Plot
A pilot is sent into the Soviet Union on a mission to steal a prototype jet fighter that can be partially controlled by a neuralink
Release Year: 1982
Rating: 5.7/10 (11,389 voted)
Director:
Clint Eastwood
Stars: Clint Eastwood, Freddie Jones, David Huffman
Storyline The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called "Firefox". Naturally, the British are worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon, as rumours say that the jet is indetectable on radar. They send ex-Vietnam War pilot Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal Firefox.
Writers: Alex Lasker, Wendell Wellman
Cast: Clint Eastwood
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Mitchell Gant
Freddie Jones
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Kenneth Aubrey
David Huffman
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Captain Buckholz
Warren Clarke
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Pavel Upenskoy
Ronald Lacey
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Semelovsky
Kenneth Colley
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Colonel Kontarsky
Klaus Löwitsch
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General Vladimirov
(as Klaus Lowitsch)
Nigel Hawthorne
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Pyotr Baranovich
Stefan Schnabel
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First Secretary
Thomas Hill
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General Brown
Clive Merrison
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Major Lanyev
Kai Wulff
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Lt. Colonel Voskov
Dimitra Arliss
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Natalia
Austin Willis
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Walters
Michael Currie
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Captain Seerbacker
Taglines:
...the most devastating killing machine ever built... his job... steal it!
Release Date: 18 June 1982
Filming Locations: Cut Bank, Montana, USA
Box Office Details
Budget: $21,000,000
(estimated)
Opening Weekend: $8,152,948
(USA)
(20 June 1982)
(881 Screens)
Gross: $46,700,000
(USA)
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Did You Know?
Trivia:
The cockpit section of the helicopter gunship chasing Gant is adapted from the Aerospatiale Gazelles used for the filming of
Blue Thunder.
Goofs:
Continuity:
When the Firefox crosses over the Missle cruiser Riga the sky is clear. However, when we see the view of the missiles from behind the Firefox the sky is suddenly cloudy.
Quotes:
[repeated line]
Maj. Gant:
Let's see what this baby can do.
User Review
Chilling Atmospheric Espionage Thriller
Rating:
Clint Eastwood plays Michael Gant, a burnt out veteran sent into the
Soviet Union on a desperate mission to steal the greatest warplane ever
built.
Minimal training, mental problems, murderous allies, constant danger.
His only qualification - he speaks Russian, he knows how to fly and he
fits the flight suit.
What I like most about Firefox is how it really puts you in Clint
Eastwood's shoes. His character Gant is no super spy - he's a war
veteran suffering severe mental problems as a result of his POW
experiences. At every twist and turn of the plot the movie captures his
tension and fear. His inexperience and mistakes endanger him
repeatedly. His only protection - a thin, unravelling web of deception
and a fickle KGB desire to observe a little before pouncing.
A must see for fans of atmospheric espionage films and Clint Eastwood.
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