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Firefox

The Soviets unveil a revolutionary new jet fighter named Firefox. Rumors circulate that it is radar-invisible, a capability that could enable a first-strike. To prevent such a threat from tipping the balance, Britain deploys former Vietnam War pilot Mitchell Gant on a covert mission deep into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.

Director(s)

Lloyd Nelson

Where to watch

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Cast & Crew

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood

Mitchell Gant

Ronald Lacey

Ronald Lacey

Semelovsky

Freddie Jones

Freddie Jones

Kenneth Aubrey

Austin Willis

Austin Willis

Walters

George Pravda

George Pravda

General Borov

Eugene Lipinski

Eugene Lipinski

KGB Agent

Alexei Jawdokimov

Alexei Jawdokimov

Code Operator

Warren Clarke

Warren Clarke

Pavel Upenskoy

Clive Merrison

Clive Merrison

Major Lanyev

Nigel Hawthorne

Nigel Hawthorne

Pyotr Baranovich

John Ratzenberger

John Ratzenberger

Chief Peck

Michael Currie

Michael Currie

Captain Seerbacker

Stefan Schnabel

Stefan Schnabel

First Secretary

George Orrison

George Orrison

Leon Sprague

Wolf Kahler

Wolf Kahler

KGB Chairman Andropov

Alan Tilvern

Alan Tilvern

Air Marshal Kutuzov

Czeslaw Grocholski

Czeslaw Grocholski

Old Man

Lloyd Nelson

Lloyd Nelson

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Fritz Manes

Fritz Manes

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Kai Wulff

Kai Wulff

Lt. Colonel Voskov

David Gant

David Gant

KGB Official

James Staley

James Staley

Lt. Commander Fleischer

Oliver Cotton

Oliver Cotton

Dmitri Priabin

Larry Guardino

Larry Guardino

KGB Guard (uncredited)

Malcolm Storry

Malcolm Storry

KGB Agent

Thomas Hill

Thomas Hill

General Brown

Hugh Fraser

Hugh Fraser

Police Inspector Tortyev

Gene Scherer

Gene Scherer

Russian Captain

Lev Mailer

Lev Mailer

Guard at Shower

Alex Rodine

Alex Rodine

Captain of the Riga

Kenneth Colley

Kenneth Colley

Colonel Kontarsky

Curt Lowens

Curt Lowens

Dr. Schuller

David Meyers

David Meyers

Grosch

Vincent J. Isaac

Vincent J. Isaac

Sub Radio Operator

Bernard Erhard

Bernard Erhard

KGB Guard

Dimitra Arliss

Dimitra Arliss

Natalia

Bernard Behrens

Bernard Behrens

William Saltonstall

David Huffman

David Huffman

Captain Buckholz

Klaus Löwitsch

Klaus Löwitsch

General Vladimirov

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

Rudolf Waldemar Brem

KGB Agent (uncredited)

Olivier Pierre

Olivier Pierre

Borkh

Ward Costello

Ward Costello

General Rogers

John Grillo

John Grillo

Customs Officer

Tony Papenfuss

Tony Papenfuss

GRU Officer

Alexander Zale

Alexander Zale

Riga Fire Control Chief

Richard Derr

Richard Derr

Admiral Curtin

Warwick Sims

Warwick Sims

Shelley

Jeremy Coote

Jeremy Coote

Russian Guard in Aircraft Hanger (uncredited)

Woody Eney

Woody Eney

Major Dietz

John Yates

John Yates

Admiral Pearson

Neil Hunt

Neil Hunt

Richard Cunningham

Alfredo Michelson

Alfredo Michelson

Interrogator

Zeno Nahayevsky

Zeno Nahayevsky

Officer at Plane

Grigoriy Plotkin

Grigoriy Plotkin

GRU Officer

Lance Rosen

Lance Rosen

Agent

Chris Winfield

Chris Winfield

RAF Operator

Gideon Singer

Gideon Singer

KGB Agent (uncredited)

Details

GenresScience Fiction, Action, Thriller
Runtime2h 16 mins
Released on18 Jun 1982
Languageen
Produced InUnited States of America
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Reviews

r96sk

7/10

Just good, nothing more unfortunately. <em>'Firefox'</em> 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 <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/tarantula/" rel="nofollow">Tarantula</a>'</em>, one for all you <em>fact fans</em> 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.

All Trailers

Theatrical Trailer

Teasers

Firefox (1982) 35mm film teaser trailer, flat open matte, 2160p
Firefox trailer [1982]

Behind the scenes

FIREFOX 1982 miniature effects Part 1
FIREFOX (part 2) full scale effects

Firefox FAQs

Lloyd Nelson is the director of Firefox.

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