Hot Shots! fingerprintVery funny, high energy, light on feelings.
Breakneck and spectacular
Fast from start to finish.
Hopeful and nostalgic
Plenty of satire and slapstick
Pop culture
Holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
Standout editing
Breakneck and spectacular
Fast from start to finish.
Hot Shots! is breakneck and spectacular.
Plenty of satire and slapstick
Expect plenty of satire and slapstick.
Pop culture
Holds up on a rewatch.
Its world is built around pop culture. It holds up on a rewatch.
Standout direction, performances, and dialogue
The direction, performances, and dialogue stand out.
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The mother of all movies.
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Hot Shots! is included with a subscription to Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and YouTube TV in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 69/100 (IMDb 6.7, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 61). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: sexual content and strong language.
1 h 25 min
Hot Shots! runs 1 h 25 min.
Yes. Critics average 72 and audiences 67 out of 100, so both groups see Hot Shots! much the same way.
Yes, a big one. It cost about $26 million to make and earned $181 million worldwide, 7.0 times its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in United States.
+72GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Hot Shots! in 86 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 114 storytelling tropes for Hot Shots!, including Brick Joke, Wronski Feint, Fun with Subtitles.
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