Hot Shots!
Short description
Hot Shots! is a comedy that sends up fighter-pilot movies, chiefly Top Gun, while also taking aim at a range of other films. Its central figure is Topper Harley, a gifted but erratic pilot carrying the burden of his father's disgrace. He is brought back into service for a mission led by the unpredictable Admiral Benson, and finds himself distracted by Ramada Thompson. At the same time, a rival aircraft manufacturer works to sabotage the operation for its own commercial gain.
Jim Abrahams directed and co-wrote the film with Pat Proft. It arrived in 1991, the sixth of the eight features Abrahams directed, between Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael and Hot Shots! Part Deux, and it shares the spoof style of Airplane! and The Naked Gun. Charlie Sheen leads as Topper, with Cary Elwes as his rival Kent Gregory, Valeria Golino as Ramada, Lloyd Bridges as Admiral Benson, Kevin Dunn and Jon Cryer among the large credited cast of 63.
Made for about 26 million dollars, the film took roughly 181 million worldwide, a strong return. On IMDb it holds 6.7 from around 125,000 votes, and on TMDB 6.6 from about 2,500. Critics gave it 6.4 from 29 reviews, in line with those audience scores, indicating a broadly favourable but not rapturous reception.
What's left behind the scenes
- Several cooking recipes are included in the credits.
- The aircraft carrier featured in the film was actually a wooden deck built on the edge of a cliff. The film was shot from an angle that made the deck appear as a ship at sea.
- The jet aircraft used in the filming were British Folland Gnat light fighters. They were never in service with the American armed forces. Iraqi interceptors and the two-seater fighter at the beginning of the film are portrayed by F-5 'Freedom Fighter' aircraft.
Auditions in India
Casting calls in USA
Castingi w Polsce
Кастинги в Україні
