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Spartan198: /* Soviet Cruiser */

2023-08-05T13:48:54Z

Soviet Cruiser

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	==Soviet Cruiser==		==Soviet Cruiser==
	* The Soviet cruiser shown in one scene is in fact an American ''Belknap'' class guided missile cruiser.		The Soviet cruiser shown in one scene is in fact an American ''Belknap'' class guided missile cruiser.
	[[File:Firefox 240.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|]]		[[File:Firefox 240.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|]]

Wuzh: /* Walther PP */

2020-11-10T02:13:16Z

Walther PP

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	==Walther PP==		==Walther PP==
	Former USAF pilot Mitchell Gant ([[Clint Eastwood]]) carries a [[Walther PP Pistol Series\|Walther PP series]] pistol during his mission into Russia. Pyotr Baranovich ([[Nigel Hawthorne]]), one of the Firefox scientists, is seen pulling a Walther in the hangar.		Former USAF pilot Mitchell Gant ([[Clint Eastwood]]) carries a [[Walther PP Pistol Series\|Walther PP series]] pistol during his mission into Russia. Pyotr Baranovich ([[Nigel Hawthorne]]), one of the Firefox scientists, is seen pulling a Walther in the hangar.
	[[Image:Walther PP.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|Walther PP - ~~The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in .22LR, 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (~~.32 ACP~~) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).~~]]		[[Image:Walther PP.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|War Time Walther PP - .32 ACP]]

	[[Image:Firefox02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Mitchell Gant ([[Clint Eastwood]]) holds a Walther as he attempts to evade the questions of a Russian officer.]]		[[Image:Firefox02.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Mitchell Gant ([[Clint Eastwood]]) holds a Walther as he attempts to evade the questions of a Russian officer.]]

Jcordell at 18:36, 26 November 2018

2018-11-26T18:36:04Z

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	[[Category:Espionage]]		[[Category:Espionage]]
	[[Category:War]]		[[Category:War]]
			[[Category: Thriller]]
	[[Category:Clint Eastwood]]		[[Category:Clint Eastwood]]

Jcordell: /* Remington 870 */

2018-11-26T18:35:40Z

Remington 870

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	=Shotguns=		=Shotguns=
	==Remington 870==		==Remington 870==
	As a military helicopter lands at his cabin, Mitchell Gant runs into his home and grabs a [[Remington 870 Folding Stock ]] ~~Police Folder~~ shotgun to defend himself.		As a military helicopter lands at his cabin, Mitchell Gant runs into his home and grabs a [[Remington 870 Folding Stock ]] shotgun to defend himself.

	[[Image:Remington870LONGFolder.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Remington 870 Police Folder with extended magazine tube - stock extended - 12 gauge]]		[[Image:Remington870LONGFolder.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Remington 870 Police Folder with extended magazine tube - stock extended - 12 gauge]]

Jcordell: /* Remington 870 */

2018-11-26T18:34:28Z

Remington 870

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	=Shotguns=		=Shotguns=
	==Remington 870==		==Remington 870==
	As a military helicopter lands at his cabin, Mitchell Gant runs into his home and grabs a [[Remington 870]] Police Folder shotgun to defend himself.		As a military helicopter lands at his cabin, Mitchell Gant runs into his home and grabs a [[Remington 870 Folding Stock ]] Police Folder shotgun to defend himself.

	[[Image:Remington870LONGFolder.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Remington 870 Police Folder with extended magazine tube - stock extended - 12 gauge]]		[[Image:Remington870LONGFolder.jpg‎\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Remington 870 Police Folder with extended magazine tube - stock extended - 12 gauge]]

Ben41: /* Filming Locations */

2018-07-23T01:01:57Z

Filming Locations

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	=Trivia Section=		=Trivia Section=
	==Filming Locations==		==Filming Locations==
	* The "Moscow" scenes were filmed in Vienna with the countryside scenes in Hungary. In one subway scene, ~~you can read~~ German signs.		* The "Moscow" scenes were filmed in Vienna with the countryside scenes in Hungary. In one subway scene, the German signs are readily visible.
	[[File:Firefox 257.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The subway system supposedly in Moscow. The red sign on the right reads "Südtiroler Platz", a Vienna Metro stop.]]		[[File:Firefox 257.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The subway system supposedly in Moscow. The red sign on the right reads "Südtiroler Platz", a Vienna Metro stop.]]

