Firefox

"...the most devastating killing machine ever built... his job... steal it!"

1982 2h 16m EN

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★6.1TMDB · 651

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Synopsis

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The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.

“...the most devastating killing machine ever built... his job... steal it!”

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Cast

Clint Eastwood
Mitchell Gant
Freddie Jones
Kenneth Aubrey
David Huffman
Captain Buckholz
Warren Clarke
Pavel Upenskoy
Ronald Lacey
Semelovsky
Kenneth Colley
Colonel Kontarsky
Klaus Löwitsch
General Vladimirov
Nigel Hawthorne
Pyotr Baranovich

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Clint Eastwood
Writers: Alex Lasker, Wendell Wellman
Languages: Russian, English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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44 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Clint Eastwood, shot by Bruce Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Maurice Jarre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ron Spang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Clint Eastwood and Freddie Jones and David Huffman carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "...the most devastating killing machine ever built... his job... steal it!".

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The take

Clint Eastwood directs. Bruce Surtees behind the camera. Maurice Jarre scores. Ron Spang cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Russian, English.

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1Made its money back 3.9× over at the box office.
244 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Russian, English.
4Directed by Clint Eastwood, shot by Bruce Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Maurice Jarre. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ron Spang shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Clint Eastwood and Freddie Jones and David Huffman carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "...the most devastating killing machine ever built... his job... steal it!".
9IMDB entry: tt0083943 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "based on novel or book", "flying", "assault", "pilot".

The technical file

Cinematography: Bruce Surtees
Original score: Maurice Jarre
Editing: Ron Spang
Makeup / hair: Christina Smith
Sound: Arthur Piantadosi
Runtime: 136 min · 2h 16m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,000,000
Box office: $70,700,000
Return: 393% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Firefox (1982)

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r96sk2022-01-30
★ 7/10
Just good, nothing more unfortunately. 'Firefox' should be a much more entertaining and engrossing flick from 1982, but it's kinda just... there. Like, it's watchable but it really didn't do anything more for me. The 136 minute run time is a little overlong perhaps, but then if the aforementioned entertainment was there then that'd be a fine length for it to be honest. As for the cast: Clint Eastwood is solid, though the rest of the them are a little forgettable - Warren Clarke is alright, I guess. Also, and I only noticed when skimming through the credits online, apparently John Ratzenberger is in this! I do believe this is the first time we've seen Eastwood in a fighter jet since 1955's '<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/tarantula/" rel="nofollow">Tarantula</a>', one for all you fact fans out there. Elsewhere, the special effects have not aged well at all - I can forgive that, admittedly. It might not be a must-watch, yet I'd say it's worth a sit through once.

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