Though the film was set in Russia, authentic filming locations were not possible due to the Cold War, forcing Eastwood's and Fritz Manes's Malpaso Company to rely on Vienna and other locations in Austria to double for many of the Eurasian story locations. The film was shot on a $21 million budget, the largest production budget ever for Malpaso. Of that amount, over $20 million was spent on special effects.
Plot
A joint Anglo-American plot is devised to steal a highly advanced Sovietfighter aircraft (MiG-31, NATO code name "Firefox") which is capable of Mach 6, is invisible to radar, and carries weapons controlled by thought. Former United States Air Force Major Mitchell Gant (Eastwood), a Vietnam veteran and former POW, infiltrates the Soviet Union, aided by his ability to speak Russian (due to his having had a Russian mother) and a network of Jewish dissidents and sympathizers, three of whom are key scientists working on the fighter itself. His goal is to steal the Firefox and fly it back to friendly territory for analysis.
The red panda (Ailurus fulgens), also called lesser panda, red bear-cat, and red cat-bear, is a small arborealmammal native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China that has been classified as endangered by the IUCN as its wild population is estimated at less than 10,000 mature individuals. The population continues to decline and is threatened by habitat loss and fragmentation, poaching, and inbreeding depression, although red pandas are protected by national laws in their range countries.
The red panda is the only living species of the genusAilurus and the familyAiluridae. It has been previously placed in the raccoon and bear families, but results of phylogenetic research indicate strong support for its taxonomic classification in its own family Ailuridae, which along with the weasel, raccoon and skunk families is part of the superfamily Musteloidea. Two subspecies are recognized. It is not closely related to the giant panda.
Firefox is a thriller novel written by Craig Thomas and published in 1977. The Cold War plot involves an attempt by the CIA and MI6 to steal a highly advanced experimental Soviet fighter aircraft. The chief protagonist is fighter pilot turned spy Mitchell Gant. The book was subject to a 1982 film adaptation produced and directed by Clint Eastwood who also played the role of Gant in the film.
Plot summary
The book focuses on a fictional MiG-31 aircraft developed by the USSR during the Cold War. The highly advanced fighter aircraft (given the NATO code name "Firefox") includes a form of stealth technology that makes it completely undetectable to radar and is capable of attaining hypersonic speeds of Mach 5 or more with a range in excess of 3,000 miles. Its weapons are controlled by the thought impulses of the pilot, allowing them to be very rapidly aimed and fired.
Faced with an aircraft which will give the Soviet Union the ability to completely dominate the skies, the CIA and MI6 launch a mission to steal one of the two Firefox prototype aircraft. The first section of the book details how fighter pilot Mitchell Gant covertly travels to Russia. Gant is ideally trained to steal Firefox, having already trained to fly in captured Russian planes. But he is also scarred by his experiences in Vietnam, including his capture by Viet Cong after being shot down, an ordeal exacerbated when the enemy guerrillas are wiped out almost immediately by napalm from an American air strike.
To develop the laserdisc footage, two developers, Mike Hally and Moe Shore, sifted through miles of footage from the film, amounting to 20 to 30 hours' worth. Most of the resulting footage was first-person shots filmed from helicopters flying over Greenland and Scandinavia.
The title was the second laserdisc game to be added to MAME, with intermediate version 0.128u4.
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Internal flows are those where the fluid is fully bounded. Internal flow lubrication theory has many industrial applications because of its role in the design of fluid bearings. Here a key goal of lubrication theory is to determine the pressure distribution in the fluid volume, and hence the forces on the bearing components. The working fluid in this case is often termed a lubricant.
Free film lubrication theory is concerned with the case in which one of the surfaces containing the fluid is a free surface. In that case the position of the free surface is itself unknown, and one goal of lubrication theory is then to determine this. Surface tension may then be significant, or even dominant. Issues of wetting and dewetting then arise. For very thin films (thickness less than one micrometre), additional intermolecular forces, such as Van der Waals forces or disjoining forces, may become significant.
Film periodicals combine discussion of individual films, genres and directors with in-depth considerations of the medium and the conditions of its production and reception. Their articles contrast with film reviewing in newspapers and magazines which principally serve as a consumer guide to movies.
