Iron Eagle (1986)

Director:

Sidney J. Furie

Writers:

Kevin Elders (written by) &
Sidney J. Furie (written by)

Release Date:

17 January 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | War

Tagline:

Break the sound barrier. Break the speed barrier.

Plot:

When Doug's father, an Air Force Pilot, is shot down by MiGs belonging to a radical Middle Eastern state...

Plot Keywords:

Radical | Rescue | Pilot | Colonel | Part Of Tetralogy

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Col. Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Jason Gedrick	...	Doug Masters
Larry B. Scott	...	Reggie
Caroline Lagerfelt	...	Elizabeth Masters
Jerry Levine	...	Tony
Michael Bowen	...	Knotcher
Robbie Rist	...	Milo
Robert Jayne	...	Matthew 'Matt' Masters (as Bobby Jacoby)
David Greenlee	...	Kingsley
Melora Hardin	...	Katie
Michael Alldredge	...	Col. Blackburn
Tim Thomerson	...	Col. Ted Masters
Tom Fridley	...	Brillo
Rob Garrison	...	Packer
Chino 'Fats' Williams	...	Slappy
Jay Footlik	...	Edward Thatcher
Jacque Lynn Colton	...	Hazel
Shawnee Smith	...	Joenie
Heather Haase	...	Tally (as Heather De Vore Haase)
Kathy Wagner	...	Amy
Kevin King	...	Farnsworth
Will Jeffries	...	Smiley
David Ward	...	Lt. Col. Kerns
Terry Wills	...	Tally's Dad
F. William Parker	...	Kingsley's Dad
Albert R. Schara	...	Principal
Christopher Bradley	...	Airman
Michael Kehoe	...	Flight Control Officer
Steve Rabin	...	Air Policeman
Kevin Elders	...	Pilot
Tony Becker	...	Guard at Intelligence Center
Paul O'Brien Richards	...	Guard at Gate
Max Thayer	...	Intelligence Officer
Debbie Bloch	...	Family Friend
Lance LeGault	...	General (as Lance Le Gault)
Roger Nolan	...	TV Reporter
Jerry Hyman	...	Marty
Uri Gavriel	...	Bilyad Guard (as Uri Gabriel)
David Menachem	...	Bilyad Officer
Joseph Shiloach	...	Tower Official (as Yossi Shiloah)
Arnon Zadok	...	Il Kharem Soldier
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Suchet	...	Minister of Defense
Dominick Brascia	...	Harold (uncredited)
Michael Cavanaugh	...	Disclipinary panel colonel (uncredited)

Directed by
Sidney J. Furie

Writing credits
Kevin Elders		(written by) &
Sidney J. Furie		(written by)

Produced by
Kevin Elders	....	executive producer
Lou Lenart	....	associate producer
Ron Samuels	....	producer
Joe Wizan	....	producer

Original Music by
Basil Poledouris

Cinematography by
Adam Greenberg		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
George Grenville

Casting by
Barbara Claman

Production Design by
Robb Wilson King

Costume Design by
Lesley Neufeld		(as Leslie Nicholson)

Makeup Department
Zivit Yakir	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Larry Powell	....	unit production manager: aerial unit
Ted Zachary	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James W. Gavin	....	second unit director: aerial unit
Larry Powell	....	assistant director: aerial unit
Stan Zabka	....	second assistant director: aerial unit

Art Department
Charles Stewart	....	property master

Sound Department
Eli Yarkoni	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Bernardo F. Munoz	....	special effects crew
Sandra Stewart	....	special effects assistant
Robert Calvert	....	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Bobby Angelle	....	stunts
John Ashby	....	stunts
Janet Brady	....	stunts (as Janet S. Brady)
Deborah Bryan	....	stunts (as Deborah Ann Bryan)
Doc Duhame	....	stunts
Steve Hinton	....	stunts (as Steven Hinton)
Chris Howell	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Howell	....	stunts
Keii Johnston	....	stunts
Kevin Killingsworth	....	stunts
Beth Nufer	....	stunts
Mic Rodgers	....	stunts
Michael Runyard	....	stunt coordinator (as Mike Runyard)
Michael Runyard	....	stunts (as Mike Runyard)
Art Scholl	....	special aerial stunts: snake sequence
Art Scholl	....	stunts
Keith Tellez	....	stunts
Chuck Wentworth	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer
Yoni Hamenachem	....	still photographer
Sam Nicholson	....	aerial photographer
Ron N. Sill	....	electrician
Rami Siman-Tov	....	focus puller

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Riddle	....	costume assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
David Bartholomew	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Daniel J. Johnson	....	co-music editor
Spencer Proffer	....	music producer
Steven Scott Smalley	....	orchestrator
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Billy G. Arter	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Karen Golden	....	script supervisor
June Jordan	....	stand-in
Michael Kehoe	....	production assistant: Israel/Arizona/Los Angeles
Solomon J. LeFlore	....	production financing
Naomi Mayberg	....	production coordinator: second unit
Steve Hinton	....	pilot (uncredited)
Craig Miller	....	marketing consultant (uncredited)
Art Scholl	....	pilot: Cessna 152 (uncredited)

Production Companies

• TriStar Pictures (presents) (as Tri-Star Pictures)
• Delphi Films
• Falcon's Flight

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1986) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2000) (Argentina) (all media) (re-release)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (1998) (USA) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (1986) (Argentina) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)

Other Companies

• Inter Video  24 frame video services

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Iceland:12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #28010) | West Germany:16 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Arizona, USA

Company:

TriStar Pictures

Trivia:

Some of the "Libyan" soldiers at the airbase where Duog's are rescued from, are using the Swedish 9mm SMG m/45. Originally developed during WWII. Still in use - but in very small numbers nowadays - within the Swedish Armed Forces. It has also served in US Special Forces as a very simple, easy handled and very reliable SMG. Some period also manufactured on license in Egypt. That's why the "Libyan" soldiers are using it.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Many of the external shots of the aircraft during flight clearly show that these are remote controlled scale models. This is evident by the jumpy flight characteristics. Full size aircraft do not behave in such erratic manners.

Quotes:

Packer: I wonder what a Cessna looks like splattered all over those rocks?

Movie Connections:

Featured in Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (2006) (V)

Soundtrack:

Maniac House

Cool soundtrack. Excellent Movie.

I really hate seeing people rip on this movie. They rip on the realism. How realistic are half of Arnold Swarzenegger's movies?...or any movie like them. Iron Eagle has a great soundtrack, cool dog fighting sequences, and a good story line (whether it's realistic or not). It's a story every young person who likes military fighter jets would love to live. It draws on the fact that you wish it was you "going in to knock the s... out of them.." (As Chappy put it). You people who rip on the realistic plot.....hey.....go watch a documentary. Or go glam like Hollywood and watch Top Gun. How many times have US and Russian planes flown inverted and given the other the bird from a few feet away. Iron Eagle is a great movie.....check it out.