Hot Shots!
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.
Critics Sentiment
Admiral Benson displays his senile and accident prone behavior
Topper has panic attack during the combat mission
The film drops significantly when moving from pure parody comedy to dramatic psychological territory during Topper's panic attack.
Hot Shots! maintains solid comedic momentum through its first two-thirds, with Lloyd Bridges and the Dead Meat character providing standout moments. The film stumbles when it attempts more serious dramatic beats but recovers somewhat with its absurd finale, though critics found the Gulf War timing problematic.
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Charlie Sheen
Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman
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
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Wilson
Bill Irwin
Buzz Harley
Heidi Swedberg
Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Bruce A. Young
'Red' Herring
Ryan Stiles
'Mailman' Farnham
Rino Thunder
Owatonna 'The Old One'
Mark Arnott
Rosener
Ryan Cutrona
Captain Margolis
Don Lake
Doctor
Kelly Connell
Air Controller
Tony Simotes
Ambulance Driver
Don Luce
Paramedic
Crew
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