Hot Shots! (1991)
The mother of all movies.
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.
Director: Jim Abrahams
Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Runtime: 85 min
Release Date: July 31, 1991
Cast
- 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
Screenplay
Music: Sylvester Levay
Cinematography: Bill Butler
Editing: Jane Kurson, Eric A. Sears
Production: 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Budget: $26M
Box Office: $181M
Original Language: en
Themes
Absurd Fun and Cinema Homage, Spoof and Parody Films, Parody and Spoof
Keywords
secret mission, bad luck, parody, drill instructor, jet crash, foreboding
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Hot Shots! about?
- 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.
- Who directed Hot Shots!?
- Hot Shots! was directed by Jim Abrahams.
- Who stars in Hot Shots!?
- Hot Shots! stars Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Kevin Dunn, Jon Cryer.
- How long is Hot Shots!?
- Hot Shots! has a runtime of 1h 25m (85 minutes).
- What genre is Hot Shots!?
- Hot Shots! is a Action, Comedy, War film.
- What is the budget of Hot Shots!?
- Hot Shots! had a budget of $26M.
- How much did Hot Shots! gross?
- Hot Shots! grossed $181M worldwide.
- Where was Hot Shots! produced?
- Hot Shots! was produced in United States of America.
- What are the themes of Hot Shots!?
- The themes of Hot Shots! include: Absurd Fun and Cinema Homage, Spoof and Parody Films, Parody and Spoof.