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Hot Shots!

Hot Shots!

1991
Romance, Comedy
1h 24m
Parody of "Top Gun" in which a talented but unstable fighter pilot must overcome the ghosts of his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers. (imdb)

Directed by:

Jim Abrahams

Screenwriter:

Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft

Starring:

Bruce A. Young, Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Kevin Dunn, Lloyd Bridges, Jon Cryer, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., William O'Leary, Ryan Stiles

Franchise:

Hot Shots!

Genres:

Romance, Comedy, Action, War

Country:

USA

Language:

English
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Hot Shots!

1991
Romance, Comedy
1h 24m
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mentaculusMentaculus
Rated 15 Jan 2022
71
55th
No, wait, hear me out. Maybe these madcap farces should be taught in film schools. Remember that bit on the piano? That’s Golino on level but everyone, and every prop, in the shot adhered to make it look like she’s not. Why? For a joke that may not work, but it kinda does because it tries. Remember that sex bit? That’s Golino raising her body temperature to cook two t-bones medium rare. Why? Because that’s a joke that may not work but we’re 3 minutes into it and not backing down.
Rated 15 Jan 2022
paxtonPaxton
Rated 11 Apr 2013
84
81st
What I wouldn't give to be twenty years younger. And a woman.
Rated 11 Apr 2013
overratedoverrated
Rated 10 Jan 2010
69
76th
Lloyd Bridges > the rest of humanity.
Rated 10 Jan 2010
elmakebabielmakebabi
Rated 04 Sep 2022
80
88th
This is much much better than Top Gun, in fact you don’t necessarily need to see it to enjoy this. I love the attention in the details. Silliness at its finest!
Rated 04 Sep 2022
yiannosYiannos
Rated 31 Mar 2017
70
72nd
Perhaps this rating is overly generous, and maybe nostalgia plays a role, but Hot Shots remains the last of the truly memorable parody film franchises that's not in the same class as Airplane or Naked Gun but is far more inspired than what came after 1993 when the genre was in its death throes. Sheen is a complete natural at straight faced comedy, ratcheting up laughs with doe-eyed charm, and he is effectively mirrored by Bridges who, along with Nielsen, was really the king of this dumb domain.
Rated 31 Mar 2017
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 26 Oct 2012
12
0th
Totally not funny at all. I was disappointed by the quality of this movie after The Naked Gun. (which was written by Abraham as well.) * Casting, Acting : 2 * Script : 1 * Directing, Aura : 1 * Ease of Viewing : 1 * Naked Eye : 1
Rated 26 Oct 2012
antagonAntagon
Rated 24 Apr 2023
59
33rd
I loved this movie as a child. Unfortunately, that type of humor doesn't quite hold up anymore. During my rewatch, it only got one legitimate laugh out of me - provided by Valeria Golino's understated disgust upon learning Topper really has the eyes of his father. It gets some points for being creative with its physical and prop humor. But overall, it doesn't do it anymore for me.
Rated 24 Apr 2023
n1k0o8N1k0o8
Rated 13 Apr 2023
70
50th
Classic !
Rated 13 Apr 2023
ytadelYtadel
Rated 30 May 2022
6
71st
I couldn’t get around to Top Gun Maverick this weekend so I decided to watch the spoof instead. It makes it work not through any particularly genius comedic set piece but simply by throwing five hundred jokes a minute so it can’t help but stick enough of them to make you laugh. Many of you are wondering what's wrong with my pants; well they started running short on materials right before they got to the knees, so don't give me any shit.
Rated 30 May 2022
guillaumeGuillaume
Rated 17 Dec 2020
65
23rd
Liked Top Secret! a lot more.
Rated 17 Dec 2020
