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Firefox

Firefox theatrical poster
Directed by Clint Eastwood
Produced by Clint Eastwood
Written by Alex Lasker
Wendell Wellman
Starring Clint Eastwood
Freddie Jones
Music by Maurice Jarre
Cinematography Bruce Surtees
Editing by Ron Spang
Ferris Webster
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date(s) 18 June 1982
Running time 136 min
Country Flag of the United States United States
Language English
Budget $21,000,000 (estimated)
IMDb profile

Firefox is a 1982 Warner Bros. film with Clint Eastwood as director, producer, and star. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. Freddie Jones (born 12 September 1927) is an English Character actor. Maurice Jarre (born in Lyon France, September 13 1924). is a French Composer and conductor. Bruce Surtees ( 27 July 1937, Los Angeles, California USA is an Academy Award and Emmy Award nominated American Ferris Webster ( April 29 1912 – February 4 1989) an American Film editor, was nominated for Academy Awards Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker. It was based on a novel by Craig Thomas. Firefox is a thriller novel written by Craig Thomas, published in 1977. David Craig Owen Thomas (born 24 November, 1942) is a Welsh author of thrillers notably the "Mitchell Gant" series

Russian filming locations were not possible, and the producers selected Vienna and other locations in Austria to simulate many of the Eurasian story locations. Vienna ( in Wien; see also other names) is the Capital of Austria, and is also one of the nine States of Austria. Austria (Österreich ( officially the Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich The film was shot on a $21 million budget.

Tagline: The most devastating killing machine ever built. His job. . . steal it!

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Plot

The film details a joint Anglo-American plot to steal a highly advanced Soviet fighter aircraft (MiG-31, NATO code name "Firefox") which is capable of Mach 5, is invisible to radar, and carries weapons controlled by thought. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 A fighter aircraft is a Military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other Aircraft, as opposed to a Bomber, which is designed Fictional fighters F-19 Stealth See also F-19 In the 1980s a gap appeared in the designation system for US military aircraft between Mach number (\mathrm{Ma} or M (generally ˈmɑːk sometimes /ˈmɑːx/ or /ˈmæk/ is the speed of an object moving through air or any Fluid Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships A brain-computer interface (BCI sometimes called a direct neural interface or a brain-machine interface, is a direct communication pathway between a human or animal Eastwood stars as Maj. Mitchell Gant, a Vietnam veteran who infiltrates the Soviet Union, aided by his ability to speak Russian (due to his Russian mother) and a network of dissidents and sympathizers. Mitchell Gant is a fictional US Air Force Major who stole the Russian MiG-31 Firefox Fighter aircraft prototype in the Craig Thomas Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages His goal is to fly the Firefox back to the United States for analysis.

However, the KGB has gotten wind of the extraction operation and is already hot on Gant's tail. KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty It is only through the hard work of the sympathizer agents that Gant remains (barely) one step ahead of the KGB and reaches the fictional air base of Bilyarsk, where the Firefox prototype is under heavy guard. Gant manages to infiltrate the base with the help of the dissident scientists who had developed the Firefox and even constructed a secondary, air-refuelable prototype. Soviet dissidents were citizens of the Soviet Union who disagreed with the policies and actions of their government and actively protested against these actions through non-violent Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling ( IFR) air-to-air refueling ( AAR) or tanking, is Even though Gant's presence at the air base is revealed and his helpers summarily executed by base security, Gant manages to start the Firefox and escape, just as the First Secretary, who was to witness a test flight of the Firefox, arrives.

Gant attempts to reach the Arctic Circle for refueling. The Arctic Circle is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. The Soviet military tries its best to bring him down, but the Firefox's technical superiority and Gant's experiences render conventional attempts completely futile. The second Firefox prototype sent out to finish him eventually finds him and a hard dogfight ensues. During the battle, Gant uses rear firing missiles (fired using his ability to "think in Russian" and enable the thought controlled weapons system) which fire backwards and destroy the second MiG. He then flies his MiG back home to the United States.

