Top Secret! (1984)

Directed by

David Zucker, Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker

Genre

parody film, spy film

Country

United Kingdom, United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 1,423 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An American rock and roll singer goes to East Germany for a performance and gets tangled up in a plot to rescue a scientist from enemy forces. He teams up with a French resistance fighter and uses his musical talents to help the mission.

sillyfast-pacedabsurdplayfulenergeticzanylighthearted

What happens

Top Secret! is a 1984 action comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams, David Zucker, and Jerry Zucker (ZAZ) and Martyn Burke. It stars Val Kilmer in his film debut and Lucy Gutteridge alongside a supporting cast including Omar Sharif, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, and Jeremy Kemp. The film parodies various film styles such as musicals starring Elvis Presley, spy films of the Cold War era and World War II films. The original music score was composed by Maurice Jarre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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