Hot Shots! (1991)

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6.3	Rating (756 ratings)
6.8	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Jim Abrahams

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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
Adm. Benson

Kevin Dunn
Lt. Cmdr. Block

Jon Cryer
Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

William O'Leary
Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson

Kristy Swanson
Kowalski

Written by

Jim Abrahams
(written by)

Pat Proft
(written by)

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Cheap Laughs

16 years, 7 months ago at Feb 11 21:51

jasoncarulli

3 votes

Out of respect to this spoof cult classic, I think I was being a little generous with my star rating...Cheap laughs, combined with a thin plot leave this one far from the stature of a Naked Gun, but in the end, it remains a reference in the spoof genre.

A parody movie before the sucky parodies

15 years, 6 months ago at Mar 26 8:11

Uber

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Older parody movies were great in taking blockbuster hits and making fun of them without most of the jokes being over the top sex jokes, adding drugs, or cussing all the time. And Hot Shots! is one of those great older parody movies.
Taking a lot from Top Gun, Hot Shots! has Charlie Sheen playing a hot shot fighter pilot, Topper Harley, who's father was a fighter pilot and was rumored to ha... read more

Consistently hilarious, superior spoof

12 years, 8 months ago at Jan 26 8:45

PvtCaboose91

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"My father used to say that not playing to win is like sleeping with your sister. Sure she's a great piece of tail, with a blouse full of goodies, but... it's just illegal. Then you get into that whole inbred thing. Kids with no teeth who do nothing but play the banjo... eat apple sauce through a straw... pork farm animals."

Following the immense success of Airplane!, Top Secret! an... read more

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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.

Release date: 31 July 1991
UPC: 024543046912

Tags: Comedy (29), Spoof (16), 1991 (14), Action (10), Military (10), Romance (7), War (7), Parody (7), Aviation (5), 1990s (5), Pianist (4), Elvis Impersonator (4), Blockbuster (3), Drill Instructor (3), Horseback Riding (3), Elvis Presley (3), Elvis (3), Lounge Singer (2), Aircraft Carrier (2), Punctuation In Title (2)

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" Hot Shots! is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams, co-writer and co-director of Airplane!, and written by Abrahams and Pat Proft. It stars Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Jon Cryer, Kevin Dunn, Kristy Swanson, and Bill Irwin. The film is primarily a parody of Top Gun, with some scenes spoofing other popular films, including 9½ Weeks, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Dances with Wolves, Marathon Man, Rocky, Superman, and Gone with the Wind. A sequel, Hot "

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"Re-watch - Dec. 9th Finally I found a film that made me laugh often & heartily, which was just what I needed. I think this was my 4th time watching Hot Shots!, & the upside to having not seen it too many times over the years is that the jokes still mostly land. Lloyd Bridges steals every scene he's in, though that also is clearly by design. I noticed some details I don't think I'd caught before & just had a blast with the entire thing. As a result I'll probably watch the sequel too before the "

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