An ex-flyer who is a distress victim from Vietnam experience is ordered back into military duty to head a secret mission. His assignment is to sneak into Russia and steal a Soviet warplane which is far more advanced than any other air machine being used by the NATO alliance.
published: 08 Jul 2014
Firefox (1982) DogFight: Mig-31 Firefox Vs Mig-31 Firefox Part 2 Clint Eastwood
Firefox Re-sound & edit Part 1: Stealing the plane UPDATED
Thanks for all the comments.
Here's a updated version with a new intro and some minor changes to the soundtrack. All of the original soundtrack is gone and it's been replaced with my own sound & music design. I hope you enjoy it.
Watch Part 2: Landing on ice:
https://youtu.be/kgDJCtQF8qU
Watch Part 1: Stealing the plane, Original version
https://youtu.be/eLbr-8jEhtQ
Copyright belong to Warner Bros. & Malpaso. This is a fan effort.
published: 31 Dec 2020
Firefox (1982) Clint Eastwood Has an important Flashback to the Vietnam Air War HD
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The Sikorsky CH-53 is a family of heavy-lift military helicopters produced by Sikorsky under the company designation S-65. The original version, the CH-53 'Sea Stallion', was developed for the United States Marine Corps and is also in service with Germany, Iran, Israel and Mexico. The United States Air Force also operated the type under the designation HH-53 'Super Jolly Green Giant' and MH-53 'Pave Low'. The CH-53 was later developed into an advanced version, the CH-53E 'Super Stallion'.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Sikorsky CH-53. For the improved variant, see Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion
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The Republic F-105 was a supersonic fi...
published: 14 Apr 2022
FireFox Boy Is This A Machine
Firefox is a 1982 American DeLuxe Color techno-thriller film produced, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood in Panavision. It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name by Craig Thomas.
The film was set in Russia, but Cold War considerations had Eastwood's and Fritz Manes's Malpaso Company using Vienna and other locations in Austria to double for many of the Eurasian story locations. The film was shot on a $21 million budget, the largest production budget ever for Malpaso. Of that amount, over $20 million was spent on special effects
published: 15 Nov 2018
Firefox (1982) Major Gant (Clint Eastwood) steals the MIG-31 code named Firefox
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published: 14 Jan 2019
Firefox, Mountain Scene, Speed
published: 08 May 2016
Firefox (1982) DogFight Mig-31 Vs Mig-31 Part 1 Clint Eastwood
An ex-flyer who is a distress victim from Vietnam experience is ordered back into military duty to head a secret mission. His assignment is to sneak into Russi...
An ex-flyer who is a distress victim from Vietnam experience is ordered back into military duty to head a secret mission. His assignment is to sneak into Russia and steal a Soviet warplane which is far more advanced than any other air machine being used by the NATO alliance.
An ex-flyer who is a distress victim from Vietnam experience is ordered back into military duty to head a secret mission. His assignment is to sneak into Russia and steal a Soviet warplane which is far more advanced than any other air machine being used by the NATO alliance.
Thanks for all the comments.
Here's a updated version with a new intro and some minor changes to the soundtrack. All of the original soundtrack is gone and it'...
Thanks for all the comments.
Here's a updated version with a new intro and some minor changes to the soundtrack. All of the original soundtrack is gone and it's been replaced with my own sound & music design. I hope you enjoy it.
Watch Part 2: Landing on ice:
https://youtu.be/kgDJCtQF8qU
Watch Part 1: Stealing the plane, Original version
https://youtu.be/eLbr-8jEhtQ
Copyright belong to Warner Bros. & Malpaso. This is a fan effort.
Thanks for all the comments.
Here's a updated version with a new intro and some minor changes to the soundtrack. All of the original soundtrack is gone and it's been replaced with my own sound & music design. I hope you enjoy it.
Watch Part 2: Landing on ice:
https://youtu.be/kgDJCtQF8qU
Watch Part 1: Stealing the plane, Original version
https://youtu.be/eLbr-8jEhtQ
Copyright belong to Warner Bros. & Malpaso. This is a fan effort.
This group is about the Vietnam Air War. The history, the planes and the people. https://www.facebook.com/groups/257042038774284
The Sikorsky CH-53 is a family ...
