The effects were produced by John Dykstra's firm, which also worked on STAR WARS, but Eastwood's own down-to-earth sensibility keeps things grounded in some kind of reality. The jet itself is, well, neat, and the final dogfight between the two Firefox prototypes is quite thrilling. Essentially, Eastwood has adapted an espionage thriller by Craig Thomas into a fun action film. Along the way, he's aided by some Jewish dissidents (including a scientist played by Nigel Hawthorne) who are really a lot more heroic than Gant. They're on the side of right, so he does it. Gant is really the only character Eastwood has played who doesn't have a problem with authority. Mitch Gant (Eastwood) was once a hotshot pilot and speaks fluent Russian, so despite his mental instability (he's suffering from posttraumatic stress as a result of his experiences in Vietnam), he's the man for the job. When the Russians develop a Mach 5 jet with thought-controlled weaponry, the free world needs someone to go and steal it from them in order to maintain the balance of power.
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