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Title: Iron Eagle (1986)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Louis Gossett Jr. | ... | Col. Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair | |
| Jason Gedrick | ... | Doug Masters | |
| David Suchet | ... | Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh | |
| Larry B. Scott | ... | Reggie | |
| Caroline Lagerfelt | ... | Elizabeth Masters | |
| Jerry Levine | ... | Tony | |
| Robbie Rist | ... | Milo Bazen | |
| Michael Bowen | ... | Knotcher | |
| Robert Jayne | ... | Matthew 'Matt' Masters (as Bobby Jacoby) | |
| Melora Hardin | ... | Katie | |
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David Greenlee | ... | Kingsley |
| Michael Alldredge | ... | Col. Blackburn | |
| Lance LeGault | ... | General Edwards (as Lance Le Gault) | |
| Tim Thomerson | ... | Col. Ted Masters | |
| Tom Fridley | ... | Brillo | |
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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I remember seeing this movie in the theater when it first came out. I think I saw it three or four times. It was the best air combat movie I had seen at the time.
I hear this movie compared to Top Gun a lot. In my opinion there is no contest. Iron Eagle is far better than Top Gun. Here's why. Top Gun had very good aerial combat sequences. Some of the best I've still ever seen. However, the plot of Top Gun was AWOL. All I remember of Top Gun is, they practiced, he got the girl, his pal died and he was the hero at the end. Iron Eagle had a good plot. However the aerial combat scenes are pretty fake and tame. Sure it was unbelievable that they could pull it off but there was a plot and a good one.
Iron Eagle's fun lies in it's youthful angst and comedy. Louis Gossett Jr. shows his veteran acting skill in this movie as the veteran pilot. Jason Gedrick was good as the young upstart pilot with too much testosterone. They chemistry between the actors was good. There is one scene where they young pilot asks for Chappy's help and he turns him down and Louis Gossett's acting skills become quite evident. One of the best scenes in the movie is the race between the motorcycle and the Cessna with a pounding rock song in the background. It is one of the best done flight sequences I've seen in a move and is not fake like the combat scenes. Another scene is when the kids use their dupe their parents and other military personnel into getting them what ever they want from the base, including two F-16s. But more than these scenes, it's really the soundtrack that makes the movie. There are songs by Queen(One Vision), Dio(Hide in the Rainbow) and The Spencer Davis Group(Gimmie Some Lovin), what a combo! Not only does the music sound good to our young pilot, it also makes him fly and fight better! While I can't say that Iron Eagle is a masterpiece, it is one of my favorite movies of all time.
Iron Eagle is out on DVD! Now I finally have and excuse to buy a DVD player!
Rayvyn