This group is about the Vietnam Air War. The history, the planes and the people. https://www.facebook.com/groups/257042038774284
The Sikorsky CH-53 is a family of heavy-lift military helicopters produced by Sikorsky under the company designation S-65. The original version, the CH-53 'Sea Stallion', was developed for the United States Marine Corps and is also in service with Germany, Iran, Israel and Mexico. The United States Air Force also operated the type under the designation HH-53 'Super Jolly Green Giant' and MH-53 'Pave Low'. The CH-53 was later developed into an advanced version, the CH-53E 'Super Stallion'.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Sikorsky CH-53. For the improved variant, see Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion
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The Republic F-105 was a supersonic fighter bomber used by the United States Air Force most notably in the Vietnam war. Nicknamed the 'Thud' the Thunderchief was capable of Mach 2 at high altitude and was the largest single engined fighter employed by the USAF. The F-105 is also noted for being the only American aircraft to have been retired due to high attrition rates. Of the 833 produced 382 were lost in Vietnam leading to the conclusion that the Thud was no longer combat effective.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Republic F-105 Thunderchief.
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The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a twin-engined, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter and fighter bomber. It was used extensively throughout the U.S. Military in the 1960s, particularly the Vietnam War, and remained in service afterwards in the 70s and 80s. It was also used by 11 other nations and still in service by many today.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.
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The North American T-6 'Texan' is a single-engined advanced trainer used by many nations in the 1940s and 1950s. Whilst known as the 'Texan' in the US, it was commonly called the 'Harvard' elsewhere.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the North American T-6.
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The Lavochkin S-75 Dvina is a soviet SAM (Surface Air Missile) system, built around a command guided missile able to reach high-altitudes. Deployed for the first time in 1957, it was the first system of that type to succeed (in 1959). Six months later, during the Cuba Missiles Crisis / Caribbean Crisis / October Crisis, the shootdown of a Lookheed U-2 made the system world-famous. For the West, it was known under the NATO code name SA-2 Guideline.
Approx 4600 launchers Lavochkin S-75 Dvina have been built.
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The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic jet fighters used by militaries around the world. The F-5 'Freedom Fighter' is the original version developed from the Northrop T-38 Talon. The F-5 Tiger II is an advanced version.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Northrop F-5.
The ultimate variant was the Northrop F-20A Tigershark with its dedicated page.
For the trainer version, see Northrop T-38 Talon.
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The General Dynamics F-111 "Aardvark" was a medium-range interdictor and tactical strike aircraft that also fills the roles of strategic bomber, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare in its various versions. Developed in the 1960s by General Dynamics, it first entered service in 1967 with the United States Air Force. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) also ordered the type and began operating F-111Cs in 1973. The F-111 pioneered several technologies for production aircraft, including variable-sweep wings, afterburning turbofan engines, and automated terrain-following radar for low-level, high-speed flight. Its design influenced later variable-sweep wing aircraft, and some of its advanced features have since become commonplace. USAF F-111 variants were retired in the 1990s with the F-111Fs retired in 1996 and EF-111s retired in 1998. The RAAF was the last operator of the F-111, with its aircraft serving until December 2010.
Coletti's Combat Aircraft
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2162459554046656/about
https://militarytechnology.quora.com/
This group is about the Vietnam Air War. The history, the planes and the people. https://www.facebook.com/groups/257042038774284
The Sikorsky CH-53 is a family of heavy-lift military helicopters produced by Sikorsky under the company designation S-65. The original version, the CH-53 'Sea Stallion', was developed for the United States Marine Corps and is also in service with Germany, Iran, Israel and Mexico. The United States Air Force also operated the type under the designation HH-53 'Super Jolly Green Giant' and MH-53 'Pave Low'. The CH-53 was later developed into an advanced version, the CH-53E 'Super Stallion'.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Sikorsky CH-53. For the improved variant, see Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion
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The Republic F-105 was a supersonic fighter bomber used by the United States Air Force most notably in the Vietnam war. Nicknamed the 'Thud' the Thunderchief was capable of Mach 2 at high altitude and was the largest single engined fighter employed by the USAF. The F-105 is also noted for being the only American aircraft to have been retired due to high attrition rates. Of the 833 produced 382 were lost in Vietnam leading to the conclusion that the Thud was no longer combat effective.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Republic F-105 Thunderchief.
