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Iron Eagle

Iron Eagle

Jan 17, 1986
117 min
Action
5.6/ 10
321 votes

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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TMDB
5.6/10
321 votes
IMDB
5.5/10
16,794 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
20%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
41/100
Metascore

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$18,000,000Production cost
Box Office$24,159,872Worldwide gross
Profit$6,159,872Profitable
ROI
+34.2%Return on investment
US Box Office$24,159,872Domestic earnings

Details

Production information

"Break the sound barrier."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$18,000,000

Revenue

$24,159,872

Production Companies

Iron Eagle CollectionTriStar PicturesDelphi FilmsFalcon's Flight

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