The highestgrossing film of 1984 was beverly hills cop. Directed by jim abrahams, david zucker, jerry zucker. Top secret script transcript from the screenplay andor. In this espionage adventure, a american agent is assigned to head for rome and retrieve a stolen cache of plutonium. With val kilmer, lucy gutteridge, peter cushing, jeremy kemp. Forget about the film itself, the very idea of an elvis presley movie being mixed with a french resistance film and produced by the airplane. Especially when he kept pressing the horn and the wipers while trying to reach the glove box from the inside to retrieve the ballet ticket.
If the story sounds like a complicated mishmash of plot threads, well, thats the point. I thought the scene where cedric the english secret agent walks into hillarys room. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. My friend claims that i have a cornpone sense of humor, because of my origins deep in central illinois. Display as images display as list make and model make and year year category importancerole date added new ones first episode appearance ep. Ghostbusters overtook it, however, with a rerelease the following year. Sharif accepted the invitation, and a very special dinner was prepared for him. In his film debut, val kilmer plays nick rivers, a presleylike american rock idol sent behind the iron curtain on a goodwill tour. Frank drebin, the deadpan idiot with a detectives badge. This range of subject matter may account for the relatively low box office. This script is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of top secret. This time zucker and abrahams are spoofing, most notably, elvis films and. Yes, some of the lines are stinkers, and some must have seemed funnier in the 1980s than they do today. And though considered a cult classic today, top secret.
Instead its a three film pack of the naked gun, airplane. Many of the indoor scenes in the movie were filmed at a theatre in slough, england. The naked gun david zuckerof the zuckerabrahamszucker creative troika behind airplane. Deutscher trailer top secret i do not own any rights and i do not earn money from this video. I know, i know, i still need to get the cast names in there and ill be eternally tweaking it, so if you have any corrections, feel free to drop me a line. Parody of wwii spy movies in which an american rock and roll singer becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue a scientist imprisoned in east germany. That fact was a contributing factor to his being offered the role of jim morrison in the doors. Rivers joins forces with agent cedric and flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, dr.
Cest une parodie delirante des films despionnage avec val kilmer tout jeune a lepoque. A general foods showcase tv presentation, family secrets first aired on may, 1984. British filming locations for the movie top secret. Val is a famous singer and is asked to go behind the iron curtain as it was known then to perform, but gets caught up in a spy top secret which includes a kidnapped scientist.
The fulcrum theatre was also used for the concert scenes. Val kilmer first film and did great and even sang in it. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous hillary flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Christopher villiers, jeremy kemp, lucy gutteridge, michael gough, omar sharif, val kilmer official content from paramount home. As a gemini, however, i contain multitudes, and i also have a highly sophisticated, sharply. Laika, the independent animation studio behind oscarnominated films such as coraline, says its portlandarea studio will remain closed at least through may 1 due to the coronavirus pandemic, while all employees are being paid in full with all benefits in place during this time. I have a friend who claims he only laughed real loud on five occasions during top secret.
Sean, door and steve talk about the 1984 film top secret. But when i hear the overused title top secret this is the only thing that springs to mind. You couldnt really have done a sequel to zero hour so. Its stupid, but its really funny and cleverly done. Kilmer is at his second best, after the doors, with an elvis presley and spymovie spoof. An often overlooked maybe even misunderstood film from the zuckerabramszucker team who gave us airplane.
But he didnt show up, and soon it was found out he already. Specifically, however, this is a hybrid of an elvis movie and a world war ii underground resistance thriller. The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration. Popular and dashing american singer nick rivers travels to east germany to perform in a music festival. Movies locations people blog articles site info contact donate. It was the first time in five years that the topgrossing film did not involve george lucas or. It stars val kilmer in his film debut role and lucy gutteridge alongside a supporting cast featuring omar sharif, peter cushing, michael gough, and jeremy kemp.
That fact was a contributing factor to his being offered the role of. In his film debut, val kilmer plays nick rivers, a presleylike american rock idol sent behind. American rock star nick rivers teams up with the lovely hillary. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival. In addition to starring, stefanie powers also came up with the films premise and functioned as coproducer. This film is so funny, did not stop laughing from start to finish. The second of zuckerabrahamzuckers theatricalfeature spoofs airplane was the first, discounting the patchwork kentucky fried movie, top secret. Paul, from the germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing. Top rated shows most popular shows browse tv shows by genre tv news india tv spotlight. The theatre the fulcrum is now a multiscreen cinema complex, situated right in the middle of town. Finally, the top secret script is here for all you quotes spouting fans of the val kilmer movie. The following is an overview of events in 1984 in film, including the highestgrossing films, award ceremonies and festivals, a list of films released and notable deaths the years highestgrossing film was beverly hills cop. The 1984 comedy movie featuring val kilmer and lucy gutteridge at the award winning 80s movies rewind. In this comedy kilmer played nick rivers, a poprock star who goes to east germany to sing in a music festival but does not know that the leadership of that country is about to attempt to bring all of germany under communist control.
Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Not only is this a bizarre world but seems to be playing games with time and history, the communist east germany being portrayed as a kind of war time nazi setup. Dont tell anyone parody of wwii spy movies in which an american rock and roll singer becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue a scientist imprisoned in east germany. After developing an entirely new kind of comedy, altogether with flying high. Directors were very happy that omar sharif accepted the role of british agent, so they invited him to a dinner after he completed his scenes.
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