Hot Shots!
The mother of all movies.
1991 | 85m | English
Popularity: 4 (history)
| Director: | Jim Abrahams |
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| Writer: | Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft |
| Staring: |
| The gang that created Airplane and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this often hilarious spoof starring Charlie Sheen, who previously only inspired laughs with his personal life. He plays Topper Harley, a fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. He gets involved in a relationship with Valerie Golino, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. But his mission is to avenge his father. Lloyd Bridges, late in his career, revealed an aptitude for this kind of silliness, here as a commander who is both incredibly dim and delightfully accident prone. Directed by Jim Abrahams, the film makes fun of a variety of other films as well, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys. It was so successful that they all returned in the sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 31, 1991 |
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| Director: | Jim Abrahams |
| Writer: | Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, War |
| Keywords | bad luck, drill instructor, secret mission, foreboding, jet crash, parody |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $181,096,164
Budget: $26,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jul 30, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charlie Sheen | Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman |
| Cary Elwes | Kent Gregory |
| Valeria Golino | Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane |
| Lloyd Bridges | Admiral Benson |
| Kevin Dunn | Lt. Commander Block |
| Jon Cryer | Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach |
| William O'Leary | Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson |
| Kristy Swanson | Kowalski |
| Efrem Zimbalist Jr. | Wilson |
| Bill Irwin | Buzz Harley |
| Heidi Swedberg | Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson |
| Bruce A. Young | 'Red' Herring |
| Ryan Stiles | 'Mailman' Farnham |
| Rino Thunder | Owatonna 'The Old One' |
| Mark Arnott | Rosener |
| Ryan Cutrona | Captain Margolis |
| Don Lake | Doctor |
| Kelly Connell | Air Controller |
| Tony Simotes | Ambulance Driver |
| Don Luce | Paramedic |
| Judith Kahan | Nurse |
| Jeff Bright | Communications Officer |
| Jimmy Lennon Jr. | Ring Announcer |
| Marie Thomas-Foster | Francine |
| Ryan Fitzgerald | Scooter |
| Al Clegg | Jazz |
| Pat Proft | Lawrence Lipps |
| Marc Shaiman | Piano Player |
| Cylk Cozart | Drill Sergeant #1 |
| Christopher J. Keene | Drill Sergeant #2 |
| Ed Herschlar | Rabbi |
| Jimmie Ray Weeks | Amish Man |
| Annie O'Donnell | Amish Woman |
| Mack Yamaguchi | Eskimo |
| Charles Barkley | Charles Barkley |
| Bill Laimbeer | Bill Laimbeer |
| Eugene Greytak | Pope John Paul II |
| Tony Lorea | Humphrey 'Bogie' Bogart |
| Jerry Haleva | Saddam Hussein |
| Bob Lenz | Elvis 'The King' Presley |
| Willie Collins | Liberace |
| Robert Puro | Precocious Paper Boy |
| Richard Lasting | Handsome Milkman |
| Elston Ridgle | Boxer #1 |
| Max Jones | Boxer #2 |
| Christopher Doyle | Conspiratorial Crewman |
| Pablo Prietto | Parking Valet |
| John Bankson | Parking Valet |
| Nancy Abrahams | Family in Front of TV Store |
| Joseph Abrahams | Family in Front of TV Store |
| Jamie Abrahams | Family in Front of TV Store |
| Cary Brayboy | Sleepy Weasel Squadron |
| Tony Moreno | Sleepy Weasel Squadron |
| Kevin Eads | Sleepy Weasel Squadron |
| Dave Oliver | Sleepy Weasel Squadron |
| Richard Emanuelle | Sleepy Weasel Squadron |
| Kip Pierce | Sleepy Weasel Squadron |
| Brent Freeman | Sleepy Weasel Squadron |
| Kenton Steger | Sleepy Weasel Squadron |
| Craig McIntosh | Sleepy Weasel Squadron |
| Sean Wright | Sleepy Weasel Squadron |
| Joe Allegro | Sleepy Weasel Squadron |
| Jack I. Bernstein | Rabinowitz (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jim Abrahams | Writer, Director |
| Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Gary Dagg | Key Grip |
| Allan A. Apone | Makeup Designer |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator, Second Unit Director |
| BJ Davis | Stunts |
| Andy Gill | Utility Stunts |
| Barbara Anne Klein | Stunts |
| Pat Proft | Writer |
| Jane Kurson | Editor |
| Mali Finn | Casting |
| Eric A. Sears | Editor |
| William A. Elliott | Production Design |
| Tom Davies | First Assistant Director |
| Mark Peterson | Costume Supervisor |
| Jessica Drake | Dialect Coach |
| Ronald L. Carr | Location Manager |
| Laurel Frushour | Set Costumer |
| Matt Rebenkoff | Set Production Assistant |
| Marsha Blackburn | Still Photographer |
| Scot Deer | Telecine Colorist |
| Randle Akerson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Robert Lucas | Leadman |
| Lester Wilson | Choreographer |
| Ted Whitfield | Music Editor |
| Don Miloyevich | Property Master |
| G. Roger Abell | Set Dressing Artist |
| Richard Kite | Boom Operator |
| Jerie Kelter | Set Decoration |
| Jody Rogers | Visual Effects Editor |
| Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| John R. Fifer | Makeup Effects |
| Scott Crabbe | Video Assist Operator |
| Deborah Humphries | Makeup Artist |
| Jeff Burks | Animation Supervisor |
| Mat Beck | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| David B. Cohn | Sound Editor |
| Thomas Causey | Sound Mixer |
| Ted Yonenaka | Craft Service |
| Robert Stadd | Visual Effects Producer |
| Gary Friedman | VFX Production Coordinator |
| Phill Norman | Title Designer |
| Hans Metz | Special Effects Technician |
| Harriet Katz-Stevens | Accountant |
| Jeanie Daniels | Payroll Accountant |
| Dan O'Connell | Foley Artist |
| Nat Bocking | Assistant Property Master |
| Jake Brake | Stunt Double |
| Phil Bautista | Production Assistant |
| Joe Kelly | Best Boy Grip |
| Jack I. Bernstein | Other |
| Paul 'Doc' Byrd | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Gary Shephard | Transportation Coordinator |
| Meredith Gold | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Phil Cory | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Stephen McEveety | Unit Production Manager |
| Nico Bally | Grip |
| Jeffrey M. Jones | Production Sound Mixer |
| Erik Henry | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Mary Malin | Costume Design |
| Ann Masterson | Makeup Department Head |
| Roger Bojarski Jr. | Driver |
| Greg Papalia | Supervising Art Director |
| William Ballard | Transportation Captain |
| Jonathan Chibnall | First Assistant Editor |
| Dennis Rogers | First Assistant Camera |
| Greg Orloff | Foley Mixer |
| Renée Tondelli | ADR Editor |
| Charles Johnston | Pilot |
| Rodney Liber | Production Executive |
| Mike McEveety | Assistant Camera |
| L. James Langlois | Assistant Editor |
| Allen Gerbino | Aerial Coordinator |
| Robin Leigh Fleck | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Steve Wright | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Sylvester Levay | Original Music Composer |
| Randy K. Singer | Foley Recordist |
| Mary Nelson | Negative Cutter |
| Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| Brian Reeves | Mixing Engineer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Pat Proft | Executive Producer |
| Bill Badalato | Producer |
| Stephen McEveety | Associate Producer |
| Janet Graham | Associate Producer |
| Greg Norberg | Associate Producer |
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