Hot Shots! (1991)
| Release Date | 31 July 1991 |
| US Box Office | $70,000,000 |
| Tagline | The mother of all movies! |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, War, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Parody/Spoof, Military Comedy, Absurd Comedy |
| Mood | Just for Laughs |
| Themes | Military Life |
| Tones | Satirical, Humorous, Frantic, Irreverent, Silly, Deadpan |
| Tags | Airborne, Aviation, Barnstorming, Family, Father, Honor [recognition], Love Triangle, Military, Revenge, Rival |
Hot Shots! is a 1991 comedy spoof starring Charlie Sheen, Carey Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Kevin Dunn and Jon Cryer. It was directed by Jim Abrahams, co-director of Airplane! (another spoof), and was written by Abrahams and Pat Proft. The film primarily spoofs the 1986 action movie Top Gun, but also draws material from films like Rocky and Superman. It spawned a sequel in 1993, Hot Shots! Part Deux. Sheen and Cryer would later co-star in the television series Two and a Half Men.
Cast and Crew
Cast
William O'Leary
Pete 'Dead Meat' Thompson
Rino Thunder
Owatonna, 'The Old One'
Mark Arnott
Rosener
Don Lake
Doctor
Kelly Connell
Air Controller
Tony Simotes
Ambulance Driver
Don Luce
Paramedic
Judith Kahan
Nurse
Jeff Bright
Communications Officer
Jimmy Lennon Jr.
Ring Announcer
Marie Thomas
Francine, the Secretary
Ryan Fitzgerald
Scooter
Al Clegg
Jazz
Pat Proft
Lawrence Lipps
Christopher J. Keene
Drill Sergeant #2
Ed Herschlar
Rabbi
Jimmie Ray Weeks
Amish Man
Annie O'Donnell
Amish Woman
Mack Yamaguchi
Eskimo
Eugene Greytak
The Pope
Tony Lorea
Humphrey 'Bogie' Bogart
Jerry Haleva
Saddam Hussein
Bob Lenz
Elvis 'The King' Presley
Willie Collins
Liberace
Robert Puro
Precocious Paper Boy
Richard Lasting
Handsome Milkman
Elston Ridgle
Boxer #1
Max Jones
Boxer #2
Christopher Doyle
Conspiratorial Crewman
Pablo Prietto
Parking Valet
John Bankson
Parking Valet
Nancy Abrahams
Family in front of TV Store
Joseph Abrahams
Family in front of TV Store
Jamie Abrahams
Family in front of TV Store
Carey Brayboy
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Tony Moreno
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Kevin Eads
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Dave Oliver
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Richard Emanuelle
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Kip Pierce
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Brent Freeman
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Kenton 'Chip' Steger
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Craig McIntosh
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Sean Wright
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Joe Allegro
Sleepy Weasel Squadron
Jack I. Bernstein
Rabinowitz
Steven Chester Prince
Dartman
Rebecca Ryiz
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Director
Jim Abrahams
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Writer
Jim Abrahams
Pat Proft
Producer
Bill Badalato
producer
Janet Graham
associate producer
Stephen McEveety
associate producer
Greg Norberg
associate producer
Pat Proft
executive producer
Original Music
Sylvester Levay
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Cinematographer
Bill Butler
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Editor
Jane Kurson
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Eric A. Sears
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Casting Director
Mali Finn
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Production Designer
William A. Elliott
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Art Director
Greg Papalia
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Set Decorator
Jerie Kelter
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Costume Designer
Mary Malin
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Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone
special makeup designer
John R. Fifer
special makeup effects artist
Dayne Johnson
makeup artist
Mark Maitre
special makeup effects artist
Ann Masterson
makeup department head
Douglas J. White
special makeup effects artist
Cindy J. Williams
makeup artist
Production Manager
Stephen McEveety
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Davies
first assistant director
Robin Leigh Fleck
second second assistant director
Sean Hobin
second second assistant director
Ernie F. Orsatti
second unit director
Matthew H. Rowland
second assistant director
Richard T. Stevens
second unit director: flying sequences
Art Department
G. Roger Abell
set dresser
David B. Brenner
general foreman
Elixandro Diaz Jr.
