The first film was really funny with the main spoof being Top Gun, and this sequel does have some good small laughs and recognisable films spoofs, but I suppose it isn't as good as the previous. Basically Topper Harley (Charlie Sheen) has been found working at a monastery, and the CIA need him to help to lead a rescue team into Iraq to save captured soldiers. Throughout the film we also see the clumsy and idiotic encounters with President Thomas 'Tug' Benson (Lloyd Bridges), and some flashbacks to Topper's past love interest Ramada Rodham Hayman (Valeria Golino), who he is reunited with later on. The spoofs I recognised were the obvious Rambo films, The Adventures of Robin Hood, The Wizard of Oz, Basic Instinct, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Lady and the Tramp, Apocalypse Now, Platoon, Commando, Predator, Star Wars, Gladiators and there were many more. Also starring Richard Crenna as Col. Denton Walters, Brenda Bakke as Michelle Rodham Huddleston, Miguel Ferrer as Commander Arvid Harbinger, Rowan Atkinson as Dexter Hayman, Jerry Haleva as Saddam Hussein, David Wohl as Gerou, Mitchell Ryan as Sen. Gray Edwards, Michael Colyar as Williams and Ryan Stiles as Rabinowitz. The jokes can be a little bit repetitive and obvious as times, and the stupidity of the characters borders on annoying occasionally, but it has amusing bit and pieces. Okay!
Review of Hot Shots! Part Deux
