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Black Eagle

  • 19881988
  • RR
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
3.8/10
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Jean-Claude Van Damme and Shô Kosugi in Black Eagle (1988)
CIA agent must outrace KGB agent in searching of super weapon lost in Mediterranean.
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IMDb RATING
3.8/10
7.5K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
16,163
5,567
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    • Director
      • Eric Karson
    • Writers
      • A.E. Peters(screenplay)
      • Michael Gonzales(screenplay)
      • Shimon Arama(story)
    • Stars
      • Shô Kosugi
      • Jean-Claude Van Damme
      • Doran Clark
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Eric Karson
    • Writers
      • A.E. Peters(screenplay)
      • Michael Gonzales(screenplay)
      • Shimon Arama(story)
    • Stars
      • Shô Kosugi
      • Jean-Claude Van Damme
      • Doran Clark
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 44User reviews
    • 40Critic reviews

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    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Shô Kosugi in Black Eagle (1988)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Shô Kosugi in Black Eagle (1988)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Shô Kosugi in Black Eagle (1988)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Shô Kosugi in Black Eagle (1988)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Shô Kosugi in Black Eagle (1988)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme in Black Eagle (1988)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme in Black Eagle (1988)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Shô Kosugi in Black Eagle (1988)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Shô Kosugi in Black Eagle (1988)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Shô Kosugi in Black Eagle (1988)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Shô Kosugi in Black Eagle (1988)
    Jean-Claude Van Damme and Shô Kosugi in Black Eagle (1988)

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    Shô Kosugi
    Shô Kosugi
    • Ken Tani
    Jean-Claude Van Damme
    Jean-Claude Van Damme
    • Andrei
    Doran Clark
    Doran Clark
    • Patricia Parker
    Bruce French
    Bruce French
    • Father Joseph Bedelia
    Vladimir Skomarovsky
    Vladimir Skomarovsky
    • Col. Vladimir Klimenko
    William Bassett
    William Bassett
    • Dean Rickert
    Kane Kosugi
    Kane Kosugi
    • Brian Tani
    Shane Kosugi
    • Denny Tani
    Dorota Puzio
    Dorota Puzio
    • Natasha
    Jan Tríska
    Jan Tríska
    • Capt. Valery
    Gene Davis
    Gene Davis
    • Steve Henderson
    Alfred Mallia
    • Peter
    Joe Quattromani
    • Lino
    Victor Bartolo
    • Chief Insp. Borg
    George Portelli
    • Captain of Gorky
    Eric Karson
    Eric Karson
    • CIA chief
    Julie Rudolph
    • Sonia
    Josie Coppini
    • Russian ambassador
    • Director
      • Eric Karson
    • Writers
      • A.E. Peters(screenplay)
      • Michael Gonzales(screenplay)
      • Shimon Arama(story)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Sho Kosugi's sons play Ken Tani's children.
    • Goofs
      At the end, when they sink the soviet ship, it is obviously a scale model being blown up. Seen particularly by the size of the waves in comparison to the "ship".
    • Connections
      Featured in Kain's Quest: Universal Soldier (2019)

    User reviews44

    Review
    Top review
    5/10
    Literally so bad, it's good!
    It's imperative that you approach this film in a mood to be amused by a movie so bad, so clichéd, that it's quite funny. This film is the cinematic equivalent of a quattro formaggio pizza, literally dripping with cheese. Van Damme features very little in the movie and when he does, its in such a banal villain stereotype that one just has to chuckle. His death cry almost sounds like a cry of relief.

    And as for the script, it's pure corny laughs throughout...

    "The unidentified aircraft has turned out to sea" "Get me the police!"

    The police? It's like one of those farcical multiple choice quizzes for imbeciles. An unidentified aircraft is encroaching on your sovereign airspace, do you (A) lock anti-aircraft missiles on the bogey, (B) scramble air force interceptors or (C) call the police. Yeah, police - good call. They've been itching for a chance to use those rocket powered jet skis!

    Yes folks, this movie is jammed packed with the best of the worst. Great, grimacing camp fun. Enjoy!
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    • jim-j-moore
    • Jun 29, 2010

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 1988 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Red Eagle
    • Filming locations
      • Malta
    • Production companies
      • Rotecon B.V.
      • Magus
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    • Budget
      • $3,000,000 (estimated)
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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