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Release Date: 1988

Cast: Stuart Margolin, Colm Feore, Jesse Collins, Mark Humphrey, Maury Chaykin, Sharon Brandon, Clark Johnson, Alan Scarfe, Jason Blicker, Louis Gossett, Jr.

Categories: Movies, Action/Adventure, Thriller, Action, Action Thrillers, Adventure

Iron Eagle II is a 1988 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie. It is the first sequel to the 1986 film Iron Eagle, with Louis Gossett, Jr. reprising his role as Charles "Chappy" Sinclair. An uncredited Jason Gedrick also returns as ace pilot Doug Masters in the film's opening scene. Like its predecessor, Iron Eagle II received mixed reviews. However, it did not fare well at the box-office, with an earning of $10,497,324. While on a routine patrol on United States airspace west of Alaska, pilots Matt "Cobra" Cooper and Doug "Thumper" Masters test the g-forces of their F-16C planes. Their... MORE

Iron Eagle II is a 1988 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie. It is the first sequel to the 1986 film Iron Eagle, with Louis Gossett, Jr. reprising his role as Charles "Chappy" Sinclair. An uncredited Jason Gedrick also returns as ace pilot Doug Masters in the film's opening scene. Like its predecessor, Iron Eagle II received mixed reviews. However, it did not fare well at the box-office, with an earning of $10,497,324. While on a routine patrol on United States airspace west of Alaska, pilots Matt "Cobra" Cooper and Doug "Thumper" Masters test the g-forces of their F-16C planes. Their antics get them carried away, as they stray over Soviet airspace. As they are being escorted back into U.S. airspace, one of the Soviet planes has Doug on missile-lock. This leads to a brief dogfight. In the ensuing battle, Matt loses control of his plane and is too late to save Doug, who is shot down by the Soviets. The next day, the U.S. Secretary of Defense publicly denies the incident, claiming a training accident caused by a fuel system malfunction killed Doug. At the United States Air Force Museum in Arizona, Col. Charles "Chappy" Sinclair is taken out of reserve duty and promoted to LESS