The read
A Balasaur Score of 69 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, Metacritic 61/100. The highest scoring of the 2 titles in its series. It runs a compact 1h 25m.
Synopsis
The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. His mission is to avenge his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers. He also gets involved in a relationship with Ramada Thompson, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. Hot Shots! makes fun of a variety of other films, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic61/100
2,538 audience votes
Key crew
- Jim AbrahamsDirector
- Sylvester LevayOriginal Music Composer
- Pat ProftWriter
- Jim AbrahamsWriter
Cast
- Charlie SheenTopper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman
- Cary ElwesKent Gregory
- Valeria GolinoRamada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
- Lloyd BridgesAdmiral Benson
- Kevin DunnLt. Commander Block
- Jon CryerJim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
- William O'LearyPete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
- Kristy SwansonKowalski
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Wilson
- Bill IrwinBuzz Harley
- Heidi SwedbergMrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson
- Bruce A. Young'Red' Herring
Stills
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Themes
secret missionbad luckparodydrill instructorjet crash
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