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Iron Eagle (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.
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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.
Rating:PG-13
Genre:Action
Written By:Kevin Alyn Elders, Sidney J. Furie
In Theaters:1/17/1986
Box Office:$24,159,872
Runtime:117 minutes
Studio:TriStar Pictures, Delphi Films, Falcon's Flight
Cast
Sidney J. Furie
Director
Louis Gossett Jr.
Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair
Jason Gedrick
Doug Masters
David Suchet
Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh
Tim Thomerson
Col. Ted Masters
Larry B. Scott
Reggie
Caroline Lagerfelt
Elizabeth Masters
Jerry Levine
Tony
Robbie Rist
Milo Bazen
Michael Bowen
Knotcher
Robert Jayne
Matthew 'Matt' Masters
Melora Hardin
Katie
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