Hot Shots! Part Deux
Topper Harley, an unlikely monk‑turned‑mercenary, is recruited by the CIA to lead a daring raid into war‑torn Iraq and extract a missing rescue squad, but his slapstick tactics clash with deadly enemies and bureaucratic red tape, putting the mission—and his sanity—on the line.
“Just deux it.”
Synopsis
Topper Harley is working as an odd-job man in a monastery when the CIA approaches him with a request to lead a rescue mission in Iraq. The objective is to rescue the previous rescue team, who had been sent in to recover hostages left behind after the Gulf War.
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A crew of 76+ credited
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Edited by Malcolm CampbellShot by John R LeonettiScored by Basil PoledourisDesigned by William A Elliott
Box Office
1993 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 5.4× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$133.8M
US & Canada: $38.9M — 29% of worldwide · International: $94.8M (71%)
Opening weekend: $10.3M — 26% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $13.1M — 34% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,122 theaters
Also known as
- Hot Shots 2 - Der zweite Versuchde
- Hot Shots! Der zweite Versuchde
- Hot Shots! 2fr
- Hot Shots! 2it
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Cast & Crew
76 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Charlie Sheen
as Topper Harley
Lloyd Bridges
as Tug Benson
Valeria Golino
as Ramada Rodham Hayman
Richard Crenna
as Col. Denton Walters
Brenda Bakke
as Michelle Rodham Huddleston
Rowan Atkinson
as Dexter Hayman
Miguel Ferrer
as Harbinger
Jerry Haleva
as Saddam Hussein
David Wohl
as Gerou
Mitchell Ryan
as Gray Edwards
Michael Colyar
as Williams
Ryan Stiles
as Rabinowitz
Supporting cast
56Rosemary Johnston
as Lavinia Rodham Benson
Ben Lemon
as Team 2 Leader
Buck Mcdancer
as Richard Nixon
Larry Lindsey
as Gerald Ford
Ed Beheler
as Jimmy Carter
Daniel T Healy
as George Bush
Jay Koch
as Ronald Reagan
Charles Haugk
as Navy Seal
Dian Kobayashi
as Mrs. Rodham Soto
Bob Vila
as Self
Stuart Proud Eagle Grant
as Geronimo
J D Dekranis
as Michael Corleone Lookalike
Bob Legionaire
as Captain McCluskey Lookalike
Corey Rand
as Sollozzo Lookalike
Tony Edwards
as Limo Driver
James Lew
as Kick Boxer Opponent
Gerald Okamura
as Corrupt Kick Boxing Referee
Chi Muoi Lo
as Thai Kick Boxing Sportscaster
Ron Pitts
as Black Kick Boxing Sportscaster
Norm Compton
as Phil
Kelly Connell
as Radio Operator
Wayne Satz
as News Anchorman
Pat Harvey
as News Reporter
Joseph V Perry
as Singing Waiter
Oz Tortora
as Singing Busboy
Judith Kahan
as Veiled Woman
Shaun Toub
as Sleeping Guard
Mark Steen
as Adrian Messenger
Carey Tall Sr
as Train Conductor
Don Miloyevich
as Cab Driver
Ed Nassaney
as Iraqi Door Guard
Andrew M Siegel
as Iraqi Soldier
C Ransom Walrod
as Iraqi Boat Driver
John Escobar
as Necktie Guard
Nancy Abrahams
as Mother Whose Baby is Snatched
Charlie Abrahams
as Snatched Baby
Jane Butenoff
as Slim Woman at Banquet
Louise Yaffe
as Gray Edwards' Concubine
Eleanor Schiff
as Gray Edwards' Concubine
Pamela Thompson
as Nun Not in This Movie
Karen Proft
as Nun Not in This Movie
Jack I Bernstein
as Cop (as Jack Bernstein)
Don Gruenberg
as Backyard Family
Alice Gruenberg
as Backyard Family
Jamie Abrahams
as Backyard Family
Joseph Abrahams
as Basketball Player
Alison Anne Abrohams
as Chain Skimmer
Deborah Hwang Marriott
as Kickboxing Mother
William Haig Marriott
as Kickboxing Child
Shelley Beattie
as American Gladiator Siren
Raye Hollitt
as American Gladiator Zap
Andreas Katsulas
as Rufshaad
Clyde Kusatsu
as Prime Minister Soto
Gregory Sierra
as The Captain
Martin Sheen
as Capt. Benjamin L. Willard (uncredited)
Al Leong
as Kick Boxing Fight Crowd Member (uncredited)
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