"Rambo" parody in which Topper Harley leads a rescue team into Iraq to save Iraqi war prisoners and all of their previous rescue teams.
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| 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 | |
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Rosemary Johnston | ... | Lavinia Rodham Benson |
| Ben Lemon | ... | Team 2 Leader | |
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Buck McDancer | ... | Richard Nixon |
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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. Written by Rob Hartill
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male objectification | ronald reagan character | saddam hussein character | richard m. nixon character | parody |Taglines:
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21 May 1993 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Hot Shots 2! The Exploitation See more »Edit
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Budget:
$25,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$38,911,970Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$133,752,825Company Credits
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from American Gladiators (1989)
Written by Bill Conti
Courtesy of The Samuel Goldwyn Company
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Saddam's refrigerator contains items such as Hungry Nomad (Hungry Man), 2% Camel Milk, Olde Iraqi Beer, and Falafel Helper. When Saddam makes a sandwich he seals it with not Saran Wrap, but "Saharanrap". See more »Goofs
When they are rigged to parachute in, their gear is in a free-fall configuration and they are wearing free-fall parachutes, but their chutes have a yellow static line that opens the chute automatically. Free-fall parachutes don't have a yellow static line, they have a rip-cord that the jumper must pull themselves or is automatically deployed at pre-determined altitude by an altimeter the jumper wears on their wrist. See more »Quotes
President Thomas 'Tug' Benson: [observing Mount Rushmore through view-master] The Iraqi coast line. My god do those heights look treacherous.See more »
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POP QUIZ: 1. Who was the Art Director? 2. What does Don Miloyevich do? 3. What character said "You yankin' my crank"? See more »Alternate Versions
The film has had a checkered UK censorship history. For its original cinema release, 54 secs were cut for a 12 certificate, removing all footage of nunchakus during the Rambo scene and editing the spoof Basic Instinct sex scene in the apartment. The video was rated PG and the cuts were expanded with a further 1 min 7 secs of additional edits to remove a single use of 'fuck' and the complete removal of the bedroom scene. The same print was used as a basis for the PG-rated DVD, although the distributors made a further two minutes of edits including the removal of Ramada's line "Wild, free, passionate, unbridled sex. I'd fondle you in ways you can't imagine" and even the already PG approved scene in the limousine. The UK Blu-ray version reinstates the previously cut footage and was passed 12 uncut in 2013. See more »Soundtracks
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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.