Hot Shots! (1991)

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84 min - Action | Comedy | War - 31 July 1991 (USA)

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Ratings: 6.5/10 from 43,155 users
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Parody of "Top Gun" in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
	Charlie Sheen	...	Lt. Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman
	Cary Elwes	...	Lt. Kent Gregory
	Valeria Golino	...	Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
	Lloyd Bridges	...	Adm. Thomas 'Tug' Benson
	Kevin Dunn	...	Lt. Cmdr. James 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	...	Mary Thompson
	Bruce A. Young	...	'Red' Herring
	Ryan Stiles	...	'Mailman' Farnham
	Rino Thunder	...	Owatonna 'The Old One'
	Mark Arnott	...	Rosener

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Topper Harley, a top gun fighter pilot, is recalled to serve on the SS Essess. Topper's mission is to destroy Saddam Hussein's nuclear plants. Unfortunately, Topper is psychologically imbalanced and is sure to crack under pressure. Written by Rob Hartill

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Action | Comedy | War

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 July 1991 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Loca academia de pilotos See more »

Filming Locations:

California, USA See more »

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$10,848,182 (USA) (4 August 1991) (1929 Screens)

Gross:

$176,300,000 (Worldwide)

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Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation See more »

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Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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Trivia

The planes used were Folland Fo-145 Gnats, a British fighter/trainer used by the RAF's Red Arrows aerobatics team until 1979. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: During the Superman sequence, Ramada's earring on the right disappears and reappears several times. See more »

Quotes

Topper Harley: Those are some long legs...
Ramada Thompson: I just had them lengthened. Now they go all the way up.
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Crazy Credits

"Sound Design & Supervision.........SANDY BERMAN, M.P.S.E, RSVP" See more »

Connections

Spoofs The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) See more »

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"ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE)"
Written by Buck Ram and Ando Rand
Performed by Kenny James See more »

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