Hard Deck scene in 'Top Gun: Maverick.' (Screengrab/Paramount Pictures via YouTube) In “Top Gun: Maverick,” the bar scene at the Hard Deck stands out as one of the film’s most deliberate ...

Rear Adm. Kenneth W. “Pete” Pettigrew, a Top Gun instructor, served as a consultant on the 1986 film "Top Gun," a scene from which is shown here. (U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command ...

In "Top Gun: Maverick," the bar scene at the Hard Deck stands out as one of the film's most deliberate callbacks to the original 1986 classic, yet it does more than simply play on nostalgia.