He meets up with one of my favourite movie characters of all time Chappy (Louis Gossett Jr.) who eventually agrees to help Doug bring his father home so they concoct a plan to go behind enemy lines.
He is strong willed and at times a bit of a dick but he will do anything for his family so when his father (Tim Thomerson) is shot down behind enemy lines Doug realises he wont get any help from the military so it’s up to him to rescue his father. Jason Gedrick’s Doug is a hothead whose temper sometimes gets the better of him and he will not be bullied by anyone. It’s utterly preposterous but so are most action movies which is why we love them.
I feel like Iron Eagle doesn’t get enough love from people in terms of classic action movies as it really is one of the better action pictures of the 80s. Chappy (Louis Gossett Jr.) to borrow a couple of F-16 planes, fly across the Atlantic and start a rescue mission. Unfortunately, Doug isn’t the best fighter pilot - he wasn’t accepted into the Air Force because he needs to listen to music in order to hit a target. Ted Masters’ (Tim Thomerson) plane goes down in an Arab country and he’s sentenced to death for trespassing, his 18-year-old son, Doug (Jason Gedrick), is determined to save him. The Iron Eagle franchise isn’t talked about much these days and it’s mostly compared to Top Gun but I’ve always has a soft spot for it so I thought it was time for a retrospective on all four movies.