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* JustPlaneWrong: A minor one, but both air-to-air kills in the movie are done with the unguided 70-mm Hydra rocket pods that would be used for ground attack, rather than the Stinger missiles each Apache is carrying that are designed for that kind of combat (and ironically Guthrie reassembles one as a MANPAD to shoot down one of Stoller's Saab 35 Draken fighters).
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** A minor one, but both air-to-air kills in the movie are done with the unguided 70-mm Hydra rocket pods that would be used for ground attack, rather than the Stinger missiles each Apache is carrying that are designed for that kind of combat (and ironically Guthrie reassembles one as a MANPAD to shoot down one of Stoller's Saab 35 Drakenfighters).fighters).
** The MD-500 defender used to portray the fictional "Scorpion attack helicopter" is actually a slower helicopter than the AH-1 Cobra, AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk. The Black Hawk in the beginning should have been able to get away with the help of Preston, if he and the Black Hawk pilot flew their helicopters to their full potential (Dobbs was surprised and didn't react in time to Stoller's ambush).
** A minor one, but both air-to-air kills in the movie are done with the unguided 70-mm Hydra rocket pods that would be used for ground attack, rather than the Stinger missiles each Apache is carrying that are designed for that kind of combat (and ironically Guthrie reassembles one as a MANPAD to shoot down one of Stoller's Saab 35 Draken
** The MD-500 defender used to portray the fictional "Scorpion attack helicopter" is actually a slower helicopter than the AH-1 Cobra, AH-64 Apache and UH-60 Black Hawk. The Black Hawk in the beginning should have been able to get away with the help of Preston, if he and the Black Hawk pilot flew their helicopters to their full potential (Dobbs was surprised and didn't react in time to Stoller's ambush).
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* {{Expy}}: Jake is essentially Maverick, being the HotBlooded pilot in training, Brad Little is Viper, as TheMentor to Jake, and Guthrie is Charlie, the LoveInterest.
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* {{Expy}}: Jake is essentially Maverick, being the HotBlooded pilot in training, training and his late partner Dobbs as his Goose, Brad Little is Viper, as TheMentor to Jake, and Guthrie is Charlie, the LoveInterest.
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** The Catamarca Desert, mentioned briefly in the captions when the Apaches deploy to their staging base, is in Argentina of all places.
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* AndThisIsFor: Preston, after [[spoiler: shooting down Stoller.]]
-->''That was for Dobbs.''
-->''That was for Dobbs.''
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** Guthrie counts as well, as each time she finds herself in mortal peril, it is either because of her role as a Scout pilot (flying ahead of the gunships to spot targets for them) or because she landed to help another crew that had gone down. Her bonafides as a skilled pilot are established early on,
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* HollywoodTactics: The Kiowa Scout and the Apache gunship's capabilities are both downplayed in this film, especially as the Apache's Hellfire guided missiles never come into play. One party trick that the two airframes could perform was for the Kiowa to "paint" a target with a laser on the periscope, and for the Apache to lob a Hellfire in from behind another piece of cover some distance away, letting the missile catch the targeting laser on the way to home in on, without either helicopter needing to fully expose themselves.
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* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The film absolutely refuses to identify which country the drug cartel is operating in, only stating they're in "South America". [[note]]Due to the film's BackedByThePentagon status, this was probably to avoid political complications with any South American nations the US Army was actually operating in at the time.[[/note]] Though given the film's [[TheEighties time period]] it's most likely Columbia.
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* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The film absolutely refuses to identify which country the drug cartel is operating in, only stating they're in "South America". [[note]]Due to the film's BackedByThePentagon status, this was probably to avoid political complications with any South American nations the US Army was actually operating in at the time.[[/note]] Though given the film's [[TheEighties time period]] it's most likely Columbia.Colombia.
