Top Secret! (1984)
Runtime: 90 mins
Synopsis: Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker--of AIRPLANE! and NAKED GUN fame--wrote and directed this genre-hopping slapstick juggernaut which lampoons World War II spy films and Elvis movies, making many other satirical stops along the way. East Germany is planning a cultural festival, and invites... Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker--of AIRPLANE! and NAKED GUN fame--wrote and directed this genre-hopping slapstick juggernaut which lampoons World War II spy films and Elvis movies, making many other satirical stops along the way. East Germany is planning a cultural festival, and invites rock-and-roll singer Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) (but only after Leonard Bernstein can't make it). The festival, however is a mere distraction so that the Germans can launch a secret attack on a submarine fleet without being detected. Nick soon finds himself involved with the French resistance, encountering slapstick gags and film parodies every time he turns around. [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Omar Sharif, Peter Cushing, Jeremy Kemp
Screenwriter: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Martyn Burke
DVD Info
Release:
Jul 16, 2002
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Keep Case
- Checkpoint
- Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
- Dolby Digital 2.0 - English
- Dolby Digital Mono - French
Additional Release Material:
- Trailer - 1. Theatrical
- Audio Commentary - 1. Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, Jerry Zucker - Directors, Jon
- Davison, Hunt Lowery - Producers, Fred Rubin - Moderator
- Alternate Scenes (4)
Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Selection
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Storyboards
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Reviews
The story has almost no momentum and runs out of gas, ending abruptly, but how can you knock a movie with so many gut-busting jokes?
Another piece of loony bin entertainment from the Abrahams-Zucker chuckle factory...inspired in its wickedly silly-minded skin
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by: chaz malone 7/2/01


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