Black Eagle (1988)

CIA agent must outrace KGB agent in searching of super weapon lost in Mediterranean.

Director:

Eric Karson

Writers:

A.E. Peters (screenplay), Michael Gonzales (screenplay)

Stars:

Shô Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Doran Clark

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Shô Kosugi	...	Ken Tani
Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Andrei
Doran Clark	...	Patricia Parker
Bruce French	...	Father Joseph Bedelia
Vladimir Skomarovsky	...	Col. Vladimir Klimenko
William Bassett	...	Dean Rickert
Kane Kosugi	...	Brian Tani
Shane Kosugi	...	Denny Tani
Dorota Puzio	...	Natasha
Jan Tríska	...	Capt. Valery
Gene Davis	...	Steve Henderson
Alfred Mallia	...	Peter
Joe Quattromani	...	Lino
Victor Bartolo	...	Chief Insp. Borg
George Portelli	...	Captain of Gorky

Storyline

One of the US Air Force's most modern tactical aircraft, an F-111 Aardvark with a new laser guidance system, crashes into the sea near Malta - a region where the Soviet forces are highly present, too. The CIA immediately sends out their best secret agent, Ken Tami, to salvage the system before it falls into enemy hands. To ensure his loyalty, they bring his two young sons to a nearby hotel on the island. Ken Tami's tough opponent is KGB agent Andrei.

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Plot Keywords:

man murders a woman | murder | cia central intelligence agency | malta | secret agent | 

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Taglines:

There are no enemies. There is no glory. This fight is one on one.

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Genres:

Action | Drama

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sho Kosugi's sons play Ken Tani's children.

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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".

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Connections

Referenced in Showdown (1993)

User Reviews

watchable,but nothing spectacular

this action movie staring Shô Kosugi and Jean-Claude Van Damme was not all that exciting,but it was watchable enough.there isn't really a lot of action in the movie.Van Damme plays one of the villains here and has two showdowns with Kosugi.both fight scenes are OK,but not thing spectacular and of very short duration.the movie itself wasn't boring,but it wasn't exactly exciting either.it's one of movies where you can take it or leave it.i doubt i would watch again anytime soon.it has a rating of 3.2 here on this site.i would rate it a bit higher than that,as i didn't find it awful,just underwhelming.for me,Black Eagle is a low 5/10

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

May 1988 (USA)

Also Known As:

Black Eagle

Filming Locations:

Malta

Box Office

Budget:

$3,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Rotecon B.V., Magus

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min 104 min (Directors Cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1