Fans will also recognize playful allusions to such films as Rambo III, Casablanca, The African Queen, Star Wars, The Adventures of Robin Hood, American Gladiators, Terminator 2, Basic Instinct, Lady and the Tramp, Heart of Darkness, Apocalypse Now, and even Lloyd Bridges’ old television show, Sea Hunt. In Part Deux, a surprisingly buff Sheen (Bridges tells us no body doubles were used, and Sheen explains he went to Maui to work out) tries to liberate Desert Storm POWs. The sequel has a kind of seamless, wicked energy that seemed lacking in the more predictable Hot Shots! Part Deux is mostly a parody of Rambo: First Blood II, which featured a rippling Sly Stallone as a rogue government-trained commando who goes to Cambodia to rescue American POWs. Dems also fall under their irreverent knife, with, for example, every female character sporting “Rodham” for a middle name. Proft and Abrahams are equal opportunity political satirists. But there are a lot of places where art seems to have anticipated life, and viewers may find themselves thinking of presidents since Bush. Benson throws up on a Japanese dignitary, as George the First once did).
Proft and Abrahams seem to let loose a bit more with the sequel, and have an obvious good time poking fun of former President George Bush (in the most obvious Bush reference, the socially inept Pres.
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Even This Old House’s Bob Villa has a cameo, offering tips on how to caulk the ashram. Or during the “Dim Sum” scene mimicking a handful of kickboxing films, viewers can spot a John 3: 17 placard spoofing the one that turns up at many major American sporting events.
Example? As the camera zeroes in on a refrigerator-raiding Saddam Hussein, his top shelf includes products like Falafel Helper, Old Iraqi Beer, and Aunt Jamal Syrup. Part Deux is also more consistently funny, with a lot going on in the margins.
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In a Part Deux bonus feature, co-stars Sheen and Golino confess that they think the sequel is a better movie because the script is stronger and each felt freer and more comfortable with their roles. But this time he’s so incompetent that of course he’s now the President. The consistently funny Lloyd Bridges is back as Tug Benson, the always clueless and therefore dangerous battle-hardened veteran with more artificial body parts than the Six Million Dollar Man. Abrahams and some of the cast have also said so. Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993) is funnier than Hot Shots! and that’s not just my opinion. Valeria Golino ( Rain Man) does her best, but her character is all over the comedy map. Proft and Abrahams also didn’t seem to know what to do with the Kelly McGillis character. You can see them coming, and laughter depends on the element of surprise. The problems are that Proft and Abrahams go to the visual pun well way too many times, and too many of the other jokes have visual set-ups that make the jokes obvious.
I had hoped to like Hot Shots! as much as the trio’s best spoofs, but frankly there are dead spots in the narrative where there aren’t any laughs. Hot Shots! starts off promising enough, with a near-exact replica of the Top Gun opening sequence, but with some funny sight gags thrown in. And Bridges plays a version of a character fans will recognize from Airplane! Hot Shots! is mostly a takeoff on Top Gun, but other films that get spoofed include An Officer and a Gentleman, 9 1/2 weeks, Dances with Wolves, Superman, and The Fabulous Baker Boys. Many of the laughs here come from Lloyd Bridges’ performance as Admiral Tug Benson, who is hilariously clueless and never present, though he’s standing right there. But there are still some laughs to be had. Hot Shots! (1991) was the first parody Jim Abrahams directed without Jerry and David Zucker after the three parted ways following silly successes like Airplane!, The Naked Gun, and Top Secret! As far as parodies go, you should be warned that none of the three found the same level of success as when they worked as a team. It’s available with the sequel ( Hot Shots! Part Deux) on both domestic and imported Blu-rays. But if you’re also a fan of silly parodies, why stop there? You might as well add the Top Gun parody to your home video library. With Maverick raking in close to $600 million in total gross and drawing praise from critics and viewers, many fans have started re-watching the original Top Gun.
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