Ben41: /* MIL Mi-24 Hind */

2018-07-23T01:00:51Z

MIL Mi-24 Hind

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	==MIL Mi-24 Hind==		==MIL Mi-24 Hind==
	''Firefox'' is one of the earliest American made feature films to accurately depict the Soviet attack helicopter. For wide shots, the helicopters onscreen were radio controlled miniatures. When pilots are seen in the helicopter, the cockpit of the Mi-24 Hinds is actually the same modified cockpit used in the film ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' (which wasn't released until a year later).		''Firefox'' is one of the earliest American made feature films to accurately depict the Soviet attack helicopter. For wide shots, the helicopters onscreen were radio controlled miniatures. When pilots are seen in the helicopter, the cockpit of the Mi-24 Hinds is actually the same modified cockpit used in the film ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' (which wasn't released until a year later).
	[[Image:Firefox07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|~~The [[Blue Thunder]]~~ cockpit ~~as seen~~ in ''[[~~Firefox~~]]'']]		[[Image:Firefox07.jpg\|thumb\|none\|601px\|Russian pilots seen in the cockpit of what is supposed to be a Mil Mi-24 Hind. In reality, this is actually the same modified cockpit used in the film ''[[Blue Thunder]]'' (which wasn't released until a year later).]]
	[[Image:Firefox 241.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|]]		[[Image:Firefox 241.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A Hind helicopter attempts to lift off from a Soviet cruiser. This is actually a radio controlled miniature.]]
	[[Image:Firefox 246.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|]]		[[Image:Firefox 246.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Hind helicopters on a search for the Firefox plane, also RC miniatures.]]

	==Soviet Cruiser==		==Soviet Cruiser==

Spartan198: /* MiG-31 "Firefox" */

2016-12-02T13:26:22Z

MiG-31 "Firefox"

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	=MiG-31 "Firefox"=		=MiG-31 "Firefox"=
	* MiG-31 depicted in the film is entirely fictional and was designated by "Firefox" by the author before any Russian jet was given the numeric designation. This particular jet has nothing to do with real [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiG-31 MiG-31 "Foxhound"] fighter.		The MiG-31 depicted in the film is entirely fictional and was designated "Firefox" by the author before any Russian jet was given the numeric designation. This particular jet has nothing to do with real [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MiG-31 MiG-31 "Foxhound"] fighter.
	[[File:Firefox 218.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Full scale mockup of the "Firefox".]]		[[File:Firefox 218.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Full scale mockup of the "Firefox".]]

Pandolfini at 21:44, 7 June 2015

2015-06-07T21:44:47Z

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	\|character1=Mitchell Gant		\|character1=Mitchell Gant
	\|actor1=[[Clint Eastwood]]		\|actor1=[[Clint Eastwood]]
	\|character2=~~Kenneth Aubrey~~		\|character2=Pavel Upenskoy
	\|actor2=[[~~Freddie Jones~~]]		\|actor2=[[Warren Clarke]]
	\|character3=Semelovsky		\|character3=Semelovsky
	\|actor3=[[Ronald Lacey]]		\|actor3=[[Ronald Lacey]]

Pandolfini at 21:43, 7 June 2015

2015-06-07T21:43:11Z

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	[[Image:~~Firefox~~.jpg\|~~thumb~~\|~~right~~\|~~300px~~\|~~''Firefox'' (1982)~~]]		{{Infobox Movie
			\|name = Firefox
			\|picture = Firefox.jpg
			\|caption = ''Movie poster''
			\|country = [[Image:USA.jpg\|25px]] United States
			\|director = [[Clint Eastwood]]
			\|date= 1982
			\|language = English<br>Russian
			\|studio= The Malpaso Company
			\|distributor=Warner Bros.
			\|character1=Mitchell Gant
			\|actor1=[[Clint Eastwood]]
			\|character2=Kenneth Aubrey
			\|actor2=[[Freddie Jones]]
			\|character3=Semelovsky
			\|actor3=[[Ronald Lacey]]
			\|character4=Pyotr Baranovich
			\|actor4=[[Nigel Hawthorne]]
			\|character5=
			\|actor5=
			}}

	{{Film Title}}		{{Film Title}}