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From: otto@whuxle.UUCP (George V.E. Otto)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Top Secret
Message-ID: <478@whuxle.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 25-Jun-84 02:31:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: whuxle.478
Posted: Mon Jun 25 02:31:03 1984
Date-Received: Wed, 27-Jun-84 03:07:04 EDT
Organization: Bell Labs, Whippany
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I just saw the film *Top Secret* this afternoon.  This film comes from the
makers of the original *Airplane* (not the Wright brothers!).  It is
humorous, although not as good as the original.  I never saw *Airplane II*
so I can't compare it with that film.

This film is good summertime fare.  It doesn't make all that much sense, but
then again it's not supposed to.  (Did *Airplane* make that much sense?)  It
pokes fun at several different films or film types: *Blue Lagoon*, spy
films, Elvis films, etc.  It has the expected mix of sight gags and verbal
pranks.  However, a number of the jokes center on male sex organs or acts.
I wonder if the GP rating is appropriate.  These jokes go beyond the simple
"dickless" gag used in *Ghostbusters*.

In the closing credits is one section marked

			THIS SPACE FOR RENT

and the role of the cow was played by Daisy.  Did anyone else note any gags
in the credits?

					George Otto
					AT&T Bell Labs, Whippany
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