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 axe 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.
Charlie Sheen
Cary Elwes
Valeria Golino
Lloyd Bridges
Kevin Dunn
Jon Cryer
William O'Leary
Kristy Swanson
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
Bill Irwin
Heidi Swedberg
Bruce A. Young
Ryan Stiles
Rino Thunder
Mark Arnott
Ryan Cutrona
Don Lake
Kelly Connell
Tony Simotes
Don Luce
Judith Kahan
Jeff Bright
Jimmy Lennon Jr.
Marie Thomas-Foster
Ryan Fitzgerald
Al Clegg
Pat Proft
Marc Shaiman
Cylk Cozart
Christopher J. Keene
Ed Herschlar
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Annie O'Donnell
Mack Yamaguchi
Charles Barkley
Bill Laimbeer
Eugene Greytak
Tony Lorea
Jerry Haleva
Bob Lenz
Willie Collins
Robert Puro
Richard Lasting
Elston Ridgle
Max Jones
Christopher Doyle
Pablo Prietto
John Bankson
Nancy Abrahams
Joseph Abrahams
Jamie Abrahams
Cary Brayboy
Tony Moreno
Kevin Eads
Dave Oliver
Richard Emanuelle
Kip Pierce
Brent Freeman
Kenton Steger
Craig McIntosh
Sean Wright
Joe Allegro
Jack I. Bernstein