Hot Shots! (1991)
All the adventure a man can live, he lives.
1991-07-31
United States of America
85 Min.
PG-13
Action, Comedy, War
Overview
The gang that created Airplane and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this often hilarious spoof starring Charlie Sheen, who previously only inspired laughs with his personal life. He plays Topper Harley, a fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. He gets involved in a relationship with Valerie Golino, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. But his mission is to avenge his father. Lloyd Bridges, late in his career, revealed an aptitude for this kind of silliness, here as a commander who is both incredibly dim and delightfully accident prone. Directed by Jim Abrahams, the film makes fun of a variety of other films as well, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys. It was so successful that they all returned in the sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux.
Cast
Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman
Kent Gregory
Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
Admiral Benson
Lt. Commander Block
Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Kowalski
Wilson
Buzz Harley
Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson
'Red' Herring
'Mailman' Farnham
Owatonna 'The Old One'
Rosener
Captain Margolis
Doctor
Air Controller
Ambulance Driver
Paramedic
Nurse
Communications Officer
Ring Announcer
Francine
Scooter
Jazz
Lawrence Lipps
Piano Player
Drill Sergeant #1
Drill Sergeant #2
Rabbi
Amish Man
Amish Woman
Eskimo
Charles Barkley
Bill Laimbeer
Pope John Paul II
Humphrey 'Bogie' Bogart
Saddam Hussein
Elvis 'The King' Presley
Liberace
Precocious Paper Boy
Handsome Milkman
Boxer #1
Boxer #2
Conspiratorial Crewman
Parking Valet
Parking Valet
Family in Front of TV Store
Family in Front of TV Store
Family in Front of TV Store
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Rabinowitz (uncredited)
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