Top Secret! (1984)

Voti degli utenti:

7.0/10   

Directors:

Jim Abrahams
David Zucker
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Scrittori:

Jim Abrahams (writer) &
David Zucker (writer) ...
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Data di uscita:

8 giugno 1984 (USA)

Genere:

Azione | Commedia | Romantico

Slogan:

Movie? What movie?

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Spy | East Germany | Elvis | Bar Fight | Plane

Recensioni degli utenti:

very underrated

Cast

Val Kilmer	...	Nick Rivers
Lucy Gutteridge	...	Hillary Flammond
Peter Cushing	...	Bookstore Proprietor
Jeremy Kemp	...	General Streck
Christopher Villiers	...	Nigel 'The Torch', Resistance Leader
Warren Clarke	...	Colonel von Horst
Harry Ditson	...	Du Quois, Resistance Member
Jim Carter	...	Déjà Vu, Resistance Member
Eddie Tagoe	...	Chocolate Mousse, Resistance Member
Omar Sharif	...	Agent Cedric
Tristram Jellinek	...	Major Crumpler
Billy J. Mitchell	...	Martin, Nick's Manager
Major Wiley	...	Train Porter
Gertan Klauber	...	Mayor of Berlin
Richard Mayes	...	Comrade Biletnikov, Russian Tenor
Vyvyan Lorrayne	...	Madam Bergerone
Nancy Abrahams	...	Pregnant Woman
Ian McNeice	...	Blind Souvenir Vendor
John Sharp	...	Maitre D'
Michael Burlington	...	Waiter
Marcus Powell	...	Little German
Louise Yaffe	...	Cafe Diner
Charlotte Zucker	...	Cafe Diner
Susan Breslau	...	Cafe Diner
Helen Kahan	...	Cafe Diner
Burton Zucker	...	Chef
Richard Pescud	...	Priest at Fleurgendorf Prison
John J. Carney	...	Klaus, Prison Interrogator
Russell Sommers	...	Student
Michael Gough	...	Dr. Paul Flammond
O.T.	...	Bruno, Prison Interrogator
Sara Montague	...	Crying Girl at Nick's Concert
Gerry Paris	...	Back-Up Singer
David Adams	...	Back-Up Singer
Geoff Wayne	...	Back-Up Singer
Steve Ubels	...	German Soldier
Chas Bryer	...	German Soldier
Mac McDonald	...	German Soldier
Mandy Nunn	...	Young Hillary
Lee Sheward	...	Young Nigel
Janos Kurucz	...	Wagon Driver / Resistance Member
Sydney Arnold	...	Albert Potato, Resistance Member
Dimitri Andreas	...	Latrine, Resistance Member
Michelle Martin	...	Der Pizzahaus Girl
Nicola Wright	...	Der Pizzahaus Girl
Lisa Gruenberg	...	Der Pizzahaus Girl
Andrew Hawkins	...	British Pilot
Richard Bonehill	...	Scarecrow
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Jim Abrahams	...	German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
Jack Cooper	...	Sergeant Kruger (uncredited)
Harry Fielder	...	German guard (uncredited)
Derek Lyons	...	German Soldier (uncredited)
David Zucker	...	German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)
Jerry Zucker	...	German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)

Regia di
Jim Abrahams
David Zucker
Jerry Zucker

Scritto da
Jim Abrahams		(writer) &
David Zucker		(writer) &
Jerry Zucker		(writer) and
Martyn Burke		(writer)

Prodotto da
Jim Abrahams	....	executive producer
Jon Davison	....	producer
Tom Jacobson	....	associate producer
Hunt Lowry	....	producer
David Zucker	....	executive producer
Jerry Zucker	....	executive producer

Musiche originali di
Maurice Jarre

Fotografia di
Christopher Challis

Montaggio di
Françoise Bonnot
Bernard Gribble

Responsabile casting
Susan Arnold
Lucy Boulting
Mary Selway

Scenografie di
Michael Lamont
Peter Lamont

Architetto-scenografo
John Fenner
Michael Lamont

Arredatore
Crispian Sallis

Costumi di
Emma Porteus

Trucco
Joan Carpenter	....	supervising hairdresser
Kay Freeborn	....	makeup artist
Stuart Freeborn	....	makeup supervisor
Betty Glasow	....	hair stylist

Direttore di produzione
Donald Toms	....	production manager

Aiuto regista
Jerry Daly	....	second assistant director
Gerry Gavigan	....	first assistant director: second unit
Mike Higgins	....	second assistant director
Mike Higgins	....	key second assistant director
Barry Langley	....	assistant director
Jack Lowin	....	second unit director
Joe Powell	....	second unit director
Trevor Puckle	....	third assistant director
Andrew Warren	....	assistant director: second unit

Dipartimento artistico
David Allday	....	draughtsman
Michael Boone	....	draughtsman
Jille Brown	....	art department assistant (as Jillie Brown)
Roger W. Deer	....	sketch artist (as Roger Deer)
Dennis Griffin	....	production buyer
Mark Hedges	....	stand-by prop
Wally Hill	....	props chargehand
Carol Lay	....	sketch artist
Joe Monks	....	painter
Jim Morahan	....	assistant art director
Trevor Nicol	....	carpenter
Brian Payne	....	property master
Michael Redding	....	construction manager
Ernest Smith	....	scenic artist
Jacqueline Stears	....	scenic artist
Paul Taggart	....	plasterer

