Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992)

User Rating:

3.1/10   

Director:

John Glen

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Elders (characters) &
Sidney J. Furie (characters) ...

Release Date:

12 June 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

Four heroes from the past fight as one to protect the future.

Plot:

Chappy discovers a drug-smuggling scheme at his own air base. It turns out that the lives of some village people in Peru are at stake, and he decides to fly there with ancient airplanes and friends to free them.

Plot Keywords:

Pilot | Rescue | General | Switchblade | Colonel

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Rachel McLish	...	Anna
Paul Freeman	...	Kleiss
Horst Buchholz	...	Leichman
Christopher Cazenove	...	Palmer
Sonny Chiba	...	Horikoshi
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Stockman
Mitch Ryan	...	Simms
Rob Estes	...	Doyle
J.E. Freeman	...	Ames
Tom Bower	...	Crawford
Phill Lewis	...	Tee Vee
Juan Fernández	...	Escovez
Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini	...	Chico (as Ray Mancini)
Inez Perez	...	Mrs. Del Prado

Also Known As:

Iron Eagle III (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for war violence.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | USA:R (Certificate #31409) | Norway:18 | Spain:13 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Carolco Pictures

Trivia:

Hardy Krüger turned down the Paul Freeman part

Goofs:

Factual errors: The Brigadier General's stars are misplaced by the costumer, out near the end of the epaulet as worn by other officers, instead of centered on the epaulet as worn by Brigadier Generals in all branches of the service.

Quotes:

Tee Vee: [sees the bell has killed Escovez] Nice hat.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Movin' Out (Brian's Song) (#6.2)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER

An Ace of a B Movie

Maybe it's just cause I'm kinda partial to great flying and big-busted women who kick butt, but "Aces: Iron Eagle 2 is the most fun I've had watching a movie all year (the other highlight being "Princess Diaries 2, but that's another story).

After seeing the original, pathetic "Top Gun" wannabee (aircraft engaged in "aerial combat shooting static displays, COME ON!), I skipped "Iron Eagle 2". However, there were some things I wanted to see after watching the previews and seeing the poster. Yeah, those things belonging to Rachael McLish, the only body builder of EITHER gender who ever got my cigar puffing (Yeah, I know this is sexist as hell, but I'm on a roll and it's THAT kind of movie). No nudity, darn it, but McLish is hot and handles herself well, especially with a couple of machine guns. Besides, how many movie's do you get to see with Sonny ("Streetfighter") Chiba, Horst ("Magnificent Seven") Bucholz and Senator Fred Thompson of the great state of Tennessee, not to mention, the downright neat (with the right script) Lou Gossett, Jr.? Yeah, "Aces" is predictable, but that's part of its charm. It was probably also fun for former 007 director John Glen to work with people who can actually enjoy their work without trivializing it. HEY ROGER MOORE AND TIM DALTON: PAYING ATTENTION? Just wish McLish would've had more exposure ...

I give "Aces: Iron Eagle 3" a "7". MISS MCLISH: DO YOU HAVE ANY OUTTAKES? THE RIGHT ONES WOULD BE WORTH AN "8".