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The German bike messenger reigns up his motorbike like a horse. When he later removes his helmet, the straps remain attached to his face!  -Thanks to Ian GordonThere are a whole series of fake credits, including: Worst Boy ........... Adolph Hitler The Third Man ....... Guido Reidy Focus Loader ........ Jack Williams Focus Puller ........ Tony Strachan Clapper Loader ...... John Fletcher Clapper Puller ...... Tom Brown Puller Clapper ...... Joe Taylor Clapper Clapper ..... Edward Davis Flipper Flapper ..... Jane Thomas Haberdasher ........ Helen Roberts Hey Diddle Diddle ... The Cat And The Fiddle Foreez .............. A Jolly Good Fellow Michael Gough was "Alfred" in "Batman Forever" which also starred Val Kilmer as "The Caped Crusader". -Thanks to Louis MartinezTop Secret was Val Kilmer's first film. Halfway into the credits, Val Kilmer & the background singers literally stand up into the frame to continue singing the song playing to the credits. The "German" that Nick learns in the train is not a language at all. Words like "Vlichtmitten", "Blitzen" or "Flachmatuche" are great fun for German listeners, but have no proper meaning. In the German-dubbed version, Val Kilmer learns a German dialect mainly spoken in the former GDR. The black conductor calling for tickets in ostensible German is actually reciting the old Yiddish saying, "May you grow like an onion, with the head in the ground." As Nick and the priest are being led to the electric chair, the priest says an incantation in Pig Latin: i"Ou-yay are-yay oing-gay o-tay y-fray in the air-chay, which translates to "You are going to fry in the chair". After receiving an order, one of the German officers replies with, "Ich liebe Dich, mein Schatz," which translates to "I love you, my treasure." The hotel in which the dance is held is called "Gei Schluffen." In Yiddish this means "go to sleep." The scene in which the members of the French Underground Resistence are entering the prison is a mockery of the film "The Dirty Dozen". -Thanks to Slvia MendozaThe scene where the truck barely touches a parked car's rear bumper and they both explode is allegedly a jibe at the Ford Motor Company, whose Ford Pinto was known to set on fire after only parking bumps, due to a design error. -Thanks to MartinIn the Hotel "Gei Schluffen", where Nick Rivers meets Hillary for the first time there is a point at which the waiter approaches the couple at the table. I believe he's handing them each a menu as he says to Nick:"Gei Kahken Ahfen Yahm". This is a Yiddish expression which translates literally as "Go Sh*t In The Ocean". My friend and I were the only two people in the theatre who burst out laughing when that line was spoken. People around us didn't understand what was so funny. -Thanks to Mark LassmanRight at the very end when Hillary is saying goodbye to everyone she says "And I'll miss you most of all Scarecrow" and hugs a Scarecrow, which has been taken from The Wizard Of Oz. -Thanks to Bea Andrews« Click here to add some Top Secret! trivia  Find much more great trivia in the filmmaker's commentary on the Top Secret! DVD.Rediscover your favorites! If you like Top Secret! or 80's Comedy classics, then be sure to check out this list: ..... Tootsie ..... Raising Arizona ..... Good Morning, Vietnam ..... Blues Brothers ..... Heathers ..... Fast Times At Ridgemont High ..... This Is Spinal Tap ..... Naked Gun ..... Adventures In Babysitting ..... Airplane ..... License To Drive ..... Money Pit ..... Porky's ..... Risky Business ..... Twins ..... Soul Man .....[More] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Many of the indoor scenes in the movie were filmed at a theatre in Slough, England. The theatre (The Fulcrum) is now a multi-screen cinema complex, situated right in the middle of town. The 'California' surfing scene in Top Secret! was shot at Saunton Sands in Devon, England. [Thanks to Martin] The surf scene at the start of the film was filmed at a place called Holywell Bay on the north Cornwall coast just west of Newquay. If you go there you will instantly recognise the two small steep islands out at sea (the sun sets behind them in the film) and the long line of cliffs to the east and dunes to the rear of the beach. The palm trees were added for the film. I think the desert island scenes were filmed here as well, but am not 100% sure as I haven't seen the film for a while. [Thanks to Andrew Clements] The scene near the end when the star fights the Germans at a castle and the Cows have Boots on was filmed at Rockingham Castle in my home town of Corby in Northamptonshire, England. [Thanks to Rik Cowan] The scene near the end when the star fights the Germans at a castle and the Cows have Boots on was filmed in my home town of Corby in Northamptonshire..England.. Rockingham Castle was the location and cars could be seen going down Rockingham hill in the movie. [Thanks to RIK] Can you help? Do you know any of the London, UK filming locations used for Top Secret!? [Please send them in] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Val Kilmer did the vocals on this soundtrack. Somewhat hard to find, but I found two album versions on eBay recently. Use our search device to find a copy. « Click here to add new music trivia for Top Secret! Soundtrack Available: Used Vinyl LP / Tape | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Val Kilmer stars as an Elvis-esque American heartthrob (what a stretch!) Nick Rivers, chart-topping pop star heading to East Germany to preside over a ceremonial festival when Leonard Bernstein becomes unavailable.
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