Hotshot is a 1986 American sports film directed by Rick King, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Sauter. The film stars Jim Youngs, Pelé, and Billy Warlock. Additional material was written by Ray Errol Fox and Bill Guttentag. It is also the film debut of actress Penelope Ann Miller.
An American football player trying to make it big who turns to Pele, the greatest football player of all time, for guidance. A football player (Jim Youngs) leaves his rich family and goes to Brazil to learn from a master.
The movie received a modest reception from critics.