"I spliced this all together. That's why it doesn't make a whole lot of sense." - C.W. Lemoine "I spliced this all together. That's why it doesn't make a whole lot of sense." - Editor, Iron Eagle
@@dudejo Well unlike Micheal Bay, these movies actually understood how to film stuff. Bay films would likely be quite entertaining if the camera was placed further than 5 feet from the action and wasn't constantly shaking all over the place!
"Mover reacts to *documentaries*... we're going to watch the historical documentary known as Iron Eagle.." I knew you were my favorite TH-camr before this one, but this just further proved it.
"...Historical Record..." "The 80's were Awesome!". Too much, my man, you made my day! I grew up digging this movie, still has that great 80's schlock, but I really enjoy your reaction.
“I also use a cassette player when I fly....” Revvin’ up your engine, Listen to her howlin’ roar. Metal under tension, Beggin’ you to touch and go..... HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE!
It’s been a pretty rough day today and not because of Corona, but this video made me forget everything for a moment. Thanks Mover for giving me a much needed laugh!
Growing up as a teenager in the 80s was awesome. Movies like Iron Eagle were popular because our military had been rebuilt after a period of neglect. The awesome aerial footage was what helped the success of this movie. Much like Top Gun's aerial footage made up for the plot as well.
Yup. After Vietnam our military really slid downhill. Enter President Reagan that started pouring billions into defense spending (that bankrupted the Soviets) to revamp our military. Fighter pilots were mythical beings with godlike powers to grade school boys like me. Then again, anyone wearing a uniform were heroes to us as I remember woodland camouflage pants were popular with us boys. I remember my 'Top Gun' inspired imitation leather flight jacket with patches I begged my mom to buy at Wal-Mart.
I am so glad you are treating this documentary with the respect it deserves. Sure it's a little dated, phases change, VDUs and pilot information has gone backwards theses days, they don't make them like they used to, amirite! But you are seamless with your understanding and explanation.
What I've learned: 1) Don't be a douche. 2) Your flaps are down! You'll fly faster with them up. 3) The 80's were awesome. 4) The Colonel salutes Major Chappy SInclair, not the other way around. 5) Iron Eagle is actually better when edited down to 18 minutes by Mover.
This was my dad favorite move! His English wasn’t very good so he called it “the dad and the son”. I think I’ve seen this film a hundred times! So nice to hear from a pro that it’s actually pretty accurate and well done 👍
@@Daywalker_27 was it the flat spin? They mention him in a documentary for top gun that he wanted to stay out to do a few more runs on something, can't remember what it was though... 😔
"You're in an airplane, fly direct!" He couldn't, due to the rules of the race: he was restricted to *50 ft AGL*, which helps to explain the flaps, and also explains the aerobatics when flying over the mountains (only way to keep from exceeding 50 ft vertical separation from the terrain). Notcher may have broken the rules, but Doug sure wasn't going to.
I was thought 50’ AGL was too low for what Art Scholl flew the plane at. I’d say closer to 75-100 agl. ART Scholl was one of the best stunt pilots Hollywood ever saw. Perhaps probably one of the best stunt pilots in aviation. Unfortunately he would lose his life a few months later shooting TOP GUN.
I loved this film as a kid. Then I started scouring my elementary school library for any books on military aircraft, got into flight sims... and quickly realised all the problems with this film. The stand-ins for the MiGs, the weirdness going on with the cockpit instruments and controls... Still enjoyed it.
so glad i found your channel..love your content ..sense of humor .and just all the reality checks for all these films i grew up watching ....they also inspired me to want to be a military pilot ...but alas it did not happen i am Canadian so my choices were limited anyway...heck at the time Iron Eagle was in theatres ..Canada was still flying the CF-101's and the CF- 104 's ..(with a few F-5's in the mix) .the first of the F-18's had only just recently come into service in 1983 ..THE 101'S , 104'S and most of the Tigers were retired in 1987 ....the Hornet is the only fighter in town in the Canadian Air Force ....
I had several LOL moments during your spot-on commentary; also brought back many memories of watching this when I was a teenager and everything in the world was possible.
Yyyyyes! I was a 6-year-old aviation nerd in the making when I first saw Iron Eagle. Even then, I remember thinking more than a few times "no friggin' way is that possible/accurate!" Aaaand yet it's still the biggest reason the F-16 is my all-time favorite because, well, it's over an hour of the most beautiful fighter around on film. The F-16 was the real star of the movie! Thanks for the upload' Mover! Can't wait to watch you bust this movie's chops!
