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Cast

Charlie Sheen
as Sean `Topper' Harley

Cary Elwes
as Kent Gregory

Valeria Golino
as Ramada Thompson

Lloyd Bridges
as Adm. `Tug' Benson

Kevin Dunn
as Lt. Cdr. James Block

Jon Cryer
as Jim `Wash Out' Pfaffenbach

William O'Leary
as `Dead Meat' Thompson

Kristy Swanson
as Dawn Kowalski

Efrem Zimbalist Jr.
as Wilson

Bill Irwin
as Buzz Harley

Heidi Swedberg
as Mrs. `Dead Meat' Thompson

Chris Coyle
as Conspiratorial Crewman

Bruce A. Young
as `Red' Herring

Ryan Stiles
as `Mailman' Farnham

Mali Finn

Rino Thunder
as Owatonna `The Old One'

Mark Arnott
as Rosener

Ryan Cutrona
as Captain Margolis

Don Lake
as Doctor

Kelly Connell
as Air Controller

Tony Simotes
as Ambulance Driver

Don Luce
as Paramedic

Judith Kahan
as Nurse

Jeff Bright
as Communications Officer

Jimmy Lennon Jr.
as Ring Announcer

Marie Thomas
as Francine the Secretary

Marc Shaiman
as Piano Player

Cylk Cozart
as 1st Drill Sergeant

Christopher J. Keene
as 2nd Drill Sergeant

Ryan Fitzgerald
as Scooter

Ed Herschlar
as Rabbi

Jimmie Ray Weeks
as Amish Man

Annie O'Donnell
as Amish Woman

Mack Yamaguchi
as Eskimo

Charles Barkley
as Himself

Bill Laimbeer
as Himself

Pat Proft
as Lawrence Lipps

Gene Greytak
as Pope John Paul II

Tony Lorea
as Humphrey `Bogie' Bogart

Jerry Halera
as Saddam Hussein

Christopher Keene
as 2nd Drill Sergeant

Bob Lenz
as Elvis `The King' Presley

Willie Collins
as Liberace

Robert Puro
as Precocious Paper Boy

Richard Lasting
as Handsome Milkman

Elston Ridgle
as 1st Boxer

Max Jones
as 2nd Boxer

Chris Doyle
as Conspiratorial Crewman

Eugene Greytak
as Pope John Paul II

Pablo Prietto
as Parking Valet

Jerry Haleva
as Saddam Hussein

John Bankson
as Parking Valet

Gary Brayboy
as Sleep Weasel Squadron Member

Al Clegg
as Sleepy Weasel Squadron Member

Kevin Eads
as Sleepy Weasel Squadron Member

Richard Emanuel
as Sleepy Weasel Squadron Member

Brent Freeman
as Sleepy Weasel Squadron Member

Craig McIntosh
as Sleepy Weasel Squadron Member

Tony Moreno
as Sleepy Weasel Squadron Member

Dave Oliver
as Sleepy Weasel Squadron Member

Kip Pierce
as Sleepy Weasel Squadron Member

Nancy Abrahams
as Family in front of TV Store

Sean Wright
as Sleepy Weasel Squadron Member

Dave
as Sleepy Weasel Squadron Member

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Critic Reviews for Hot Shots!

Audience Reviews for Hot Shots!

• Dec 24, 2015

  one of the better spoofs out there, Sheen makes for an excellent Tom Cruise in this take on Top Gun. The film jumps from joke to joke with total ease and should be a blue print to future filmmakers attempting such genre films. The sequel had a hard time topping this one.
  Brendan N Super Reviewer
• Aug 16, 2014

  <i>Top Gun</i> takes a turn for the funny in Jim Abrahams' <i>Hot Shots!</i>.<p>Flying in at 80+ minutes of screen time, the comedic spoof of a story manages to keep itself together with all the senseless antics. Much like any other comedy, the humor is hit and miss; however, <i>Hot Shots</i> does manage a good number of laughs, as it should with the constant barrage of senseless comedy written into the script.</p><p>The brain doesn't have to function at a high level to pick up on the fun. At the same time, a lot of it is easily relatable without having to be high on pop culture.</p><p>The faces of Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino, and Cary Elwes, among others, do what they have to do in a film of this caliber. Lloyd Bridges is the star of the show. If there are laughs to be had, it is at his expense.</p><p><i>Hot Shots!</i> is a comedic quickie and a relaxing sit through. Nothing more, nothing less.</p>
  JY S Super Reviewer
• May 07, 2013

  One of the funniest spoof films ever made, Hot Shots! lampoons some of the most popular films of the '80s. Basically a parody of Top Gun, ace pilot Topper Harley is recruited and trained for a top secret mission, but is haunted by his past. Starring Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, and Lloyd Bridges, the cast is full of solid comedic talent. In addition to Top Gun, there are parodies of Dances With Wolves, Superman, Rocky, and 9 1/2 Weeks. The writing is particularly good; it does a great job at transitioning into parodies and knows just how far to take the goofball humor. A smart and hilarious comedy, Hot Shots! is full of laughs.
  Dann M Super Reviewer
• Dec 02, 2011

  Hot Shots is a good spoof film that constantly made me laugh, however I felt it was weaker compared to classic spoofs like The Naked Gun and Airplane. Charlie Sheen is hilarious and the rest of the cast was great, and it was even fun seeing him and Jon Cryer interact knowing they would be on one of the most famous TV sitcoms ever in about a deacde after this films release. The plot is exactly what we expect out of a spoof film, just a funny and stupid series of events. You will never see Top Gun the same way after this film, and I honestly enjoyed this even i it could've been so much better if it took some lessons from other classic spoofs.
  Bradley W Super Reviewer

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