Hot Shots!
| Hot Shots! | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jim Abrahams |
| Written by | Jim Abrahams Pat Proft |
| Produced by | Bill Badalato |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Bill Butler |
| Edited by | Jane Kurson Eric A. Sears |
| Music by | Sylvester Levay |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $26 million |
| Box office | $181.1 million |
Hot Shots! is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams, co-writer and co-director of Airplane!, and written by Abrahams and Pat Proft. It stars Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Jon Cryer, Kevin Dunn, Kristy Swanson, and Bill Irwin. The film is primarily a parody of Top Gun, with some scenes spoofing other popular films, including 9½ Weeks, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Dances with Wolves, Marathon Man, Rocky, Superman, and Gone with the Wind.
A sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux, was released in 1993, with Sheen, Golino, Bridges and Haleva reprising their roles.