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The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a twin-engined, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter and fighter bomber. It was used extensively throughout the U.S. Military in the 1960s, particularly the Vietnam War, and remained in service afterwards in the 70s and 80s. It was also used by 11 other nations and still in service by many today.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.
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The North American T-6 'Texan' is a single-engined advanced trainer used by many nations in the 1940s and 1950s. Whilst known as the 'Texan' in the US, it was commonly called the 'Harvard' elsewhere.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the North American T-6.
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The Lavochkin S-75 Dvina is a soviet SAM (Surface Air Missile) system, built around a command guided missile able to reach high-altitudes. Deployed for the first time in 1957, it was the first system of that type to succeed (in 1959). Six months later, during the Cuba Missiles Crisis / Caribbean Crisis / October Crisis, the shootdown of a Lookheed U-2 made the system world-famous. For the West, it was known under the NATO code name SA-2 Guideline.
Approx 4600 launchers Lavochkin S-75 Dvina have been built.
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The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic jet fighters used by militaries around the world. The F-5 'Freedom Fighter' is the original version developed from the Northrop T-38 Talon. The F-5 Tiger II is an advanced version.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Northrop F-5.
The ultimate variant was the Northrop F-20A Tigershark with its dedicated page.
For the trainer version, see Northrop T-38 Talon.
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The General Dynamics F-111 "Aardvark" was a medium-range interdictor and tactical strike aircraft that also fills the roles of strategic bomber, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare in its various versions. Developed in the 1960s by General Dynamics, it first entered service in 1967 with the United States Air Force. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) also ordered the type and began operating F-111Cs in 1973. The F-111 pioneered several technologies for production aircraft, including variable-sweep wings, afterburning turbofan engines, and automated terrain-following radar for low-level, high-speed flight. Its design influenced later variable-sweep wing aircraft, and some of its advanced features have since become commonplace. USAF F-111 variants were retired in the 1990s with the F-111Fs retired in 1996 and EF-111s retired in 1998. The RAAF was the last operator of the F-111, with its aircraft serving until December 2010.
Coletti's Combat Aircraft
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https://militarytechnology.quora.com/
Firefox is a 1982 American DeLuxe Color techno-thriller film produced, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood in Panavision. It is based upon the 1977 novel of...
Firefox is a 1982 American DeLuxe Color techno-thriller film produced, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood in Panavision. It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name by Craig Thomas.
The film was set in Russia, but Cold War considerations had Eastwood's and Fritz Manes's Malpaso Company using Vienna and other locations in Austria to double for many of the Eurasian story locations. The film was shot on a $21 million budget, the largest production budget ever for Malpaso. Of that amount, over $20 million was spent on special effects
Firefox is a 1982 American DeLuxe Color techno-thriller film produced, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood in Panavision. It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name by Craig Thomas.
The film was set in Russia, but Cold War considerations had Eastwood's and Fritz Manes's Malpaso Company using Vienna and other locations in Austria to double for many of the Eurasian story locations. The film was shot on a $21 million budget, the largest production budget ever for Malpaso. Of that amount, over $20 million was spent on special effects
An ex-flyer who is a distress victim from Vietnam experience is ordered back into military duty to head a secret mission. His assignment is to sneak into Russia and steal a Soviet warplane which is far more advanced than any other air machine being used by the NATO alliance.
Thanks for all the comments.
Here's a updated version with a new intro and some minor changes to the soundtrack. All of the original soundtrack is gone and it's been replaced with my own sound & music design. I hope you enjoy it.
Watch Part 2: Landing on ice:
https://youtu.be/kgDJCtQF8qU
Watch Part 1: Stealing the plane, Original version
https://youtu.be/eLbr-8jEhtQ
Copyright belong to Warner Bros. & Malpaso. This is a fan effort.
This group is about the Vietnam Air War. The history, the planes and the people. https://www.facebook.com/groups/257042038774284
The Sikorsky CH-53 is a family of heavy-lift military helicopters produced by Sikorsky under the company designation S-65. The original version, the CH-53 'Sea Stallion', was developed for the United States Marine Corps and is also in service with Germany, Iran, Israel and Mexico. The United States Air Force also operated the type under the designation HH-53 'Super Jolly Green Giant' and MH-53 'Pave Low'. The CH-53 was later developed into an advanced version, the CH-53E 'Super Stallion'.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Sikorsky CH-53. For the improved variant, see Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion
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The Republic F-105 was a supersonic fighter bomber used by the United States Air Force most notably in the Vietnam war. Nicknamed the 'Thud' the Thunderchief was capable of Mach 2 at high altitude and was the largest single engined fighter employed by the USAF. The F-105 is also noted for being the only American aircraft to have been retired due to high attrition rates. Of the 833 produced 382 were lost in Vietnam leading to the conclusion that the Thud was no longer combat effective.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Republic F-105 Thunderchief.
