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Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

The mother of all movies.

1991•1h 25m•

★6.6(2,425 ratings)

ActionComedyWar

Overview

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.

Director

Writers

Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft

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Main Cast

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

Kent Gregory

Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino

Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

Admiral Benson

Kevin Dunn

Kevin Dunn

Lt. Commander 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

Full Crew

Direction

Other: Jack I. Bernstein
Director: Jim Abrahams
First Assistant Director: Tom Davies
Second Second Assistant Director: Robin Leigh Fleck
Second Unit Director: Ernie F. Orsatti

Writing

Writer: Jim Abrahams
Writer: Pat Proft

Production

Producer: Bill Badalato
Executive Producer: Pat Proft
Casting: Mali Finn
Associate Producer: Janet Graham
Associate Producer: Stephen McEveety
Associate Producer: Greg Norberg

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Sylvester Levay
Boom Operator: Richard Kite
Assistant Sound Editor: Meredith Gold
Music Editor: Ted Whitfield
Production Sound Mixer: Jeffrey M. Jones
Sound Editor: David B. Cohn

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Bill Butler
Key Grip: Gary Dagg
Grip: Nico Bally
Aerial Director of Photography: Paul 'Doc' Byrd
Still Photographer: Marsha Blackburn
First Assistant Camera: Dennis Rogers

Editing

Editor: Jane Kurson
Editor: Eric A. Sears
Color Timer: Phil Hetos
First Assistant Editor: Jonathan Chibnall
Assistant Editor: L. James Langlois
Negative Cutter: Mary Nelson

Art Direction

Production Design: William A. Elliott
Supervising Art Director: Greg Papalia
Set Decoration: Jerie Kelter
Leadman: Robert Lucas
Property Master: Don Miloyevich
Assistant Property Master: Nat Bocking

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Mary Malin
Costume Supervisor: Mark Peterson
Makeup Artist: Deborah Humphries
Makeup Department Head: Ann Masterson
Makeup Designer: Allan A. Apone
Set Costumer: Laurel Frushour

Visual Effects

Animation Supervisor: Jeff Burks
Visual Effects Coordinator: Erik Henry
Visual Effects Producer: Robert Stadd
Visual Effects Supervisor: Mat Beck
VFX Production Coordinator: Gary Friedman

Keywords

secret missionbad luckparodydrill instructorjet crashforeboding

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "The mother of all movies."

#2

With a budget of $26.0M, the film grossed $181.1M — a profit of $155.1M (597% ROI).

#3

The runtime is 85 minutes (1h 25m).

#4

The film was directed by Jim Abrahams.

#5

The screenplay was written by Jim Abrahams and Pat Proft.

#6

The score was composed by Sylvester Levay.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Bill Butler.

#8

The film features a large ensemble cast of over 63 credited actors.

#9

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0102059.

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Rating

6.6/10

Good

2,425 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Hot Shots!

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG-13

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Budget:

$26,000,000

Revenue:

$181,096,164

Production Companies:

20th Century Fox

20th Century Fox