Hot Shots! (1991)

Action
Comedy
War

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.

Cast

Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman
Kent Gregory
Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson
'Red' Herring
'Mailman' Farnham
Owatonna 'The Old One'
Captain Margolis
Doctor
Air Controller
Ambulance Driver
Paramedic
Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
Communications Officer
Ring Announcer
Lawrence Lipps
Piano Player
Drill Sergeant #1
Drill Sergeant #2
Admiral Benson
Amish Woman
Charles Barkley
Bill Laimbeer
Pope John Paul II
Humphrey 'Bogie' Bogart
Saddam Hussein
Elvis 'The King' Presley
Lt. Commander Block
Precocious Paper Boy
Handsome Milkman
Boxer #2
Conspiratorial Crewman
Parking Valet
Parking Valet
Family in Front of TV Store
Family in Front of TV Store
Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
Family in Front of TV Store
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Rabinowitz (uncredited)
Buzz Harley

Crew

Executive Producer
Original Music Composer
Production Design
Director of Photography
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Associate Producer
Supervising Art Director
Set Decoration
Costume Design
Key Grip
Aerial Director of Photography
Still Photographer
Costume Supervisor
Makeup Artist
Makeup Department Head
Makeup Designer
Set Costumer
Set Dressing Artist
Choreographer
Craft Service
Dialect Coach
Makeup Effects
Mixing Engineer
Property Master
Set Production Assistant
Special Effects Coordinator
Stunt Coordinator
Stunts
Telecine Colorist
Transportation Captain
Transportation Coordinator
Unit Production Manager
Utility Stunts
Video Assist Operator
Visual Effects Editor
First Assistant Director
Color Timer
First Assistant Editor
Location Manager
Boom Operator
Assistant Sound Editor
Music Editor
Production Sound Mixer
Sound Editor
Sound Mixer
Supervising Sound Editor
Animation Supervisor
Visual Effects Coordinator
Visual Effects Producer
Visual Effects Supervisor
VFX Production Coordinator
First Assistant Camera
Second Second Assistant Director
Second Unit Director
Assistant Property Master
Title Designer
Foley Artist
Foley Mixer
Foley Recordist
Special Effects Technician
Stunt Double
Assistant Camera
Best Boy Grip
Assistant Editor
Aerial Coordinator
Payroll Accountant
Production Assistant
Production Executive
Digital Effects Supervisor