Your commentary is so gold. Always has me in tears! Keep up the GREAT channel Mover! Love having laughs in this time of global despair! Cant wait to grab a few of your books!
I love your surprise as real HUD imagery appears! But the flying the Cessna - having exhibited awesome flying skills all the way through the aeros in close proximity to the ground, the idea that the guy can't then just put it down straight ahead as he takes the barrier is probably the most unbelievable part of the film. He's straight and level and only doing about 45kts for heaven's sake!
C.W. That was awesome, keep up the great content. On a more serious note, I had about 600 hours in FSX/P3D and XP11 before I started flying lessons, and the time did help, but when you actually step foot in a real aircraft and are handed that responsibility with real consequences its an entirely different feeling, so the DCS comments you made really made me laugh at how true it is.
My brother and I loved this movie as kids...we watched it so much any time we saw the tri star intro come on tv we thought Iron Eagle was about to start.
This movie is infallible. I binged all 4 iron eagle movies and they're all amazing. My two favorite things are 1: The snappy 80's "my father is going to be executed but let's have fun while we stop it" montage in this movie and 2: Sonny Chiba's character doing a kamakaze attack to help stop the nazi-run Peruvian drug operation. Yes, Iron Eagle 3 has ww2 aircraft from multiple countries, manned by stereotypes from those countries, armed with modern armaments, fighting in 90's South America against a Nazi running a drug operation. It's absolutely amazing.
Man this is hilarious. I remember watching the movie back in the day and thinking it was sooo cool. lol. I loved "I never made it to level 6!" Too funny.
Flight of the Intruder: I read the book, first. I thought it was awesome. Then I saw the movie and almost couldn't bear to watch it all, it was so bad. The casting was wrong and the story mostly trashed. Or so I thought. The image that haunts me the most was Willem Dafoe sitting in the pilot's seat of an A-6 he just crashed in. In the book, it was a 'Sandy' pilot in an A-1 Skyraider...more believable. Mover, ruin this movie, please! :)
That was my favorite movie as a kid. I must have watched it a thousand times.( I wanted to be a fighter pilot). Thank you for reviewing this movie. I know it is a far cry from reality, but it's from my childhood.
Same, plot is far fetched but easy to follow & be entertained. I used to have the Iron Eagle poster on my wall & soundtrack on cassette I'd play in my car....road of the gypsy!
LMAO! Hahaha Lemoine is killing me here with that OLD SOUTHERN GUY ACCENT! hahaha "Yes, you can! You are in an airplane!" lol "You committed a felony!" you are so wrong Lemoine! hahaha
I get why people want to call them Vipers... the pilots call them that (it was suppose to be the original name) and kept calling them that because they didn't like the official name given to the F-16. That official name is Fighting Falcon. So if you want to tell somebody you would prefer to call it a Viper (and I'm fine with that it sounds cooler if you ask me).. take it as that.. a preference. You shouldn't call them wrong however because it was officially called the Falcon by the military brass. Anyways regarding the name of the movie... I agree it's dumb to call it Iron Eagle and then use Falcons / Vipers. lol.
Mover you unbelievable rogue. First, thank you for your service. 2nd, I love this movie to death as an artifact of my youth. And this breakdown is pure joy. You have a new subscriber. May the winds be at your back.
I enjoyed this WAY more than I thought I would. I'm only bummed that the only people I can share this experience with are the rest of you in the comments haha. Thanks for this one, Mover.
A friend of mine did the Aerial Flying photography along with Art Scholl, the Cessna 152 Stunt Pilot. Art died during the filming of Top Gun when his Pitts S-2 camera plane failed to recover from a spin and plunged into the Pacific Ocean.
Back in the day, Airwolf was some high tech shit. Being an 80's kid I used to watch the new episodes on Saturdays. I also used to binge-watch the show when it was on the USA network every chance I would get.
Well the forth movie has a par of F-15 Eagles on the back of the DVD box, despite not actually spearing in the movie... In fact even the scenes with F-16s are just reused shots from the first two films!