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* ImposedHandicapTraining: Nicholas Cage's character (who's been assigned to train to fly the new-fangled Apache combat helicopters) is unable to fly straight because he has cross-dominant eyesight (he's right-handed but he aims with his left) and the Apache's HUD monocle is designed to be placed above the right eye. The solution by the main instructor: blindfold Cage's character and tie a periscope around his right eye (with panties) and have him drive a Jeep around the base so he'll get used to it.
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* ItsPersonalWithTheDragon: Most of the conflict is with Eric Stoller, who works for the Bisante Cartel but is the most dangerous member of them. In addition, he is also the only villain to appear in the movie.
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* {{Expy}}: Jake is essentially Maverick, being the HotBlooded pilot in training, Brad Little is Viper, as TheMentor to Jake, and Guthrie is Charlie, the LoveInterest.
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* TheCartel: The Bisante Cartel are a very militant one, complete with a pair of fighter jets and a mercenary pilot in an attack chopper.
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* TheCartel: The Bisante Cartel are a very militant one, drug cartel, complete with a pair of fighter jets and a mercenary pilot in an attack chopper.
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* TheCartel: The bad guys in the film are a very militant drug cartel, complete with a pair of fighter jets and a mercenary pilot in an attack chopper.
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* TheCartel: The bad guys in the film Bisante Cartel are a very militant drug cartel, one, complete with a pair of fighter jets and a mercenary pilot in an attack chopper.
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* DodgeByBraking: Stohler is chasing Preston and Breaker through a canyon, and Preston brings his Apache to a halt, dropping down behind a ridge while Stohler overflies and ends up right in Preston's gunsights. {{Foreshadowed}} by Little's lecture about how a helicopter can move in a variety of ways impossible for fixed-wing aircraft in order to get the angle they need on an enemy.
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* GilliganCut: At the end of a class, Little tells his students to enjoy their weekend, and to stay out of trouble. The film immediately cuts to a close-up of a dancing woman's backside at a night club.
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* InsultBackfire: Breaker sets Preston up for one when he notices Guthrie at the bar before Preston does.
-->'''Breaker''': What kind of women do you think come here?
-->'''Preston''': I don't know. Scandalous women. [[VitriolicBestBuds The kind that you like, Breaker]].
-->'''Breaker''': You, too, Jake... because there's Billie.
-->'''Breaker''': What kind of women do you think come here?
-->'''Preston''': I don't know. Scandalous women. [[VitriolicBestBuds The kind that you like, Breaker]].
-->'''Breaker''': You, too, Jake... because there's Billie.
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** Preston is a very skilled pilot, with even the hardened teacher CWO Little singing his praises. However, he lacks experience in the Apache helicopter, and his cocksure attitude does him no favors in overcoming his difficulties with the airframe or in trying to rekindle his relationship with Guthrie.
* LovedINotHonorMore: Little is HappilyMarried, with several kids. He notes that with his expertise in helicopters, he could have made his family quite a bit of money in the private sector. His wife points out that he's a patriot, not a businessman, implying that it's part of what she loves about him.
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** One scene has him out for an early morning jog on the flightline, when another pilot jogs past him with a "Morning, Sir!" Followed soon after by another. [[RunningGag And another.]] And one last soldier who passes him while ''jogging backwards.''
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** One scene has him out for an early morning jog on the flightline, when another pilot jogs past him with a "Morning, Sir!" Followed soon after by another. [[RunningGag And another.]] And at least one last soldier who passes him while is ''jogging backwards.''''
** Another scene has Little and Preston facing off in a friendly boxing match. While Little was a champion boxer in college, that was two decades previous, and Preston makes up for a lack of experience with the ability to hit like a two by four, laying Little out hard enough that he's still walking it off the next day.
** Another scene has Little and Preston facing off in a friendly boxing match. While Little was a champion boxer in college, that was two decades previous, and Preston makes up for a lack of experience with the ability to hit like a two by four, laying Little out hard enough that he's still walking it off the next day.
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** Note that this is actually a pretty modest boast for Preston, being how he acts ''after'' his BreakTheHaughty experience. Before that was the notorious '''[[LargeHam I AM THE GREATEST!]]''' rant in the flight simulator.
