Top Secret! (1984)
| Release Date | 08 June 1984 |
| Tagline | Movie? What movie? |
| Genre | Action, Comedy, Romance |
| Country | USAUK |
| Filming Locations | Godrevy, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK |
| Language | English, German, Yiddish |
| Sound Mix | Dolby |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Parody/Spoof, Absurd Comedy, Spy Comedy |
| Mood | Just for Laughs |
| Themes | Traitorous Spies/Double Agents, Behind the Iron Curtain, Life Under Occupation |
| Tones | Campy, Goofy, Irreverent, Madcap, Merry, Satirical, Silly |
| Tags | Espionage, Father, Nazism, Rescue, Rock Music, Romance, Scientist, Singer |
Top Secret! is a 1984 comedy film directed by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and Jerry Zucker. It stars Val Kilmer (in his first feature film), Lucy Gutteridge, Omar Sharif, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough and Jeremy Kemp. The film is a parody of the GDR era and Elvis films. The original music score is composed by Maurice Jarre.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Christopher Villiers
Nigel 'The Torch', Resistance Leader
Harry Ditson
Du Quois, Resistance Member
Eddie Tagoe
Chocolate Mousse, Resistance Member
Tristram Jellinek
Major Crumpler
Billy J. Mitchell
Martin, Nick's Manager
Major Wiley
Train Porter
Gertan Klauber
Mayor of Berlin
Richard Mayes
Comrade Biletnikov, Russian Tenor
Vyvyan Lorrayne
Madam Bergerone
Nancy Abrahams
Pregnant Woman
John Sharp
Maitre D'
Michael Burlington
Waiter
Marcus Powell
Little German
Louise Yaffe
Cafe Diner
Charlotte Zucker
Cafe Diner
Susan Breslau
Cafe Diner
Helen Kahan
Cafe Diner
Burton Zucker
Chef
Richard Pescud
Priest at Fleurgendorf Prison
John J. Carney
Klaus, Prison Interrogator
Russell Sommers
Student
O.T.
Bruno, Prison Interrogator
Sara Montague
Crying Girl at Nick's Concert
Gerry Paris
Back-Up Singer
David Adams
Back-Up Singer
Geoff Wayne
Back-Up Singer
Steve Ubels
German Soldier
Chas Bryer
German Soldier
Mac McDonald
German Soldier
Mandy Nunn
Young Hillary
Lee Sheward
Young Nigel
Janos Kurucz
Wagon Driver, Resistance Member
Sydney Arnold
Albert Potato, Resistance Member
Michelle Martin
Der Pizzahaus Girl
Nicola Wright
Der Pizzahaus Girl
Lisa Gruenberg
Der Pizzahaus Girl
Andrew Hawkins
British Pilot
Richard Bonehill
Scarecrow
Jim Abrahams
German Soldier in Prop Room
Jack Cooper
Sergeant Kruger
Harry Fielder
German guard
Derek Lyons
German Soldier
Director
Jim Abrahams
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Writer
Jim Abrahams
Martyn Burke
Producer
Jim Abrahams
executive producer
Jon Davison
producer
Tom Jacobson
associate producer
Hunt Lowry
producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Christopher Challis
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Editor
Françoise Bonnot
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Bernard Gribble
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Casting Director
Susan Arnold
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Lucy Boulting
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Mary Selway
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Production Designer
Michael Lamont
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Peter Lamont
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Art Director
John Fenner
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Michael Lamont
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Set Decorator
Crispian Sallis
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Costume Designer
Emma Porteus
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Makeup Department
Joan Carpenter
supervising hairdresser
Kay Freeborn
makeup artist
Stuart Freeborn
makeup supervisor
Betty Glasow
hair stylist
Production Manager
Donald Toms
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerry Daly
second assistant director
Gerry Gavigan
first assistant director: second unit
Mike Higgins
second assistant director
Mike Higgins
key second assistant director
Barry Langley
assistant director
Jack Lowin
second unit director
Joe Powell
second unit director
Trevor Puckle
third assistant director
Andrew Warren
assistant director: second unit
Art Department
David Allday
draughtsman
Michael Boone
draughtsman
Jille Brown
art department assistant
Roger W. Deer
sketch artist
Dennis Griffin
production buyer
Mark Hedges
stand-by prop
Wally Hill
props chargehand
Carol Lay
sketch artist
Joe Monks
painter
Jim Morahan
assistant art director
Trevor Nicol
carpenter
Brian Payne
property master
Michael Redding
construction manager
Ernest Smith
scenic artist
Jacqueline Stears
scenic artist
Paul Taggart
plasterer
Sound Department
Derek Ball
sound recordist
Peter Best
sound editor: UK
David Campling
supervising sound editor
Ron Davis
sound editor: UK
Bob Gavin
sound editor: UK
Gerry Humphreys
sound re-recording mixer
Ken Nightingall
boom operator
Robin O'Donoghue
sound re-recording mixer
Special Effects
Nick Allder
special effects supervisor
Nick Dudman
animatronic technician
Joe Fitt
special effects technician
Verner Gresty
animatronic technician
John McGoldrick
special effects technician
Sue Oakes
animatronic technician
Terry Schubert
special effects technician
Visual Effects
Martin Body
rostrum cameraman
Stunts
Jack Cooper
stunts
Clive Curtis
stunts
Martin Grace
stunts
Frank Henson
stunts
Valentino Musetti
stunts
Eddie Powell
stunts
Joe Powell
stunt arranger
Doug Robinson
stunts
Dickey Beer
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Claydon
focus puller: second unit
Freddie Cooper
camera operator
Joe Finn
gaffer
John Fletcher
clapper loader
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse
grip
Laurie Ridley
still photographer
Randall Robinson
first assistant camera: additional photography
Tony Strachan
focus puller
Animation Department
Jeff Goldner
animation sequence
Casting Department
Gretchen Rennell
casting: New York
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiny Nicholls
wardrobe master
Editorial Department
Elizabeth Barnard
assistant editor: USA
Michael John Bateman
first assistant editor
Dina Eaton
assistant editor: UK
Music Department
Robert Hathaway
music editor: UK
Richard Stone
music editor: USA
Eric Tomlinson
score mixer
Kevin Townend
orchestrator: songs
Other Crew
Sid Barnsby
production accountant
Joy Bayley
production assistant: UK
Marilyn Clarke
continuity: second unit
Pamela Davies
continuity
Brian Doyle
publicist
Norma Garment
production assistant: UK
Gillian Gregory
choreographer
Allan James
location manager
Derek Lyons
double: Val Kilmer
Betty Moos
assistant to producer
Christopher Palmer
assistant: Maurice Jarre
Vic Smith
location manager
Tony Wathen
diving master
Thanks
Production Company
Kingsmere Properties
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Paramount Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Argentina Video Home
CIC Vídeo
Home Video Hellas (HVH)
Paramount Home Entertainment (Spain)
Paramount Home Video
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United International Pictures (UIP)
Miscellaneous
Lee Lighting
grip and lighting equipment
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The
orchestra
Twickenham Film Studios
sound re-recording
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