Overview
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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorJim Abrahams
WriterJim Abrahams, Pat Proft
Cast
Charlie Sheen
Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman
Cary Elwes
Kent Gregory
Valeria Golino
Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
Lloyd Bridges
Admiral Benson
Kevin Dunn
Lt. Commander Block
Jon Cryer
Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
William O'Leary
Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Kristy Swanson
Kowalski
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Wilson
Bill Irwin
Buzz Harley
Heidi Swedberg
Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Bruce A. Young
'Red' Herring
Ryan Stiles
'Mailman' Farnham
Rino Thunder
Owatonna 'The Old One'
Mark Arnott
Rosener
Ryan Cutrona
Captain Margolis
Don Lake
Doctor
Kelly Connell
Air Controller
Tony Simotes
Ambulance Driver
Don Luce
Paramedic
Part of Hot Shots! Collection
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Keywords
secret missionbad luckparodydrill instructorjet crashforeboding
Details
Budget
$26M
Revenue
$181M
TMDb Votes
2,427
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026