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Hot Shots!

  • 1991
  • Tous publics
  • 1h 25m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
118K
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POPULARITY
3,664
763
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.

  • Director
    • Jim Abrahams
  • Writers
    • Jim Abrahams
    • Pat Proft
  • Stars
    • Charlie Sheen
    • Cary Elwes
    • Valeria Golino
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    118K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    3,664
    763
    • Director
      • Jim Abrahams
    • Writers
      • Jim Abrahams
      • Pat Proft
    • Stars
      • Charlie Sheen
      • Cary Elwes
      • Valeria Golino
    • 131User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 61Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos2

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    Trailer 1:30
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    Photos118

    Cary Elwes, Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino, and Lloyd Bridges in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, and Kevin Dunn in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Lloyd Bridges in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Cary Elwes, Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Queen Latifah, and Jimmy Fallon in Johnny le dangereux (1984)
    Cary Elwes, Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino, and Lloyd Bridges in Hot Shots! (1991)
    Cary Elwes, Charlie Sheen, Jon Cryer, and Bruce A. Young in 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)

    Top cast74

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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
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Valeria Golino claims the scene in which she catches an olive popped out of her bellybutton was accomplished without trick photography.
    • Goofs
      When Harley does his stunt on his bike and Ramada does her stunt on the tree branch, the gymnastics bar is briefly visible behind the branch.
    • Quotes

      [Admiral Benson comes into the briefing room in riding pants]

      Admiral Benson: Be seated! Ah... Many of you are wondering what's wrong with my pants, well they started running short on materials right before they got to the knees so don't give me any shit. Ah. I look out there on all you wonderful guys and I say to myself "What I wouldn't give to be 20 years younger... and a woman". You know, I've personally flown over 194 missions and I was shot down on every one. Come to think of it, I've never landed a plane in my life.

    • Crazy credits
      (At the end of credits,just before "Any similarity etc.": IF YOU HAD LEFT THIS THEATRE WHEN THESE CREDITS BEGAN , YOU'D BE HOME NOW.
    • 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: La Revanche (1979)
    • Soundtracks
      Dream Lover
      Written by Bobby Darin
      Performed by Dion DiMucci (as Dion)

    User reviews131

    Review
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    Featured 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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    7
    • Quinoa1984
    • Jul 7, 2001

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1991 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hot Shots: An Important Movie!
    • Filming locations
      • Civilian Flight Test Center, Mojave Airport - 1434 Flightline Street, Mojave, California, USA(Navy base)
    • 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 25 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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