Top Secret!

Theater date: 1984-06-22

Blu-ray release date: N/A

Rated: N/A

7.10 (IMDB)

Genre: Comedy

Language: en

Status: Released

Length: 1h 30min

Languages:

English
Deutsch

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Val Kilmer

As Nick Rivers

Lucy Gutteridge

As Hillary Flammond

Peter Cushing

As Bookstore Proprietor

Jeremy Kemp

As General Streck

Christopher Villiers

As Nigel

Warren Clarke

As Colonel von Horst

Harry Ditson

As Du Quois

Jim Carter

As Déjà Vu

Eddie Tagoe

As Chocolate Mousse

Omar Sharif

As Agent Cedric

Tristram Jellinek

As Major Crumpler

Billy J. Mitchell

As Martin, Nick's Manager

Ian McNeice

As Blind Souvenir Vendor

Michael Gough

As Dr. Paul Flammond

Gertan Klauber

As East German Mayor

John Sharp

As Maitre D'

Dimitri Andreas

As Latrine

John J. Carney

As Klaus

Marcus Powell

As Little German

Nancy Abrahams

As Pregnant Woman

Major Wiley

As Porter

Gertan Klauber

As Mayor

Richard Mayes

As Biletnikov

Vyvyan Lorrayne

As Madam Bergerone

Louise Yaffe

As Cafe Diner

Charlotte Zucker

As Cafe Diner

Susan Breslau

As Cafe Diner

Helen Kahan

As Cafe Diner

Michael Burlington

As Waiter

Burton Zucker

As Chef

Richard Pescud

As Priest

Orla Pederson

As Bruno

Russell Sommers

As Student

Sara Montague

As Crying Girl

Gerry Paris

As Back-up Singer

David Adams

As Back-up Singer

Geoff Wayne

As Back-up Singer

Steve Ubels

As German Soldier

Chas Bryer

As German Soldier

Mac McDonald

As German Soldier

Mandy Nunn

As Young Hilary

Lee Sheward

As Young Nigel

Janos Kurucz

As Wagon Driver

Sydney Arnold

As Albert Potato

Michelle Martin

As Der Pizzahaus Girl

Nicola Wright

As Der Pizzahaus Girl

Lisa Gruenberg

As Der Pizzahaus Girl

Daisy

As Cow

Andrew Hawkins

As Pilot

Richard Bonehill

As Scarecrow

Jim Abrahams

As German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)

Leslie Adams

As East German Dignitary (uncredited)

Richard Atherton

As East German Official (uncredited)

Dickey Beer

As Détente (uncredited)

Willy Bowman

As East German Dignitary (uncredited)

Marc Boyle

As Chevalier (uncredited)

Russell Brook

As Kissing Couple on Bench (uncredited)

Maxwell Craig

As Guard Operating Electric Chair (uncredited)

Carol Connors

As Woman in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)

Kenneth Coombs

As Man in Crowd (uncredited)

Jack Cooper

As Sergeant Kruger (uncredited)

Donna Derby

As Dancer (uncredited)

Jim Dowdall

As Resistance Member (uncredited)

Stuart Fell

As Avant-garde (uncredited)

Harry Fielder

As German Guard (uncredited)

Martin Grace

As Montage (uncredited)

Charlie Gray

As Restaurant Patron/Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

Ron Gregory

As Restaurant Patron/Ballet Audience Member (uncredited)

Virginia Guy

As Dancer (uncredited)

Alan Harris

As Streck's Aide (uncredited)

Tina Hart

As Woman in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)

Walter Henry

As East German Officer (uncredited)

Frank Henson

As Resistance Member (uncredited)

Frank Jakeman

As German Soldier (uncredited)

Gerry Judge

As Man in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)

Eric Kent

As Man in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)

Roy Lansford

As Extra (uncredited)

Aileen Lewis

As Ballet Audience (uncredited)

Derek Lyons

As German Soldier (uncredited)

Mark McBride

As Escargot (uncredited)

James Muir

As Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Kathryn Mullen

As Spanish Woman on Train (uncredited)

Mike Mungarvan

As Man in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)

Eddie Powell

As Underwater Barkeeper (uncredited)

Joe Powell

As Underwater Cowboy (uncredited)

Mike Reynell

As East German Officer (uncredited)

Henry Roberts

As Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Bess Rogers

As Ballet Audience (uncredited)

Peter Ross-Murray

As German Firing Squad (uncredited)

Pat Ryan

As Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Tina Simmons

As East German Agent (uncredited)

Colin Skeaping

As Soufflé (uncredited)

Guy Standeven

As Man Singing National Anthem (uncredited)

Reg Thomason

As Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Cy Town

As Man in Crowd Singing Anthem (uncredited)

John Triplett

As Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Reg Turner

As Jurgen (uncredited)

Paul Weston

As Croissant (uncredited)

David Zucker

As German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)

Jerry Zucker

As German Soldier in Prop Room (uncredited)

