Hammerman Ikon

Hammerman Ikon Film Guide

Hot Shots!
1991
**½
Director: Jim Abrahams
Cast: Charlie Sheen, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Cary Elwes, Kevin Dunn

Topper Harley is a Navy pilot with serious father issues. His career is in jeopardy and now he also falls for his therapist. This comedy follows in the footsteps of the Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker classics like Airplane and Top Secret, although only Abrahams is left behind the camera. This spoof is occasionally hilarious but it's purely based on other movies, Top Gun and Dances with Wolves in particular.