Iron Eagle

Iron Eagle

117 mins | Action | Jan. 17, 1986

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.

Iron Eagle

117 mins | Action | Jan. 17, 1986

Iron Eagle
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.
IMDb rating 5.5
Producers TriStar Pictures, Delphi Films, Falcon's Flight
Original title Iron Eagle
Directors Sidney J. Furie
Writers Sidney J. Furie, Kevin Elders

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.

as Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

Jason Gedrick

as Doug Masters

David Suchet

as Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh

Tim Thomerson

as Col. Ted Masters

Larry B. Scott

as Reggie

Caroline Lagerfelt

as Elizabeth Masters

Jerry Levine

as Tony

Robbie Rist

as Milo Bazen

Michael Bowen

as Knotcher

Robert Jayne

as Matthew 'Matt' Masters

Melora Hardin

as Katie

David Greenlee

as Kingsley

Michael Alldredge

as Col. Blackburn

Tom Fridley

as Brillo

Rob Garrison

as Packer

Jay Footlik

as Thatcher

Shawnee Smith

as Joenie

Lance LeGault

as General

Max Thayer

as Intelligence Officer

Dominick Brascia

as Harold (uncredited)