Hot Shots!

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

Charlie Sheen

Charlie Sheen

as Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman

Cary Elwes

Cary Elwes

as Kent Gregory

Valeria Golino

Valeria Golino

as Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane

Lloyd Bridges

Lloyd Bridges

as Admiral Benson

Kevin Dunn

Kevin Dunn

as Lt. Commander Block

Jon Cryer

Jon Cryer

as Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

William O'Leary

William O'Leary

as Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson

Kristy Swanson

Kristy Swanson

as Kowalski

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

as Wilson

Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin

as Buzz Harley

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