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Top Secret! (1984)

PG | | Comedy, Music | 8 June 1984 (USA)
Parody of WWII spy movies in which an American rock and roll singer becomes involved in a Resistance plot to rescue a scientist imprisoned in East Germany.
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Cast

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Nigel
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Harry Ditson ...
Du Quois
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Déjà Vu
Eddie Tagoe ...
Chocolate Mousse
Nancy Abrahams ...
Pregnant Woman
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Tristram Jellinek ...
Billy J. Mitchell ...
Major Wiley ...
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Storyline

This time Zucker and Abrahams are spoofing, most notably, Elvis films and WWII spy movies. Val Kilmer stars as Nick Rivers, a handsome American 50s-style rock and roll singer. While performing in East Germany, he falls in love with a beautiful heroine and becomes involved with the French Resistance. Written by Anonymous

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Comedy | Music

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Trivia

In her autobiography "The Varnished Untruth", Pamela Stephenson recalls she auditioned for the part of Hillary Flammond but then heard through her casting agent that Zucker, Abrahams & Zucker were looking for an actual French actress. Stephenson then asked CAA casting agent Todd Smith to get her a second audition, this time posing as made up French actress "Danielle Bergeronette". At the end of the meeting she removed her wig and had a good laugh about it with the three directors, but she still didn't get the part. See more »

Goofs

The darts thrown at the airplane target change positions from the first scene to when Hilary and Nick arrive and Hilary hugs her father. See more »

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Deja Vu: Don't take it so hard Nick, life is filled with it's little miseries, each of us in his own way must learn to deal with adversity in a mature and adult fashion.
[Sneezes into hands screams, and jumps out a window]
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Crazy Credits

The end credits include all manner of silliness, including jokes, gags, and a music video. See more »

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References The Blue Max (1966) See more »

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SKEET SURFING
Parody medley based on "SURFIN' USA"
By Brian Wilson and Chuck Berry
Parody medley based on "FUN FUN FUN"
By Brian Wilson and Mike Love
Parody medley based on "LITTLE HONDA"
By Brian Wilson and Mike Love
Parody medley based on "CALIFORNIA GIRLS"
By Brian Wilson
Parody medley based on "HAWAII"
By Brian Wilson
Produced by Mike Moran
Performed by Val Kilmer
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Very funny and also very stupid...
11 July 2005 | by (Germany) – See all my reviews

This movie is unbelievable funny and makes no sense.

Why are there Nazis in East-Germany capturing Scientists and why do they want to let a Rock'n'Roll singer play his music!? For me one of the funniest part is the "german language cassette" Rivers' is listening to in the train (!) to Germany. This words make absolutely no sense! :) The whole train sequence is funny. The train station and the guy with the tree also rock!

Val Kilmer did a great performance, acting, dancing and singing!

The title sequence "skeet surfing" is also a great parody for the American way of life!


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