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Top Secret!

  • 19841984
  • PGPG
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
66K
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POPULARITY
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Top Secret! (1984)
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  • Comedy
  • Crime
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An American rock and roll singer becomes involved in a Resistance plot to rescue a scientist imprisoned in East Germany.An American rock and roll singer becomes involved in a Resistance plot to rescue a scientist imprisoned in East Germany.An American rock and roll singer becomes involved in a Resistance plot to rescue a scientist imprisoned in East Germany.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
66K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
659
273
  • Directors
    • Jim Abrahams
    • David Zucker
    • Jerry Zucker
  • Writers
    • Jim Abrahams
    • David Zucker
    • Jerry Zucker
  • Stars
    • Val Kilmer
    • Omar Sharif
    • Jeremy Kemp
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Jim Abrahams
    • David Zucker
    • Jerry Zucker
  • Writers
    • Jim Abrahams
    • David Zucker
    • Jerry Zucker
  • Stars
    • Val Kilmer
    • Omar Sharif
    • Jeremy Kemp
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 196User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 68Metascore
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    Val Kilmer and Lucy Gutteridge in Top Secret! (1984)
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    Leslie Nielsen in Airplane! (1980)

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    Val Kilmer
    Val Kilmer
    • Nick Riversas Nick Rivers
    Omar Sharif
    Omar Sharif
    • Agent Cedricas Agent Cedric
    Jeremy Kemp
    Jeremy Kemp
    • General Streckas General Streck
    Warren Clarke
    Warren Clarke
    • Colonel von Horstas Colonel von Horst
    Tristram Jellinek
    • Major Crumpleras Major Crumpler
    Billy J. Mitchell
    Billy J. Mitchell
    • Martinas Martin
    Major Wiley
    • Porteras Porter
    Gertan Klauber
    Gertan Klauber
    • Mayoras Mayor
    Richard Mayes
    • Biletnikovas Biletnikov
    Vyvyan Lorrayne
    • Madam Bergeroneas Madam Bergerone
    Nancy Abrahams
    • Pregnant Womanas Pregnant Woman
    Ian McNeice
    Ian McNeice
    • Blind Souvenir Vendoras Blind Souvenir Vendor
    John Sharp
    John Sharp
    • Maitre D'as Maitre D'
    Lucy Gutteridge
    Lucy Gutteridge
    • Hillary Flammondas Hillary Flammond
    Michael Burlington
    • Waiteras Waiter
    Marcus Powell
    • Little Germanas Little German
    Louise Yaffe
    • Cafe Dineras Cafe Diner
    Charlotte Zucker
    • Cafe Dineras Cafe Diner
    • Directors
      • Jim Abrahams
      • David Zucker
      • Jerry Zucker
    • Writers
      • Jim Abrahams
      • David Zucker
      • Jerry Zucker
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The songs that Val Kilmer sings in the film are actually performed by Kilmer himself and were featured on the film's soundtrack released in 1984 under Kilmer's character's name Nick Rivers.
    • Goofs
      When the magnet picks up the car in the junk yard, the driver's window is halfway open. In the following shot of the car being placed into the crusher, the window is completely closed.
    • Quotes

      General Streck, German High Command: [talking on the phone] What is the condition of Sergeant Kruger?

      [pause]

      General Streck, German High Command: Very well, let me know if there is any change in his condition.

      [Hangs up]

      General Streck, German High Command: He's dead.

    • Crazy credits
      This Space For Rent [ this is in the middle of an otherwise blank screen ]
    • Alternate versions
      Several scenes are in the television version that are not in the video release version:
      • A two scene subplot involving Commandant van Horst's dog.
      • When Nick (Kilmer) spits at General Streck (Kemp) the projectile ricochets off of two walls.
      • In the park, Nick offers Hillary (Gutteridge) a cart of beverages.
      • When Nick and Hillary kiss, breaking the guitar, much of the scene is edited. They roll in front of two buildings and a window overlooking a burning building.
      • Near the end, Cedric (Sharif) crushes Streck in a car as he had been.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Paul Behragam Talk Show: Balto 3 R&T Part 3 (2015)
    • Soundtracks
      Skeet Surfing
      Parody medley based on:
      "Surfin' U.S.A." by Brian Wilson and Chuck Berry
      "Fun, Fun, Fun" by Brian Wilson and Mike Love (as Michael Love)
      "Little Honda" by Brian Wilson and Mike Love (as Michael Love)
      "California Girls" by Brian Wilson
      "Hawaii" by Brian Wilson
      Produced by Mike Moran
      Performed by Val Kilmer

    User reviews196

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    almost as good as Airplane!
    Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) is a big star of the gun-happy surfer culture with his smash hit Skeet Surfing. He goes to East Germany to play at a festival. He comes to help resistance member Hillary Flammond on the run. He is imprisoned and beaten. He manages to escape to a secret lab with Hillary's father Dr. Paul Flammond who is forced to develop a secret weapon against submarines.

    The team of Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker follow their highly successful Airplane! with this spoof of a Presley and spy movie. It has the same sense of irreverent fun. Val Kilmer is pretty good but there is nobody equivalent to Leslie Nielsen in this movie. Also going back to Elvis Presley from the 60s is not as immediate as the disaster movies that were still in the conversation of the day. Overall, it's a fun little film.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • June 22, 1984 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Yiddish
      • Latin
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Top Secret
    • Filming locations
      • Pinewood Studios, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • Kingsmere Properties
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $9,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,458,340
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,406,205
      • Jun 24, 1984
    • Gross worldwide
      • $20,458,340
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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