In "Top Gun: Maverick," the bar scene at the Hard Deck stands out as one of the film's most deliberate callbacks to the original 1986 classic, yet it does more than simply play on nostalgia.

Hard Deck scene in 'Top Gun: Maverick.' (Screengrab/Paramount Pictures via YouTube) In “Top Gun: Maverick,” the bar scene at the Hard Deck stands out as one of the film’s most deliberate ...