A daring young pilot launches a rescue mission when his air force veteran father is shot down and captured over enemy territory.
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Title: Aigle de fer (1986)
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Cast
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Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
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Reggie
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Elizabeth Masters
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Tony
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Milo Bazen
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| Michael Bowen | ... |
Knotcher
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| Robert Jayne | ... |
Matthew 'Matt' Masters
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| Melora Hardin | ... |
Katie
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David Greenlee | ... |
Kingsley
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| Michael Alldredge | ... |
Col. Blackburn
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Lance LeGault | ... |
General Edwards
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Tom Fridley | ... |
Brillo
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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. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
28 May 1986 (France) See more »Also Known As:
Aigle de fer See more »Box Office
Gross:
$24,159,872 (USA)Company Credits
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Color (Metrocolor)Aspect Ratio:
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Written by Kimberley Rew
Performed by Katrina & The Waves
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
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The Stateside scenes around the Air Force base were filmed at Camarillo Airport in Oxnard, California. In real life, Camarillo Airport was itself a USAF base, going by the name of Oxnard AFB until its closure and handover to civilian authorities in 1970. As in the movie, Oxnard flew Fighter aircraft, operating the supersonic McDonnell F-101 Voodoo and Convair F-106 Delta Dart until the base closed. Some of the buildings still existing on the property adjacent to the airfield were built and used by the Air Force. See more »Goofs
Many of the external shots of the aircraft during flight clearly show that these are remote controlled scale models. This is evident by the jumpy flight characteristics. Full size aircraft do not behave in such erratic manners. See more »Quotes
Doug Masters: What is it with you, Knotcher? Can't you make it through a day without proving what an asshole you are?See more »
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The credits are yellow over a blue background, as opposed to the normal white over a black background. See more »Soundtracks
Maniac HouseWritten by Kimberley Rew
Performed by Katrina & The Waves
Courtesy of Capitol Records, Inc.
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Back in 1986 I was a sixteen year old boy, when I first saw this film, I thought back then that this movie was one of the coolest I've ever seen. Just the other night at a friends house, my friend said "how about a trip down old memory lane", he busted out an old dusty VHS tape and I could see it was the original Iron Eagle movie. He slapped it into his VCR and off we went. Now I am a 36 year old man, not the boy I was many years ago. As I watched the film, I could see flaws in detail, flaws in the special effects and a corny script and plot line. Now don't get me wrong, it's still a good film, if you are like stuck in the 80's! The only true thing I could get into with this film was the pretty good soundtrack. I am a big fan of the rock group Queen, they made parts of this film good enough to at least sit tight and watch. Good film back in the days, good film now, just a whole lot of corny! "Thank you for your time" Aaron Grace