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.
Hot Shots!
July 31, 1991
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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
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
Heidi Swedberg
Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Bruce A. Young
'Red' Herring
Ryan Stiles
'Mailman' Farnham
Rino Thunder
Owatonna 'The Old One'
Mark Arnott
Rosener
Ryan Cutrona
Captain Margolis
Don Lake
Doctor
Kelly Connell
Air Controller
Tony Simotes
Ambulance Driver
Don Luce
Paramedic
Judith Kahan
Nurse
Jeff Bright
Communications Officer
Jimmy Lennon Jr.
Ring Announcer
Marie Thomas-Foster
Francine
Ryan Fitzgerald
Scooter
Al Clegg
Jazz
Pat Proft
Lawrence Lipps
Marc Shaiman
Piano Player
Cylk Cozart
Drill Sergeant #1
Christopher J. Keene
Drill Sergeant #2
Ed Herschlar
Rabbi
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Amish Man
Annie O'Donnell
Amish Woman
Mack Yamaguchi
Eskimo
Charles Barkley
Charles Barkley
Bill Laimbeer
Bill Laimbeer
Eugene Greytak
Pope John Paul II
Tony Lorea
Humphrey 'Bogie' Bogart
Jerry Haleva
Saddam Hussein
Bob Lenz
Elvis 'The King' Presley
Willie Collins
Liberace
Robert Puro
Precocious Paper Boy
Richard Lasting
Handsome Milkman
Elston Ridgle
Boxer #1
Max Jones
Boxer #2
Christopher Doyle
Conspiratorial Crewman
Pablo Prietto
Parking Valet
John Bankson
Parking Valet
Nancy Abrahams
Family in Front of TV Store
Joseph Abrahams
Family in Front of TV Store
Jamie Abrahams
Family in Front of TV Store
Cary Brayboy
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Tony Moreno
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Kevin Eads
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Dave Oliver
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Richard Emanuelle
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Kip Pierce
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Brent Freeman
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Kenton Steger
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Craig McIntosh
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sean Wright
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Joe Allegro
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Jack I. Bernstein
Rabinowitz (uncredited)
Jim Abrahams
Director
Ernie F. Orsatti
Second Unit Director
Jack I. Bernstein
Other
Tom Davies
First Assistant Director
Robin Leigh Fleck
Second Second Assistant Director
Pat Proft
Writer
Jim Abrahams
Writer
Pat Proft
Executive Producer
Mali Finn
Casting
Rodney Liber
Production Executive
Greg Norberg
Associate Producer
Stephen McEveety
Unit Production Manager
Stephen McEveety
Associate Producer
Harriet Katz-Stevens
Accountant
Ronald L. Carr
Location Manager
Jeanie Daniels
Payroll Accountant
Phil Bautista
Production Assistant
Janet Graham
Associate Producer
Bill Badalato
Producer
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
Richard Kite
Boom Operator
Randle Akerson
Supervising Sound Editor
Greg Orloff
Foley Mixer
Thomas Causey
Sound Mixer
Sylvester Levay
Original Music Composer
Randy Singer
Foley Recordist
Renée Tondelli
ADR Editor
Ted Whitfield
Music Editor
Meredith Gold
Assistant Sound Editor
David B. Cohn
Sound Editor
Jeffrey M. Jones
Production Sound Mixer
Phill Norman
Title Designer
William A. Elliott
Production Design
Greg Papalia
Supervising Art Director
Nat Bocking
Assistant Property Master
Robert Lucas
Leadman
Jerie Kelter
Set Decoration
Don Miloyevich
Property Master
Bill Butler
Director of Photography
Joe Kelly
Best Boy Grip
Marsha Blackburn
Still Photographer
Mike McEveety
Assistant Camera
Nico Bally
Grip
Gary Dagg
Key Grip
Dennis Rogers
First Assistant Camera
Paul 'Doc' Byrd
Aerial Director of Photography
Allan A. Apone
Makeup Designer
Laurel Frushour
Set Costumer
Mary Malin
Costume Design
Mark Peterson
Costume Supervisor
G. Roger Abell
Set Dressing Artist
Ann Masterson
Makeup Department Head
Deborah Humphries
Makeup Artist
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Ernie F. Orsatti
Stunt Coordinator
BJ Davis
Stunts
Noon Orsatti
Stunts
Andy Gill
Utility Stunts
Phil Cory
Special Effects Coordinator
Scott Crabbe
Video Assist Operator
Jake Brake
Stunt Double
Matt Rebenkoff
Set Production Assistant
Ted Yonenaka
Craft Service
Jody Rogers
Visual Effects Editor
Gary Shephard
Transportation Coordinator
William Ballard
Transportation Captain
Roger Bojarski Jr.
Driver
Brian Reeves
Mixing Engineer
Scot Deer
Telecine Colorist
John R. Fifer
Makeup Effects
Hans Metz
Special Effects Technician
Charles Johnston
Pilot
Allen Gerbino
Aerial Coordinator
Steve Wright
Digital Effects Supervisor
Lester Wilson
Choreographer
Barbara Anne Klein
Stunts
Jane Kurson
Editor
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Jonathan Chibnall
First Assistant Editor
Eric A. Sears
Editor
L. James Langlois
Assistant Editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein
Negative Cutter
Robert Stadd
Visual Effects Producer
Mat Beck
Visual Effects Supervisor
Erik Henry
Visual Effects Coordinator
Gary Friedman
VFX Production Coordinator
Jeff Burks
Animation Supervisor