Eagles (17 Nov. 1986)

Two rare golden eagles facing extinction are helped by MacGyver. He must simultaneously confront the poacher trying to kill the eagles and eliminate MacGyver.

Director:

Paul Krasny

Writers:

Lee David Zlotoff (creator), George Lee Marshall

Stars:

Richard Dean Anderson, Dana Elcar, Julie Cobb

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Richard Dean Anderson	...	MacGyver
Dana Elcar	...	Pete Thornton
Julie Cobb	...	Susan Cooper
Christopher Stone	...	Curry (as Chris Stone)
Michael MacRae	...	Gant
Peter MacLean	...	Mr. Nystrom
Danny Cooksey	...	Darin Cooper

Storyline

Mac happily volunteers for a Phoenix foundation mission: helping protect the golden eagle. The pair he is sent to check on lives on a steep mountain; during his first attempt to approach it by para-glider, they get attacked in flight by a rich poacher and his criminal accomplices in a helicopter, who shoot the male by gun, far out of reach, and wound the female by crossbow before taking off; Mac descends to get the female, nearby, and teams up there with bright ten year-old Darin Cooper, who learned a lot about eagles from his late granddad. They bring the wounded eagle to the cabin where Darin's over-protective single mother Susan brought him in an attempt to mend her bond with the growing boy, who needs more space to become a man and instantly takes to understanding father figure Mac, nurse it and realize the male and probable chicks must be found, raising them is not a single parent job with eagles. With improvised extra climbing gear Mac risks his life dangling on and up the ...

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Plot Keywords:

crossbow | paragliding | alpinism

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama

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Details

Release Date:

17 November 1986 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Dead Horse Point State Park - State Highway 313, Moab, Utah, USA

Company Credits

Did You Know?

Goofs

When MacGyver is climbing the mountain in search of the eagle, the length of his pants legs varies between shots, from knee-length down to ankle-length.

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Quotes

MacGyver: The only arguments I ever had with my mother were about bedtime. I finally had to let her stay up until ten.

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