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Hot Shots!

  • 19911991
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
107K
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POPULARITY
1,872
325
Hot Shots! (1991)
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A parody of Top Gun (1986) in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.A parody of Top Gun (1986) in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.A parody of Top Gun (1986) in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
107K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,872
325
  • Director
    • Jim Abrahams
  • Writers
    • Jim Abrahams
    • Pat Proft
  • Stars
    • Charlie Sheen
    • Cary Elwes
    • Valeria Golino
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jim Abrahams
  • Writers
    • Jim Abrahams
    • Pat Proft
  • Stars
    • Charlie Sheen
    • Cary Elwes
    • Valeria Golino
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 121User reviews
    • 50Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos2

    Hot Shots!
    Trailer 1:30
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    Trailer 1:27
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    Photos114

    Cary Elwes, Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino, and Lloyd Bridges in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Hot Shots! (1991)
    Hot Shots! (1991)
    Cary Elwes, Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Queen Latifah, and Jimmy Fallon in Johnny Dangerously (1984)
    Hot Shots! (1991)
    Valeria Golino in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Charlie Sheen and Valeria Golino in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Lloyd Bridges in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Valeria Golino in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Annie O'Donnell and Jimmie Ray Weeks in Hot Shots! (1991)

    Top cast

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    Charlie Sheen
    Charlie Sheen
    • Topper Harley…
    Cary Elwes
    Cary Elwes
    • Kent Gregory
    Valeria Golino
    Valeria Golino
    • Ramada Thompson…
    Lloyd Bridges
    Lloyd Bridges
    • Adm. Benson
    Kevin Dunn
    Kevin Dunn
    • Lt. Cmdr. Block
    Jon Cryer
    Jon Cryer
    • Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
    William O'Leary
    William O'Leary
    • Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
    Kristy Swanson
    Kristy Swanson
    • Kowalski
    Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
    • Wilson
    Bill Irwin
    Bill Irwin
    • Buzz Harley
    Heidi Swedberg
    Heidi Swedberg
    • Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson
    Bruce A. Young
    Bruce A. Young
    • 'Red' Herring
    Ryan Stiles
    Ryan Stiles
    • 'Mailman' Farnham
    Rino Thunder
    Rino Thunder
    • Owatonna, 'The Old One'
    Mark Arnott
    Mark Arnott
    • Rosener
    Ryan Cutrona
    Ryan Cutrona
    • Capt. Margolis
    Don Lake
    Don Lake
    • Doctor
    Kelly Connell
    Kelly Connell
    • Air Controller
    • Director
      • Jim Abrahams
    • Writers
      • Jim Abrahams
      • Pat Proft
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The aircraft carrier on which the movie takes place is actually a wooden deck built on the edge of a cliff at a deserted Marineland facility. The film was shot at an angle that made the deck look like a ship at sea.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the scene where Benson asks Block to see him in his office, a crew member wearing a light-blue T-shirt is seen on the left side of the screen, right before Benson takes a sip from his mug.
    • Quotes

      Topper Harley: My father used to say that not playing to win is like sleeping with your sister. Sure she's a great piece of tail, with a blouse full of goodies, but... it's just illegal. Then you get into that whole inbred thing. Kids with no teeth who do nothing but play the banjo... eat apple sauce through a straw... pork farm animals.

    • Crazy credits
      NOBBY BUNS 4 cups sifted flour 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons cinnamon 1 cup butter 3 eggs Cream butter until well softened and add to sugar and eggs.Mix quickly with flour.Drop mixture from a teaspoon and small jagged heaps onto a cookie sheet and bake in 375 to 400 degrees oven.
    • Alternate versions
      The film was cut in Australia after the distributors received an M rating. The word "fuck" was removed to obtain a PG rating. The distributors had the option of using the uncut version for VHS but chose not to, the film only being released uncut on DVD many years later.
    • Connections
      Edited from Rocky II (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Dream Lover
      Written by Bobby Darin
      Performed by Dion DiMucci (as Dion)

    User reviews121

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    The funniest film of 1991.
    Jim Abrahams' first solo comedy effort Hot Shots! is a smash comedy that has many, many laughs and is as silly as anything Abrahams has done with his uoltra successful team of ZAZ (Zucker Abrahams and Zucker) which made Airplane, Top Secret, The Naked Gun and The Kentucky Friend Movie. Hot Shots deserves a place with them.

    Charlie Sheen plays a top gun type of charater that is trying to go against his father's reputation and still be able to fly and fight and all. The movie however doesn't try and go with the plot, which is always good in these movies, and it succeeds in bringing silly, goofy laughs just by having Lloyd Bridges act totally and utterly hilariously insane, or in just having a pilot with moose antlers. Deadpan. A
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    • Quinoa1984
    • Jul 8, 2001

    FAQ11

    • What is the movie about?
    • Why is Kent mad at and hostile towards Topper?
    • What mental disorder does Topper suffer from?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 31, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hot Shots: An Important Movie!
    • Filming locations
      • 300 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Peter V. Miller Investment Corp.
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $26,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $69,467,617
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,848,182
      • Aug 4, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $181,096,164
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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