In 1996, the Navy Fighter Weapons School relocated to the US Naval Air Station Fallon, east of the town of Fallon, on I-50, Nevada. In fact, the bar interior is the Mississippi Room of the boutique Lafayette Hotel, 2223 El Cajon Boulevard in University Heights, to the north of the city. Maverick ( Tom Cruise) and Goose ( Anthony Edwards) embarrass instructor Charlie Blackwood ( McGillis) with a spectacularly tuneless rendition of You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feelin’, supposedly in the Miramar Officers’ Club, MCAS Miramar, Building 4472, Anderson Avenue, San Diego. Well, ‘TOPGUN’ base (it’s actually one word), is Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. The Navy calls it Fighter Weapons School. The movie is set in San Diego, home of the 11th Naval District HQ, one of the world’s largest navy bases, on Route 5, 120 miles south of Los Angeles. The real sex objects of Tony Scott’s gorgeously photographed actioner, are the gleaming hardware. Sponsored in party by the Smith Law Firm, Culture Builds Florida, and the Monroe County Tourist Development Council.There’s been endless debate between smartarse critics whether the true love interest of the film is Charlie ( Kelly McGillis) or Iceman ( Val Kilmer) but, truth be told, human sexual orientation barely gets a look in. Tickets are available now at or by calling 30. The Courier-Journal calls it “hilarious and rip-snortin’”, and Concord Theatricals dubs it a “shoot ‘em up, knock ‘em up, cut ‘em up comic romp.” Hawkins directs and Carmen Rodriguez will be designed the western duds.Ĭurtain Up called it “a crowd-pleaser that keeps the audience howling”. The play stars a terrific mix of Key West’s best comedic actors, including George DiBraud, Susannah Wells, Mathias Maloff, Tim Dahms, Cassidy Timms, Iain Wilcox, and Jack McDonald. This is all fun and laughs about how crazy – in a very funny way - human beings can be.” But it’s a very cleverly-written send-up of those old B-movie Westerns and horror flicks. Be advised - it’s definitely for adults…I wouldn’t bring the kids. “Be aware,” Hawkins said, “that there is, indeed, a lot of violence and blood and sex all mixed in, but it’s done in a very farcical and satirical way. But SheDevil is being hunted down by her very angry Ukrainian biker boyfriend, Black Dog, and when he shows up, things really begin to get interesting. Into this household comes SheDevil (her choice of name) who is pregnant by Big 8’s ne’er-do-well son, Lucifer Lee. Living with her is Rob Bob, a rising young rodeo star (think more Gomer Pyle than John Wayne). Without giving away too much (because the surprises are everything in this tale), “Flaming Guns” tells the story of Big 8, a retired rodeo star who’s trying to keep her home from being foreclosed on. We can’t get through a rehearsal without laughing ‘til our sides ache.” It’s full of macabre people you love and hate at the same time. “It’s unlike anything I’ve ever directed before. “I just love its audacity,” said director Joy Hawkins. It’s a preposterous mash-up of B-movie westerns and C-movie horror flicks that will literally have you laughing until you cry, even while you’re sitting in disbelief at what you’re seeing on stage. “Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage”, written by the always-hilarious and rapier-sharp Jane Martin (“Says She”), opens January 31 and runs Tuesdays through Saturdays through February 25. Imagine Hopalong Cassidy trying to date Carrie, or Miss Kitty chasing Chuckie around the corral with a meat cleaver in an Addams Family version of “Gunsmoke,” and you may get close to the outrageous fun and outright craziness awaiting you in the Red Barn’s next production.
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