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The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a twin-engined, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter and fighter bomber. It was used extensively throughout the U.S. Military in the 1960s, particularly the Vietnam War, and remained in service afterwards in the 70s and 80s. It was also used by 11 other nations and still in service by many today.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II.
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The North American T-6 'Texan' is a single-engined advanced trainer used by many nations in the 1940s and 1950s. Whilst known as the 'Texan' in the US, it was commonly called the 'Harvard' elsewhere.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the North American T-6.
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The Lavochkin S-75 Dvina is a soviet SAM (Surface Air Missile) system, built around a command guided missile able to reach high-altitudes. Deployed for the first time in 1957, it was the first system of that type to succeed (in 1959). Six months later, during the Cuba Missiles Crisis / Caribbean Crisis / October Crisis, the shootdown of a Lookheed U-2 made the system world-famous. For the West, it was known under the NATO code name SA-2 Guideline.
Approx 4600 launchers Lavochkin S-75 Dvina have been built.
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The Northrop F-5 is a family of supersonic jet fighters used by militaries around the world. The F-5 'Freedom Fighter' is the original version developed from the Northrop T-38 Talon. The F-5 Tiger II is an advanced version.
This page lists all films that feature a variation of the Northrop F-5.
The ultimate variant was the Northrop F-20A Tigershark with its dedicated page.
For the trainer version, see Northrop T-38 Talon.
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The General Dynamics F-111 "Aardvark" was a medium-range interdictor and tactical strike aircraft that also fills the roles of strategic bomber, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare in its various versions. Developed in the 1960s by General Dynamics, it first entered service in 1967 with the United States Air Force. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) also ordered the type and began operating F-111Cs in 1973. The F-111 pioneered several technologies for production aircraft, including variable-sweep wings, afterburning turbofan engines, and automated terrain-following radar for low-level, high-speed flight. Its design influenced later variable-sweep wing aircraft, and some of its advanced features have since become commonplace. USAF F-111 variants were retired in the 1990s with the F-111Fs retired in 1996 and EF-111s retired in 1998. The RAAF was the last operator of the F-111, with its aircraft serving until December 2010.
Coletti's Combat Aircraft
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2162459554046656/about
https://militarytechnology.quora.com/
Firefox is a 1982 American DeLuxe Color techno-thriller film produced, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood in Panavision. It is based upon the 1977 novel of the same name by Craig Thomas.
The film was set in Russia, but Cold War considerations had Eastwood's and Fritz Manes's Malpaso Company using Vienna and other locations in Austria to double for many of the Eurasian story locations. The film was shot on a $21 million budget, the largest production budget ever for Malpaso. Of that amount, over $20 million was spent on special effects
Though the film was set in Russia, authentic filming locations were not possible due to the Cold War, forcing Eastwood's and Fritz Manes's Malpaso Company to rely on Vienna and other locations in Austria to double for many of the Eurasian story locations. The film was shot on a $21 million budget, the largest production budget ever for Malpaso. Of that amount, over $20 million was spent on special effects.
Plot
A joint Anglo-American plot is devised to steal a highly advanced Sovietfighter aircraft (MiG-31, NATO code name "Firefox") which is capable of Mach 6, is invisible to radar, and carries weapons controlled by thought. Former United States Air Force Major Mitchell Gant (Eastwood), a Vietnam veteran and former POW, infiltrates the Soviet Union, aided by his ability to speak Russian (due to his having had a Russian mother) and a network of Jewish dissidents and sympathizers, three of whom are key scientists working on the fighter itself. His goal is to steal the Firefox and fly it back to friendly territory for analysis.
Perhaps more than any other actor, Clint Eastwood has a film for ... For Eastwood, that film is 1982's Firefox, a role that first showed us a Clint Eastwood we hadn't ever seen before.