Iron Eagle II
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| Iron Eagle II | |
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| Directed by | Sidney J. Furie |
| Produced by | Sharon Harel, John Kemeny, Jacob Kotzky, Stéphane Reichel, András Hámori, Asher Gat |
| Written by | Kevin Elders, Sidney J. Furie |
| Starring | Louis Gosset, Jr. |
| Music by | Amin Bhatia |
| Cinematography | Alain Dostie |
| Editing by | Rit Wallis |
| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 1988 |
| Running time | 105 Minutes (100 Minutes in Germany) |
| Country | Israel / Canada |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Iron Eagle |
| Followed by | Aces: Iron Eagle III |
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Iron Eagle II is a 1988 action film about a joint United States/Soviet task force formed to counter the threat of an unnamed Middle Eastern country. The task force is led by US Air Force Colonel (briefly promoted to Brigadier General during the film) Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair (Louis Gossett, Jr.). The Middle Eastern country is threatening both superpowers with nuclear ICBMs. As the task force attempts to accomplish its goals, it must overcome political sabotage as well as cultural and personal grudges.
Iron Eagle II is the sequel to the 1986 film Iron Eagle and itself was followed by two sequels: Aces: Iron Eagle III and Iron Eagle IV.
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Despite the errors the movie remains a cult classic among action movie and aerial-combat fans.
- Just as in the first movie, the delta-winged hostile aircraft featured in the movie are identified as MiG-23s, but are actually IAI Kfirs, a Dassault Mirage variant flown by the Israeli Air Force (IAF). Also, F-4 Phantoms were used in the role of MIG 29s and M113 armored personnel carriers with fake twin-barreled gun turrets on top are used to depict the fictional BMP-4. All aircraft used in the making of the two first films are Israeli craft and were filmed with the help of the IAF.
- The "BA" markings on the F-16's rudder does not exist in real life; this letter designation was used on the F-4 Phantom.
- The movie is known for having some of the most unrealistic prop explosions in history. When the enemy aircraft explode, wooden parts from the model can be seen splintering, for example. When an F-16 explodes, the explosion of the Kfirs is apparently used instead.
- Numerous continuity errors are also present including constantly changing weapon loadouts on the F-16's and some F-16A shots were recycled from the first movie, even though the F-16C was used in this movie.
