Hot Shots! featuring Charlie Sheen includes scenes spoofing a film about a boxer named Rocky Balboa, who is portrayed by whom in the original 1976 film?
Hot Shots! Hot Shots! is a 1991 comedy film which stars Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Jon Cryer, Kevin Dunn, Kristy Swanson, and Bill Irwin. It was directed by Jim Abrahams, co-director of "Airplane!", and was written by Abrahams and Pat Proft. It was followed by a sequel, "Hot Shots! Part Deux" in 1993. Both Sheen and Cryer would later costar in the TV series "Two and a Half Men", with Ryan Stiles playing a recurring role. The film is primarily a parody of "Top Gun", with some scenes spoofing other popular films, including "9½ Weeks", "Dances with Wolves", "Marathon Man", "Rocky", "Superman" and "Gone with the Wind".
Helter Skelter (1976 film) Helter Skelter is a 1976 television film based on the 1974 book by prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry. In the United States, it aired over two nights. In some countries it was shown in theaters with additional footage (nudity, language and more violence).