Top Secret!

Don't tell anyone.

1984 • 90 min • Comedy

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Synopsis

Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.

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Best from age 9

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American rock and roll star Nick Rivers gets caught up in a spy caper in East Germany, joining forces with a beautiful resistance fighter to rescue her scientist father. Expect hilarious sight gags, absurd humor, and musical numbers in this classic spoof.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 2/10
Romance & sensuality: 2/10
Scary moments: 1/10

Heads up

Some slapstick violence and pratfalls
Brief suggestive humor
Occasional cartoonish peril

What it models well

Courage and heroism
Fighting for freedom
Teamwork and friendship

Talk about it after

Understanding satire and parody
The absurdity of totalitarianism
Cultural differences in the 1980s

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Top billed cast

Director: Jim Abrahams, Jerry Zucker, David Zucker • Crew: Jerry Zucker, Martyn Burke, Jim Abrahams, David Zucker

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RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
As spoofs go, this is an adequate vehicle for the handsome and charismatic Val Kilmer to squeeze into his 501s and take on the mantle of American rock star "Nick Rivers". He is invited to take part in a cultural exchange concert in the still militaristic East Germany and so, under the watchful eye of "Gen. Streck" (a super-hammy Jeremy Kemp) he has to stay out of trouble until his gig.…
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