Mover, from an old Rhino & "ADF guy, there were Papas, then Limas then Papas in the opening of the flick. You are correct in your observation! I flew the "80s" jet and never saw avionics like that. And those harness buckles look a bit odd. Amazing when you look at the small details what seems out of place. Ross
That warbling sound in the F-16 - I think it is the warning sound that was used in SAC's operations rooms, and featured prominently in A Gathering Of Eagles (which did have USAF cooperation).
I'm a Cessna pilot, and I especially liked the race scene between the Aerobat and the dirt bike. Even with 20 degrees of flap the pilot was struggling to stay slow enough to stay in frame. Even in that configuration it's doing about 50 knots in ground effect. I did a foolish but cool thing once- I did a low level run up a remote river valley in an '81 Cessna 172. I was surprised at how fast 100 knots looked from 500 feet above the riverbed! A couple of fishermen flipped me the bird as I roared by them from the opposite bank, so I must have violated the 'no douche' rule, oops, my bad..rookie mistake I guess... Iron Eagle is cheesy enough to turn popcorn into poutine, but still, it's classic 80's, and I love it! Great commentary, Mover, I needed a good laugh! Things suck for me right now, so I need all the help I can get.
"He plays DCS he knows!"
Instant like right there
I feel personally attacked.
I lost my shit when he said that...feels like every DCS forum..."I could fly, I play DCS" HAHA
"I spliced this all together. That's why it doesn't make a whole lot of sense." - C.W. Lemoine
"I spliced this all together. That's why it doesn't make a whole lot of sense."
- Editor, Iron Eagle
Still laughing after reading this a few minutes ago!!!😂🤣😂
"You know this is old because they used toilet paper..... You'd never find that anymore!!"
Literally had me dead with that one 😂😂😂
I found a new source of butt wipe. A rock. Scrape scrape. Charmen 2.0. I'm guessing you don't want to fly a plane through that.
Literally?
Need a hange of undies
Soooo true, its all about the 3 seashells.
Wouldn’t the plane crash flying through TP?
making sense wasn't a requirement in the 80s, just good action shots and a lot of explosions
you are funny 😆
yeah, like Micheal Bay if he didn't suck
@@dudejo Well unlike Micheal Bay, these movies actually understood how to film stuff. Bay films would likely be quite entertaining if the camera was placed further than 5 feet from the action and wasn't constantly shaking all over the place!
"Mover reacts to *documentaries*... we're going to watch the historical documentary known as Iron Eagle.."
I knew you were my favorite TH-camr before this one, but this just further proved it.
😂 I'm dying over here
Didn't know the movie so I believed it for a while lol
I had to sub after that
9:30 - "Sabotaging an aircraft is a federal offense"
Remember, kids.
Smaakjeks K - Like explicitly? Because of how they are registered?
@@almanac520 Late to answer, the reason it is a federal offense is because transportation falls under federal law
"He's straight from the comment section of TH-cam"
LOL'd for real at that one.
I was literally going to type this and thought, "Someone had to have commented on this first."
@@eldridgefelder3427 same
It's so accurate tho 😂. Some people think they're "experts"
Could it be that it is the other way around?
14 yo boys that watched Iron Eagle when it came out are now 51 yo commenting on youtube......
The third civil plane was a Piper Tomahawk. A little 2 seater that was used for training back in the day.
That Cessna scene, even by today's standards, was amazing cinematography
Art Scholl did that flight. Hell of a stunt pilot back in the day.
Yeah it really looked like he was about to crash lol
No doug was "flying" the 150 and the Airbatic (spelled backwards lol) was one of the chase planes.
@@EDCandLace It is actually a 152 and the other is a Decathlon.
@@bidlymovies987 how do you know its a 152, they are the same externally, only changes were in the cockpit and the engine
"you know this is old because they got toilet papers, you won't be able to find it today"
-C.W. LEMOINE 2020
Oh man, this one is gonna hurt.. my childhood movie...
Johnny Lawrence is gonna be really angry...
Same here... I used to love Iron Eagle! It's a great movie! 😃
Oof.
now that im seeing it again after all this time, it really did kinda sux.. lol
I'm old enough to rock and roll......
As a child of the 80s, this is my favorite movie ever. I laughed continuously throughout this commentary! Great work, Mover!
I lost it at “your flaps are down you’ll go faster with them up” and “Airwolf level stuff”.
Airwolf > than any aircraft ever.
That’s it. Mover needs to do an episode of Airwolf!