Cast

Production

The film was based on the creation of a "mythical" super fighter: the MiG-31 Firefox. Austin Willis ( 1917 - April 4, 2004) was a Canadian Actor and television host Michael Currie is an American actor who has played in several films and on television The original Firefox from the novel was (cosmetically) nearly identical to the MiG-25, of which it was an advanced version. The real MiG-31 Foxhound is also almost identical in appearance to the MiG-25 and generally regarded to be an enhanced version of the original. For the fictional aircraft of the novel and movie "Firefox", see Mikoyan MiG-31 (fictional. The more intimidating version seen in the movie (somewhat resembling a scaled-down XB-70 Valkyrie) was created specifically for the film. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout In the sequel novel, Firefox Down, the Firefox's appearance is described as matching the one in the film. Firefox Down is a 1983 novel by author Craig Thomas. It is a sequel to his [1]

Special effects supervisor John Dykstra pioneered a new technique for shooting the complex flying sequences. The illusions used in the Film, Television, Theater, or Entertainment industries to simulate the imagined events in a story are traditionally called John Charles Dykstra, ASC (born June 3 1947 in Long Beach California, United States) is a two-time Academy Award -winning Reverse bluescreen involved coating the model with phosphorus paint and photographing it first with strong lighting against a black background and then with ultraviolet light to create the necessary male and female mattes to separate the foreground model and the background footage. Reverse bluescreen is a Special effects technique pioneered by John Dykstra for shooting the flying sequences in the film Firefox. This enabled the shiny black model to be photographed flying against a clear blue sky and gleaming white snow (compare with traditional bluescreen technique on The Empire Strikes Back). Chroma Key is the name under which ex- Dream Theater Keyboardist Kevin Moore records Star Wars Episode V The Empire Strikes Back is a 1980 Space opera Film directed by Irvin Kershner. [1]

Although the movie was released in 1982, the angled nose area has some surprising similarities to the U. S. F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter revealed in 1988. Possibly even more significant is that in Firefox Down the Firefox is submerged in a lake for much of the novel, but when it is brought back to the surface it shows up on radar; a common criticism of the F-117 is that when it gets wet, it has an increased radar signature. The Firefox also carries its weapons internally, similar to the F-102 Delta Dagger, F-106 Delta Dart, F-22 Raptor, and F-35 Lightning II. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

The MiG-31 Firefox, as seen in the movie
The MiG-31 Firefox, as seen in the movie

In addition to the Firefox, several real-world aircraft are featured in the film, listed below in order of first appearance:

The cockpit of the Mi-24 helicopter gunships used the mock-up from the movie Blue Thunder, while the submarine special-effect footage is taken from Ice Station Zebra. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see Wikipe diaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout For the game see Gunship (video game The term " gunship " is used in several contexts all sharing the general idea of a light craft armed Blue Thunder is a 1983 Feature film that features a high-tech Helicopter of the same name Ice Station Zebra is a 1968 Action film directed by John Sturges, starring Rock Hudson as the submarine captain Patrick McGoohan

Fictional MiG-31

The first mentioned trait of the Firefox is its speed capabilities: Mach 5. The Firefox's most remarkable system is a weapons console controlled by the pilot's thoughts. A brain-computer interface (BCI sometimes called a direct neural interface or a brain-machine interface, is a direct communication pathway between a human or animal Sensors in the pilot's helmet detect his neural impulses and relay the commands to the fighter. Thus the pilot can launch his AA-6 Acrid missiles without pressing a button. The Bisnovat (later Molniya) R-40 ( NATO reporting name AA-6 ' Acrid') was a long-range Air-to-air missile developed The moment he detects an enemy, he is already sending a missile toward it. The catch to that is that the command has to be thought in Russian, the language in which it was designed.

The Firefox is also a stealth fighter, although this term is not used in the movie. Undetectable by radar, the Firefox can be targeted only by the heat of its enormous engines. To counter this, the Firefox carries a number of rear-firing explosives to neutralize pursuing missiles. The Firefox's armament is rounded out by a pair of 23 mm cannons.

Popular culture

Craig Thomas was so impressed with the movie and Clint Eastwood's portrayal that first editions of his sequel novel Firefox Down carry a dedication to Clint Eastwood stating: "For Clint Eastwood - pilot of the Firefox". Firefox Down is a 1983 novel by author Craig Thomas. It is a sequel to his

In 1983, the film was converted into a laserdisc game of the same name by Atari, and is the only such game made by the company. Firefox is a single player arcade Laserdisc game based on the 1982 Clint Eastwood movie of the same name Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Thomas 1982 p. 29.

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