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.
Cast
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)
Crew
Jim Abrahams
Director, Writer
Pat Proft
Writer, Executive Producer
Jane Kurson
Editor
Eric A. Sears
Editor
L. James Langlois
Assistant Editor
Bill Butler
Director of Photography
Paul 'Doc' Byrd
Aerial Director of Photography
Scot Deer
Telecine Colorist
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Tom Davies
First Assistant Director
Robin Leigh Fleck
Second Second Assistant Director
Bill Badalato
Producer
Janet Graham
Associate Producer
Stephen McEveety
Associate Producer, Unit Production Manager
Greg Norberg
Associate Producer
Phil Bautista
Production Assistant
William A. Elliott
Production Design
Mike McEveety
Assistant Camera
Dennis Rogers
First Assistant Camera
Mali Finn
Casting
Laurel Frushour
Set Costumer
Mark Peterson
Costume Supervisor
Mary Malin
Costume Design
Jeff Burks
Animation Supervisor
Allan A. Apone
Makeup Designer
Ann Masterson
Makeup Department Head
Deborah Humphries
Makeup Artist
Ernie F. Orsatti
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Greg Papalia
Supervising Art Director
Randle Akerson
Supervising Sound Editor
David B. Cohn
Sound Editor
Meredith Gold
Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey M. Jones
Production Sound Mixer
Thomas Causey
Sound Mixer
Brian Reeves
Mixing Engineer
Richard Kite
Boom Operator
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
Greg Orloff
Foley Mixer
Randy K. Singer
Foley Recordist
Renée Tondelli
ADR Editor
Hans Metz
Special Effects Technician
Phil Cory
Special Effects Coordinator
Mat Beck
Visual Effects Supervisor
Robert Stadd
Visual Effects Producer
Erik Henry
Visual Effects Coordinator
Jody Rogers
Visual Effects Editor
Gary Friedman
VFX Production Coordinator
Sylvester Levay
Original Music Composer
Ted Whitfield
Music Editor
William Ballard
Transportation Captain
Gary Shephard
Transportation Coordinator
Jeanie Daniels
Payroll Accountant
Harriet Katz-Stevens
Accountant
Jessica Drake
Dialect Coach
Jerie Kelter
Set Decoration
G. Roger Abell
Set Dressing Artist
Marsha Blackburn
Still Photographer
Steve Wright
Digital Effects Supervisor
Roger Bojarski Jr.
Driver
Matt Rebenkoff
Set Production Assistant
Ronald L. Carr
Location Manager
Allen Gerbino
Aerial Coordinator
Barbara Anne Klein
Stunts
BJ Davis
Stunts
Noon Orsatti
Stunts
Andy Gill
Utility Stunts
Jake Brake
Stunt Double
Lester Wilson
Choreographer
Don Miloyevich
Property Master
Nat Bocking
Assistant Property Master
Joe Kelly
Best Boy Grip
Charles Johnston
Pilot
Scott Crabbe
Video Assist Operator
Mary Nelson
Negative Cutter
Gary Dagg
Key Grip
Nico Bally
Grip
Phill Norman
Title Designer
Rodney Liber
Production Executive
John R. Fifer
Makeup Effects
Ted Yonenaka
Craft Service
Jonathan Chibnall
First Assistant Editor
Robert Lucas
Leadman
Jack I. Bernstein
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