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 undetectable on radar. They send ex-Vietnam War pilot Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal Firefox.
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Aikatyhjänpäiväinen lentospedeily, jossa yritetään luoda tiukkaa poliittista ilmapiiriä. Tehosteet ovat naurettavan huonoja, vaikka elokuvalla ikää jo onkin, en silti voinut katsoa niitä läpi sormien. Tähänmennessä heikoin Eastwood niin näyttelijänä kuin ohjaajanakin."
"The story is loosely based on an actual event in which a Soviet fighter pilot defected to Japan in the mid-'70s.
The original plan was to use a Swedish JA 37 Viggen jet fighter as the Soviet aircraft, but the Swedish government refused permission.
Because his role in the movie required him to speak some Russian, Clint Eastwood prepared by studying the language with resources provided by the US military's Defense Language Institute in the Presidio of Monterey, California (which is just north "
Citizen Caine added this to a list 8 months, 3 weeks ago
" Release Date - June 18th, 1982
Watched June 18th - My DVD Collection -
1st Viewing
"Don't say anything, your words would be useless, maybe even insulting - just fly the damn plane." - Upenskoy
Firefox was Clint Eastwood's entry in the Summer of '82 - I didn't see it back then, or if I did I forgot, which is possible because it is actually a pretty forgettable movie, which is a shame because it does have a good story. The film is about a Vietnam veteran with PTSD who is recruited to go int"
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