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Hot Shots!
“The mother of all movies.”
6.6 / 10• 1991• 1h 25m•PG-13• English
ActionComedyWar
Storyline
The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. His mission is to avenge his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers. He also gets involved in a relationship with Ramada Thompson, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. Hot Shots! makes fun of a variety of other films, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys.
Cast & Crew
Charlie Sheen
Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman
Lead
Cary Elwes
Kent Gregory
Valeria Golino
Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
Lloyd Bridges
Admiral Benson
Kevin Dunn
Lt. Commander Block
Jon Cryer
Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
William O'Leary
Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Kristy Swanson
Kowalski
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jim Abrahams's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hot Shots! is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
