COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio State University marching band paid a tribute to the movie Top Gun, and has received the attention and gratitude of the film’s star, Tom Cruise.
.@TBDBITL was surprised this week by a famous admirer: @TomCruise was wowed by the Nov. 13 halftime “Top Gun” tribute & invited the @OhioState marching band to a special spring screening of the upcoming “Top Gun: Maverick” movie. https://t.co/d6DJFF1oYp
— Ohio State News (@OhioStateNews) December 28, 2021
During the Nov. 13 halftime show for Ohio State’s game against Purdue, the band created formations reminiscent of the 1986 film.
Those included a fighter jet complete with smoke machines and the iconic volleyball scene.
On Tuesday, the marching band tweeted that Cruise saw the performance and offered a personal message thanking them. Cruise said the “tribute was fantastic,” and invited the band to see a screening in Columbus of the sequel Top Gun: Maverick.