Approfondimenti

The original plan was to use a Swedish JA 37 Viggen jet fighter as the Soviet aircraft, but the [...] D
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, and Henry Gerp were all considered for the role of M [...] D
Fist fight snippets were lifted from this movie and used to portray a much younger Gus Lobel (C [...] D
A promotional behind the scenes making-of documentary about this movie was made for television. [...] D
A total of nine models of the Firefox were built. Six were used as miniatures for filming, two [...] D
First movie as a producer for Clint Eastwood though Eastwood had been an executive producer on [...] D
Notable technical specifications of the MiG-31 Firefox plane were that it was capable of Mach 6 [...] D
The footage of the "Mother One" submarine breaking the surface was recycled from Base artica Ze [...] D
The big, black, 1950s-looking sedan used by the K.G.B. is a "Gaz Chaika M13". This car was prod [...] D
The second of two times where Clint Eastwood plays a pilot. He did before in Tarantola (1955). [...] D
This movie was released five years after its source novel by Craig Thomas was published. In tha [...] D
The cockpit section of the helicopter gunship chasing Gant is adapted from the Aerospatiale Gaz [...] D
Prior to the release of the movie, the cover art for the novel "Firefox" showed an aircraft sim [...] D
The movie's Charity World Premiere was held in Washington, D.C., with proceeds aiding a militar [...] D
In "Firefox Down", Craig Thomas' 1983 sequel to his novel, "Firefox", the MiG-31 is described a [...] D
In the Soviet war room, there are framed photos on the wall. One is Valentina Tereshkova (the f [...] D
The fictional MiG-31 bears a strong resemblance to an actual Soviet aircraft, The Tupolev Tu-14 [...] D
At a budget of around $21 million, this movie, in constant dollars, is one of the most expensiv [...] D
In this movie, General Vladimirov (Klaus Löwitsch) assures the First Secretary (Stefan Schna [...] D
Fritz Manes: Clint Eastwood's regular producing partner as a Captain. The appearance was one of [...] D
After making this film, Clint Eastwood terminated his association with longtime editor Ferris W [...] D
One of two Clint Eastwood movies released in 1982. The other was Honkytonk Man (1982). That mov [...] D
Atari released a LaserDisc coin-operated arcade game called "Firefox" in 1983. D
A sequel to Firefox was planned but never made. In the story, Gant discovers that one of the se [...] D
One of just a few of Clint Eastwood movies in the intrigue genre. The others being Potere assol [...] D
The real-life MiG-31 (Mikoyan-Gurevich 31) is not known as the "Firefox", but as the "Foxhound" [...] D
John Ratzenberger and Kenneth Colley appeared in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back [...] D
The origin of the very brief footage of Red Square in Moscow, used in the movie, is explained i [...] D
The full-scale mock up of the Firefox was re-dressed and used as the white Stealth Fighter in t [...] D
Mitchell Gant wears a black flight helmet, a reflection of Eastwood's years of playing gunfight [...] D
The Russian helicopters in the movie, known as the Mil-24 "Hind", were radio control scale mode [...] D
Because his role in the movie required him to speak some Russian, Clint Eastwood prepared by st [...] D
When the novel was written and this movie was in principal photography, Yuri Andropov was head [...] D
The story was loosely based on an actual event in which a Soviet fighter pilot (Viktor Belenko) [...] D
After its first release, Clint Eastwood re-cut it by thirteen minutes. Sixteen minutes of foota [...] D
Clint Eastwood's ninth movie for Warner Brothers. D
A new special effects technique for the shooting of the flying sequences called "Reverse Bluesc [...] D
Ronald Lacey (Semelovsky) and Wolf Kahler (Andropov) appeared in I predatori dell'arca perduta [...] D
According to Clint Eastwood, one of the ducted fan, R/C filming models crashed into heavy rush- [...] D
One of two similarly themed action espionage thriller movies about Russian MIG jet aircraft tha [...] D
Novelist Craig Thomas and his wife visited the set in Vienna, Austria at the invitation of Clin [...] D
The actual Mig-31 was a 2 seater. The crew consisted of a pilot and a radar/ weapons operator i [...] D
Thomas Hill (General Brown) and Freddie Jones (Kenneth Aubrey) played librarian Mr. Koreander i [...] D
Author Craig Thomas' 1983 sequel to "Firefox", the novel "Firefox Down", is dedicated to Clint [...] D

