The mother of all movies.
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.
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Ironic, comic, unpretentious and cool.
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
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“Is Hot Shots! better than Airplane!?”
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“Does the irony keep it from meaning anything?”
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Cast
- Charlie SheenTopper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman
- Cary ElwesKent Gregory
- Valeria GolinoRamada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
- Lloyd BridgesAdmiral Benson
- Kevin DunnLt. Commander Block
- Jon CryerJim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
- William O'LearyPete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
- Kristy SwansonKowalski
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr.Wilson
- Bill IrwinBuzz Harley
Crew
- Jim AbrahamsDirector
- Pat ProftWriter
- Jim AbrahamsWriter
- Wilmer ButlerDirector of Photography
- Sylvester LevayOriginal Music Composer
- Jane KursonEditor
- Eric A. SearsEditor
- Bill BadalatoProducer
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Pairings
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Similar in taste
Closest on the same fourteen dimensions, from everything scored on Curator Co. Other media included when they land close.
Robin Hood: Men in Tights 199385% alikeBoth comic, ironic, cool.
Top Secret! 198483% alikeBoth ironic, comic, unpretentious.
Hot Shots! Part Deux 199382% alikeBoth ironic, comic, unpretentious.
Both ironic, comic, unpretentious.
Both comic, ironic, cool.
Both comic, ironic, cool.
Airplane! 198077% alikeBoth comic, ironic, cool.
Airplane II: The Sequel 198277% alikeBoth comic, ironic, unpretentious.
Danger Mouse 198173% alikeSeries · Both unpretentious, comic, resolved.
The Bullwinkle Show 195972% alikeSeries · Both comic, cool, unpretentious.
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