Iron Eagle

Iron Eagle (1985)

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A seat-of-the-pants militia attitude gets a boost from this conventional drama about the heroics of a teen son anxious to free his father from captivity in a small Middle Eastern nation. Doug's (Jason Gedrick) father is an Air Force pilot who was shot down on a mission near the border of an Arab… More

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PG-13,
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Genres
Action & Adventure
In Theaters
Jan 17, 1986 Wide
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • Alex Sandell, Juicy Cerebellum

    This couldn't even excite me as a kid. A bad film.

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  • Phil H


    Released in the same year as 'Top Gun' and virtually a fantastic unauthorised sequel! nah not really. This really is your typical 80's kiddie fare much like 'Space Camp' 'Flight of the Navigator' or 'Karate Kid'. A pop tune filled… More

  • Jeff "


    Iron Eagle is a Top Gun ripoff. that would be the best way to describe the film. The film has some of the most mediocre acting that I have ever seen. Unrealistic, and laughable, Iron Eagle is pure 80's cheese. An rookie 16 year old trying to get into flight school must save his… More

  • Brian D


    A film i fordly remenber when i was a kid.Aged badly but all good fun with a great 80's soundtrack.

  • Dean M


    Bit exciting tale of a lad who learns to fly a fighter, borrows one and overcomes all resistance to his mission in what's undoubtedly suppose to be Libya.

  • Jason S


    This movie shows you that music will make you do things better... like flying a jet.

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