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Hot Shots! (1991)
Directed by Jim Abrahams
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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.
Rated PG-13 | Length 85 minutes
Actors
Charlie Sheen | Cary Elwes | Valeria Golino | Lloyd Bridges | Kevin Dunn | Jon Cryer | William O'Leary | Kristy Swanson | Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | Bill Irwin | Heidi Swedberg | Bruce A. Young | Ryan Stiles | Rino Thunder | Mark Arnott | Ryan Cutrona | Don Lake | Kelly Connell | Tony Simotes | Don Luce | Judith Kahan | Jeff Bright | Jimmy Lennon Jr. | Marie Thomas-Foster | Ryan Fitzgerald | Al Clegg | Pat Proft | Marc Shaiman | Cylk Cozart | Christopher J. Keene | Ed Herschlar | Jimmie Ray Weeks | Annie O'Donnell | Mack Yamaguchi | Charles Barkley | Bill Laimbeer | Eugene Greytak | Tony Lorea | Jerry Haleva | Bob Lenz | Willie Collins | Robert Puro | Richard Lasting | Elston Ridgle | Max Jones | Christopher Doyle | Pablo Prietto | John Bankson | Nancy Abrahams | Joseph Abrahams | Jamie Abrahams | Cary Brayboy | Tony Moreno | Kevin Eads | Dave Oliver | Richard Emanuelle | Kip Pierce | Brent Freeman | Kenton Steger | Craig McIntosh | Sean Wright | Joe Allegro | Jack I. Bernstein
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19/2016 | TV | DVD | Library | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Another one I know I haven’t seen since around the time it was released… What 25 years? Damn.
It’s pretty much as I remembered. Have always been mildly amused by these spoofs appreciating more the effort to be humorous than actually finding it all that funny. It’s cute but I can only take so much of it. After the first 30 minutes or so I’m like, “okay we get it” and it’s no longer that entertaining as it goes on to hit all the necessary beats to riff on TOP GUN.
I do like the cast and wonder if this was the first time Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen worked together (years before Two and Half Men). Kristy Swanson has a small role but holy smokes is she hot in this.
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