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| Director: | Jim Abrahams |
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| Writer: | Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft |
| Staring: |
| Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm. | |
| Release Date: | May 21, 1993 |
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| Director: | Jim Abrahams |
| Writer: | Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft |
| Genres: | Comedy, Action, War |
| Keywords | swordplay, secret agent, liberation of hostage, parody, rescue, iraq war, near east |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Sidley Wright & Associates |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $133,752,825
Budget: $25,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Dec 11, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Charlie Sheen | Topper Harley |
| Lloyd Bridges | President Thomas 'Tug' Benson |
| Valeria Golino | Ramada Rodham Hayman |
| Richard Crenna | Col. Denton Walters |
| Rowan Atkinson | Dexter Hayman |
| Miguel Ferrer | Commander Arvid Harbinger |
| Brenda Bakke | Michelle Rodham Huddleston |
| Jerry Haleva | Saddam Hussein |
| David Wohl | Gerou |
| Mitchell Ryan | Gray Edwards |
| Michael Colyar | Williams |
| Ryan Stiles | Rabinowitz |
| Rosemary Johnston | Lavinia Rodham Benson |
| Ben Lemon | Team 2 Leader |
| Buck McDancer | Richard Nixon |
| Larry Lindsey | Gerald Ford |
| Ed Beheler | Jimmy Carter |
| Daniel T. Healy | George Bush |
| Jay Koch | Ronald Reagan |
| Charles Haugk | Navy Seal |
| Dian Kobayashi | Mrs. Rodham Soto |
| Bob Vila | Self |
| Stuart Proud Eagle Grant | Geronimo |
| J. D. DeKranis | Michael Corleone Lookalike |
| Bob Legionaire | Captain McCluskey Lookalike |
| Corey Rand | Sollozzo Lookalike |
| Tony Edwards | Limo Driver |
| James Lew | Kick Boxer Opponent |
| Gerald Okamura | Corrupt Kick Boxing Referee |
| Chi Muoi Lo | Thai Kick Boxing Sportscaster |
| Ron Pitts | Black Kick Boxing Sportscaster |
| Norm Compton | Phil |
| Kelly Connell | Radio Operator |
| Wayne Satz | News Anchorman |
| Pat Harvey | News Reporter |
| Joseph V. Perry | Singing Waiter |
| Oz Tortora | Singing Busboy |
| Judith Kahan | Veiled Woman |
| Shaun Toub | Sleeping Guard |
| Mark Steen | Adrian Messenger |
| Carey Tall Sr. | Train Conductor |
| Don Miloyevich | Cab Driver |
| Ed Nassaney | Iraqi Door Guard |
| Andrew M. Siegel | Iraqi Soldier |
| C. Ransom Walrod | Iraqi Boat Driver |
| John Escobar | Necktie Guard |
| Nancy Abrahams | Mother Whose Baby is Snatched |
| Charlie Abrahams | Snatched Baby |
| Jane Butenoff | Slim Woman at Banquet |
| Louise Yaffe | Gray Edwards' Concubine |
| Eleanor Schiff | Gray Edwards' Concubine |
| Pamela Thompson | Nun Not in This Movie |
| Karen Proft | Nun Not in This Movie |
| Jack I. Bernstein | Cop (as Jack Bernstein) |
| Don Gruenberg | Backyard Family |
| Alice Gruenberg | Backyard Family |
| Jamie Abrahams | Backyard Family |
| Joseph Abrahams | Basketball Player |
| Alison Anne Abrohams | Chain Skimmer |
| Deborah Hwang-Marriott | Kickboxing Mother |
| William Haig Marriott | Kickboxing Child |
| Shelley Beattie | American Gladiator Siren |
| Raye Hollitt | American Gladiator Zap |
| Andreas Katsulas | Rufshaad |
| Clyde Kusatsu | Prime Minister Soto |
| Gregory Sierra | The Captain |
| Martin Sheen | Capt. Benjamin L. Willard (uncredited) |
| Al Leong | Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| William A. Elliott | Production Design |
| Jack I. Bernstein | Other |
| Malcolm Campbell | Editor |
| Jackie Burch | Casting |
| Jim Abrahams | Screenplay, Characters, Director |
| Pat Proft | Screenplay, Characters |
| Basil Poledouris | Original Music Composer |
| John R. Leonetti | Director of Photography |
| Adam Rifkin | Makeup Effects |
| Ernie F. Orsatti | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Patricia M. Peters | Stunts |
| Barbara Anne Klein | Stunts |
| Rick Avery | Stunts |
| Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Bob Brown | Stunts |
| Andy Gill | Stunts |
| Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Al Goto | Stunts |
| Donna Keegan | Stunts |
| Keith Campbell | Stunts |
| Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Lisa McCullough | Stunts |
| Jimmy Ortega | Stunts |
| Steve Picerni | Stunts |
| Lynn Salvatori | Stunts |
| Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
| Philip Tan | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Greg Norberg | Producer |
| Michael McManus | Associate Producer |
| Bill Badalato | Producer |
| Pat Proft | Executive Producer |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 36 | 46 | 28 |
| 2024 | 5 | 43 | 52 | 29 |
| 2024 | 6 | 38 | 62 | 17 |
| 2024 | 7 | 39 | 81 | 27 |
| 2024 | 8 | 29 | 41 | 21 |
| 2024 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 15 |
| 2024 | 10 | 27 | 50 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 25 | 40 | 18 |
| 2024 | 12 | 32 | 53 | 23 |
| 2025 | 1 | 28 | 41 | 22 |
| 2025 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 4 |
| 2025 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 2 |
| 2025 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| 2025 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 12 | 653 | 787 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 11 | 894 | 931 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 10 | 693 | 867 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 9 | 823 | 903 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 8 | 585 | 874 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 7 | 653 | 772 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 6 | 837 | 930 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 5 | 318 | 779 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 4 | 676 | 805 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 3 | 855 | 884 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2025 | 1 | 835 | 916 |
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
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| 2024 | 12 | 739 | 845 |