Firefox Was Clint Eastwood's Only Attempt At Making A Blockbuster Series
Clint Eastwood fronted the 1982 action film Firefox in 1982, which was the sole time he attempted to make a classic summer blockbuster series.
Firefox was the first and sole attempt to develop an effects-driven bloc
kbuster for himself.
Westerns were in fashion at the time Eastwood made his debut in his fil
m career at the end of the 1950s.
In fact Eastwood was so down about one of his early films Ambush on Cima
rron Pass
which he later called as the “lousiest” Western ever made and he was con
templating giving up on the business
Eastwood eventually came his trademark style to the screen with the Dol
lars trilogy, as well as other thrillers like Dirty Harry.
In the early ’70s, Eastwood stuck with either Westerns or action thrille
rs such as The Gauntlet from 1977.
The Gauntlet. Eastwood also attempted to make a Bond-style spy film by r
eleasing The Eiger Sanction in 1975 However,
, the style of films began to change during the decade.
The enormous success enjoyed by Jaws as well as Star Wars saw studios mo
ving towards action blockbusters with more effects.
The enormous success enjoyed by Jaws as well as Star Wars saw studios mo
ving towards action blockbusters with more effects.
The title Firefox is inaccessible to radar, and its weapons system is co
ntrolled solely by the brain of its pilot.
The second part is an action scene in which Eastwood’s Gant escapes on
the amazing-looking aircraft while being under the sway of Soviet forces.
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