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Louis Gossett Jr, Jason Gedrick, David Suchet, Tim Thomerson, Larry B. Scott ... see more see more... , Caroline Lagerfelt , Jerry Levine , Robbie Rist , Michael Bowen , Bobby Jacoby , Melora Hardin , David Greenlee , Michael Alldredge , Tony Becker , Jacque Lynn Colton , Tom Fridley , Uri Gavriel , Michael Kehoe , Lance Le Gault , Roger Nolan , F. William Parker , Shawnee Smith , Max Thayer , Chino "Fats" Williams , Terry Wills , Arnon Zadok , Christopher Bradley , Kevin Elders , Will Jeffries , Jay Footlik , Rob Garrison , Jerry Hyman , David Menachem , Kathy Wagner , Joseph Shiloach , Dave "Squatch" Ward , Kevin King

A seat-of-the-pants militia attitude gets a boost from this conventional drama about the heroics of a teen son anxious to free his father from captivity in a small Middle Eastern nation. Doug's (Jason... read more read more... Gedrick) father is an Air Force pilot who was shot down on a mission near the border of an Arab country and is now held hostage. Failing adequate U.S. intervention causes a desperate Doug to enlist his school chums in a wild plan to essentially sneak away with two Air Force jets and take off on a mission to rescue his father. He convinces the veteran Chappy (Louis Gossett, Jr.) into flying one plane, while Doug himself flies another (he learned how to pilot from his father). Yes. If audiences believe all this, then the ending should come as no surprise either. ~ Eleanor Mannikka, Rovi

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PG-13, 1 hr. 57 min.

Directed by: Sidney J. Furie

Release Date: January 17, 1986

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DVD Release Date: May 22, 2001

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  • TheDudeLebowski65
    June 27, 2011
    TheDudeLebowski65
    Iron Eagle is a Top Gun ripoff. that would be the best way to describe the film. The film has some of the most mediocre acting that I have ever seen. Unrealistic, and laughable, Iron Eagle is pure 80's cheese. An rookie 16 year old trying to get into flight school must save his d... read moread from an evil foreign nation. The kid is qualified to fly a Cessna, but he's able to fly an advanced 5-16 fighter. Iron Eagle is the film that says, if you can fly a Cessna, you can fly an f-16. The cast is comprised by a bunch of amateurs who probably ended up having careers in low budget B movies. Iron Eagle is a fun film with lots of entertainment, but boy is it cheesy. The best thing about the film is the hard rock and heavy metal soundtrack. Iron Eagle is not a film that strive on accuracy, so if you're looking for an accurate fighter film, then Iron Eagle is not the film for you. The definitive Fighter pilot film has yet to be made. But for what is, Iron Eagle is a silly entertaining ride, that can bring back hints of nostalgia to it's viewers. The cast is mediocre and there isn't really anything memorable about the film. Iron Eagle is a borderline decent film that hasn't aged well. There are better films out, with Top Gun being the obvious fighter classic. Like I said, the film is not memorable and the best thing about the film is the soundtrack.
  • briandeguelle
    April 24, 2008
    briandeguelle
    A film i fordly remenber when i was a kid.Aged badly but all good fun with a great 80's soundtrack.
  • deano
    March 18, 2007
    deano
    Bit exciting tale of a lad who learns to fly a fighter, borrows one and overcomes all resistance to his mission in what's undoubtedly suppose to be Libya.
  • superclerk25
    January 26, 2007
    superclerk25
    This movie shows you that music will make you do things better... like flying a jet.
  • sanjurosamurai
    January 25, 2007
    sanjurosamurai
    decent flick
  • Beefy
    September 24, 2006
    Beefy
    Fun 80s cheese with a great soundtrack and another stoic Louis Gossett Jr. role! "Chappy!"
  • husky10000years
    January 5, 2008
    husky10000years
    Came out before Top-Gun. Bit exciting tale of a lad who learns to fly a fighter, borrows one and overcomes all resistance to his mission in what's undoubtedly suppose to be Libya.
  • leekyle1968
    April 6, 2009
    leekyle1968
    If you can overcome Jason Gedrick's garbage acting job then this is a pretty good movie that tries to go head to head with Top Gun and that's where it faulters. Louis Gossett Jr. is always a pleasure to watch on screen.
  • hitchhiker5328
    November 3, 2011
    hitchhiker5328
    I love the challenge a young man faces against all odds to rescue his father. I get a laugh at the newsman at the very end snd the statement about the young mans appointment to the Air Force Academy and flying of the f-16s.
  • RachelJezel
    March 16, 2010
    RachelJezel
    Love the story, love the cast, love the 80's campiness. A surprising amount of drama that somehow captures you. Unfortunately, as good a film as this actually is in some ways, it fails in it's primary category: action. The F-16 bombing sequences are well done, but the dogfights a... read morere terrible, with reused shots everywhere and maddeningly inconsistency with the armaments shown on the planes themselves. Also, the final jet fighter "duel" is a big letdown.
    Still, for it's flaws, a truly classic 80's film that everyone can enjoy (and should already have seen!)

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Alex Sandell
September 21, 2003
Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

This couldn't even excite me as a kid. A bad film.

October 18, 2008
Variety

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Dave Kehr
January 10, 2004
Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Emanuel Levy
July 21, 2005
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

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Philip Martin
April 22, 2005
Philip Martin, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Greg Maki
January 6, 2004
Greg Maki, Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

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Geoff Andrew
February 9, 2006
Geoff Andrew, Time Out

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