iron eagle may not be the most believable film plot wise and but the character be well write and very well act . if you can not believe the character and the film be a flop . i believe the photography and especially the aerial photography be superb . i believe it be far superior to top gun to which it be endlessly compare . it be one of the best piece of aerial photography i have see . the soundtrack by basil paledouros ( forgive the spelling ) be great and and juxtaposes well with the rock tune . i wish that portion of the soundtrack be available . jason gedrick do well a the teenager who suddenly have to grow up in a rush and and the reality of life and death and and responsibility . lou gossett be fab a chappy and both hard bitten and yet human a he recall pilot death . there be lot of movie out there that you watch once and do not care to watch again . then there be those movie that get you for one aspect or another and you can watch it again and again . iron eagle be that kind of movie .