Top Secret!

1984 · Movie · 90 min. · United States

Comedy Broad Comedy Parody Music Spy Film Cult Movie

Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker--of AIRPLANE! and NAKED GUN fame--wrote and directed this genre-hopping slapstick juggernaut which lampoons World War II spy films and Elvis movies, making many other satirical stops along the way. East Germany is planning a cultural festival, and invites rock-and-roll singer Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) (but only after Leonard Bernstein can't make it). The festival, however is a mere distraction so that the Germans can launch a secret attack on a submarine fleet without being detected. Nick soon finds himself involved with the French resistance, encountering slapstick gags and film parodies every time he turns around.

Direction Jim Abrahams · David Zucker · Jerry Zucker

Cast Val Kilmer · Lucy Gutteridge · Omar Sharif · Christopher Villiers · Michael Gough · Jeremy Kemp · Warren Clarke · Harry Ditson · Jim Carter · Eddie Tagoe · Peter Cushing · Billy J. Mitchell · Ian McNeice