Hot Shots! Part Deux
Seen it?1993 | 88 min | Action, Comedy, War
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It made about 5 times its budget. A safe bet when you want something reliable.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh, action fans and history buffs. If you loved Hot Shots! or Mayday, start here.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone, intense.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
Topper Harley is found to be working as an odd-job-man in a monastery. The CIA want him to lead a rescue mission into Iraq, to rescue the last rescue team, who went in to rescue the last rescue team—who went in to rescue hostages left behind after Desert Storm.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
59% on Rotten Tomatoes, 64 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerStrong
$134 million worldwide on a $25 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 120K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Mayday Saturday SpecialAnother spy action comedy, and a Saturday Special.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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Cast & crew
Directed by Jim Abrahams
- Charlie SheenTopper Harley
- Lloyd BridgesPresident Thomas 'Tug' Benson
- Valeria GolinoRamada Rodham Hayman
- Richard CrennaCol. Denton Walters
- Rowan AtkinsonDexter Hayman
- Miguel FerrerCommander Arvid Harbinger
- Brenda BakkeMichelle Rodham Huddleston
- Jerry HalevaSaddam Hussein
- David WohlGerou
- Mitchell RyanGray Edwards