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Top Secret! | 
| Director: Jim Abrahams
Actors: Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Peter Cushing, Jeremy Kemp, Christopher Villiers
Studio: Paramount
Category: Movie
Buy New: $7.49
Rating:  125 reviews
Sales Rank: 16143
Genre: Action
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 91 Minutes
ASIN: B000Y90VO2
Theatrical Release Date: June 8, 1984
Release Date: October 1, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
The second of Zucker-Abraham-Zucker's theatrical-feature spoofs (Airplane was the first, discounting the patchwork Kentucky Fried Movie), Top Secret! lampoons practically every film genre. Specifically, however, this is a hybrid of an "Elvis" movie and a World War II "underground resistance" thriller. In his film debut, Val Kilmer plays Nick Rivers, a Presley-like American rock idol sent behind the Iron Curtain on a goodwill tour. Before long, he is involved in a complex espionage scheme thanks to beautiful Lucy Gutteridge, the daughter of a scientist (Michael Gough) held captive by the Communists. Also essential to the action is flamboyant resistance leader Christopher Villiers, who behaves like Victor Mature in Betrayed (1954) and talks like James Mason. Adhering to Z-A-Z's cheerful disregard for people, places and events, the East Germans are depicted as Nazis, while the Underground is comprised of Frenchmen. The plot is mainly an excuse for the Z-A-Z team's fondness for joke-a-minute lampoonery, skewering cinematic targets ranging from The Blue Lagoon (1980) to The Wizard of Oz (1939). As in Z-A-Z's other efforts, Top Secret! scores its biggest yocks when invoking cliches that we never realized were cliches-and falls on its face whenever attempting a too-obvious gag (the biggest clinker: that pigeon statue in the park). |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 120 more reviews...
 3 stars out of 4 December 28, 2008
One-Line Film Reviews (Ann Arbor)
The Bottom Line:
One of the more amusing movies put forth by the ZAZ boys, Top Secret is still quite capable of delivering laughs 20+ years after it was originally released.
Fun, funny,..... December 27, 2008
Samuel E. Barker (INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI United States)
I give this 4.5 out of 5. I have always liked this comedy. If you like airplane you'll like this more. These guys poke fun at everything, even car mfg. Ford pinto go boom!!!!!. It's a keeper if you buy it. Good to keep around if nothing else catches your interest.
 A must see for anyone with a sense of humor! October 13, 2008
Damian Guajardo (San Francisco, CA)
I love this movie. It never gets old. Top Secret is an often overlooked comedic treasure.
Overlooked comedy September 15, 2008
Patti Myers (Harrisburg, PA USA)
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
Max Kreimerman
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
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