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Hot Shots!

PG-13

1991

85 minutes

ActionComedyWar

Overview

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.

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Top Cast

Charlie Sheen headshot

Charlie Sheen

Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman

Cary Elwes headshot

Cary Elwes

Kent Gregory

Valeria Golino headshot

Valeria Golino

Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane

Lloyd Bridges headshot

Lloyd Bridges

Admiral Benson

Kevin Dunn headshot

Kevin Dunn

Lt. Commander Block

Jon Cryer headshot

Jon Cryer

Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

William O'Leary headshot

William O'Leary

Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson

Kristy Swanson headshot

Kristy Swanson

Kowalski

Efrem Zimbalist Jr. headshot

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Wilson

Bill Irwin headshot

Bill Irwin

Buzz Harley

Heidi Swedberg headshot

Heidi Swedberg

Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson

Bruce A. Young headshot

Bruce A. Young

'Red' Herring

Ryan Stiles headshot

Ryan Stiles

'Mailman' Farnham

Rino Thunder headshot

Rino Thunder

Owatonna 'The Old One'

Mark Arnott headshot

Mark Arnott

Rosener

Ryan Cutrona headshot

Ryan Cutrona

Captain Margolis

Don Lake headshot

Don Lake

Doctor

Kelly Connell headshot

Kelly Connell

Air Controller

Tony Simotes headshot

Tony Simotes

Ambulance Driver

Don Luce headshot

Don Luce

Paramedic

Judith Kahan headshot

Judith Kahan

Nurse

Jeff Bright headshot

Jeff Bright

Communications Officer

Jimmy Lennon Jr. headshot

Jimmy Lennon Jr.

Ring Announcer

Marie Thomas-Foster headshot

Marie Thomas-Foster

Francine

Ryan Fitzgerald headshot

Ryan Fitzgerald

Scooter

Al Clegg headshot

Al Clegg

Jazz

Pat Proft headshot

Pat Proft

Lawrence Lipps

Marc Shaiman headshot

Marc Shaiman

Piano Player

Cylk Cozart headshot

Cylk Cozart

Drill Sergeant #1

Christopher J. Keene headshot

Christopher J. Keene

Drill Sergeant #2

Ed Herschlar headshot

Ed Herschlar

Rabbi

Jimmie Ray Weeks headshot

Jimmie Ray Weeks

Amish Man

Annie O'Donnell headshot

Annie O'Donnell

Amish Woman

Mack Yamaguchi headshot

Mack Yamaguchi

Eskimo

Charles Barkley headshot

Charles Barkley

Charles Barkley

Bill Laimbeer headshot

Bill Laimbeer

Bill Laimbeer

Eugene Greytak headshot

Eugene Greytak

Pope John Paul II

Tony Lorea headshot

Tony Lorea

Humphrey 'Bogie' Bogart

Jerry Haleva headshot

Jerry Haleva

Saddam Hussein

Bob Lenz headshot

Bob Lenz

Elvis 'The King' Presley

Willie Collins headshot

Willie Collins

Liberace

Robert Puro headshot

Robert Puro

Precocious Paper Boy

Richard Lasting headshot

Richard Lasting

Handsome Milkman

Elston Ridgle headshot

Elston Ridgle

Boxer #1

Max Jones headshot

Max Jones

Boxer #2

Christopher Doyle headshot

Christopher Doyle

Conspiratorial Crewman

Pablo Prietto headshot

Pablo Prietto

Parking Valet

John Bankson headshot

John Bankson

Parking Valet

Nancy Abrahams headshot

Nancy Abrahams

Family in Front of TV Store

Joseph Abrahams headshot

Joseph Abrahams

Family in Front of TV Store

Jamie Abrahams headshot

Jamie Abrahams

Family in Front of TV Store

Cary Brayboy headshot

Cary Brayboy

Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Tony Moreno headshot

Tony Moreno

Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Kevin Eads headshot

Kevin Eads

Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Dave Oliver headshot

Dave Oliver

Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Richard Emanuelle headshot

Richard Emanuelle

Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Kip Pierce headshot

Kip Pierce

Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Brent Freeman headshot

Brent Freeman

Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Kenton Steger headshot

Kenton Steger

Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Craig McIntosh headshot

Craig McIntosh

Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Sean Wright headshot

Sean Wright

Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Joe Allegro headshot

Joe Allegro

Sleepy Weasel Squadron

Jack I. Bernstein headshot

Jack I. Bernstein

Rabinowitz (uncredited)