Movie
Hot Shots!
The mother of all movies.
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.
Streaming, rental and purchase options
Where to watch in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Hot Shots! is available to stream on AMC+, DirecTV On Demand, and Philo in United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon, Apple TV, Fandango at Home, and Google Play. Use the direct links below to open the provider.
Synopsis
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.
More about Hot Shots!
Cast
Charlie SheenTopper Harley / Rhett Butler / Superman
Cary ElwesKent Gregory
Valeria GolinoRamada Thompson / Scarlett O'Hara / Lois Lane
Lloyd BridgesAdmiral Benson
Kevin DunnLt. Commander Block
Jon CryerJim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
William O'LearyPete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Kristy SwansonKowalskiCredits
- Directed by
- Jim Abrahams
- Written by
- Jim Abrahams, Pat Proft
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- Hot Shots! Collection
- Budget
- $26M
- Box office
- $181.1M
Production
20th Century FoxUnited States
