Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)

"Rambo" parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams.

Director:

Jim Abrahams

Writers:

Jim Abrahams (characters), Pat Proft (characters),

Stars:

Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino

1 win.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Charlie Sheen	...	Topper Harley
Lloyd Bridges	...	Tug Benson
Valeria Golino	...	Ramada Rodham Hayman
Richard Crenna	...	Col. Denton Walters
Brenda Bakke	...	Michelle Rodham Huddleston
Miguel Ferrer	...	Harbinger
Rowan Atkinson	...	Dexter Hayman
Jerry Haleva	...	Saddam Hussein
David Wohl	...	Gerou
Mitch Ryan	...	Gray Edwards (as Mitchell Ryan)
Michael Colyar	...	Williams
Ryan Stiles	...	Rabinowitz
Rosemary Johnston	...	Lavinia Rodham Benson
Ben Lemon	...	Team 2 Leader
Buck McDancer	...	Richard Nixon

Storyline

Topper Harley is found working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA wants him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team who... who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm. The President is Tug Benson, who also likes to be in on the action. Basically, it's a send-up of all the big shoot-em-up Rambo/Robocop/T2/Commando-type movies.

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Plot Keywords:

president | gun | kickboxing | nunchuck | death | 

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Taglines:

Just Deux it.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual spoofs and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 May 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Hot Shots 2! The Exploitation

Filming Locations:

Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA

Box Office

Gross:

£3,312,344 (UK) (17 September 1993)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sidley Wright & Associates, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Dexter Heyman (Rowan Atkinson)'s final scene is a reference to many Warner Bros. "Coyote & Road Runner" cartoons, where the Coyote would always end up falling into an abyss and leaving a dust cloud upon impacting on the ground.

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Goofs

Just after Rabinowitz meets Topper, a shot of Rabinowitz is flipped. "US ARMY" is backwards on the right-hand side of his uniform.

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Quotes

Saddam Hussein: Now I will kill you until you die from it!

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Crazy Credits

Secret of "The Crying Game": She's a guy

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Connections

Spoofs Rain Man (1988)

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Soundtracks

"Theme"
from American Gladiators
Written by Bill Conti
Courtesy of The Samuel Goldwyn Company

User Reviews

Greatest comedy ever!

OK, let's get this clear; Hot shots IS silly. Silly, simple, stupid and ABSOLUTELY pointless. But hey, it IS a slapstick comedy, and a ******* GREAT ONE! MUCH better than the first movie! In EVERY SECOND of the movie there is a gag, a joke, or someone or something that is so damn funny that I can't help myself from falling of the chair laughing like hell! I think I've seen this movie over 20 times, It's still the funniest movie ever for me. I guess when it comes to movies of this kind, I just want them to be as stupid, with as many jokes per minute, as possible. I think Charlie Sheen is perfect for this role, he does look serious, like some kind of a bad Rambo-wannabe, and a serious-looking person doing stupid things is always great. It's also great that Richard Crenna plays almost the same character as in Rambo 3, with many of his lines unchanged. If you've watched the Rambo-movies, (most important the third one), you'll get more of the gags and the dialogs, especially in the scenes from the Buddhist temple. Saddam Hussein is also excellent, he looks really like the real one! If you like stupid and crazy movies...WATCH THIS!