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Iron Eagle

Show Type: Movie
Language: English
Genre: Action/Adventure, War

    Show description

    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. Their only problems: Borrowing two fighters, getting them from California to the Mediteranean without anyone noticing, and Doug's inability to hit anything unless he has music playing. Then come the minor problems of the state's air defenses.

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    Show Details

    Cast Louis Gossett Jr., Jason Gedrick, Tim Thomerson, Larry B. Scott, Caroline Lagerfelt
    Director Sidney J. Furie
    Writers Kevin Elders, Sidney J. Furie
    Produced By Ron Samuels, Joe Wizan
    Music By Basil Poledouris
    Release Date 17 January 1986 (USA)
    IMDB Rating 4.9/10
    Followed By Iron Eagle II
    Trivia According to the DVD liner notes, the U.S. Air Force was going to consult on this film until they realized that a major part of the plot hinged on Doug and his friends hacking into the base computers, stealing equipment, etc. They didn't like the idea of the ease with which they had control of the base.

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