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Hot Shots! (1991)

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.
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Jim Abrahams profile
Jim Abrahams

Director

Cast

Charlie Sheen profile
Charlie Sheen

Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman

Cary Elwes profile
Cary Elwes

Kent Gregory

Valeria Golino profile
Valeria Golino

Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane

Lloyd Bridges profile
Lloyd Bridges

Admiral Benson

Kevin Dunn profile
Kevin Dunn

Lt. Commander Block

Jon Cryer profile
Jon Cryer

Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

William O'Leary profile
William O'Leary

Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson

Kristy Swanson profile
Kristy Swanson

Kowalski

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. profile
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Wilson

Bill Irwin profile
Bill Irwin

Buzz Harley

Heidi Swedberg profile
Heidi Swedberg

Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson

Bruce A. Young profile
Bruce A. Young

'Red' Herring

Charlie Sheen profile
Charlie Sheen

Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman

Cary Elwes profile
Cary Elwes

Kent Gregory

Valeria Golino profile
Valeria Golino

Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane

Lloyd Bridges profile
Lloyd Bridges

Admiral Benson

Kevin Dunn profile
Kevin Dunn

Lt. Commander Block

Jon Cryer profile
Jon Cryer

Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

William O'Leary profile
William O'Leary

Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson

Kristy Swanson profile
Kristy Swanson

Kowalski

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. profile
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Wilson

Bill Irwin profile
Bill Irwin

Buzz Harley

Heidi Swedberg profile
Heidi Swedberg

Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson

Bruce A. Young profile
Bruce A. Young

'Red' Herring

Extra

Release Date

July 31, 1991

Original Language

English

Budget

$26,000,000.00

Production Company

20th Century Fox logo

Available On

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Videos

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Hot Shots! Trailer
Hot Shots! (2/5) Movie CLIP - The Food of Love (1991) HD thumbnail
Hot Shots! (2/5) Movie CLIP - The Food of Love (1991) HD
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Hot Shots! (1991) - Original Theatrical Trailer

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