about) 1997 it is Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar.
It’s crazy that someone might make a mistake - we all can move on. I hope I didn’t ruin your day