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.
| Directing | Jim Abrahams | Director |
| Production | Bill Badalato | Producer |
| Production | Pat Proft | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Sylvester Levay | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jane Kurson | Editor |
| Editing | Eric A. Sears | Editor |
| Production | Mali Finn | Casting |
| Art | William A. Elliott | Production Design |
| Camera | Bill Butler | Director of Photography |
| Production | Janet Graham | Associate Producer |
| Production | Stephen McEveety | Associate Producer |
| Production | Greg Norberg | Associate Producer |
| Art | Greg Papalia | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Jerie Kelter | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mary Malin | Costume Design |
| Art | Robert Lucas | Leadman |
| Camera | Gary Dagg | Key Grip |
| Camera | Nico Bally | Grip |
| Camera | Paul 'Doc' Byrd | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Camera | Marsha Blackburn | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mark Peterson | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Deborah Humphries | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ann Masterson | Makeup Department Head |
| Costume & Make-Up | Allan A. Apone | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Laurel Frushour | Set Costumer |
| Costume & Make-Up | G. Roger Abell | Set Dressing Artist |
| Crew | Lester Wilson | Choreographer |
| Crew | Ted Yonenaka | Craft Service |
| Crew | Jessica Drake | Dialect Coach |
| Crew | Roger Bojarski Jr. | Driver |
| Crew | John R. Fifer | Makeup Effects |
| Crew | Brian Reeves | Mixing Engineer |
| Art | Don Miloyevich | Property Master |
| Crew | Matt Rebenkoff | Set Production Assistant |
| Crew | Phil Cory | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Crew | Ernie F. Orsatti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | BJ Davis | Stunts |
| Crew | Scot Deer | Telecine Colorist |
| Crew | William Ballard | Transportation Captain |
| Crew | Gary Shephard | Transportation Coordinator |
| Production | Stephen McEveety | Unit Production Manager |
| Crew | Andy Gill | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Scott Crabbe | Video Assist Operator |
| Crew | Jody Rogers | Visual Effects Editor |
| Directing | Tom Davies | First Assistant Director |
| Editing | Phil Hetos | Color Timer |
| Editing | Jonathan Chibnall | First Assistant Editor |
| Production | Ronald L. Carr | Location Manager |
| Sound | Richard Kite | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Meredith Gold | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Ted Whitfield | Music Editor |
| Sound | Jeffrey M. Jones | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | David B. Cohn | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Thomas Causey | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Randle Akerson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Burks | Animation Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Erik Henry | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Visual Effects | Robert Stadd | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Mat Beck | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Gary Friedman | VFX Production Coordinator |
| Camera | Dennis Rogers | First Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Robin Leigh Fleck | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ernie F. Orsatti | Second Unit Director |
| Art | Nat Bocking | Assistant Property Master |
| Art | Phill Norman | Title Designer |
| Sound | Renée Tondelli | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Dan O'Connell | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Greg Orloff | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Randy Singer | Foley Recordist |
| Crew | Hans Metz | Special Effects Technician |
| Crew | Jake Brake | Stunt Double |
| Camera | Mike McEveety | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Joe Kelly | Best Boy Grip |
| Editing | L. James Langlois | Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | Negative Cutter |
| Production | Harriet Katz-Stevens | Accountant |
| Crew | Allen Gerbino | Aerial Coordinator |
| Production | Jeanie Daniels | Payroll Accountant |
| Crew | Charles Johnston | Pilot |
| Production | Phil Bautista | Production Assistant |
| Production | Rodney Liber | Production Executive |
| 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 |
