Iron Eagle

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Iron Eagle

PG-13

1986

2h 0m

Action

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When Col. Ted Masters' (Tim Thomerson) plane goes down in an Arab country, and he's sentenced to death for trespassing, his 18-year-old son, Doug (Jason Gedrick), is determined to save him. Unfortunately, Doug isn't the best fighter pilot -- he wasn't accepted into the Air Force because he needs to listen to music in order to hit a target. So he enlists the help of Col. Chappy (Louis Gossett Jr.) to borrow a couple of F-16 planes, fly across the Atlantic and start a rescue mission.

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Paul Attanasio

Washington Post

01/04/2018

... there's no apparent logic to any of this, except as a way to capitalize on the current vogue for imperialist fervor and steal the thunder from Paramount's "Top Gun,"...

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Nick Rogers

Midwest Film Journal

Jan 16

2.5/5

"Iron Eagle’s" greatest resemblance to "Top Gun" is that it is also deeply silly. Had it dispensed with dull drama and repetitively disappointing action beats, it may not have been so culturally grounded by comparison 40 years later.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

07/21/2005

3/5

Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

04/22/2005

1/5

Greg Maki

Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

01/06/2004

2/5

Alex Sandell

Juicy Cerebellum

09/21/2003

0/5

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

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ioannis c

@Johnniejohn Jan 18

A perfect movie with non-stop action that you can never get bored of. I watched it with my father in 1988, at the age of 8, at the outdoor cinema "Akrogiali" on the island of Aegina in Greece.

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Nick C.

@Ironeagle Nov 26

Not as good as Top Gun but still awesome. Fun plot and awesome soundtrack

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Josh R

@RT19220491 Aug 10

One of the most underrated movies ever made. Stands the test of time and is as relevant in 2025 as it was in 1986. Father/son, fighter jets, high school bullies, prom, strategy, terrorism, computer hacking, friendship. Never understood why this movie did not eclipse Top Gun.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jul 5

Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Jun 27

Success in 1 hour and 59 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The USA grossed over $21,500,000.00!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Cd C

@RT19596750 03/04/2025

This was one of my Favs, LGJ always a great actor. This like the goonies in jets

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Sidney J. Furie

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Synopsis

When Col. Ted Masters' (Tim Thomerson) plane goes down in an Arab country, and he's sentenced to death for trespassing, his 18-year-old son, Doug (Jason Gedrick), is determined to save him. Unfortunately, Doug isn't the best fighter pilot -- he wasn't accepted into the Air Force because he needs to listen to music in order to hit a target. So he enlists the help of Col. Chappy (Louis Gossett Jr.) to borrow a couple of F-16 planes, fly across the Atlantic and start a rescue mission.

Director: Sidney J. Furie
Producer: Ron Samuels, Joe Wizan
Production Co: TriStar Pictures
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 17, 1986, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 28, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $21.5M
Runtime: 2h 0m
Sound Mix: Stereo, Surround

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