Cinematic background from 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.

Hot Shots!

1991

Action, Comedy

Directors:
Jim Abrahams
Writers:
Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft
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Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person holding a microphone; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person with curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man that is staring at something; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – An airplane is sitting on the water next to an aircraft carrier; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man in a fighter pilot's helmet in the cockpit of an aircraft; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man wearing sunglasses standing in front of palm trees; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman in a red dress smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person with long curly hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man in a fighter pilot's helmet with american flag on it; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man and a woman talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – An older man with long hair and a beard; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man with a beard is smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman in a red dress is holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – Two men in military uniforms talking to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person with curly brown hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman wearing a black hat and a white jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man in a white uniform and a white hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman in a red dress is drinking from a bottle; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman with curly brown hair looking at a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman in a gray jacket and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a hat and a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a uniform and a hat; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a white shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman in a white dress is talking to a man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman in a red dress singing into a microphone; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A young woman looking at a young man in front of palm trees; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man in a fighter pilot's helmet and mask; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman looking at a man in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – An older man in a suit and tie looking to his left; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man in a suit and bow tie holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – An older man leaning on a railing looking out of a window; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A young girl is brushing a man's beard with cotton candy; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man wearing a hat in front of a group of people; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – An older man wearing a suit and tie in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man in a fighter pilot's helmet looking out the window of an aircraft; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A bike parked on the side of a road near a tree; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a hat and a necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman in a long red dress holding a microphone; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman in a white jacket is holding a microphone; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A young man in a military uniform talking to another man; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man and a woman standing next to each other near the ocean; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man pouring a drink into a wine glass; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – Two women and a man in a military uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man and a woman standing next to each other in front of each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – Two men in green scrubs are fighting in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man in a fighter pilot's helmet with american flag on it; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a pilot's helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man and a woman are sitting at a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A view of a large building with many windows; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man in a military uniform standing in front of a crowd of onlookers; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man wearing a helmet sitting in the cockpit of an airplane; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man wearing a helmet with stars on it; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A woman in a red dress is holding a microphone; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man in green shirt and goggles holding his helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – Two men are working in an empty room; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man in a sailor's uniform blowing into a trumpet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man and a woman are looking at each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man in a boxing ring with a crowd watching; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A group of people standing around a bar; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man and a woman standing next to each other; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – Two men are standing on a runway as a fighter jet flies overhead; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A man in a naval uniform talking to a woman; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A group of men standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Hot Shots!” (1991), directed by Jim Abrahams – A person wearing sunglasses and a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle