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5.5/10 • 300

1986-01-171h 57m

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Break the sound barrier.

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.

Directors
Sidney J. Furie
Editors
George Grenville

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Louis Gossett Jr.

    Louis Gossett Jr.

    Charles 'Chappy' Sinclair

  2. Jason Gedrick

    Jason Gedrick

    Doug Masters

  3. David Suchet

    David Suchet

    Minister of Defense Col. Akir Nakesh

  4. Tim Thomerson

    Tim Thomerson

    Col. Ted Masters

  5. Larry B. Scott

    Larry B. Scott

    Reggie

  6. Caroline Lagerfelt

    Caroline Lagerfelt

    Elizabeth Masters

  7. Jerry Levine

    Jerry Levine

    Tony

  8. Robbie Rist

    Robbie Rist

    Milo Bazen

  9. Michael Bowen

    Michael Bowen

    Knotcher

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GenerationofSwine

Jan 12, 2023

10/10

I always like to read through the other reviews and see what people are saying, at least the 1 star and 10 star reviews. The 1 Star reviews all say relatively the same thing. They all say that it's not realistic. This is a movie about an Air Force brat that manages to pilfer an F16 and flies off to the Middle East to rescue his father... and some people seem shocked that it's unrealistic. Just what exactly did they think they were sitting down to watch? Yeah, it's totally unrealistic, it kind of depicts the Air Force as your average business office... with jets. And the ease of which they can sneak in there and take as many classified documents as they want is part of the charm. It's totally unrealistic, but it's part of the charm. And then, of course there is the unrealistic battle, and, honestly, if it were realistic it wouldn't be as much fun. But to top it off you have Jason Gedrick playing his role VERY understated while still managing professional intensity. He's able to be both soft spoken and frightening and he really sells it, especially against Louis Gossett Jr. who is capable of pulling a trick or two himself when he wants to... when he wants to. It's over the top fun in the best possible 80s pro-America way.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$18,000,000.00
Revenue
$24,159,872.00
Keywords
rescuegovernmentairplanegeneralparent child relationshipdictatormissilecold warpatriotismpilotu.s. air forcecolonelaerial combatexecutiondesertradicaloil refinerybehind enemy linesmilitaryair force basewarplane