Top Crew >

Jim Abrahams

Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer

Jerry Zucker

Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer

David Zucker

Screenplay, Director, Executive Producer

Martyn Burke

Screenplay

Christopher Challis

Director of Photography

Jon Davison

Producer

Hunt Lowry

Producer

Bernard Gribble

Editor

Françoise Bonnot

Editor

Maurice Jarre

Original Music Composer, Conductor

Tom Jacobson

Associate Producer

Jack Cooper

Stunts

Eric Rattray

Executive In Charge Of Production

Barry Langley

Assistant Director

Robert Gavin

Sound Editor

Martin Body

Visual Effects Camera

Crispian Sallis

Set Decoration

Ron Davis

Sound Editor

Michael Lamont

Art Direction, Production Design

Peter Voysey

Sculptor

Mal Zawadzki

Painter

Betty Glasow

Hairdresser

Wally Hill

Props

David Campling

Supervising Sound Editor

Donald Toms

Production Manager

Joe Powell

Second Unit Director, Stunts, Stunt Coordinator

Michael Boone

Draughtsman

Jim Morahan

Assistant Art Director

Emma Porteous

Costume Design

Gerry Gavigan

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Freddie Cooper

Camera Operator

John Fletcher

Clapper Loader

Lucy Boulting

Casting

John Fenner

Art Direction

Joan Carpenter

Hair Supervisor

Andrew Warren

Second Unit First Assistant Director

Nick Allder

Special Effects Supervisor

John McGoldrick

Special Effects Technician

Sue Oakes

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

Susan Arnold

Casting

Kay Freeborn

Makeup Artist

Mike Higgins

Second Assistant Director

Trevor Puckle

Third Assistant Director

Kevin Westley

Assistant Director

Michael Redding

Construction Manager

Gerry Humphreys

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Robin O'Donoghue

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Joe Monks

Painter

John Whitby

Carpenter

Peter Best

Sound Editor

Peter Lamont

Production Design

David Allday

Draughtsman

Verner Gresty

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

Mark McBride

Stunts

Ernest Smith

Scenic Artist

Joe Fitt

Special Effects Technician

Mary Selway

Casting

Jacqueline Stears

Scenic Artist

Derek Ball

Sound Recordist

Nick Dudman

Animatronic and Prosthetic Effects

Stuart Freeborn

Makeup Supervisor

Jerry Daly

Second Second Assistant Director

Jack Lowin

Second Unit Director

Ken Nightingall

Boom Operator

Terry Schubert

Special Effects Technician

Mark Hedges

Standby Property Master

Brian Payne

Property Master

Trevor Nicol

Carpenter

Jeff Woodbridge

Carpenter

Martin Grace

Stunts

Tony Strachan

Focus Puller

Colin Skeaping

Stunts

Derek Lyons

Stand In

Valentino Musetti

Stunts

Norma Garment

Production Assistant

Frank Henson

Stunts

Paul Weston

Stunts

Marc Boyle

Stunts

Gareth Milne

Stunts

Randall Robinson

First Assistant Camera

Peter James

Clapper Loader

Elizabeth Barnard

Assistant Editor

Dina Eaton

Assistant Editor

Allan James

Location Manager

Robert Hathaway

Music Editor

Bones Howe

Music Consultant

Richard Stone

Music Editor

Kevin Townend

Orchestrator

Gillian Gregory

Choreographer

Elaine Ford

Stunts

Joe Finn

Gaffer

W.C. 'Chunky' Huse

Grip

Steve Claydon

Focus Puller

Jim Dowdall

Stunts

Marilyn Clarke

Continuity

Doug Robinson

Stunts

Dickey Beer

Stunts

Gretchen Rennell

Casting

Terry Cade

Stunts

Eddie Kidd

Stunts

Bruce Welch

Music Consultant

Sidney G. Barnsby

Production Accountant

Nick Heckstall-Smith

Production Runner

Stuart Fell

Stunts

Vic Smith

Location Manager

Eric Tomlinson

Scoring Mixer

Allen Daviau

Additional Photography

Michael John Bateman

First Assistant Editor

Pamela Davies

Continuity

Clive Curtis

Stunts

Joy Bayley

Production Assistant

Laurie Ridley

Still Photographer

Eddie Powell

Stunts

Jille Azis

Art Department Assistant

Sally Cruikshank

Animation Supervisor

Reviews:

CinemaSerf (6/10)

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. Easier said than done though when he meets and falls for the feisty "Hillary" (Lucy Gutteridge) and is soon embroiled is a plot to rescue her scientist father (Michael Gough) from the scheming communists before he is forced to create a weapon to end all weapons. The joke looks pretty squarely aimed at Elvis this, and Kilmer makes a decent fist of the gyrating and hair-spraying. Indeed, had we a bit more of these scenes and less of the rather obvious and clumsy espionage malarkey, it might have been a better film. As it is, though, it plays the parody hand just a bit too heavily for me and after a while the cultural clashes appeared to be as much between the star and his largely British supporting cast as much as having anything to do with scheming generals. It's not a film that needs your concentration, it has a reasonably toe-tapping soundtrack and if you aim low, you ought not to be disappointed.

2023-05-21