Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992)

Director:

John Glen

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Elders (characters) &
Sidney J. Furie (characters) ...
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Release Date:

12 June 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

Four heroes from the past fight as one to protect the future.

Plot:

Chappy discovers a drug-smuggling scheme at his own air base. It turns out that the lives of some village people in Peru are at stake, and he decides to fly there with ancient airplanes and friends to free them.

Plot Keywords:

Pilot | General | Rescue | Part Of Tetralogy | Colonel

Cast

Louis Gossett Jr.	...	Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Rachel McLish	...	Anna
Paul Freeman	...	Kleiss
Horst Buchholz	...	Leichman
Christopher Cazenove	...	Palmer
Sonny Chiba	...	Horikoshi
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Stockman
Mitch Ryan	...	Simms
Rob Estes	...	Doyle
J.E. Freeman	...	Ames
Tom Bower	...	Crawford
Phill Lewis	...	Tee Vee
Juan Fernández	...	Escovez
Ray 'Boom Boom' Mancini	...	Chico (as Ray Mancini)
Inez Perez	...	Mrs. Del Prado
Paul Weber	...	Crewman
Rick Sky Garcia	...	Crackhead (as Rick Sky Garcia)
Bob Minor	...	Bigman
Father Nacho	...	Priest
Nick Gomez	...	Juan (as Nick Sean Gomez)
Adrian A. Oviedo	...	Javier
David Herrera	...	Luis Morales
Estrella Reyes	...	Little Girl
Branscombe Richmond	...	Rapist
Marjorie Shields	...	Secretary
Fred Smith	...	Security Chief

Directed by
John Glen

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

Produced by
Michael R. Casey	....	associate producer
Mark Moore	....	line producer
Stanley Neufeld	....	co-producer (as Stan Neufeld)
Ron Samuels	....	producer

Original Music by
Harry Manfredini

Cinematography by
Alec Mills

Film Editing by
Bernard Gribble

Casting by
Vicki Huff

Production Design by
Robb Wilson King

Set Decoration by
Daniel Boxer

Costume Design by
Lesley Neufeld		(as Lesley Nicholson)

Makeup Department
Gigi Coker	....	key makeup artist
Amy Lederman	....	makeup artist
Regina Rutherford	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Stanley Neufeld	....	production manager (as Stan Neufeld)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James M. Freitag	....	first assistant director
Alan R. Green	....	first assistant director: aerial unit
Alex Kramarchuk	....	second assistant director
David B. Nowell	....	director: aerial unit
Eric Tignini	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Lance Cheatham	....	set dresser
Riley 'Sean' Jones	....	property master
Mike Keith	....	lead scenic
Doug Lefler	....	storyboard artist
Mitzi Mandanici	....	scenic artist
Benjamin Minot	....	props
Vincent E. Morra	....	scenic artist
Lisa Newman	....	set designer
Larry Verne	....	construction coordinator
Lindsay Dawson	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Evans	....	boom operator (as Steven Evans)
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Jeremy Hoenack	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeremy Hoenack	....	supervising sound editor
Lisa Storr Hoenack	....	foley artist
Michael Payne	....	sound editor
John Pritchett	....	second sound mixer
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susumu Tokunow	....	sound mixer
Susan M. Weeks	....	sound effects editor
David M. Weishaar	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound effects recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John R. Elliott	....	special effects foreman
Rick Thompson	....	special effects supervisor
Michael A. Tice	....	special effects technician
Tad Krzanowski	....	model effects: WKR Productions (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Paul Boyington	....	visual effects supervisor
John Richardson	....	models and special effects creator

