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Top Secret! | 
 enlarge | Directors: Jim Abrahams, Zucker, David
Actors: Jim Abrahams, Nancy Abrahams, Jim Carter, Warren Clarke, Peter Cushing
Studio: Paramount
Category: DVD
List Price: $9.98
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Rating:  122 reviews
Sales Rank: 7653
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 90
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 097360156744
ISBN: 0792181964
UPC: 097360156744
EAN: 9780792181965
ASIN: B000066C6Z
Theatrical Release Date: June 8, 1984
Release Date: July 16, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
An American rock star teams up with a scientist's daughter to rescue her father before the enemy can force him to make a devasting weapon.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG
Release Date: 1-MAR-2004
Media Type: DVD
Amazon.com
In between the disaster movie satire Airplane! in 1980 and the hardboiled cop show parody The Naked Gun in 1988, the comedy crew of Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, and David Zucker put together a picture that's almost as funny as their better-known hits. Top Secret! sends up spy movies and cheesy teen rock & roll musicals. Val Kilmer stars as swivel-hipped American rocker Nick Rivers, a sort of blonde Elvis whose secret weapon is Little Richard's tune "Tutti Fruitti." On tour behind the Iron Curtain, Nick strikes blows for democracy overtly and covertly, with his music as well as his espionage skills. In short, this is a very, very silly motion picture. Some great gags, including a subtitled scene in a Swedish book shop, and an inspired bit with a Ford Pinto that not everybody may get anymore. (The Pinto, you may or may not recall, was notoriously prone to gas tank explosions when rear-ended.) --Jim Emerson
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 Overlooked comedy September 15, 2008
I saw this movie as a teenager in the 80's with my friends. What a blast! Val Kilmer is truly hilarious. He should do more comedy. If you like movies like Airplane! and Hot Shots! you'll enjoy this one too. There are a lot sight gags in this movie.
The jokes are older, like from the 40's, so I'm not sure it matters what age watches it. If you've had any kind of history lessons, the jokes and gags will be funny.
 Brillante May 12, 2008
Aun me rio cuando la veo, brillante, Val Kilmer destaca
I still laugh when I see the movie, Val Kilmer is really amazing in this movie
A classic April 9, 2008
Frankly, I think this movie was way better than the airplane flicks. If you haven't seen it, you are missing out. Go get it, watch it, and then watch it again. Every time I put this movie in, I end up watching it about five times in a row--at least.
 fun movie October 17, 2007
I love this one! it's a classic! I saw it a looong time ago and just had to get it, to bad it doesn't come with more subtitles have some friends from abroad that liked it but did't get all of it, they're english wasn't that good lol, still I loved the movie!!!
 Don't Waste Your Money August 10, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I loved the Naked Gun Trilogy, and Airplane had many funny moments .... but DO NOT BUY "Top Secret" without renting it through Netflix or Blockbuster, or heck, I'll give you my copy! This movie is soooooooo much slower-paced than the others mentioned earlier that I was literally nodding off at 10:00 PM! The gags were so weak that we actually found ourselves saying ... "Oh, there was a funny one". Unfortunately, that only happened about once every 15 minutes. How sad. If a movie is truly funny you don't sit there thinking back and saying when was the last time I laughed during this. Even at $6.99, I feel like I wasted my money. Learn from our mistake and save 90 minutes of your life (you'll thank us later)!!!
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