Clint Eastwood's Firefox : the missile cruiser

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 6, is invisible to radar, and carries weapons controlled by thought. Eastwood stars as Maj. Mitchell Gant, a Vietnam veteran who infiltrates the Soviet Union, aided by his ability to speak Russian....

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[Mach592]

But Lt Belenko defected in 1976 before this movie was released

[kirkjamestkirk]

@Mach592 You got a point. But still Zuyev managed to escape after the movie ;D /watch?v=_glEQuvurFQ

[Mach592]

I read that after this movie came out all MiG 29s had their throttle quadrants padlocked and only the airbase political officer had the key

[kirkjamestkirk]

@Mach592 Indeed but one guy is easy to fool : that didn't stop Alexander Zuyev to defect with a Mig-29 in the 80's or Viktor Belenko before him with his Mig-25 ;D

[Dirtcreature]

You fly 20 feet above the sea, take out a chopper by flying over it, blow up two incoming missiles and outrun the other two missiles.

Dunno about Mitchell Gant, but I'd feel like Master of the Universe after doing that!

[StanAlter]

I saw this a a kid, sat through a bunch of boring stuff just to see the plane!

[nautilusnut]

Actually VrgniaMaillman, the chances of hitting an incoming plane at 20ft and Mach 2 would be almost nil- far better to fire afterward when they could pursue the heat signature at a much higher altitude.

[cesarbr1000]

The book was fabulous, but the movie...

[VrgniaMailman]

The last 40 minutes or so of this movie - from the time the Russian Jewish scientists cause the fire in the hangar - are extremely fascinating, exciting. But scenes like the one above disappoint me in a way. Imagine being the captain of the Soviet missile cruiser. You know that the most advanced fighter in airplane history has been hijacked, you see it coming straight at you at 20 feet and accelerating, and you don't fire your missiles then???!!! Very unrealistic.

[VrgniaMailman]

@RagDollMovies I like your comment!!! Short, funny, to the point.

[Antifaith29]

@Antifaith29 Also fairly certain this movie was made before the MiG 31 was even a thing.

[Antifaith29]

@lassecfc This movie was made during the cold war. A certain suspension of disbeleif is required. Its not like they could have had a real MiG31 to take a look at.