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Plan stolen from STAR WARS

posted 16 years ago by theverylastboyscout
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Did nobody realise that the plan to destroy the nuclear missile site is the exact plan to destroy the Death Star?

[–] tinus42 16 years ago

Yeah and the bad guy was obviously based on Darth Saddam Hussayn.

Actually this movie was made in 1988 when Iraq was our ally so I think the enemy is supposed to be the Iranians in this one. Iraq did not become our enemy until 1991 with Desert Storm.

[–] theverylastboyscout 16 years ago

The bad guy in this movie was the guy who wrote the script

I mean, that plan was stupid even for STAR WARS

[–] MisterKyle 14 years ago

Maybe, but you could also argue that Lucas stole the Death Star attack from Bridges of Toko-Ri and 633 Squadron.

[–] brifitz1980 12 years ago

I think that everybody did. I've read multiple reviews that slam the movie for ripping their climax off from Star Wars.

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[–] stuartcork7 11 years ago

Well the first part of your post until the word "Also:" could describe any underdog story from Hollywood. Lets face it, their heroes always triumph over the adversity of a traumatic past experience.

But if you are looking for comparisons for Iron Eagle 2 then I thought that the climax was actually more closely related to Return of the Jedi than A new hope.

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[–] 11 years ago

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[–] wallacesawyer 8 years ago

I noticed some similarities, and even joked "you're all clear kid now let's blow this thing and go home."

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