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Robert Cota	....	stunts (as Bob Cota)
Nick Dimitri	....	stunts
Richard L. Duran	....	stunts
Greg Wayne Elam	....	stunts
George Fisher	....	stunts
Marian Green	....	stunt double
Marian Green	....	stunts (as Marion Green)
Robert Hunt	....	stunts
Mike Johnson	....	stunts
Bob Minor	....	stunt coordinator
Spiro Razatos	....	stunts
Branscombe Richmond	....	stunts
Mario Roberts	....	stunts
Forrie J. Smith	....	stunts
John Moio	....	stunts (uncredited)
Victoria Vanderkloot	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Braun	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike Cohen	....	second assistant camera: aerial unit
Maurizio Dotto	....	first assistant camera
Bobby Earnhardt	....	gaffer
Garrett Ellwood	....	special still photographer
Randy Feemster	....	additional camera operator
Scott Fuller	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Phill Fulton	....	dolly grip
Charles A. Harris	....	electrician
Mansur Johnson	....	grip
John Knight	....	key grip
Malcolm MacIntosh	....	camera operator
David B. Nowell	....	director of photography: aerial unit
David P. Shannon	....	rigging gaffer
Roger L. Smith	....	second assistant camera
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Andrew Reid	....	extras casting (as Andy Reid)
Paul Weber	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Theda DeRamus	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Noori Dehnahi	....	post-production coordinator
Denise Murray	....	assistant editor
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Andrew Patterson	....	assistant editor
Lois Trent-Bring	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Peter Breiner	....	conductor
Jerry Lambert	....	music mixing engineer
Jerry Lambert	....	music recording engineer
Bobby Muzingo	....	additional orchestrator
Bobby Muzingo	....	music coordinator
Jack K. Tillar	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jody Kreinbrink	....	transportation coordinator: picture cars
Mike Kreinbrink	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Michael Charske	....	location manager
Gene Fisher	....	safety officer: aerial unit
Tom Gray	....	publicist
Charlie Hillard	....	aerial unit coordinator
Steve Hinton	....	pilot
Diana Lui	....	production assistant
Gregory Manson	....	production accountant
Helen Pinkston	....	script supervisor
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	helicopter pilot

Production Companies

• Carolco Pictures
• Seven Arts Productions
• Aces Eagles Productions
• Ron Samuels Entertainment

Distributors

• Scotia International Filmverleih (1992) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Seven Arts Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• New Line Cinema (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment (1992) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• Pioneer (1992) (UK) (video) (laserdisc)
• Filmayer (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (1992) (France) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL (1993) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Fox Network (1995) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• New Line Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• New Line Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Alliance Releasing Corporation (199?) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Films (199?) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (199?) (Australia) (VHS)
• Roadshow Home Video (199?) (Australia) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Special Effects Unlimited

Other Companies

• Albert G. Ruben and Company  insurance
• Cinelease  grip and electrical equipment
• Complete Film Corporation  completion bond
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  opticals
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  publicity
• Lambert Productions  music recorded at
• Pacific Title  titles
• Sound Design Studios  music recorded at
• Sound Trax Studios  sound editing and re-recording

Also Known As:

Iron Eagle III (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for war violence.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | USA:R (Certificate #31409) | Norway:18 | Spain:13 | Iceland:16 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Carolco Pictures

Trivia:

Hardy Krüger turned down the Paul Freeman part

Goofs:

Factual errors: The other two officers shown are wearing the correct U.S. lapel insignia, however they are worn incorrectly. They have them worn the way the U.S. Army wears their U.S. insignia, the Air Force wears theirs with the US lapel insignia placed halfway up the seam, resting on but not over it. The bottom of the insignia is horizontal with the ground.

Quotes:

Tee Vee: [sees the bell has killed Escovez] Nice hat.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: Movin' Out (Brian's Song) (#6.2)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER

An Ace of a B Movie

Maybe it's just cause I'm kinda partial to great flying and big-busted women who kick butt, but "Aces: Iron Eagle 2 is the most fun I've had watching a movie all year (the other highlight being "Princess Diaries 2, but that's another story).

After seeing the original, pathetic "Top Gun" wannabee (aircraft engaged in "aerial combat shooting static displays, COME ON!), I skipped "Iron Eagle 2". However, there were some things I wanted to see after watching the previews and seeing the poster. Yeah, those things belonging to Rachael McLish, the only body builder of EITHER gender who ever got my cigar puffing (Yeah, I know this is sexist as hell, but I'm on a roll and it's THAT kind of movie). No nudity, darn it, but McLish is hot and handles herself well, especially with a couple of machine guns. Besides, how many movie's do you get to see with Sonny ("Streetfighter") Chiba, Horst ("Magnificent Seven") Bucholz and Senator Fred Thompson of the great state of Tennessee, not to mention, the downright neat (with the right script) Lou Gossett, Jr.? Yeah, "Aces" is predictable, but that's part of its charm. It was probably also fun for former 007 director John Glen to work with people who can actually enjoy their work without trivializing it. HEY ROGER MOORE AND TIM DALTON: PAYING ATTENTION? Just wish McLish would've had more exposure ...

I give "Aces: Iron Eagle 3" a "7". MISS MCLISH: DO YOU HAVE ANY OUTTAKES? THE RIGHT ONES WOULD BE WORTH AN "8".