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Release Date:
31 July 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
The mother of all movies! more
Plot:
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. full summary | add synopsis
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1 win
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(2 articles)
Bridges Matriarch Dies
(From WENN. 19 February 2009, 11:10 PM, PST)
Charlie Sheen: I'm So Glad I Was Arrested
(From WENN. 30 March 2000)
(From WENN. 19 February 2009, 11:10 PM, PST)
Charlie Sheen: I'm So Glad I Was Arrested
(From WENN. 30 March 2000)
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One of the best parodies of all time
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Charlie Sheen | ... | Lt. Topper Harley | |
| Cary Elwes | ... | Lt. Kent Gregory | |
| Valeria Golino | ... | Ramada Thompson | |
| 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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Hot Shots: An Important Movie! (USA) (working title)
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84 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Australia:PG (cut) |
Iceland:L |
Finland:K-12 (uncut) (1991) |
Finland:K-12/9 (cut) (re-rating) (1991) |
France:U |
South Korea:15 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Brazil:12 |
UK:12 (TV rating) |
UK:PG |
Argentina:Atp |
Australia:M (DVD rating) |
Canada:PG |
Chile:TE |
Germany:6 |
Norway:10 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:T |
Sweden:11 |
USA:PG-13
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Several aircraft carrier scenes were taken from the movie Flight of the Intruder (1991), including the flyby of 4 planes when the pilots arrive at the aircraft carrier, when the bombs are loaded onto the planes, and when the planes launched for their final mission.
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Crew or equipment visible: In the battle at the end of the movie, the shadow of the crane holding the miniature plane on the mountain is visible when Topper brakes behind a mountain, turns around the corner and follows the enemy jets.
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Featured in 1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV)
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SERENADE IN BLUE
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I watched this movie after watching a really poorly made one, so this film came off like Citizen Kane in many respects. After not watching this film for such a long time, I came into this viewing wit ha more trained eye, and to say the least, it was as good then as it is now. This is easily one of those parody movies that will live forever, especially due to all of the great scenes on the aircraft carriers (dogs chasing the plane, the dancing, etc.). While the film did have its dull moments, there were too many funny moments. Charlie Sheen seemed perfect for this role, simply because it looked like he tackled this movie with a serious purpose. Cary Elwes was also good, considering the stuffy Brit took on the whole comedy role quite well. Kudos to all who had a hand in this film.