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- 1986
- PG-13
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 57 m
- 1986
- PG-13
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 57 m
Summary A young pilot plans a rescue mission when his father, an Air Force Colonel, is shot down over enemy territory and captured.
Directed By: Sidney J. Furie
Written By: Kevin Alyn Elders, Sidney J. Furie
- 1986
- PG-13
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 57 m
- 1986
- PG-13
- TriStar Pictures
- 1 h 57 m
Iron Eagle
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Summary A young pilot plans a rescue mission when his father, an Air Force Colonel, is shot down over enemy territory and captured.
Directed By: Sidney J. Furie
Written By: Kevin Alyn Elders, Sidney J. Furie
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Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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11% Positive
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33% Mixed
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56% Negative
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5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 9 Critic Reviews
41
11% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
33% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
56% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Iron Eagle is a very shrewd teen-age variation on the Rambo/Missing in Action formula, a military rescue movie with a nice young hero and a fun-loving feeling.
Director Sidney J. Furie fills in the rest with breakneck action and some dandy dogfights. Much of the dialog is simply laughable.
Iron Eagle has an unintended hilarity that builds and builds. But don't take this as one of those so-bad-it's-good endorsements: The film is a total waste of time.
The vulgarity and jingoism of Iron Eagle prevent it from functioning even as breezy entertainment. [17 Jan 1986, p.C10]
Despite a few interesting moments, Iron Eagle looks and sounds like an extended televison commercial that encourages young people to be all they can be . . . in a supersonic fighting machine. [20 Jan 1986, p.3C]
It is regrettable that the highest of production values have been invested in this, the cheapest of stories.
Yet another totally absurd bout of macho wish fulfillment for those frustrated by the American government and military's inability to deal effectively with terrorism, Iron Eagle is actually more outlandish than most.
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