--- description: Tom Cruise never lost that lovin' feelin' for Top Gun and a Lip Sync Battle on the Tonight Show reminded him of that. title: Tom Cruise's Lip Sync Battle Inspired the 'Top Gun' Sequel image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Tom Cruise and Jimmy Fallon Prove They Have Have Not Lost That Loving Feeling for _Top Gun_ by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 7, 2017 5:52 PM CUT by [Melissa Locker](/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 7, 2017 5:52 PM CUT [Tom Cruise](http://entertainment.time.com/2012/07/03/tom-cruise-at-50-where-does-the-controversial-star-go-from-here/slide/that-crazy-couch/?iid=sr-link9 "undefined") recently confirmed that after 30 years, _Top Gun_ was finally getting a sequel. When Cruise stopped by _The Tonight Show_ on Tuesday, he gave Jimmy Fallon part of the credit for bringing Maverick (if not Goose) back to the silver screen. Back in 2015, [Cruise](http://time.com/4538394/watch-tom-cruise-reenact-risky-business-top-gun-and-jerry-maguire-with-james-corden/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined") and Fallon faced off in [an epic Lip Sync Battle ](http://time.com/3974456/tom-cruise-lip-sync-tonight-show/?iid=sr-link3 "undefined")that re-created Goose and Maverick’s famous _Top Gun_ duet to the Righteous Brothers’ song “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’’” Appropriately enough, it brought up a lot of feelings for Cruise who had never lost that lovin’ feelin’ for _Top Gun._ Returning to the character, even if momentarily, made him want to hop back on the highway to the Danger Zone. “It started right there,” [Cruise](http://time.com/4330095/tom-cruise-best-roles/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined") told Fallon. “You lit the fire and I kicked the tires.” Fallon was thrilled by the news that _Top Gun: Maverick_ is [becoming a reality](http://time.com/3939673/top-gun-2-tom-cruise-drones/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined"), and not just because of his small part in its conception. “I’m freaking out!” he said and Cruise admitted that he was, too, although he didn’t [jump up and down on the couch](http://time.com/3893385/tom-cruise-oprah-couch-10-years/?iid=sr-link1 "undefined"). “We finally figured out the story and it’s really exciting,” said Cruise. “There’s no turning back now. I can’t wait.” Watch below. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4808908/tom-cruise-on-jimmy-fallon-2017/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4808908/tom-cruise-on-jimmy-fallon-2017/"},"headline":"Watch Tom Cruise and Jimmy Fallon Prove They Have Have Not Lost That Loving Feeling for Top Gun","datePublished":"2017-06-07T17:52:20.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:44:15.013Z","description":"Cruise never lost that lovin' feelin' for Top Gun","url":"https://time.com/4808908/tom-cruise-on-jimmy-fallon-2017/","keywords":["Newsfeed","movies","jimmy fallon","The Tonight Show","tom cruise","Late Night Television","Late Night Comedy"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Locker","jobTitle":"","url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4808908/tom-cruise-on-jimmy-fallon-2017/","name":"Watch Tom Cruise and Jimmy Fallon Prove They Have Have Not Lost That Loving Feeling for Top Gun"}}]}] ```