Black Eagle (1988 film)

Black Eagle
Black Eagle
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Eric Karson
Written by	Michael Gonzales; A. E. Peters;
Produced by	Shimon Arama
Starring	Shō Kosugi; Jean-Claude Van Damme; Doran Clark; Kane Kosugi; Shane Kosugi; Vladimir Skomarovsky;
Cinematography	George Koblasa
Edited by	Michael Kelly
Music by	Terry Plumeri
Production; companies	Rotecon BV; Magus Productions;
Distributed by	Taurus Entertainment; Imperial Entertainment;
Release date	May 19, 1988;
Running time	93 minutes; 104 minutes (director's cut)
Country	United States
Language	English

Black Eagle is a 1988 American action film directed by Eric Karson and starring Shō Kosugi, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Kane Kosugi. It was shot on the Mediterranean island of Malta.^[1] The film was released in the United States on May 19, 1988.

Plot

Ken Tani (Shō Kosugi), a martial artist and special operative for the American government codenamed "Black Eagle", is summoned by his superiors after an F-111 carrying an experimental black ops laser tracking device was shot down over Malta by Russian forces. A group of elite KGB agents led by Colonel Vladimir Klimenko and his brutal and enigmatic right-hand man Andrei (Jean-Claude van Damme) have been dispatched to Malta to retrieve the device for their own ends. Tani, alongside CIA agent Patricia Parker (Doran Clark) and his sons Brian (Kane Kosugi) and Denny (Shane Kosugi) travel to Malta to find the device before Andrei does, leading to an eventual face-to-face encounter.