The gang that created Airplane and The Naked Gun sets its sights on Top Gun in this often hilarious spoof starring Charlie Sheen, who previously only inspired laughs with his personal life. He plays Topper Harley, a fighter pilot with an ax to grind: clearing the family name. He gets involved in a relationship with Valerie Golino, a woman with an unusually talented stomach. But his mission is to avenge his father. Lloyd Bridges, late in his career, revealed an aptitude for this kind of silliness, here as a commander who is both incredibly dim and delightfully accident prone. Directed by Jim Abrahams, the film makes fun of a variety of other films as well, from Dances with Wolves to The Fabulous Baker Boys. It was so successful that they all returned in the sequel, Hot Shots! Part Deux.
You can now watch Hot Shots! online on the following streaming providers in the United States.
| Production | Mali Finn | Casting |
| Production | Bill Badalato | Producer |
| Editing | Eric A. Sears | Editor |
| Editing | Jane Kurson | Editor |
| Art | William A. Elliott | Production Design |
| Sound | Sylvester Levay | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Jim Abrahams | Director |
| Production | Pat Proft | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Art | Robert Lucas | Leadman |
| Directing | Tom Davies | First Assistant Director |
| Crew | Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mark Peterson | Costume Supervisor |
| Crew | Lester Wilson | Choreographer |
| Crew | Jessica Drake | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Andy Gill | Utility Stunts |
| Production | Ronald L. Carr | Location Manager |
| Sound | Ted Whitfield | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurel Frushour | Set Costumer |
| Art | Don Miloyevich | Property Master |
| Production | Stephen McEveety | Associate Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | G. Roger Abell | Set Dressing Artist |
| Crew | Matt Rebenkoff | Set Production Assistant |
| Sound | Richard Kite | Boom Operator |
| Production | Janet Graham | Associate Producer |
| Art | Jerie Kelter | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Marsha Blackburn | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allan A. Apone | Makeup Designer |
| Crew | Scot Deer | Telecine Colorist |
| Crew | Jody Rogers | Visual Effects Editor |
| Sound | Randle Akerson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Greg Norberg | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Paul 'Doc' Byrd | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Crew | Brian Reeves | Mixing Engineer |
| Crew | Gary Shephard | Transportation Coordinator |
| Crew | BJ Davis | Stunts |
| Sound | Meredith Gold | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Editing | Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| Crew | Phil Cory | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | John R. Fifer | Makeup Effects |
| Production | Stephen McEveety | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Scott Crabbe | Video Assist Operator |
| Camera | Nico Bally | Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah Humphries | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Jeffrey M. Jones | Production Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Burks | Animation Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Erik Henry | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Mat Beck | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Malin | Costume Design |
| Camera | Gary Dagg | Key Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Masterson | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | David B. Cohn | Sound Editor |
| Crew | Roger Bojarski Jr. | Driver |
| Sound | Thomas Causey | Sound Mixer |
| Art | Greg Papalia | Supervising Art Director |
| Crew | Ted Yonenaka | Craft Service |
| Crew | William Ballard | Transportation Captain |
| Visual Effects | Robert Stadd | Visual Effects Producer |
| Editing | Jonathan Chibnall | First Assistant Editor |
| Visual Effects | Gary Friedman | VFX Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Dennis Rogers | First Assistant Camera |
| Art | Phill Norman | Title Designer |
| Sound | Greg Orloff | Foley Mixer |
| Crew | Hans Metz | Special Effects Technician |
| Editing | Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Harriet Katz-Stevens | Accountant |
| Sound | Renée Tondelli | ADR Editor |
| Production | Jeanie Daniels | Payroll Accountant |
| Crew | Charles Johnston | Pilot |
| Sound | Dan O'Connell | Foley Artist |
| Production | Rodney Liber | Production Executive |
| Art | Nat Bocking | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | Mike McEveety | Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Randy Singer | Foley Recordist |
| Editing | L. James Langlois | Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Jake Brake | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Allen Gerbino | Aerial Coordinator |
| Production | Phil Bautista | Production Assistant |
| Directing | Ernie F. Orsatti | Second Unit Director |
| Camera | Joe Kelly | Best Boy Grip |
| Directing | Robin Leigh Fleck | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Jack I. Bernstein | Other |
| Crew | Steve Wright | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Writing | Jim Abrahams | Writer |
| Writing | Pat Proft | Writer |
| Crew | Barbara Anne Klein | Stunts |
| Crew | Noon Orsatti | Stunts |