matthagenmatthagen
Rated 20 Mar 2020
55
63rd
Seen: 2.
Rated 20 Mar 2020
antonio_pAntonio P
Rated 10 Nov 2019
20
17th
Trash from what I remember seeing. Nothing funny in this.
Rated 10 Nov 2019
skapskap
Rated 01 Oct 2018
65
31st
It's just buffoonery, but a quite effective one.
Rated 01 Oct 2018
walkearthwalkearth
Rated 01 Jun 2018
30
12th
I would assume this film was very much a product of its time. Unlike Airplane! where majority of the jokes and humour have stood the test of time, Hot Shots! felt kind of flat and forced, and truly forgettable. There was an almost-passable and almost-funny Full Metal Jacket gag, a funny Rocky sketch and that's about it really. And to be honest, 3 months after watching the film I had to google the mentioned scenes to remember them so yeah, not very memorable.
Rated 01 Jun 2018
nyctalopeNyctalope
Rated 03 Apr 2018
90
96th
Hot Shots is one of those movies where I can't tell if it's good, or if it's just my exact type of humor. I never laugh as hard as I do when I watch the two Hot Shots films. Up there with Airplane in terms of timeless humor.
Rated 03 Apr 2018
mspraguemsprague
Rated 25 Jan 2018
80
84th
Very funny!
Rated 25 Jan 2018
war_machineWar Machine
Rated 16 Sep 2017
70
54th
Only some slapstick was bad
Rated 16 Sep 2017
peaceanarchyPeaceAnarchy
Rated 24 Apr 2016
74
40th
Sometimes clever, often not, but it's funny enough often enough to succeed.
Rated 24 Apr 2016
armilioArmilio
Rated 08 Dec 2015
50
10th
Some good jokes and awwwww for the women, but it's basically boring.
Rated 08 Dec 2015
zaezae
Rated 04 Nov 2015
40
8th
Why was this so hilarious to 8 year old me? Used to reenact the dogfighting scenes with toy planes and stuff. Giving it a 40 but at least 10 of those points are purely for nostalgia.
Rated 04 Nov 2015
sopachuco13sopachuco13
Rated 26 Jun 2015
70
36th
A fun parody movie with some dated references. Luckily, most of the dated references don't get in the way of the constant barrage of yucks that this movie tries to get. Cary Elwes does a great job using his American accent to pull off the fly-boy image needed for this movie. I have never been much of a Charlie Sheen fan and his performance in this movie did nothing to change my mind about his chops as an actor. A fun watch. Don't expect too much though.
Rated 26 Jun 2015
synthonosynthono
Rated 18 Apr 2015
78
38th
More miss than hit, but when you have a hundred gags a second it's possible to be that way and still be pretty funny.
Rated 18 Apr 2015
rymRYM
Rated 29 Mar 2015
59
40th
2.94/5
Rated 29 Mar 2015
stuie299stuie299
Rated 07 Jan 2015
65
20th
It wants so badly to be a Zucker bros or Mel Brooks style parody, but its just not on that level. Parody movies generally work when you get a consistent stream of jokes. Here the audience mostly gets overly broad slapstick. So when the jokes start missing you have to fall back on the story which is just straight Top Gun parody. It doesn't really delve into anything other than that. So while there are a few choice laughs its largely missing the genius that make other parody movies work.
Rated 07 Jan 2015
ehk2ehk2
Rated 03 Dec 2014
40
55th
good ol' days
Rated 03 Dec 2014
troothTrooth
Rated 19 Sep 2014
54
22nd
It's like the plucky little cousin of the old Zucker Brothers and Mel Brooks movies. It doesn't quite hit any of the high points that those kinds of movies hit, there are lots of repeated gags, and some of them just feel like padding. Also, how weird is it to release such a dedicated Top Gun parody five years later? It's not an awful movie, but it is kind of sloppy.
Rated 19 Sep 2014
hunterkingHunterKing
Rated 27 Nov 2013
84
62nd
This is pretty excellent Zucker/Abrahams stupid movie material. Below Naked Gun series abut above Wrongfully Accused and Spy Hard
Rated 27 Nov 2013
