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Iron Eagle

1986 · 117 min

A gung-ho, fast-paced aerial adventure that feels like a teenage fantasy of heroism, with tense dogfights and a surprisingly earnest heart.

Tagline
Break the sound barrier.
Overview
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.

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • survival
  • loyalty
  • rebellion
  • war
Places
  • military
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror1
Humour3
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action
Directed by
Sidney J. Furie
Written by
Kevin Alyn Elders, Sidney J. Furie
Starring
Louis Gossett Jr., Jason Gedrick, David Suchet, Tim Thomerson, Larry B. Scott, Caroline Lagerfelt, Jerry Levine, Robbie Rist
Music
Basil Poledouris
Cinematography
Adam Greenberg
Runtime
117 min
Country
Canada, Israel, United States of America
Languages
English

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