based on 27 reviews. The site's consensus reads, "Hot Shots! hits most of its parodic targets with aplomb, excelling as a daffy good time thanks to inspired gags and Charlie Sheen's crack comedic timing". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B" on an A+ to F scale. The film was chosen for the 1991 Royal Film Performance. Notes The Folland Gnat portrayed the fictional carrier-based "Oscar EW-5894 Phallus Tactical Fighter Bomber" flown by US Navy pilots. References External links 1991 films American aviation films American parody films 1990s parody films Films directed by Jim Abrahams 20th Century Fox films Films about the United States Army Films about the United States Navy Films set in Iraq Military humor in film American slapstick comedy films Films scored by Sylvester Levay Prosthetics in fiction Films with screenplays by Jim Abrahams Films with screenplays by Pat Proft Cultural depictions of Saddam Hussein 1991 comedy films 1990s English-language films 20th Century Studios franchises 1990s American films Films shot in San Diego Films shot in Los Angeles