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Errori

There're no lavatories for the public in Moscow metro. Original 80's Moscow metro trains are also m [...] D
The altimeter settings in the Firefox are in Inches of Mercury (inhg). The Russians use Milimeters [...] D
There's no Kirov str. within walking range by Kolomenskaya metro station. D
When Aubrey briefs Mitchell Gant on how the KGB is "slow to awaken", Gant's hair goes from being di [...] D
All of the air control/defense technicians manning the various consoles at Bilyarsk wear the proper [...] D
When taking off from the ice floe, the Firefox has its air brakes fully extended, a highly ineffici [...] D
Whenever the Firefox launches a missile, it shows a single launch from the Firefox's weapon's displ [...] D
When the Soviet "hotline" phone sounds in an extreme close-up, we see the GTE logo on the bottom of [...] D
After Gant lands on the ice he meets the submarine captain who lends him a parka to wear, olive gre [...] D
When the First Secretary speaks to Gant, he refers to him "stealing the property of the YSSR". In E [...] D
After the Firefox is stolen, General Vladimirov explains to the First Secretary that in order to ma [...] D
When driving away from the airport, there is a sign from an Austrian automobile club visible for a [...] D
When Gant gives the command to fire the missiles, he uses the command "skaitie pierva rakieta" whic [...] D
When he exits the subway you can see on the other side still written "Suedtirolerplatz" and you see [...] D
When Aubrey briefs Mitchell Gant about the homing device, he mentions that it will pick up Mother-1 [...] D
The Firefox rolls over the same guard twice when blasting out of the hangar. D
When Baranovich asks Gant if he smokes, Gant replies, "Not for years," yet earlier in the film he w [...] D
When the Firefox flies over the Russian cruiser which is then seen firing missiles at it, the cruis [...] D
When Gant is walking towards his hotel (Moscow) we can see Red Square with St. Basil's cathedral at [...] D
The civilian plane Gant overflies is clearly supposed to be a Yakolev YAK-42. However, the actual a [...] D
When the submarine goes up to break through the ice, you can see an antenna or periscope sticking o [...] D
When Col. Kontarsky receives the sketch of Gant he recognizes "him" as the "GRU Officer" who confir [...] D
Through all the movie Soviet officials keep demanding papers - VASHI BUMAGI (your papers), whilst c [...] D
When Dr Semelovsky arrives at the checkpoint, he turns up late and a guard asks him why, the respon [...] D
In the scene where Pytor Baranovich is in the Firefox, Colonel Kontarsky is staring at him, at a sh [...] D
When the subway stops for the first time, there's an older man with gray hair leaving the train. Th [...] D
After one of the metro trains pulls out of the station in 'Moscow', the German word 'KURZZUG' (=sho [...] D
After the explosion in the hangar, you can see Mr. Gant in the shower during the alarm. A few momen [...] D
The number on the side of the submarine conning tower is visible when the sub is below the ice pack [...] D
When the Russian Hind helicopters fly over Mother 1 (US sub in the Pole). The close up of the Russi [...] D
When Gant sets the co-ordinates for home, the display shows C - 70' 42 2, B - 80' 18 0. Firstly it [...] D
In the Soviet Union no foreign car were used by state owned companies like delivery service. But de [...] D
The missiles that were "borrowed" from the MIG 25 in Syria were too small. The missiles carried by [...] D
Wires supporting the MiG-31 model are clearly visible in a close-up just when the plane touches dow [...] D
The term First Secretary was only used from 1953 to 1966 for Khrushchev and Brezhnev. Prior to and [...] D
Soviet aircraft altimeters of this period would be in meters and not feet. D
After the Firefox has landed on the ice floe, he asks the sub commander to steam off a 3,000 foot r [...] D
As the Firefox is taxiing away from the submarine after refueling, you can catch a glimpse of dayli [...] D
On the way from the airport several non-Soviet cars are visible parked one by one along the road. H [...] D
When Gant first meets Col. Kontarsky in the hanger, he is speaking to him in "English", which we ar [...] D
When the Firefox crosses over the Missle cruiser Riga the sky is clear. However, when we see the vi [...] D
The entire performance of the "thought guided" missile system that was highly touted was never real [...] D
The Aeroflot plane that Gant buzzes shortly after stealing Firefox from the Soviet airbase is clear [...] D
Stealing the second prototype instead of the first one would have been a better idea seeing as the [...] D
After the interrogated detainee is 'killed' during the interrogation, one of the veins on the actor [...] D
As Eastwood's character is taxiing to leave the Russian base, it is pitch dark, and the Firefox has [...] D
When the sub crew hooks up the SPR (Single Point Refueling) connectors, they twist the handles to l [...] D
After Gant takes off from the ice after refueling, he retracts the front stabilizers of the Firefox [...] D
The shots of the altimeter in the Firefox show a different altimeter setting on every shot. This wo [...] D
Gant is shown in the cockpit of a white T-38A jet fighter trainer, and then it immediately cuts to [...] D
When the US submarine, code name "Mother 1" surfaces, you see an underwater shot of the vessel push [...] D
The Firefox is described as being able to reach "Mach 5, even Mach 6, and maintain it." However, th [...] D
The speaker phone box in Col. Kontarsky's office has AT&T on it, highly unlikely in the USSR. [...] D
"Speed is in excess of Mach 5, even Mach 6 and able to maintain it. Our best body design begins to [...] D
Russian words on Firefox's screen related to the ammo are messy and the last one has nothing to do [...] D
When speaking to the other Soviet officers right before entering the hangar, Gant speaks in Russian [...] D

