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Top Secret! (1984)

Val Kilmer , Lucy Gutteridge , David Zucker , Jerry Zucker  |  PG |  DVD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (153 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: Val Kilmer, Lucy Gutteridge, Peter Cushing, Jeremy Kemp, Christopher Villiers
  • Directors: David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams
  • Writers: David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Martyn Burke
  • Producers: David Zucker
  • Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
  • Subtitles: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
  • Studio: Paramount
  • DVD Release Date: July 16, 2002
  • Run Time: 90 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (153 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000066C6Z
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,088 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
  • Learn more about "Top Secret!" on IMDb

Special Features

  • Four alternate scenes
  • Storyboards

Editorial Reviews

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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

Product Description

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). Everyone has his or her favorite bits in this film: our faves include the resistance fighter named Deja Vu ("Haven't we met somewhere before?"), Kilmer's horrible nightmare while being tortured (he arrives too late to take final exams), the army-booted cow, the sensitive Pinto, and the East German National Anthem, sung to the tune of the Shorewood (Wisconsin) High School marching song. But let's say no more: comedy of this nature is designed to be seen, not written or read about.

Customer Reviews

Very funny movie! "stefanie24"  |  37 reviewers made a similar statement
This movie made me laugh like no other movie has. I. Hsieh  |  36 reviewers made a similar statement
Val Kilmer is hillarious and a great singer. Jennifer Line  |  15 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Well-Deserved Exclamation Point June 2, 2004
Format:DVD
Top Secret! - the Jim Abrahams/Zucker Bros.' follow-up to Airplane! - does for (or is that *to*) Elvis movies and WWII espionage films what the earlier feature did for/to the airborne disaster genre. The gags are slightly more immature (not necessarily a bad thing, but in some cases may have been better had they been allowed to age a little before being put into production), but some, like the forced-perspective oversize phone or saying farewell to the Scarecrow, rival anything the ZAZ team has ever done.

The music is a mixed bag. "Skeet Surfing" and the Macy's jingle are great. "Tutti-Fruitti" and "Straighten the Rug" are less so (not that every song in an Elvis movie was worthy of screen time, either). Kudos to Val Kilmer, though; even when he's camping it up, the musical numbers remain watch- and listenable.

The only thing I don't care for on the disc is the audio commentary. The production team really rips the movie apart as if they had tried to make a "serious" film that fell apart. In that case, learning why/how it failed would be interesting and instructive. To shred a spoof film, especially a sophomore and sophomoric effort like Top Secret!, is entirely unwarranted. Sure there are plot holes. Sure it makes no sense that submarine would crash into a prison dungeon. Sure some things are only mildly amusing. Drawing undue attention to them is doubly pointless. Sheesh! If you're a big fan, skip the commentary.

I really enjoyed this movie and really (mostly) enjoyed its presentation on the DVD. There aren't a lot of extras, but be sure to hunt for the Easter Egg - it's definitely worth finding.

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The funniest slapstick comedy ever made! February 15, 1999
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Format:VHS Tape
Just barely nudging out their own "Airplane!," I think Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker's "Top Secret" is the best slapstick comedy ever. It's got all a film should have: action, comedy, romance, great songs. This is unquestionably Val Kilmer's best movie, and he is perfect as Nick Rivers, the Elvis-like troubadour who is so famous that not even Frank Sinatra fits on the bill. The sight gags and puns are horrendously funny. I could spend hours recalling my favorite scenes. The film is a postmodern masterpiece, successfully intertwining and spoofing cliches from just about every film in the genre (most notably James Bond films and Elvis movies). The film openly points outs its flaws ("it's like the plot to some bad movie"), and celebrates film flubs. It breaks all the rules of "classic" cinema, and has made other spoof films basically impossible to be funny (films like "Spy Hard" and "Loaded Weapon").
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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Funny Then - Funny Now December 29, 2000
Format:VHS Tape
The ZAZ team (Zucker/Abrahams/Zucker) doesn't disappoint in the laugh department with this movie. This is mainly slapstick and visual gags, but it's the best of them. If you want some stupid, no-brain, sexual innuendo, parody comedy then this is the greatest!

This movie made me laugh like no other movie has. Val Kilmer has a wonderful performance as a rock-star and foreign dignitary. The parodies of popular Beach Boys and Elvis songs are hilarious. The best scene and most creative I thought would have to be in the bookstore. You HAVE to see it to believe it. It made me laugh incredibly hard. You may have to pause the movie every once in a while so you can breathe. Although that may be exaggerating a bit it isn't far off.

This movie is well worth the money you pay for it. The laughs it delivers are tremendous and timeless. Have fun and don't laugh too hard!

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the greatest!
The campy humor in this movie is amazing! Funny story, great acting and a young Val kilmer that just kills it with comedy one liners!
Published 3 days ago by Clint
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic in its genre
The world has changed a lot since this movie was released. So, much of the humor in it might be lost to younger viewers. Even so, the movie is hilarious, fast paced and irreverent. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Clifford F. Thies
5.0 out of 5 stars GASONLINE!
Is delicious! A classic slapstick adventure starring Val Kilmer as Nick Rivers, an American Rock and Roller, trapped in East Germany.
Published 9 days ago by Jason McMaster
5.0 out of 5 stars great movie an airplane type laugher
If you like airplane or naked gun you'll like this movie. Hilarious spoof during WWII. A young VAL Kilmer is good in this movie.
Published 1 month ago by William Ferreira
5.0 out of 5 stars I almost died of laughter on this movie when it came to the cow...
Hahahahahaha,heheheheheheh,hihihihihihihihihi,hohohohohohoho.huhuhuhuhuhuhu... YOU GET IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
For crazy comedy around the year of my high school graduation. Read more
Published 2 months ago by MC Junior
5.0 out of 5 stars Back in the day
Still Makes me laugh. When Val Kilmer was thin. Made quite a while ago, but still has that Airplane humor that I love.
Published 3 months ago by Mickey A. Burk
5.0 out of 5 stars This movie is one of the goofiest, funniest, "did you catch that?"...
This is a really funny movie that skewers a few different genres, including spies, war, love. You'll laugh all the way through and we watch is often to catch the funny lines we... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kenneth Antonioli
4.0 out of 5 stars :)
Very funny movie. It was recommended to me by friend of mine. We had a great time watching it :)
Published 4 months ago by Agata Drozdz
1.0 out of 5 stars Terrible quality
The sound track was off and was very annoying. Very poor quality. I would not purchase again. If it wasn't a hassle I would return this.
Published 4 months ago by Bee
5.0 out of 5 stars family gives it "totally 5 stars"
This is a hilarious gag-based comedy for ages 10 through adult. The one caveat: infrequent, crude sexual references that mar an otherwise family-friendly film.
Published 4 months ago by Atomiczapper =D
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