Movie Type: Action Thriller, Juvenile Delinquency Film
Themes: Political Corruption, War in the Sky, Drug Trade
Main Cast: Louis Gossett, Jr., Jason Cadieux, Al Waxman, Joanne Vannicola, Rachel Blanchard
Release Year: 1996
Country: CA
Run Time: 95 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
The fourth entry in the Iron Eagle series follows the return of General Charles "Chappy" Sinclair (Louis Gosset Jr., who deserves better) as he trains a Dirty Dozen-style team of juvenile delinquents to improve their quality of life by flying planes and combatting evil. This time the Air Force itself is the enemy, as the intrepid teens uncover a conspiracy involving biological weaponry. When Chappy contacts his old friend, General Kettle (Al Waxman), he learns the General is in on the action. Along the way, the group manages to combat some ill-prepared drug dealers as well. This installment is better than the second or third, but that's not the highest of praise; Iron Eagle IV is a dumb-dumb fantasy for fourteen-year-old boys who don't yet have their learner's permits, much less their pilot's licenses. ~ Jeremy Beday, All Movie Guide
Ross Hill; Jason Blicker - Sergeant Osgood; Aidan Devine - Corporal Fincher; David Fraser - Pilot - Minolaur; David Hemblen - Soviet Interrogator; Kevin Hicks - Lieutenant Mara; Chas Lawther - Colonel Birkett; Ron Lea - Synder; Marilyn Lightstone - Dr. Francis Gully; Sean McCann - Wilcox; Dean McDermott - Major Pierce; Jeff Pustil - Airman Cameron; Victoria Snow - Amanda Kirke; Dominic Zamprogna - Rudy Marlowe; Matt Cooke - Captain McQuade; Jack Nicholsen - Luther Penrose; Karen Gayle - Dana Osborne; Max Piersig - Peter Kane; Rino Romano - Pilot - Minolaur
Credit
Michael Parks - Art Director, Joyce Schure - Costume Designer, Sidney J. Furie - Director, Jeff Warren - Editor, Mark Amin - Executive Producer, Paul Zaza - Composer (Music Score), Curtis Petersen - Cinematographer, Peter R. Simpson - Producer, Ao Loo - Sound/Sound Designer, Michael Stokes - Screenwriter