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Firefox poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 68.0 / 100
1982·Action / Adventure / Thriller·2h 16m

FIREFOX

“...the most devastating killing machine ever built... his job... steal it!”

The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.

Above the Line
Clint Eastwood·DirectorAlex Lasker·ScreenplayWendell Wellman·ScreenplayBruce Surtees·Director of PhotographyMaurice Jarre·Original Music ComposerRon Spang·Editor
Cast
Clint Eastwood·Mitchell GantFreddie Jones·Kenneth AubreyDavid Huffman·Captain BuckholzWarren Clarke·Pavel UpenskoyRonald Lacey·SemelovskyKenneth Colley·Colonel KontarskyKlaus Löwitsch·General VladimirovNigel Hawthorne·Pyotr BaranovichStefan Schnabel·First SecretaryThomas Hill·General Brown
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 1
Clint Eastwood·Director
Writing· 3
Alex Lasker·ScreenplayWendell Wellman·ScreenplayCraig Thomas·Novel
Camera· 3
Bruce Surtees·Director of PhotographyJohn R. Shannon·Still PhotographerJack N. Green·Camera Operator
Editing· 3
Ron Spang·EditorFerris Webster·EditorMichael Kelly·Visual Effects Editor
Sound & Music· 6
Maurice Jarre·Original Music ComposerRobert G. Henderson·Sound Effects EditorLes Fresholtz·Sound Re-Recording MixerArthur Piantadosi·Sound Re-Recording MixerDonald Harris·Music EditorBub Asman·Sound Effects Editor
Art & Design· 7
John Graysmark·Art DirectionElayne Barbara Ceder·Art DirectionBeala Neel·Art DirectionEdward Aiona·Property MasterGlenn Wright·Costume SupervisorChristina Smith·Makeup ArtistJoe Acord·Construction Coordinator
Production· 4
Fritz Manes·Executive ProducerClint Eastwood·ProducerMarion Dougherty·CastingMary Selway·Casting
Other Departments· 3
Karl Baumgartner·Special EffectsChuck Gaspar·Special EffectsMarco Barla·Unit Publicist
By the Numbers
68.0
OF 100
Master Score
5.9
OF 10
IMDb
38%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
$71M
ROI 293%
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Firefox's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#F47216
#C79721
Mood
Intense, Dramatic
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Illustrated

“The movie poster features a man in a black pilot's suit holding a helmet with a red star on it. In the background, a black fighter jet is flying through orange ”

actionthriller
Key Elements
Pilot's HelmetFighter JetPilot's Suit
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
None Visible
Design Score
7/10
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