Hot Shots! (1991)
The gang that created Airplane and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this often hilarious spoof starring Charlie Sheen, who previously only inspired laughs with his personal life. He plays Topper Harley, a fighter pilot with an ax to grind: clearing the family name. He gets involved in a relationship with Valerie Golino, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. But his mission is to avenge his father. Lloyd Bridges, late in his career, revealed an aptitude for this kind of silliness, here as a commander who is both incredibly dim and delightfully accident prone. Directed by Jim Abrahams, the film makes fun of a variety of other films as well, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys. It was so successful that they all returned in the sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux.
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This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.
The perennial love for this film is a little strange, to put it lightly. The humour in the dialogue was tired and predictable and the visual jokes were few and far between. Were there characters? Didn't feel like it. And why on Earth are people comparing this to such classics as Airplane and the Naked Gun??? Not even the action saved it - 95% of the run-time was taken up by dire chat about tactics and characters reminiscing about their dreary lives.Yawn
Directed by Jim AbramsStarring Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golerino and Lloyd BridgesGeneral:Overall: I understand that comedy is subjective and I am fine with that. People will find this movie funny and I accept that. I won't accept poor acting, stupid story and horrible effects. Don't give me that rubbish 'It's a parody' because great parodies have competent stories and acting. I laughed ONCE during this film. That's not good. People will find this funny and I can understand that but I believe that comedies should, or at least attempt to, include comedy/offence that everyone can enjoy. Parodies like 'Scary Movie' feature toilet humour, references, cringe comedy - it reaches a wide variety of humour and understands that its not supposed to just appeal to one specific demographic. I could comment on the cinematography, or even the genuinely bad acting but that would be redundant because the comedy is the only point I need to make. If you like this, then fine but don't scream in my face that it's comedic genius and should be given a spot on the Greatest Films of All Time list because no comedy should. In summary, this movie will appeal a specific demographic(which I can't decide who that demographic is) and maybe children but aside from that I can't recommend it.The type of people who will like this movie will be fans of stupid, cartoony comedy that's essentially 'Tom and Jerry' meets 'Looney Toons' with a vague splash 'Top Gun' sprinkled in there. Wouldn't Recommend!Detailed:None of the actors in this film do good jobs. I realise that it can be hard to judge acting with comedy(especially in spoofs) but I just don't see any effort or charm that any of them posses. It's a stupid and boring plot followed by a stupid and boring ending. Honestly, the cinematography was fine in the movie. It was competently shot and wasn't too poorly edited either.The costume and set design were fine. The effects were truly, truly awful and just looked fake. This movie was just so boring and so unfunny that it actually made me question what people will accept as art or comedy.I found ONE joke in the movie funny and, to be fair, that was a very funny joke. I'm not gonna say it wasn't but aside from that one joke, the rest of the film was so bland for me that I just couldn't enjoy any of it.2/10Wouldn't Recommend
I get a kick out of these hit and miss comedy tributes to recent films. The more sight gags and ridiculous comments they can make, the more fun. I think the classic for this will always be the first "Airplane" movie. In this one, Charlie Sheen reprises Tom Cruise's character from "Top Gun." When the eggs started frying on that girl's body, I nearly fell off my chair. Not to mention that the plot itself and the mission involved are absolutely ridiculous. Except for the fact that they could not be anything else. The inimitable Charlie Sheen with his over-confidence and his somewhat bewildered look is the perfect choice for this. He has that handsomeness that works in this role. If you want to laugh out loud, take a chance.
It's parody of "Top Gun" from Jim Abrahams of "Airplane!" and "Naked Gun". Lt. Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) is the Maverick character who is struggling with his father's history. Lt. Kent Gregory (Cary Elwes) is the Iceman character. Ramada Thompson (Valeria Golino) is Topper's psychiatrist. Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach (Jon Cryer) suffers from walleye vision. Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson (William O'Leary) is ... well ... dead meat. Adm. Thomas Benson (Lloyd Bridges) is their clueless commanding officer. Lt. Cmdr. James Block (Kevin Dunn) is trying to create problems so that they get new planes with help from the manufacturer.This is a much more sillier movie. The jokes aren't all good. I actually liked the 'Elephant with 3 balls' joke because it plays on a couple of different levels. The jokes are cute but they don't really get a big laugh. It's generally smirk worthy. It's a decline in quality from earlier excellence.