plaster foreman
Robert Lucas
lead man
Don Miloyevich
property master
Glenn H. Roberts
set dresser
Doug Sieck
set dresser
Sound Department
Randle Akerson
supervising sound editor
Sandy Berman
supervising sound editor
Thomas Causey
sound mixer
David B. Cohn
sound editor
Susan Dudeck
sound editor
John P. Fasal
sound effects recordist
Meredith Gold
assistant sound editor
Scott Hecker
sound editor
Jeffrey M. Jones
production sound mixer: second unit
Donlee Jorgensen
sound editor
Richard Kite
second boom operator
Rick Kline
sound re-recording mixer
Bruce Lacey
sound editor
Phillip Linson
sound editor
Ron Meredith
assistant sound editor
Karen Minahan
assistant sound editor
Bob Newlan
sound editor
Dan O'Connell
foley artist
Kevin O'Connell
sound re-recording mixer
Greg Orloff
foley mixer
Mark Pappas
foley editor
Jeanine Schaack
assistant sound editor
Renee Tondelli
adr editor, adr co-supervisor
Marvin Walowitz
sound editor
David Williams
foley editor
Karen G. Wilson
sound editor
Special Effects
Phil Cory
special effects coordinator
Robert DeVine
special effects
Hans Metz
special effects technician
Rudy Perez
special effects
Visual Effects
Scott Beattie
motion control supervisor: Dream Quest Images
Mat Beck
visual effects supervisor
Beverly Bernacki
optical supervisor: Available Light
Jeff Burks
animation supervisor: DQI
Kevin Fitzgerald
motion control supervisor: Dream Quest Images
David Goldberg
model shop supervisor
Erik Henry
visual effects coordinator
Rick Johnson
blue screen supervisor
Katherine Kean
visual effects supervisor: Available Light
Rob Maine
motion control animation camera
Jeff Matakovich
optical supervisor: optical illusions
Derrick Mitchell
assistant visual effects editor
Dennis Rogers
first assistant camera
Jody Rogers
visual effects editor
Michael O. Sajbel
director: miniatures unit, director of photography: miniatures unit
Jack Sessums
head model maker
Keith Shartle
visual effects executive producer: DQI
Robert Stadd
visual effects producer: DQI
James Valentine
rotoscope supervisor: Dream Quest Images
John T. Van Vliet
visual effects supervisor: Available Light
Steve Wright
digital effects supervisor: Sidley Wright & Assoc.
Joseph Thomas
matchmove photography
Stunts
Jake Brake
stunt double
Eddie Braun
stunt double: Charlie Sheen, assistant stunt coordinator
Richard Epper
stunts
Terry Jackson
stunt double: Lloyd Bridges
Ernie F. Orsatti
stunt coordinator
Birgit K. Schier
stunts
Christopher Doyle
stunts
Andy Gill
utility stunts
Barbara Anne Klein
stunts
Ray Lykins
lead stunt double: stair fall
Noon Orsatti
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Nico Bally
grip
Marsha Blackburn
still photographer
Paul 'Doc' Byrd
director of photography: aerial unit
Scott Crabbe
video assist operator
Gary Dagg
key grip
Joe Kelly
best boy grip
Jon Kranhouse
aerial photographer
Peter McAdams
grip
Mike McEveety
assistant camera
William Russell
first assistant camera: aerial unit
Geno Salvatori
director of photography: second unit
Cricket Sloat
dimmer board operator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurel Frushour
set costumer
Mark Peterson
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Gena Bleier
second assistant editor
Jonathan Chibnall
first assistant editor
Margaret Goodspeed
first assistant editor
Phil Hetos
color timer
L. James Langlois
assistant editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein
negative cutter
Scot Deer
telecine colorist
Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
Alex Garcia
assistant music editor
Brian L. McCarty
music playback operator
Ted Whitfield
music editor
Transportation Department
William Ballard
transportation captain
Roger Bojarski Jr.
driver: honeywagon
Gary Shephard
transportation coordinator
Larry Shephard
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
David Allsberry
animal handler
Brent Barker
pilot
Jack I. Bernstein
assistant to director
Michael Boyle
animal handler
Ronald L. Carr
location manager
Jeanie Daniels
payroll accountant
James Deeth
cine-exec victor vision crew
Jessica Drake
dialect coach
Al Gerbino
aerial technical coordinator
Jay Gowey
location representative: L.A. Harbor
Charles Johnston
pilot
Jo Ann Kane
copyist
Harriet Katz-Stevens
accountant: aerial unit
Christopher Landry
production assistant
Julia Marino
publicist
Paul Metz
pilot
Gary Alan Meyers
production assistant
Phill Norman
title designer
Alan Preston
supplier: aircraft and pilots
Matt Rebenkoff
set production assistant
Rick Rozzini
assistant choreographer
Jeff Senour
cine-exec victor vision crew
Chuck Thornton
pilot
Lester Wilson
choreographer
Billy Badalato
aerial supervisor
John D. Sarviss
helicopter pilot
Production Company
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Distributor
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Fox Network
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
CBS/Fox
Fox Video
Gativideo
Lucernafilm - Beta
Manuel Salvador
Special Effects
Available Light Productions
Chris Walas
Dream Quest Images
Hansard
Makeup Effects Laboratories
Sessums Engineering
Miscellaneous
Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)
color timing
Flight Magic Inc.
aircraft and pilots provided by
Inter Video
24 frame video services
Pacific Title
titles and opticals
Panavision
camera and lenses
Shawn's Catering
catering
Skywalker Sound
post-production facilities
Thornton Corporation
aircraft and pilots provided by
Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack
Wild Things
buffalo and wolf provided by
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