Iron Eagle

PG-13

1/17/19861h 57m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Break the sound barrier. ~

Overview:

When Doug's father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state, no one seems able to get him out. Doug finds Chappy, an Air Force Colonel who is intrigued by the idea of sending in two fighters piloted by himself and Doug to rescue Doug's father after bombing the MiG base.

Director:

Sidney J. Furie

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$18,000,000.00

Revenue:

$24,159,872.00

Key words:

rescue
government
airplane
general
parent child relationship
dictator
missile
cold war
patriotism
pilot
u.s. air force
colonel
aerial combat
execution
desert
radical
oil refinery
behind enemy lines
military
air force base
warplane

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.

~ as ~

Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Jason Gedrick

~ as ~

Doug Masters

David Suchet

~ as ~

Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh

Tim Thomerson

~ as ~

Col. Ted Masters

Larry B. Scott

~ as ~

Reggie

Caroline Lagerfelt

~ as ~

Elizabeth Masters

Jerry Levine

~ as ~

Tony

Robbie Rist

~ as ~

Milo Bazen

Michael Bowen

~ as ~

Knotcher

Robert Jayne

~ as ~

Matthew 'Matt' Masters

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Reviews (1)

GenerationofSwine
Written 2 year(s) ago
10
I always like to read through the other reviews and see what people are saying, at least the 1 star and 10 star reviews. The 1 Star reviews all say relatively the same thing. They all say that it's not realistic.

This is a movie about an Air Force brat that manages to pilfer an F16 and flies off to the Middle East to rescue his father... and some people seem shocked that it's unrealistic. Just what exactly did they think they were sitting down to watch?

Yeah, it's totally unrealistic, it kind of depicts the Air Force as your average business office... with jets. And the ease of which they can sneak in there and take as many classified documents as they want is part of the charm. It's totally unrealistic, but it's part of the charm.

And then, of course there is the unrealistic battle, and, honestly, if it were realistic it wouldn't be as much fun.

But to top it off you have Jason Gedrick playing his role VERY understated while still managing professional intensity. He's able to be both soft spoken and frightening and he really sells it, especially against Louis Gossett Jr. who is capable of pulling a trick or two himself when he wants to... when he wants to.

It's over the top fun in the best possible 80s pro-America way.