Iron Eagle

1986

Action

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.

"Break the sound barrier."

Rating

5.6
310 votes

Popularity

1.4815

Origin & Countries

CAUS | en | Canada,Israel,United States of America

Production

TriStar Pictures,Delphi Films,Falcon's Flight

Runtime

117 min.

Budget (M$)

24.2 / 18ROI 134%

Status

Released

Release: 1/17/1986

Credits

Iron Eagle

Sidney J. FurieDirector

Iron Eagle

Louis Gossett Jr.Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Iron Eagle

Jason GedrickDoug Masters

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David SuchetMinister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh

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Tim ThomersonCol. Ted Masters

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Reviews

GenerationofSwine

1/12/2023

10 / 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.

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