Firefox (film)

Firefox
Theatrical release poster
Directed byClint Eastwood
Screenplay by
  • Alex Lasker
  • Wendell Wellman
Based onFirefox
by Craig Thomas
Produced byClint Eastwood
StarringClint Eastwood
CinematographyBruce Surtees
Edited by
Music byMaurice Jarre
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release dates
  • June 13, 1982 (1982-06-13)
(Washington, D.C.)
  • June 18, 1982 (1982-06-18)
Running time
136 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Austria
Greenland
LanguagesEnglish
Russian
Budget$21 million[1]
Box office$47 million

Firefox is a 1982 American action techno-thriller film produced, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood. 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. One source indicates that the film was shot on a $21 million budget, the largest production budget ever for Malpaso.[2] Another source indicates that over $20 million was spent on special effects.[3]

  1. ^ Hughes 2009, p. 198.
  2. ^ "Firefox: Budget." Clint: The Life and Legend. Retrieved: June 2, 2013.
  3. ^ Schickel 1996, p. 378.