Hot Shots! (1991)

Director:

Jim Abrahams

Writers (WGA):

Jim Abrahams (written by) &
Pat Proft (written by)

Release Date:

31 July 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | War | Romance

Tagline:

The mother of all movies!

Plot:

Parody of "Top Gun" in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.

Plot Keywords:

Native American | Saddam Hussein | Aviation | Corgi | Elvis Presley

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Lt. Topper Harley
Cary Elwes	...	Lt. Kent Gregory
Valeria Golino	...	Ramada Thompson
Lloyd Bridges	...	Adm. Thomas 'Tug' Benson
Kevin Dunn	...	Lt. Cmdr. James 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	...	Mary Thompson
Bruce A. Young	...	'Red' Herring
Ryan Stiles	...	'Mailman' Farnham
Rino Thunder	...	Owatonna, 'The Old One'
Mark Arnott	...	Rosener

Also Known As:

Hot Shots: An Important Movie! (USA) (working title)
Ässad (Estonia) [et]
Ases pelos Ares (Portugal) [pt]
Des pilotes en l'air (Canada: French title) [fr]
Formidabilul (Romania) (TV title) [ro]
Hot Shots! (Italy) [it]
Hot Shots! (France) [fr]
Hot Shots! (Spain) [es]
Hot Shots! - Die Mutter aller Filme (Germany) [de]
Hot shots - La madre de todos los desmadres (Spain) [es]
Hot shots! - Höjdarna (Sweden) [sv]
Hot shots! - kaikkien elokuvien äiti (Finland) (TV title) [fi]
Loca academia de pilotos (Uruguay) [es]
Napihnjenci (Slovenia) [sl]
Stravoi pilotoi se F-16 (Greece) [el]
Top Gang! - Ases Muito Loucos (Brazil) [pt]

Runtime:

84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:PG (cut) | Iceland:L | Finland:K-12 (uncut) (1991) | Finland:K-12/9 (cut) (re-rating) (1991) | France:U | South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Brazil:12 | UK:12 (TV rating) | UK:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Germany:6 | Norway:10 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Trivia:

Topper Harley's name comes from Harley-Davidson's 1960's motor scooter, the Harley Topper.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the ambulance approaches Dead Meat's crash site, there is nothing in the center of the grille. When the ambulance arrives at the hospital, there is now the Chevrolet "bowtie" logo in the center of the grille.

Quotes:

Admiral Benson: You risked the lives of some damn fine pilots... and that's my job!

Movie Connections:

References "ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972)

Soundtrack:

THE MAN I LOVE

Great spoof

Really funny movie spoofs Top Gun, Dances With Wolves and others. In the centre is Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen), who is incapable of flying because he thinks his dad is responsible for the death of his co-pilot.

But one day he is called back into the squad, as there is a scheme going on about some new airplanes. Oh well, never mind that.

Funny stuff all the time, too much to talk about really. I love the 'Dead Meat' character, when he is taking his last flight, claiming he knows the answers to global warmth and Kennedy's assasination. That really cracked me up.

One of the best spoofs ever. 7/10.