@@aaroncarr8880 that would be so cool, I love Airwolf
I could listen to the Airwolf theme on loop for days.
Airwolf is my ringtone.
Forever
😂😂😂 My wife HATES watching any kind of military related movie with me because I pick the shit out of details!
Awe c'mon, what details could you possibly pick on in this film.
“I like clouds”
“He’s bored...lotta numbers..”
love this already.
“Pocket full of quarters for the sim.” LOL. You’ve made my day today!
Iron Eagle makes my aviation meat tingle
This movie heavily influenced me as a child even more than top gun did.
The queen One mission song was amazing and cued perfectly
@_Matsimus_ you should see a doctor and get that checked.
"SYTEMS CHECK OK" .. instantly laughed out loud.
"...Historical Record..." "The 80's were Awesome!". Too much, my man, you made my day! I grew up digging this movie, still has that great 80's schlock, but I really enjoy your reaction.
“I also use a cassette player when I fly....”
Revvin’ up your engine,
Listen to her howlin’ roar.
Metal under tension,
Beggin’ you to touch and go.....
HIGHWAY TO THE DANGER ZONE!
"Your flaps are down!!!" Priceless! And yes, 80s WERE awesome.
Nearly spit out my beer when he said "It must be blues Monday." Really brought me back to my time in service.
It’s been a pretty rough day today and not because of Corona, but this video made me forget everything for a moment. Thanks Mover for giving me a much needed laugh!
I hope you day gets better, sir/ma’am. We can win this war!
"inflight re-arming"
I'm dying here
10:08 "So you know this is old because they use toilet paper. You'd never be able to find that these days." Bruh I died ;)
Growing up as a teenager in the 80s was awesome. Movies like Iron Eagle were popular because our military had been rebuilt after a period of neglect. The awesome aerial footage was what helped the success of this movie. Much like Top Gun's aerial footage made up for the plot as well.
Yup. After Vietnam our military really slid downhill. Enter President Reagan that started pouring billions into defense spending (that bankrupted the Soviets) to revamp our military. Fighter pilots were mythical beings with godlike powers to grade school boys like me. Then again, anyone wearing a uniform were heroes to us as I remember woodland camouflage pants were popular with us boys. I remember my 'Top Gun' inspired imitation leather flight jacket with patches I begged my mom to buy at Wal-Mart.
"Eject Eject Eject! Hahaha! That doesn't exist."
~C.W. Lemoine 2020~
- have a nice day - 😂
"You are dead. Have a nice day."
"It's like Airwolf level stuff." 😂😂😂
I am so glad you are treating this documentary with the respect it deserves. Sure it's a little dated, phases change, VDUs and pilot information has gone backwards theses days, they don't make them like they used to, amirite! But you are seamless with your understanding and explanation.
"The eighties were awesome."
Yeah, that is what happens when you power an entire decade with cocaine.
a bunch of people took so much, it was enough for an entire generation. even for those who were never even in a room with a line. :D
@@daszieher Lmao
And synthwave.
I thought it was MTV?
Now we've got an entire decade powered by feelings. And complaining about feelings.
Yay.
What I've learned:
1) Don't be a douche.
2) Your flaps are down! You'll fly faster with them up.
3) The 80's were awesome.
4) The Colonel salutes Major Chappy SInclair, not the other way around.
5) Iron Eagle is actually better when edited down to 18 minutes by Mover.
6) reserve forces should wear dunce caps.
Chappie Sinclair was a Bird Colonel.
5.5) All the awesome flying footage is wasted on a less than optimal story.
7) "Ok for takeoff" seems legit
Someone has to make a plaque with these.
This was my dad favorite move! His English wasn’t very good so he called it “the dad and the son”. I think I’ve seen this film a hundred times! So nice to hear from a pro that it’s actually pretty accurate and well done 👍
The Cessna 150 aerobatics are good... the FAMOUS Art Scholl did the stunts.. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Scholl
Art Scholl was also killed doing the flat spin in Top Gun.
I met him a couple of times when I was a kid at Flabob airport and now closed Rialto airport. He was a helluva pilot and nice guy.
@@Daywalker_27 was it the flat spin? They mention him in a documentary for top gun that he wanted to stay out to do a few more runs on something, can't remember what it was though... 😔
I saw that Aerobat at Clover Field in Houston like in 1995, a flight school bought it. It was used in the movie.
For a long time, I was convinced that sequence was done with RC planes. The flying is insane.
This was the best commentary so far! As a private pilot and former Air Force enlisted, I was laughing LMAO at your commentary!
When he said stupid reservist I looked at him exactly when he looked at me😂😂😂
Man, I remember when this film when I was a kid. All the older boys were always talking about it like it was the coolest thing.
Memories.
I was in aviation ordnance in the Marines when this came out....seeing the weapons constantly changing used to crack me up. Great video!
“Yes you can, you’re in an airplane!!” I was dying laughing there.
“He’s Doug Masters, he’s got a cassette player” should’ve been the tag line to this movie. Loving the commentary!
"You're in an airplane, fly direct!"
He couldn't, due to the rules of the race: he was restricted to *50 ft AGL*, which helps to explain the flaps, and also explains the aerobatics when flying over the mountains (only way to keep from exceeding 50 ft vertical separation from the terrain). Notcher may have broken the rules, but Doug sure wasn't going to.
He's coming up on Devi's Face!
@@alexbody3502 smokes pouring out of his manifold
@@alexbody3502 of course it was devils face.
I was thought 50’ AGL was too low for what Art Scholl flew the plane at. I’d say closer to 75-100 agl. ART Scholl was one of the best stunt pilots Hollywood ever saw. Perhaps probably one of the best stunt pilots in aviation. Unfortunately he would lose his life a few months later shooting TOP GUN.
New favorite line “Your flaps are down! You’ll go faster with them up.”
"Dropping fuel fast"
No, thats just normal Viper in flight.
"That's why we have Ronnie Raygun" loved that line...🤣
I loved this film as a kid. Then I started scouring my elementary school library for any books on military aircraft, got into flight sims... and quickly realised all the problems with this film. The stand-ins for the MiGs, the weirdness going on with the cockpit instruments and controls... Still enjoyed it.
If you think about it, this movie could be renamed “Grand Theft Viper” and you gotta admit that sounds way cooler.
So who is the better aircraft thief? This kid stealing a F-16 from the U.S. Or Clint Eastwood stealing Fire Fox from the Soviets?
@@orlock20 neither.. D.A.R.Y.L. stealing an SR-71 ... :-)
@@TAnders877 stealing the blackbird and put a gum in the security camera lenses behind the ejection seat, gold!
Thank you for not ruining this movie, one of my favorite! Great movie! Complete with an 80’s “happy ending!”
so glad i found your channel..love your content ..sense of humor .and just all the reality checks for all these films i grew up watching ....they also inspired me to want to be a military pilot ...but alas it did not happen i am Canadian so my choices were limited anyway...heck at the time Iron Eagle was in theatres ..Canada was still flying the CF-101's and the CF- 104 's ..(with a few F-5's in the mix) .the first of the F-18's had only just recently come into service in 1983 ..THE 101'S , 104'S and most of the Tigers were retired in 1987 ....the Hornet is the only fighter in town in the Canadian Air Force ....
Still remember going to see Iron Eagle 2 at the theaters. We loved it. Rest in Heaven my wife.
I had several LOL moments during your spot-on commentary; also brought back many memories of watching this when I was a teenager and everything in the world was possible.
All those poor recruits who thought they could bring their mix tapes on the jet
Yyyyyes! I was a 6-year-old aviation nerd in the making when I first saw Iron Eagle. Even then, I remember thinking more than a few times "no friggin' way is that possible/accurate!" Aaaand yet it's still the biggest reason the F-16 is my all-time favorite because, well, it's over an hour of the most beautiful fighter around on film. The F-16 was the real star of the movie!
Thanks for the upload' Mover! Can't wait to watch you bust this movie's chops!
Your commentary is so gold. Always has me in tears! Keep up the GREAT channel Mover! Love having laughs in this time of global despair! Cant wait to grab a few of your books!
My Dad and brother would watch this on repeat. Loved it!!
"Im Doug Masters and I've got a tape player!" I spit my damn drink out.
Art Scholl was at the controls of the Cessna during the race sequence. Even by today’s standards that scene was just great.
Bad ass pilot!!!!
Respect to Mr. Scholl !
The man was a master. The flying in that scene was awesome.
As ridiculous as that scene was, that man did a masterful job.
@@ablethreefourbravo Understatement of the century.
