3.3“The mother of all movies.”/ July 31, 1991
The gang that created Airplane! and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this spoof. Topper Harley is a talented but unstable fighter pilot with an axe to grind: clearing the family name. His mission is to avenge his father and save a mission sabotaged by greedy weapons manufacturers. He also gets involved in a relationship with Ramada Thompson, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. Hot Shots! makes fun of a variety of other films, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys.
“The mother of all movies.”
Topper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman
Kent Gregory
Ramada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
Admiral Benson
Curated based on cinematic style, tone, and audience acclaim
Lt. Commander Block
Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Kowalski
Wilson
Buzz Harley
Mrs. 'Dead Meat' Thompson
'Red' Herring
