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
Mitchell Ryan	...	Gray Edwards
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:

male objectification | ronald reagan character | saddam hussein character | richard m. nixon character | parody | 

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Taglines:

Just Deux it.

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Genres:

Action | Comedy

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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:

Stockton, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Gross USA:

$38,911,970

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$133,752,825

Company Credits

Production Co:

Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

86 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Charlie Sheen's father Martin Sheen makes an uncredited cameo as Benjamin L. Willard, his character from Apocalypse Now (1979). He is seen passing Topper; they both say, "I loved you in Wall Street (1987)!", while giving each other thumbs up. Charlie and Martin played son and father in 'Wall Street'.

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Goofs

Topper gets shot in the arm, and you can see through his arm. When he talks to Ramada, the hole is gone.

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Quotes

Topper Harley: [narrating] Somebody once wrote, "Hell is the impossibility of reason." Well, that's what this place feels like - hell. I hate it already and it's only been a few hours. I'm so tired. We get up at four in the morning...
Capt. Benjamin L. Willard: [narrating] At first I thought they handed me the wrong dossier. I couldn't believe they wanted this man dead. Third Generation West Point, top of his class, Airbourne, Korea, about a thousand decorations, etc, etc...
Topper Harley, Capt. Benjamin L. Willard: [as their boats pass each other] I loved you in Wall Street!

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Crazy Credits

On the soundtrack list, there is a song called: "I GOT A LOT OF HAIR FOR A BALD GUY AND IF I WEAR IT LIKE THIS YOU WON'T NOTICE" by Michael Bolton

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Connections

Spoofs Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)

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Soundtracks

It Takes Two
By William Stevenson and Sylvia Moy
Performed by Marvin Gaye and Kim Weston
Courtesy of Motown Record Co., L.P.
by arrangement with Polygram Special Markets
a Division of Polygram Group Distribution

User Reviews

Completely absurd and over the top, but that's the way this kind of movies should be

I guess it's quite obvious that those who didn't like the first "Hot Shots" movie just shouldn't give this movie a try. But for the fans of that one, and I'm one of them, this movie promised to offer a lot more pleasure and laughter. What has always appealed to me is the fact that they try to make fun of so many other movies. This time they have re-used parts from movies like "Rambo", "Apocalypse Now", "Terminator", "The Lady and the Tramp"... Trying to find all those references is already a big part of the fun, especially when you already know most of those movies.

In "Hot Shots! Part Deux" Topper Harley has retired again, now living in a Buddhist monastery. But again he is asked by the CIA to lead a special operation into Iraq. He will lead a rescue mission who has to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team who were sent to rescue some prisoners left behind after Desert Storm. While saving them, he will meet again with his beloved Ramada and will shoot a couple millions of Iraqui soldiers...

Even though this movie wasn't as strong as the first one, I must say that I still had a good time with it. Not every part worked very well, but scenes like the one with the chicken shot out of a bow or the 'I loved you in Wall Street' scene are just hilarious. But one of the best parts must have been the one in which they said that the critics wouldn't like it, because this was just a weak copy of the first one in order to make more money. That was so spot on that I couldn't help smiling about it.

About the acting I can be quite brief. It's completely over the top, but what else can you expect from a movie like this one? This is a parody and some normal acting would never be able to put the emphasis on the already absurd situations. It's sometimes a bit too much, but I know that it's necessary for the movie and that's why I still appreciate it.

In the end this is an absurd comedy and parody on many kinds of movies. If you like this kind of humor and know most of the other movies, then you'll probably have a great time with it. I sure liked it and that's why I give it a 7/10.