first Hot Shots! will probably get tickled by this second helping, although the barrage of laughs miss more than they hit this time around". Roger Ebert noted that the film references such movies as Rambo III, Lady and the Tramp and Apocalypse Now, as well as the fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Ebert concluded, "Movies like this are more or less impervious to the depredations of movie critics. Either you laugh, or you don't. I laughed." The film became a financial success at the box office in 1993, grossing over $130 million worldwide. Mockumentary promotion As part of the film's promotion, a mockumentary was aired on HBO. Titled Hearts of Hot Shots! Part Deux—A Filmmaker's Apology, the mockumentary parodied Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse, the 1991 documentary about the making of the film Apocalypse Now (which starred Charlie Sheen's father, Martin Sheen). Martin and Charlie Sheen briefly encounter each other in a scene in the main movie, parodying Apocalypse Now and Platoon, where they pass each other in PBR vessels along a river, and shout across to each other, "I loved you in Wall Street!". References External links 1993 films 1990s parody films American parody films American sequel films Military humor in film Films about the United States Army Films scored by Basil Poledouris Films directed by Jim Abrahams Films set in Iraq Films set in Thailand Cultural depictions of Saddam Hussein Films with screenplays by Jim Abrahams Films with screenplays by Pat Proft 20th Century Fox films American slapstick comedy films 1993 comedy films 1990s English-language films 1990s American films