"The buckles on the harness are from an 87 Buick?" LOL
I love your surprise as real HUD imagery appears! But the flying the Cessna - having exhibited awesome flying skills all the way through the aeros in close proximity to the ground, the idea that the guy can't then just put it down straight ahead as he takes the barrier is probably the most unbelievable part of the film. He's straight and level and only doing about 45kts for heaven's sake!
I liked for the wearing a cover indoors "Stupid reservist"
Watching you analyze one of my favorite childhood movies was like watching a police show with my father.
In the 80s you didn’t have to choose between being a fighter pilot and having mullet hair.
When Doug yells yeah at the end and dude starts laughing. I spit my coffee everywhere!!!
C.W. That was awesome, keep up the great content.
On a more serious note, I had about 600 hours in FSX/P3D and XP11 before I started flying lessons, and the time did help, but when you actually step foot in a real aircraft and are handed that responsibility with real consequences its an entirely different feeling, so the DCS comments you made really made me laugh at how true it is.
My brother and I loved this movie as kids...we watched it so much any time we saw the tri star intro come on tv we thought Iron Eagle was about to start.
This movie is infallible. I binged all 4 iron eagle movies and they're all amazing. My two favorite things are
1: The snappy 80's "my father is going to be executed but let's have fun while we stop it" montage in this movie and
2: Sonny Chiba's character doing a kamakaze attack to help stop the nazi-run Peruvian drug operation.
Yes, Iron Eagle 3 has ww2 aircraft from multiple countries, manned by stereotypes from those countries, armed with modern armaments, fighting in 90's South America against a Nazi running a drug operation. It's absolutely amazing.
“Mover reacts to documentaries” is the best description of iron eagle ever!
Man this is hilarious. I remember watching the movie back in the day and thinking it was sooo cool. lol. I loved "I never made it to level 6!" Too funny.
You're definitely my favourite person on youtube. Great humour with a nice mix of sarcasm and self irony. Love it!
Ok mover, you're walking on sacred ground here, this is a favorite movie of my childhood. Be careful. I'm watching you👀
I loved this movie as a kid. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane! 😊
I’ve been waiting for you to do iron eagle
Maybe you should do flight of the intruder
Flying the B iron hand
Tyrion Lannister the phantom shitter is real. Every deployment on every carrier I’ve been on had one.
Flight of the Intruder: I read the book, first. I thought it was awesome. Then I saw the movie and almost couldn't bear to watch it all, it was so bad. The casting was wrong and the story mostly trashed. Or so I thought. The image that haunts me the most was Willem Dafoe sitting in the pilot's seat of an A-6 he just crashed in. In the book, it was a 'Sandy' pilot in an A-1 Skyraider...more believable. Mover, ruin this movie, please! :)
Fuck YES loved flight of the intruder
I remember even as a child, I laughed at the weapons loadout changing from camera angle to camera angle within the same scene.
That was my favorite movie as a kid. I must have watched it a thousand times.( I wanted to be a fighter pilot). Thank you for reviewing this movie. I know it is a far cry from reality, but it's from my childhood.
Same, plot is far fetched but easy to follow & be entertained. I used to have the Iron Eagle poster on my wall & soundtrack on cassette I'd play in my car....road of the gypsy!
LMAO! Hahaha Lemoine is killing me here with that OLD SOUTHERN GUY ACCENT! hahaha
"Yes, you can! You are in an airplane!" lol
"You committed a felony!" you are so wrong Lemoine! hahaha
13:55 - Being a Norwegian, same thing applies here, and same thing I notice every freaking time! Hats off indoors!
As a jet fighter crazed teenager when this movie was released, it was amazing!
I still wonder why you'd call a film "Iron Eagle" and then have them fly Falcons?!
Vipers!!! ;)
Matthaus Rex falcons? 🤔 you mean Viper?
Iron Falcon sounds more appropriate LOL
Yep. I wondered about too at the time of the movie, but Hollywood rarely gets anything right.
I get why people want to call them Vipers... the pilots call them that (it was suppose to be the original name) and kept calling them that because they didn't like the official name given to the F-16. That official name is Fighting Falcon. So if you want to tell somebody you would prefer to call it a Viper (and I'm fine with that it sounds cooler if you ask me).. take it as that.. a preference. You shouldn't call them wrong however because it was officially called the Falcon by the military brass. Anyways regarding the name of the movie... I agree it's dumb to call it Iron Eagle and then use Falcons / Vipers. lol.