matthew_parkinsonMatthew Parkinson
Rated 06 Nov 2013
60
62nd
Hot Shots!, while not reaching the level of earlier Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker spoof films, is still a lot of fun and works both as a loving parody and biting satire of Top Gun, as well as a handful of other films. The comedy is strong, the actors are wonderfully deadpan, and it's really difficult to dislike it. Lloyd Bridges is a scene-stealer, and you should watch the film just to see where that character goes with each scene that passes, because you won't see such absurdity very often.
Rated 06 Nov 2013
ddrudgesd_drudges
Rated 29 Jul 2013
20
17th
Tries too hard to be funny which is problematic when you don't have any good jokes. That said, the pace at which the movie throws stuff at you is fairly impressive and it can certainly be entertaining if you are completely wasted and watching it with good friends.
Rated 29 Jul 2013
mkellinsmkellins
Rated 14 May 2013
30
11th
I haven't seen Top Gun, but I doubt that watching it would make this film funny. Most of the time it's just plain idiotic. Fortunately, there still was at least one or two jokes that actually made me laugh.
Rated 14 May 2013
hsncrspywlhsncrspywl
Rated 13 May 2013
60
28th
An alright spoof - relies maybe a bit too much on the plot, whereas I feel the best parody films can get away with abandoning as much of that as they can. It's a film that really revels in it's own stupidity, although I think it's to the film's credit that the cast can stay so serious - there's not much in the way of knowing winks to the audience, but it's still gag-a-minute and it has some pretty good gags too - but the pacing is a bit off and it's too concerned with plot.
Rated 13 May 2013
myfavchordsmyfavchords
Rated 15 Dec 2011
69
28th
There are some funny jokes but a lot of the jokes also miss the laugh factor. Charlie Sheen has fun with the lead role. Overall this is just an average comedy.
Rated 15 Dec 2011
bofbof
Rated 18 Nov 2011
38
12th
...really hasn't aged well. And Charlie Sheen, apparently, can play one role.
Rated 18 Nov 2011
bavafreakBavafreak
Rated 18 Feb 2011
50
7th
Subpar spoof. Bridges is funny, at least.
Rated 18 Feb 2011
spaceflohspacefloh
Rated 06 Jan 2011
60
58th
ger
Rated 06 Jan 2011
seryxaSeryxa
Rated 24 Dec 2010
0
15th
A hit-and-miss send-up of _Top Gun_ and other Hollywood hits, in which most of the targets are missed.
Rated 24 Dec 2010
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 25 Sep 2010
67
57th
Pretty stupid, but still has some laughs. Bridges steals the show.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
petrostserPetrosTser
Rated 28 Jul 2010
70
70th
"Hot Shots!" is a prototype in spoofs. Jim Abrahams and Pat Proft have created an achingly funny film for the ages. The script is hilarious and the varied jokes come roaring to life through the perfect direction and the deadpan cast, from which Lloyd Bridges and Jon Cryer arguably stand out. A classic.
Rated 28 Jul 2010
begoniabolbegoniabol
Rated 02 May 2010
32
33rd
Really stupid movie, but it had like 3 or 4 funny bits. Thought Airplane! was a lot funnier
Rated 02 May 2010
mechatiggerMechatigger
Rated 09 Mar 2010
71
50th
Generally funny spoof of flyboy films. Full of puns and sight gags.
Rated 09 Mar 2010
rayRay
Rated 07 Mar 2010
50
39th
Did "Top Gun" really need a parody?
Rated 07 Mar 2010
joeliusJoelius
Rated 06 Mar 2010
9
6th
What was up with frying breakfast on her stomach?????
Rated 06 Mar 2010
jixbyjixby
Rated 20 Feb 2010
70
39th
I like to think I've outgrown this parody bullshit, but I still find this watchable and fun. Sue me.
Rated 20 Feb 2010
away0flifeaWay0fLife
Rated 26 Oct 2009
90
96th
The film where I believe the Spoof genre reached its highest peak, then it was all downhill from here. (well OK apart from Scary Movie)