Frase

General Vladimirov: But sir, we'll need to know [...] D
First Secretary: Mr. Gant, as you would be aware [...] D
Riga Technician: Target does not appear to be ta [...] D
Maj. Gant: Aren't you gonna threaten me or somet [...] D
Maj. Gant: But you want me to fly? Buckholz: Ye [...] D
Kenneth Aubrey: When the first rumors began to f [...] D
Maj. Gant: [to Upenskoy] Don't you Jews ever get [...] D
Maj. Gant: [after knocking Voskov unconscious] O [...] D
Dr. Baronovich: You must think in Russian. D
Buckholz: [learning false news that Gant was sho [...] D
Upenskoy: Fighting city hall, as you put it, is [...] D
Air Marshal Kutuzov: You had considered, First S [...] D
Upenskoy: Gant, can you fly that plane? Really f [...] D
Maj. Gant: [On his "meeting" with the airliner] [...] D
Dr. Baronovich: Do you smoke? Maj. Gant: No, no [...] D
Maj. Gant: [after outrunning two missiles in the [...] D
[a pair of guards show Kontarsky a drawing of Ga [...] D
RAF operator: Sir! Radar tracking reports signs [...] D
Dr. Baronovich: Mr. Gant, you are an American. Y [...] D
First Secretary: Calm yourself, Vladimirov... G [...] D
[Kontarsky has arrived in the hanger, and spotte [...] D
[last lines] Maj. Gant: Punching in the coordin [...] D
Col. Kontarsky: The KGB has just arrested Boris [...] D
Upenskoy: Don't say anything. Your words would b [...] D
General Vladimirov: [on targeting the MiG-31] Th [...] D
Col. Voskov: The American is a dead man, First S [...] D
Maj. Gant: Oh? Where is it? Buckholz: Russia. [...] D
[repeated line] Maj. Gant: Let's see what this [...] D
Priabin: [speaking of Mitchell Gant] Obviously, [...] D
Kenneth Aubrey: He did it. Damn, if he didn't ac [...] D
Buckholz: Major, you will be flying the most sop [...] D
Maj. Gant: All right. The bait's been swallowed. [...] D
Upenskoy: [indicating a gun] : You can use this? [...] D
Kenneth Aubrey: [speaking about the KGB] Remembe [...] D
First Secretary: You will not, of course, make i [...] D
First Secretary: This is the First Secretary. I [...] D

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