'Top Gun: Maverick'

It’s no secret that Top Gun: Maverick was one of the biggest hits to fly into theaters over the summer.

The decades-in-the-making sequel drew in audiences all around the globe

snatching up and destroying previously set box office records since it dropped in theaters back in May.

Three months later, the film is still picking up speed as it heads to small screen viewing on platforms like digital, Vudu, and Prime Video.

To celebrate the feature’s arrival to at-home theaters,

Fandango released a featurette that shows how the action packed

high octane scenes were orchestrated by the one and only Tom Cruise.

If the behind-the-scenes look teaches us anything

it’s that when you sign up to shoot a film with Cruise, you’re expected to do a lot more than just memorize your lines.

Top Gun: Maverick picks up 30 years after the events of Top Gun and sees Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Cruise)