Line #4 YMMV/HotShots

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1	* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Sylvester Levay's rocking anthem during the opening and ending credits, a wonderful homage to the famous theme from ''Film/TopGun''.
2	* CrossesTheLineTwice: Possibly Dead Meat's death, but for sure his funeral.
3	* GeniusBonus: When Admiral Benson is unable to remember if he was wounded by a bazooka at "Little Bighorn... or was it Okinawa?", his clarification of "the one without the Indians" actually excludes both, due to the presence of Navajo Code Talkers at Okinawa.
4	* HilariousInHindsight:
5	** Admiral Benson's eulogy eventually involves characters from ''Film/TheGodfather'', which is made funnier [[Film/JaneAustensMafia given what Lloyd Bridges later appeared in]].
6	** Ramada's bisexual flirting is made funnier by the setup for TheReveal in the sequel.
7	** It's impossible to see any scenes with Topper and Washout together without thinking of Series/TwoAndAHalfMen.
8	** The final mission ends with Topper ComingInHot. In ''Film/TopGunMaverick'', [[spoiler: Maverick does the same thing in the end.]]
9	** ''Film/TopGunMaverick'' bears striking resemblance to the Hot Shots!, much more than original movie. Premise with brilliant and experienced, but troubled pilot among younger aviators; main mission being a ground strike on nuclear facility, etc...
10	* HoYay: Wash Out is very interested in Topper from the beginning of their acquaintance, he wants to say goodbye to Topper when he is fired, and when Topper manages the action and comes out in one piece, the others cheer, but he bursts out in tears of joy. Not to mention [[MeadowRun running to him with open arms]] in the happy end.
11	** Maybe it's just [[Series/TwoAndAHalfMen brotherly love]]?
12	* RetroactiveRecognition:
13	** Washout is played by Creator/JonCryer, who would later reunite with Creator/CharlieSheen on ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen''.
14	** Dead Meat is William O'Leary, later to be recognized as Tim's brother Marty on ''Series/HomeImprovement'' and General Xaviax from ''Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight''. His wife is Heidi Swedberg, who'll go on to be Susan Ross on ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}''.
15	** Mailman is ''Series/WhoseLineIsItAnyway'' staple Ryan Stiles, who not only starred with Cryer and Sheen on ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'', but also was in the sequel in a larger role.

Context YMMV / HotShots