Top Secret!

1984
PG
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

75K

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Parody Slapstick Comedy Crime Music

An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resi... Read allAn American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist.An American rock and roll singer is invited to a cultural festival in East Germany in order to distract from a plot to destroy NATO submarines, but he accidentally becomes involved in a resistance plot to rescue an imprisoned scientist.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

75K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

3,016

110

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Trivia
The songs that Val Kilmer sings in the film are actually performed by him and were featured on the film's soundtrack released in 1984 under Kilmer's character's name Nick Rivers.

Goofs
Nick puts the 20th tally on the jail cell wall representing his 20th minute in jail. In the next shot, the wall doesn't show any tally marks.

Quotes
General Streck, German High Command: [talking on the phone] What is the condition of Sergeant Kruger?
[pause]
General Streck, German High Command: Very well, let me know if there is any change in his condition.
[Hangs up]
General Streck, German High Command: He's dead.

Crazy credits
End credits contain an empty title card that reads: "This Space For Rent."

Alternate versions
Several scenes are in the television version that are not in the video release version:
A two scene subplot involving Commandant van Horst's dog.
When Nick (Kilmer) spits at General Streck (Kemp) the projectile ricochets off of two walls.
In the park, Nick offers Hillary (Gutteridge) a cart of beverages.
When Nick and Hillary kiss, breaking the guitar, much of the scene is edited. They roll in front of two buildings and a window overlooking a burning building.
Near the end, Cedric (Sharif) crushes Streck in a car as he had been.

Connections
Edited into The Paul Behragam Talk Show: Balto 3 R&T Part 3 (2015)

Soundtracks
Skeet Surfing
Parody medley based on:
"Surfin' U.S.A." by Brian Wilson and Chuck Berry
"Fun, Fun, Fun" by Brian Wilson and Mike Love (as Michael Love)
"Little Honda" by Brian Wilson and Mike Love (as Michael Love)
"California Girls" by Brian Wilson
"Hawaii" by Brian Wilson
Produced by Mike Moran
Performed by Val Kilmer

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Review

Featured review

7/10

Val Kilmer Steals the Movie

In East Germany, the American rock and roll singer Nick Rivers (Val Kilmer) meets Hillary Flammond (Lucy Gutteridge) in a fancy restaurant. Hillary is a member from the resistance and her hope is to rescue her father, the scientist Dr. Paul Flammond (Michael Gough), who is imprisoned by the Germans to develop a powerful weapon. Nick is arrested and sent to prison for helping Hillary and he meets Dr. Flammond in his laboratory. Hillary helps him to escape during a show and when he tells that he has met Dr. Flammond in the prison to Hillary, they decide to seek out the resistance leader. When they meet him, they discover that Nigel (Christopher Villiers) was Hillary's first lover. Further, they learn that there is a traitor in the resistance. Who might be the traitor?

"Top Secret" is a very funny comedy by Jim Abrahams and David Zucker. The plot is a parody to World Was II movies with the French resistance and it is impossible not laughing along the adventures of Nick Rivers in the East Germany. Val Kilmer steals the movie wit ha magnificent performance and singing most of the songs. In the end, time is cruel to everyone. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Top Secret – Super Confidencial" ("Top Secret – Super Confidential")

Note: On 24 Sep 2017, I saw this film again.