Hot Shots!
“The mother of all movies.”
The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. His mission is to avenge his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers. He also gets involved in a relationship with Ramada Thompson, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. Hot Shots! makes fun of a variety of other films, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys.
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2 films
Cast
64 people
Charlie Sheen
Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman
Known for
Two and a Half Men
Platoon
John R. Fifer
special makeup effects designer
Cary Elwes
Kent Gregory
Known for
Saw
The Princess Bride
Valeria Golino
Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
Known for
Rain Man
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
Lloyd Bridges
Admiral Benson
Known for
Airplane II: The Sequel
High Noon
Kevin Dunn
Lt. Commander Block
Known for
Veep
Unstoppable
Jon Cryer
Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
Known for
Two and a Half Men
Supergirl
William O'Leary
Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Known for
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Home Improvement
Kristy Swanson
Kowalski
Known for
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Dude, Where's My Car?
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Wilson
Known for
The New Batman Adventures
Batman: The Animated Series
Bill Irwin
Buzz Harley
Known for
Legion
Interstellar
Heidi Swedberg
Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Known for
Seinfeld
Kindergarten Cop
Jim Abrahams Director · Pat Proft Writer Sylvester Levay Composer
Worldwide gross $181M · Budget $26M · United States release July 31, 1991
Box office
Budget
$26,000,000
Worldwide gross
$181,096,164
Gross vs. budget
7.0×
Production
20th Century Fox
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio · Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · July 31, 1991
Theatrical
United States · July 31, 1991
Theatrical
United States · January 1, 1996
Physical · VHS
Australia
December 5, 1991 · Theatrical
Brazil
December 20, 1991 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 25, 1991 · Theatrical
Estonia
March 5, 1993 · Theatrical
Finland
December 6, 1991 · Theatrical
France
October 30, 1991 · Theatrical
December 20, 2025 · TV · RTL9
March 15, 2026 · TV · 6ter
Germany
December 19, 1991 · Theatrical
Hungary
November 29, 1991 · Theatrical
Ireland
December 6, 1991 · Theatrical
Italy
September 15, 1991 · Theatrical
Japan
December 14, 1991 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 13, 1991 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 20, 1991 · Theatrical
Romania
July 31, 1991 · Theatrical
Slovakia
November 18, 1997 · TV · Markíza
South Korea
January 18, 1992 · Theatrical
Spain
November 29, 1991 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 13, 1991 · Theatrical
October 1, 1992 · Physical · VHS (Media Transfer)
February 1, 1994 · Physical · VHS (Svensk Filmindustri)
October 8, 1994 · TV · TV4
September 12, 2001 · Physical · DVD
May 22, 2013 · Physical · Blu-ray
Türkiye
January 17, 1992 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
November 29, 1991 · Theatrical
Uruguay
December 25, 1991 · Theatrical
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