Hot Shots!

A rapid-fire gag machine that throws everything at the wall, often hitting, always moving; the plot is just a clothesline for jokes.

Directed by

Jim Abrahams

Genres

Action, Comedy, War

Starring

Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino

Tagline

The mother of all movies.

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.

How it feels

Absurd, satirical, campy and light. Brisk and fine in the background.

Content

Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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