Hot Shots! (1991)
Directed by Jim Abrahams · 85 min · Action, Comedy, War
26.8 TOPICAL score · #3,845 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Hot Shots! (1991, directed by Jim Abrahams) has a TOPICAL score of 26.8 - ranked 3,845 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on lasting engagement and historical impact, and lowest on awards. Critics: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 61. Audiences: TMDB 6.6/10 (2,571 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 38 languages.
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- Critics82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 6.5/10 critics' average · Metacritic 61
- AudienceTMDB 6.6/10 (2,571 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 0 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 38 languages
- Still read29,604 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Charlie Sheen (actor #675), Cary Elwes (actor #934), Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges (actor #1,158)