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Top Secret!

  • Comedy
  • 1984
  • Jim Abrahams
  • 86 mins
  • 15

Summary

Spy spoof from the makers of Airplane!, starring Val Kilmer. An evil East German general is plotting to take over West Germany by using a new secret weapon being developed by a scientist. All that stands in his way is the inventor's daughter and a handsome rock 'n' roll star.

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Review

Rating: 3 out of 5.

The Airplane! team of Jim Abrahams and David and Jerry Zucker is a touch off-form with this Cold War spoof that has an Elvis Presley-style musical grafted on. Part of the problem is the absence of Leslie Nielsen; instead, Val Kilmer makes his feature debut, playing a rock star who becomes involved in a plot to reunite Germany when he plays a gig in East Germany. There are cameos from Peter Cushing, Jeremy Kemp and, hilariously, Omar Sharif, while others dress up as cows, re-enact The Great Escape and shoot clay pigeons while surfing - it's not as funny as it should be, but entertaining enough.

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Credits

Cast

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Nick RiversVal Kilmer
CedricOmar Sharif
General StreckJeremy Kemp
Colonel von HorstWarren Clarke
Hillary FlammondLucy Gutteridge
Dr FlammondMichael Gough
Major CrumplerTristram Jellinek
Bookstore proprietorPeter Cushing
Albert PotatoSydney Arnold
Du QuoisHarry Ditson
NigelChristopher Villiers
Deja VuJim Carter

Crew

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DirectorJim Abrahams
DirectorDavid Zucker
DirectorJerry Zucker

Details

Guidance
Swearing.
Available on
video and DVD
Formats
Colour
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