Hot Shots!
The mother of all movies.
1991 | 85m | English
Popularity: 5 (history)
| Director: | Jim Abrahams |
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| Writer: | Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 31, 1991 |
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| Director: | Jim Abrahams |
| Writer: | Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft |
| Genres: | Action, War |
| Keywords | secret mission, bad luck, drill instructor, jet crash, foreboding |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $181,096,164
Budget: $26,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 10, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jim Abrahams | Writer, Director |
| Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Gary Dagg | Key Grip |
| Allan A. Apone | Makeup Designer |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| BJ Davis | Stunts |
| Andy Gill | Utility Stunts |
| Barbara Anne Klein | Stunts |
| Pat Proft | Writer |
| Jane Kurson | Editor |
| Mali Finn | Casting |
| Eric A. Sears | Editor |
| William A. Elliott | Production Design |
| Tom Davies | First Assistant Director |
| Mark Peterson | Costume Supervisor |
| Jessica Drake | Dialect Coach |
| Ronald L. Carr | Location Manager |
| Laurel Frushour | Set Costumer |
| Matt Rebenkoff | Set Production Assistant |
| Marsha Blackburn | Still Photographer |
| Scot Deer | Telecine Colorist |
| Randle Akerson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Robert Lucas | Leadman |
| Lester Wilson | Choreographer |
| Ted Whitfield | Music Editor |
| Don Miloyevich | Property Master |
| G. Roger Abell | Set Dressing Artist |
| Richard Kite | Boom Operator |
| Jerie Kelter | Set Decoration |
| Jody Rogers | Visual Effects Editor |
| Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| John R. Fifer | Makeup Effects |
| Scott Crabbe | Video Assist Operator |
| Deborah Humphries | Makeup Artist |
| Jeff Burks | Animation Supervisor |
| Mat Beck | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| David B. Cohn | Sound Editor |
| Thomas Causey | Sound Mixer |
| Ted Yonenaka | Craft Service |
| Robert Stadd | Visual Effects Producer |
| Gary Friedman | VFX Production Coordinator |
| Phill Norman | Title Designer |
| Hans Metz | Special Effects Technician |
| Harriet Katz-Stevens | Accountant |
| Jeanie Daniels | Payroll Accountant |
| Dan O'Connell | Foley Artist |
| Nat Bocking | Assistant Property Master |
| Jake Brake | Stunt Double |
| Phil Bautista | Production Assistant |
| Joe Kelly | Best Boy Grip |
| Jack I. Bernstein | Other |
| Paul 'Doc' Byrd | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Gary Shephard | Transportation Coordinator |
| Meredith Gold | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Phil Cory | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Stephen McEveety | Unit Production Manager |
| Nico Bally | Grip |
| Jeffrey M. Jones | Production Sound Mixer |
| Erik Henry | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Mary Malin | Costume Design |
| Ann Masterson | Makeup Department Head |
| Roger Bojarski Jr. | Driver |
| Greg Papalia | Supervising Art Director |
| William Ballard | Transportation Captain |
| Jonathan Chibnall | First Assistant Editor |
| Dennis Rogers | First Assistant Camera |
| Greg Orloff | Foley Mixer |
| Renée Tondelli | ADR Editor |
| Charles Johnston | Pilot |
| Rodney Liber | Production Executive |
| Mike McEveety | Assistant Camera |
| L. James Langlois | Assistant Editor |
| Allen Gerbino | Aerial Coordinator |
| Robin Leigh Fleck | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Steve Wright | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Sylvester Levay | Original Music Composer |
| Randy K. Singer | Foley Recordist |
| Mary Nelson | Negative Cutter |
| Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| Brian Reeves | Mixing Engineer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Pat Proft | Executive Producer |
| Bill Badalato | Producer |
| Stephen McEveety | Associate Producer |
| Janet Graham | Associate Producer |
| Greg Norberg | Associate Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 37 | 59 | 26 |
| 2024 | 5 | 42 | 70 | 24 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 36 | 59 | 22 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 27 | 38 | 18 |
| 2024 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 | 35 | 61 | 20 |
| 2025 | 1 | 31 | 45 | 20 |
| 2025 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 2026 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
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| 2026 | 1 | 403 | 686 |
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| 2025 | 12 | 823 | 899 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 606 | 795 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 629 | 795 |