i have rarely laugh so hard at a movie . notice that i laugh at iron eagle and not with it and because this be probably the stupid film i have ever see ( with the obvious exception of sci fi monstrosity cybertracker ) . you should also remember that this film be not a comedy . even overlook the preposterous plot ( the idea that a 16 year old could walk into a u air force base and steal an f 16 and fly to the middle east and kill about a thousand people without anyone noticing be beyond belief ) and the film be full of ridiculous action scene that make little or no sense . for example and at various point and doug master use a machine gun on his plane to shoot a steel girder and a control tower and and a tent . all of these thing explode in a massive fireball . why . the enemy aircraft also explode in a strange way reminiscent of a paper aeroplane be blow up with a firework . on the plus side and i do actually enjoy this film . admittedly not in the way the maker probably want it to be enjoy and but all the same i laugh at it and later buy the dvd . it also improve by the awesome presence of david suchet a the evil terrorist leader ( maybe you will recall him a mustachioed belgian detective poirot . ) overall and then and the film be a laugh and a light hearted alternative to more serious fighter plane movie like top gun . even if it be just as subtly homo erotic ( check out the man hug between doug and chappy . something go on between em . ) .