Hot Shots! Part Deux

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Hot Shots! Part Deux

PG-13,

1993,

1h 29m,

Comedy

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After multiple special teams fail to rescue a growing population of hostages held by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein (Jerry Haleva), retired Navy pilot and American hero Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) is called back to active duty once again. On orders from President Benson (Lloyd Bridges), Harley and his partners, Harbinger (Miguel Ferrer) and Rabinowitz, parachute into Iraq and struggle to free the hostages -- including the husband (Rowan Atkinson) of Harley's old flame, Ramada (Valeria Golino).

Critics Consensus

Audiences who enjoyed the first Hot Shots! will probably be tickled by this second helping, although the barrage of laughs miss more than they hit this time around.

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Sheila Johnston

Independent (UK)

Sep 9, 2021

The film fields the usual suspects (Lloyd Bridges notably), and many, but not nearly enough, of the usual jokes.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

Feb 4, 2008

This is a long way from the inspirations of Airplane!

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Trevor Lewis

Time Out

Feb 9, 2006

Unlike its grim predecessor, there are at least two chuckles this time round.

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Jun 3, 2023

2.5/4

...an agreeable yet perpetually erratic comedy that’s barely able to justify its already-short running time...

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

Jul 10, 2022

3/5

…a fittingly silly finale to a series that never lost its momentum…

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Malcolm L. Johnson

Hartford Courant

Jun 7, 2018

As it charges along to its disappointingly hollow payoff, Part Deux grows increasingly violent, with a graphic in one corner of the screen toting up kills like a video game

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Han W

Jan 29, 2019

Even funnier than the first

Poe S

Mar 16, 2017

So silly it's laugh out load funny

Han W

Jan 31, 2017

Hot Shots! Part Deux is directed and co-written by Jim Abrahams, and it stars Charlie Sheen and Lloyd Bridges in a sequel parody of action films in general about a captured man being at Saddam Hussein's headquarters, and the president of the United States has come to Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) for help, which he accepts and go rescue the man with his other soldiers. I actually bought this DVD for a dollar as I actually liked it, and even when I watched it again, I still enjoyed it, even better than the original. Charlie Sheen is great as he is in these type of films, and the rest of the acting are also good at taking the silly jokes serious. The jokes in here got me laughing more than the first one did, and that's probably because I watched more of action films like this that are dumb fun, and the characters are still entertaining to watch. The chemistry between the main hero and the love interest gives some laughs that are adorable to see. The gags are clever, and while there are some jokes that didn't necessarily fly, there is always something after it that makes you laugh. There's not much to say about this film, other then the fact that this is probably one of these last parody films that are hilarious that remain to be respectful to the other films that it's parodying.

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Anakin S

Dec 27, 2010

The second "Hot Shots!" might not be as inspired or as side-splitting as the first one but still is a fine parody of war movies and their clichés, permeated with the trademark absurdist humour of Jim Abrahams and Pat Proft. The chicken sequence is iconic.

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Hagrid M

Aug 9, 2007

4/9/2017 (2): Meh. A few funny moments, but that was about it.

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Tug Benson

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Synopsis

After multiple special teams fail to rescue a growing population of hostages held by Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein (Jerry Haleva), retired Navy pilot and American hero Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) is called back to active duty once again. On orders from President Benson (Lloyd Bridges), Harley and his partners, Harbinger (Miguel Ferrer) and Rabinowitz, parachute into Iraq and struggle to free the hostages -- including the husband (Rowan Atkinson) of Harley's old flame, Ramada (Valeria Golino).

Director: Jim Abrahams
Producer: Bill Badalato
Screenwriter: Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 21, 1993, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2013
Box Office (Gross USA): $38.6M
Runtime: 1h 29m
Sound Mix: Surround

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