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When Lt. Cmdr. James Block (Kevin Dunn) asks Topper to come out of retirement and help him complete a classified mission, Topper returns to active duty against the advice of his psychiatrist...
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Oct 2, 2023 · Armed with a pack, a fire shelter, and a couple of RED cameras, Gabriel simply walked right into these fires, and the result is a visual feast of the most haunting and spectacular imagery to come out of this epic firefight in the wildlands of the American West.
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Jul 31, 1991 · With Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges. A parody of Top Gun (1986) in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers.
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- Action, Comedy
- Jim Abrahams
- 1991-07-31
- Hot Shots Perfectly Recreated Top Gun
- Hot Shots Satirized Real-Life Politics
- Hot Shots Had Funny Source Material
It can be hard to recall, after decades out of critical and commercial favor, spoof movies used to be serious business at the box office. However, part of the reason that the sub-genre fell out of favor was the decision by critically-derided spoof movies throughout the ‘90s and ‘00s to take a scattershot approach to parody. Where successful spoofs ...
As well as affectionate spoofs of Top Gun and other ‘80s hits, Hot Shots! featured more pointed satire of the real-life politics of the day. The Iran-Contra affair gave the filmmakers a prime target to mock with pointed satirical barbs that gave Hot Shots! real edge despite the silliness and over-the-top nature of the spoof format. Much like Rick &...
Top Gun is a fun film and one that never took itself too seriously even though it is not filled with outright comedic moments. This balance between being relatively self-serious and inherently heightened made it prime material for the creators of Hot Shots!, the writing/directing team Zucker Abrahams Zucker (Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zu...
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The film holds an 82% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes based on 28 reviews. The site's consensus reads, " Hot Shots! hits most of its parodic targets with aplomb, excelling as a daffy good time thanks to inspired gags and Charlie Sheen's crack comedic timing". [9]
Daffy flight with the Airplane! crew; some crudeness. Read Common Sense Media's Hot Shots! review, age rating, and parents guide.
Dec 31, 1990 · Hot Shots! Review. Topper Harley (Sheen) is a brilliant jet pilot is asked back into the forces for a special mission that requires him to lead a team to raid a nuclear plant. But the...