Rated 26 Oct 2009
countyhellcounty_hell
Rated 11 Sep 2009
30
7th
better than the insipid movie it was aping
Rated 11 Sep 2009
martrynmartryn
Rated 06 Sep 2009
65
37th
One of the better parody movies out there. I never really like Top Gun that much, but I'm familiar enough with it to enjoy this great poking fun. Upon rewatching recently, the movie has only gotten funnier. Parody movies of the 80s and 90s were actually pretty good compared to parody movies today.
Rated 06 Sep 2009
okkervilOkkervil
Rated 01 Aug 2009
59
50th
Generally funny slapstick.
Rated 01 Aug 2009
pigletPiglet
Rated 17 Jun 2009
75
79th
Takes the piss out of lots of movies in a hilarious way!
Rated 17 Jun 2009
lucluc
Rated 12 Apr 2009
40
5th
What a comedy I watch. With 3 jokes I could laugh but the other 100 jokes were really stupid.
Rated 12 Apr 2009
ermanenermanen
Rated 30 Mar 2009
98
84th
this was very funny
Rated 30 Mar 2009
fudgiebfudgieb
Rated 31 Jan 2009
85
55th
Funny. Charlie Sheen is awesome. Not as good as Airplane or Naked Gun.
Rated 31 Jan 2009
turinturin
Rated 29 Jan 2009
50
21st
Among all the stupid comedies from my childhood, this is probably the one I remember most fondly.
Rated 29 Jan 2009
eric_janeric-jan
Rated 26 Jan 2009
70
54th
Great humor with Charlie Sheen.
Rated 26 Jan 2009
marcopolo_iiMarco_Polo
Rated 05 Dec 2008
18
14th
I smiled a couple of times, the rest is awful.
Rated 05 Dec 2008
cultofsamecult_of_same
Rated 18 Nov 2008
20
20th
Didn't mak sense even after Iwatched it as an adult.
Rated 18 Nov 2008
garlonussGarlonuss
Rated 15 Oct 2008
80
58th
Funny stuff though it does get a bit risqué at times.
Rated 15 Oct 2008
tathieltathiel
Rated 29 Aug 2008
80
67th
Good and funny movie.
Rated 29 Aug 2008
hankhank
Rated 19 Jul 2008
75
49th
Pretty funny. The parody of Top Gun was totally necessary.
Rated 19 Jul 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 30 Jun 2008
57
60th
okay movie
Rated 30 Jun 2008
bellamyrbellamyr
Rated 26 May 2008
22
6th
It's not hot and they should be shot ! Unfunny, unsophisticated and just poor comedy. If you find a copy BURN IT !
Rated 26 May 2008
biedronskiBiedronski
Rated 22 Feb 2008
73
51st
Ah yes, the frying eggs on a girls stomach movie.
Rated 22 Feb 2008
warchildWarchild
Rated 22 Feb 2008
89
78th
Ranks right up there with Airplane as a stellar spoof movie.
Rated 22 Feb 2008
gtown1479gtown1479
Rated 20 Feb 2008
89
93rd
Oh this is a great movie. Another one of those comedies that really works for me.
Rated 20 Feb 2008
megamanMegaMan
Rated 10 Feb 2008
100
80th
Serves purpose
Rated 10 Feb 2008
muutanetmuutanet
Rated 01 Feb 2008
62
53rd
Charlie Sheen is funny! Surprise!
Rated 01 Feb 2008
nandorizzinandorizzi
Rated 18 Jan 2008
80
80th
Good fun. A great movie of satire, throwing to all sides, with wonderful jokes about the movie Top Gun, Superman and many others.
Rated 18 Jan 2008
whoreificWhoreific
Rated 28 Dec 2007
20
7th
I fucking hate this movie.
Rated 28 Dec 2007
gato38gato38
Rated 04 Dec 2007
75
70th
Lloyd Bridges for the win.
Rated 04 Dec 2007
cagedwisdomcagedwisdom
Rated 18 Nov 2007
50
38th
It's terrible, but also incredibly hilarious. If you're just looking for hilarious; this is definitely where to go for it. If you're looking for a good movie, however.. Look somewhere else.
Rated 18 Nov 2007
lookinglandLookingLand
Rated 16 Nov 2007
40
39th
i laughed.
Rated 16 Nov 2007
jarmannJarmann
Rated 08 Nov 2007
40
10th
Can only be enjoyed while very drunk or already asleep. Or if you're a ten-year old.
Rated 08 Nov 2007
dustydDustyd
Rated 16 Sep 2007
50
22nd
"OK" spoof.
Rated 16 Sep 2007
webdwwebdw
Rated 01 Sep 2007
60
33rd
Funny in the typical mode of totaly farce films.
Rated 01 Sep 2007
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 27 Aug 2007