Sonoro
Derek Ball	....	sound recordist
Peter Best	....	sound editor: UK
David Campling	....	supervising sound editor
Ron Davis	....	sound editor: UK
Bob Gavin	....	sound editor: UK
Gerry Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken Nightingall	....	boom operator
Robin O'Donoghue	....	sound re-recording mixer

Effetti speciali
Nick Allder	....	special effects supervisor
Nick Dudman	....	animatronic technician
Joe Fitt	....	special effects technician
Verner Gresty	....	animatronic technician
John McGoldrick	....	special effects technician
Sue Oakes	....	animatronic technician
Terry Schubert	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects
Martin Body	....	rostrum cameraman

Controfigure
Jack Cooper	....	stunts (as Jackie Cooper)
Clive Curtis	....	stunts
Martin Grace	....	stunts
Frank Henson	....	stunts
Eddie Kidd	....	stunts
Gareth Milne	....	stunts
Valentino Musetti	....	stunts (as Val Musetti)
Eddie Powell	....	stunts
Joe Powell	....	stunt arranger
Doug Robinson	....	stunts
Dickey Beer	....	stunts (uncredited)

Riprese e attrezzature elettriche
Steve Claydon	....	focus puller: second unit
Freddie Cooper	....	camera operator
Allen Daviau	....	director of photography: additional photography
Joe Finn	....	gaffer
John Fletcher	....	clapper loader
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse	....	grip (as Chunky Huse)
Laurie Ridley	....	still photographer
Randall Robinson	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
Tony Strachan	....	focus puller

Dipartimento animazione
Sally Cruikshank	....	animation sequence
Jeff Goldner	....	animation sequence

Casting
Gretchen Rennell	....	casting: New York

Costume e guardaroba
Tiny Nicholls	....	wardrobe master

Dipartimento editoriale
Elizabeth Barnard	....	assistant editor: USA
Michael John Bateman	....	first assistant editor
Dina Eaton	....	assistant editor: UK

Reparto musiche
Robert Hathaway	....	music editor: UK (as Bob Hathaway)
Maurice Jarre	....	conductor
Richard Stone	....	music editor: USA
Eric Tomlinson	....	score mixer
Kevin Townend	....	orchestrator: songs

Altro personale
Sid Barnsby	....	production accountant
Joy Bayley	....	production assistant: UK
Marilyn Clarke	....	continuity: second unit
Pamela Davies	....	continuity
Brian Doyle	....	publicist
Norma Garment	....	production assistant: UK
Gillian Gregory	....	choreographer
Allan James	....	location manager
Derek Lyons	....	double: Val Kilmer
Betty Moos	....	assistant to producer
Christopher Palmer	....	assistant: Maurice Jarre
Vic Smith	....	location manager
Tony Wathen	....	diving master

Ringraziamenti
Howard Kaylan	....	special thanks
Mark Volman	....	special thanks

Società di produzione

• Kingsmere Properties
• Paramount Pictures

Distributori

• Paramount Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1985) (Argentina) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (Greece) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (Spain) (2002) (Spain) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (1995) (USA) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Greece) (theatrical)

Altre società

• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, The  orchestra
• Twickenham Film Studios  sound re-recording

Durata:

90 min

Nazionalità:

USA | UK

Lingua:

Inglese | Tedesco | Yiddish

Colore:

Colore (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby

Divieti:

Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/6 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Finland:K-12 | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:15 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Luoghi riprese:

Godrevy, St Ives, Cornwall, England, UK

Compagnia:

Kingsmere Properties

Curiosità:

In the restaurant scene, when Hillary places an order with the waiter in apparent German, she's actually speaking in Yiddish. A rough translation of her line is, "Go bash your head in."

Errori:

Errori rivelatori: In the "Pizza Haus" dance, when Nick (Val) runs up the wall and back flips, the cable of his trapeze rig is visible.

Citazioni:

Martin: Nick, I've tried everything: the embassy, the German government, the consulate. I even talked to the U.N. ambassador. It's no use, I just can't bring my wife to orgasm.

Collegamenti:

Citato in GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (2004) (VG)

Colonna sonora:

A HARD DAYS NIGHT

very underrated

The Zucker-Abrahams-Zucker team, master of the rapid-fire humor and insane spoofs, strike again! This time with "Top Secret!", which is a very underrated movie that, in my humble opinion, is just as good as "Airplane!" (which of course is considered their best work).

I don't understand it - what makes this film inferior to "Airplane!"? There are just as many jokes, the jokes are just as good, the timing is as always perfect. Am I missing something? Is it just that "Airplane!" was bold in breaking barriers for spoof movies, setting a precedent that "Top Secret!" was just there to follow?

That's not to diminish the quality of "Airplane!", which is one of my favorites. But what's wrong with "Top Secret!"? Why only a 6.6 rating? It must be from those purists who don't understand movies like this, and don't like this movie because the plot is not as well-developed as the plot of "Airplane!" Don't get me wrong - ordinarily a more developed plot only makes a movie funnier, but in the case of a spoof like this, the plot isn't important (it has often been said that the plot is just a "clothesline" for the jokes in such movies). Those purists completely miss the point of this movie.

Watch this movie unless you're one of those blasted aforementioned purists. If that is the case, go watch "The Philadelphia Story" for the thousandth time.