![]() ![]() A fine example of this is the dialogue given to Admiral Benson such as 'they ran out of material before they got to the knee so don't give me any sh*t'! This continues throughout the film and it rarely misses. Hot Shots succeeds in this area by managing to make such fun out of serious films that it is hard not to laugh in fact I watched Top Gun recently and found it impossible not to laugh as I remembered Hot Shots! Of course it is not just the fact that it spoofs movies but also that the dialogue is really, really funny totally off the wall and takes you by surprise at times. The spoof genre is one that appears easy to do but things like Scary Movie, Spaceballs and others all show that it is not as easy as it appears it is not enough to simply ape films unless it is done cleverly and funnily as well. However with a difficult love interest and his old fears resurfacing, can Topper hold it together? Can the mission succeed? Can Admiral Benson get it together? Only time, will tell. ![]() However when Lt Commander Block comes to him with an offer of a second chance, to take part in secret mission Sleepy Weasel, Topper takes it up and signs up for training and briefing with the other pilots. This material may not be published, broadcast, written or redistributed.Haunted by feelings of guilt over the actions of his father Buzz and having been kicked out of the navy, Topper Harley has withdrawn from the navy to a life of solitude, quiet contemplation and helium. They had only eight 40-win seasons in their previous 41 years of existence. … The Clippers have won 40 games for the 12th straight season. … Norman Powell missed his 11th straight game with an injured left shoulder, but is expected to return during LA’s upcoming road trip. … Patrick Beverley had nine points in 30 minutes against his former team.Ĭlippers: Morris sat out with an illness. … DeRozan got a technical foul in the third quarter. … Vucevic was well rested after getting ejected early in Sunday’s win. Batum didn’t take a 2-point shot.īulls: Alex Caruso sat out to rest his foot injury. The Clippers rolled to a 22-point lead in the third quarter, and Batum didn’t miss his second 3-point attempt until right before the quarter buzzer. Morris has hit only five 3s in his last seven games combined, and Batum’s contributions along with Gordon’s 16 first-half points mostly against LaVine’s defense boosted Los Angeles to an early 11-point lead. The Clippers improved to 2-1 without leading scorer Paul George, who is all but certain to miss the rest of the regular season after spraining his right knee in a loss to Oklahoma City last Tuesday.īatum immediately clicked with the Clippers’ starters, hitting five 3-pointers in the first half. And then the ones we did contest, they made, because I think we gave them too many open looks early.” … I felt we gave up too many uncontested 3s, especially early when they started to find their rhythm. “Tonight we just didn’t do a good enough job all around. “When a team gets into a rhythm, that’s what generally happens,” coach Billy Donovan said. Zach LaVine scored 23 points and Nikola Vucevic had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Bulls, who followed up their impressive win over the Lakers on Sunday with a dud.ĭeMar DeRozan had 21 points and seven assists in his hometown, but Chicago lost for only the third time in 10 games and missed a chance to pull even with Toronto and Atlanta for eighth place in the East. Los Angeles (40-36) kept hold of fifth place in the Western Conference standings and moved a half-game behind fourth-place Phoenix. “Tonight was a blueprint of how we should play.” ![]() “When we’re attacking the paint, attacking the rim and playing the right way, we’re a really good team,” coach Tyronn Lue said. The Clippers finished with a season-high 41 assists, topping 40 in a game for the first time since January 2015. Gordon had his biggest scoring performance since returning to the Clippers in a trade last month, and Russell Westbrook added 12 points, 10 assists and five rebounds.
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