Hot Shots!

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Hot Shots!

PG-13,

1991,

1h 25m,

Comedy

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In this spoof of "Top Gun," former U.S. Navy pilot Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) is haunted by an accident in which his father lost control of a fighter jet. 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 (Valeria Golino) and soon discovers that he may be a pawn in a devious arms manufacturing conspiracy.

Critics Consensus

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.

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Steve Murray

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Sep 23, 2025

This nutty cousin of the "Airplane!" flicks merrily mocks the cliches of "Top Gun" and a slew of other movies.

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

Jul 31, 2026

... goes for broke with rat-a-tat sight-gags, surreal non sequiturs, rampant silliness, pop culture riffs.... Not every gag hits but they come so fast and furious you don’t have to wait long for the next.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Apr 27, 2023

2.5/4

...a persistently irreverent (and uneven) comedy that benefits from the agreeable efforts of its various performers...

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Rene Jordan

El Nuevo Herald (Miami)

Jan 20, 2023

Goes in with everything, and ends up with nothing. [Full review in Spanish]

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jul 9, 2022

3/5

…if you fancy seeing Hollywood with its pants around its ankles, Hot Shots offers top fun…

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Hermione G

Dec 16, 2017

Comedy at its finest and u will not find any better than this madcap movie!

Hagrid S

Nov 8, 2017

A shame that this spoof of Top Gun is both hit and miss, but half of the gags still hold up!

Luke W

Mar 3, 2017

Pretty stupid in a good way

Kylo S

Feb 22, 2017

A goofy funny comedy! Thats all I can say! Go watch it if you haven't yet!

Poe S

Feb 16, 2017

Não chega nem perto dos filmes com Leslie Nielsen, mas vai bem nas piadas que não envolvem comédia física

Theodore S

Jan 29, 2017

Hot Shots! is directed and co-written by Jim Abrahams, and it stars Charlie Sheen and Cary Elwes in a comedy spoof of Top Gun about a pilot that people think is dangerous, but is really good at his job and gets himself in a love situation with his therapist. In terms of parody wise, I remember this and Part Deux is one of the entertaining spoof movies, and sort of making fun of Top Gun seems to do it well as I only thought it was decent, but very cheesy. The acting is pretty good as they took it serious when dealing with silly stuff that makes it hilarious to watch. The writing by Jim Abrahams and Pat Proft create a lot of jokes, and for the most part, they get a laugh out of me. Even the joke that they repeat themselves are funny as they are out of nowhere, and it's a simple one that brings nothing to the plot, and that's fine. The flying scenes are entertaining to watch while also putting in some interesting jokes that I wouldn't expect. The characters are enjoyably funny to watch, and Hot Shots! is just a great film that is not quite like Airplane!, but is just hilarious enough that it doesn't matter if it is.

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Synopsis

In this spoof of "Top Gun," former U.S. Navy pilot Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) is haunted by an accident in which his father lost control of a fighter jet. 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 (Valeria Golino) and soon discovers that he may be a pawn in a devious arms manufacturing conspiracy.

Director: Jim Abrahams
Producer: Bill Badalato
Screenwriter: Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 25, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $68.3M
Runtime: 1h 25m
Sound Mix: Surround

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