Val Kilmer's Formal Theater Training Got In The Way Of Having Fun In Top Secret!

Jan 7 2023 by /Film

 

If you've never seen the 1984 comedy "Top Secret!" (and if not, you should remedy that immediately), it's a film that pulls double-duty as both a spoof of spy movies and Elvis Presley. The comedy in the film is equal parts broad, clever, slapstick, and dumb, as you might expect from Jim Abrahams and the Zucker brothers, David and Jerry, who previously unleashed "Airplane!" on the world. And as you might also expect, it's also uproariously funny. But the film is most memorable for introducing...

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