Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

84 mins | Comedy, Action, War | July 31, 1991

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 ax 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.

Hot Shots!

84 mins | Comedy, Action, War | July 31, 1991

Hot Shots!
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 ax 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.
IMDb rating 6.7
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title Hot Shots!
Directors Robin Leigh Fleck, Jack I. Bernstein, Tom Davies, Ernie F. Orsatti, Jim Abrahams
Writers Pat Proft, Jim Abrahams

Cast

Charlie Sheen

as Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman

Cary Elwes

as Kent Gregory

Valeria Golino

as Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane

Lloyd Bridges

as Admiral Benson

Kevin Dunn

as Lt. Commander Block

Jon Cryer

as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

William O'Leary

as Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson

Kristy Swanson

as Kowalski

Bill Irwin

as Buzz Harley

Heidi Swedberg

as Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson

Bruce A. Young

as 'Red' Herring

Ryan Stiles

as 'Mailman' Farnham

Rino Thunder

as Owatonna 'The Old One'

Mark Arnott

as Rosener

Ryan Cutrona

as Captain Margolis

Don Lake

as Doctor

Kelly Connell

as Air Controller

Tony Simotes

as Ambulance Driver

Don Luce

as Paramedic

Judith Kahan

as Nurse

Jeff Bright

as Communications Officer

Jimmy Lennon Jr.

as Ring Announcer

Marie Thomas-Foster

as Francine

Ryan Fitzgerald

as Scooter

Al Clegg

as Jazz

Pat Proft

as Lawrence Lipps

Marc Shaiman

as Piano Player

Cylk Cozart

as Drill Sergeant #1

Christopher J. Keene

as Drill Sergeant #2

Ed Herschlar

as Rabbi

Jimmie Ray Weeks

as Amish Man

Annie O'Donnell

as Amish Woman

Mack Yamaguchi

as Eskimo

Charles Barkley

as Charles Barkley

Bill Laimbeer

as Bill Laimbeer

Eugene Greytak

as Pope John Paul II

Tony Lorea

as Humphrey 'Bogie' Bogart

Jerry Haleva

as Saddam Hussein

Bob Lenz

as Elvis 'The King' Presley

Willie Collins

as Liberace

Robert Puro

as Precocious Paper Boy

Richard Lasting

as Handsome Milkman

Elston Ridgle

as Boxer #1

Max Jones

as Boxer #2

Christopher Doyle

as Conspiratorial Crewman

Pablo Prietto

as Parking Valet

John Bankson

as Parking Valet

Nancy Abrahams

as Family in Front of TV Store

Joseph Abrahams

as Family in Front of TV Store

Jamie Abrahams

as Family in Front of TV Store

Cary Brayboy

as Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Tony Moreno

as Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Kevin Eads

as Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Dave Oliver

as Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Richard Emanuelle

as Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Kip Pierce

as Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Brent Freeman

as Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Kenton Steger

as Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Craig McIntosh

as Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Sean Wright

as Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Joe Allegro

as Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Jack I. Bernstein

as Rabinowitz (uncredited)