Hot Shots!
31/07/1991
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 axe 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.
Movie Information
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
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
as Wilson
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)
