Hot Shots! Part Deux. 1993 20th Century Fox.
Starring: Charlie Sheen, Lloyd Bridges, Valeria Golino, Richard Crenna, Brenda Bakke, Miguel Ferrer, Ryan Stiles, Rowan Atkinson, Jerry Haleva, Michael Colyar, Martin Sheen (uncredited)
Director: Jim Abrahams
Available at Amazon: Single DVD. Two-fer with Hot Shots!
When two rescue parties sent to Saddam Hussein's palace are taken hostage, it's up to Topper Harley (Sheen) to come out of retirement to lead the third rescue party to Iraq. Topper has retired from the Navy since the last movie, and has taken residence in a small Buddhist village somewhere in the wilderness. Colonel Walters (Crenna) and Michelle Huddleston (Bakke) from the CIA find Topper in a humorous Muay Thai competition, which he wins in a humorous fashion (duh!) Topper is reluctant to assist the government, but agrees to take part after the second rescue party botches its mission.
On the mission, Topper is joined by Commander Arbin Harbinger (Ferrer) and the incompetent but lovable soldiers Williams and Rabinowitz (Colyar & Stiles). He relies on his patented all-practical Swiss Army bowie knife, and is surprised to find that their contact in the wilderness is Ramada (Golino).
When things seem to go wrong, the President, Tug Benson (Bridges), personally goes to Iraq to take matters in his own hands. Topper and company are all right, though, but there seems to be a traitor in the ranks somewhere. Can the saboteur be overcame, and can our boys be rescued from Saddam once and for all?
Not that bad, but obviously, it isn't as funny as the original. Recommended.
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