75
72nd
Infinately better than the film it parodies, with Lloyd Bridges stealing the show. Toe knee :-)
Rated 27 Aug 2007
thedenizenTheDenizen
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
26th
Lowbrow spoof of Top Gun that aims high but mostly falls well short of target. A handful of good laughs, but this is nowhere near the level of something like Airplane, which it is clearly trying hard to emulate.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
ikeboywonderikeboywonder
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
26th
watch an infomercial over this
Rated 14 Aug 2007
uksubsUKSubs
Rated 14 Aug 2007
59
53rd
Who didn't like Valeria Golino in this movie?
Rated 14 Aug 2007
semiramisSemiramis
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
44th
Classic spoof
Rated 14 Aug 2007
agentsnipeAgentSnipe
Rated 14 Aug 2007
86
92nd
It is a spoof along the lines of Airplane! except it is a spoof on action movies. Pretty funny.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
tripleshTripleSH
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
69th
It's a shame that this is the limit of Charlie Sheen's acting range, but at least he does it well. Lloyd Bridges and Cary Elwes rock the house as usual. Worth watching more than once.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
svicciarellisvicciarelli
Rated 14 Aug 2007
85
50th
Really well done - big laughs.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
timmotimmo
Rated 14 Aug 2007
80
44th
It's just fun.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
savagelucy42SavageLucy42
Rated 14 Aug 2007
89
69th
It's harmless fun.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
kerrekKerrek
Rated 14 Aug 2007
76
58th
Still great
Rated 14 Aug 2007
jacobkoshjacobkosh
Rated 03 Aug 2007
71
23rd
Probably the last of the good Zucker-style comedies.
Rated 03 Aug 2007
lencagelencage
Rated 28 Jul 2007
89
32nd
Very funny! The sight gags were perfect!
Rated 28 Jul 2007
stainStain
Rated 17 Jul 2007
0
8th
Barf
Rated 17 Jul 2007
matthias99Matthias99
Rated 16 Jul 2007
90
66th
A brilliant comedy from the makers of 'Airplane!', largely spoofing (obviously) 'Top Gun'. Funny throughout.
Rated 16 Jul 2007
jetjaguarjetjaguar
Rated 01 Jul 2007
80
52nd
While not as good as Airplane, this movie certainly deserves to mentioned in the same sentence with it. Which I just did.
Rated 01 Jul 2007
woozybWoozyB
Rated 11 Jun 2007
70
32nd
Fun parody, but not much beyond that.
Rated 11 Jun 2007
rdwn29905rdwn29905
Rated 31 May 2007
75
58th
bad movie, but still very funny when you are 7
Rated 31 May 2007
juicejuice
Rated 26 May 2007
80
89th
hahahaha
Rated 26 May 2007
cedricfpCedricFP
Rated 16 Apr 2007
70
63rd
A somewhat clever parody, this film is just that - a parody. It has some fun sequences, and for the most part Charlie Sheen does a good job. The film is fairly convincing, and some of the goofs are just downright hilarious. I'd watch it again!
Rated 16 Apr 2007
monstergearMonsterGear
Rated 02 Apr 2007
77
47th
A classic!
Rated 02 Apr 2007
mrbeckmrbeck
Rated 25 Mar 2007
70
58th
This is my kind of movie... Hot Shots Deux! is even better.
Rated 25 Mar 2007
teddedonTedDedon
Rated 22 Mar 2007
58
26th
A little better than the second one but still ultimately unimpressive.
Rated 22 Mar 2007
battletoadBattleToad
Rated 19 Feb 2007
87
82nd
By the director of Airplane!, Hot Shots! is a hilarious spoof of action movies, mostly Top Gun, which was ripe for parody. It's non-stop laughs with a great comedic cast topped off by Lloyd Bridges. Really good!
Rated 19 Feb 2007
dobrekkdobrekk
Rated 18 Feb 2007
72
73rd
Fun
Rated 18 Feb 2007
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 12 Feb 2007
20
4th
Irratating.
Rated 12 Feb 2007

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