
"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.
Director
Jim Abrahams
Budget
$26,000,000
Revenue
$181,096,164
Status
Released

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