Mover you unbelievable rogue.
First, thank you for your service.
2nd, I love this movie to death as an artifact of my youth. And this breakdown is pure joy. You have a new subscriber. May the winds be at your back.
I enjoyed this WAY more than I thought I would. I'm only bummed that the only people I can share this experience with are the rest of you in the comments haha.
Thanks for this one, Mover.
A friend of mine did the Aerial Flying photography along with Art Scholl, the Cessna 152 Stunt Pilot. Art died during the filming of Top Gun when his Pitts S-2 camera plane failed to recover from a spin and plunged into the Pacific Ocean.
"He plays DCS, he knows." lmfaaaaaooooooo
I have always loved this movie!
I remember that in my childhood I saw the film "Into the sun". And there were very similar shootings ... But I hear about this for the first time.
probably the same footage, looks a lot like it, i remember the movie michael pare, anthony michael hall
Into The Sun used stock footage from Iron Eagle I & II. I think a lot of lower budget movies did the same.
"Stupid reservist" lol as prior enlisted this made me giggle
as a prior reserve enlisted I loved it.
As prior reserve who then went active, I laughed out loud.
"He plays DCS. He knows." 😄😄😄
this movie and top gun got me into aviation as a kid so it has a special place in my heart
"Airwolf level stuff!" .... I was rolling!!! LMAO!
Back in the day, Airwolf was some high tech shit. Being an 80's kid I used to watch the new episodes on Saturdays. I also used to binge-watch the show when it was on the USA network every chance I would get.
Yep. My favorite all time show from the 80s I that I grew up watching! Got the whole DVD set!
This was BRILLIANT! So many gold comments! “So the seat buckles are from a Buick”.
Movie's called Iron Eagle, but he steals a Falcon ...
I remember saying this when I first saw this movie :-D
Like most movies the title is hidden in the story plot. You have to watch it.
Weren't the "mk 82's" actually Mavericks?
It was a reference to the Bald Eagle more so than the aircraft .
Well the forth movie has a par of F-15 Eagles on the back of the DVD box, despite not actually spearing in the movie...
In fact even the scenes with F-16s are just reused shots from the first two films!
How funny!
Today, I just wanted to re-watch this for fun, and it's exactly 1 year since it was uploaded.
"he plays DCS , he knows" lol
" CHAPPIE!" Brought back so many memories with this one sir! My cousin and i grew up with Doug Masters and his air force brats!
Mover, from an old Rhino & "ADF guy, there were Papas, then Limas then Papas in the opening of the flick. You are correct in your observation! I flew the "80s" jet and never saw avionics like that. And those harness buckles look a bit odd. Amazing when you look at the small details what seems out of place. Ross
Awesome! Thanks for commenting!
That warbling sound in the F-16 - I think it is the warning sound that was used in SAC's operations rooms, and featured prominently in A Gathering Of Eagles (which did have USAF cooperation).
Awesome video! Loved this movie as a kid, but as an adult I realized how silly it was. Wish I could like this video more than once!
You can still like it. I still like He-man.
I loved oron eagle growing up and my son was inspired to begin a marine with this movie. Great sound track.
"He's got the peter pocket ..." Never heard that term before.
Hahaha OMG! Iron Eagle has been a childhood favorite but man you had me dying in laughter the whole time. I can't wait for Part 2. This is Awesome.
“How did they not kill someone while filming this, ah the 80’s were awesome” ROFL 🤣
I'm a Cessna pilot, and I especially liked the race scene between the Aerobat and the dirt bike. Even with 20 degrees of flap the pilot was struggling to stay slow enough to stay in frame. Even in that configuration it's doing about 50 knots in ground effect. I did a foolish but cool thing once- I did a low level run up a remote river valley in an '81 Cessna 172. I was surprised at how fast 100 knots looked from 500 feet above the riverbed! A couple of fishermen flipped me the bird as I roared by them from the opposite bank, so I must have violated the 'no douche' rule, oops, my bad..rookie mistake I guess... Iron Eagle is cheesy enough to turn popcorn into poutine, but still, it's classic 80's, and I love it! Great commentary, Mover, I needed a good laugh! Things suck for me right now, so I need all the help I can get.
06:30 - That text display must be the legendary MK2 exposition machine. Highly classified I've heard....
I had to dust off my VHS player to enjoy this one again properly. Love this movie!