| 1 | * SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Gant is walking towards the hangar; the camera pans down and a ScareChord plays as we get our first look at the [=MiG=]-31. It helps that the music was composed and conducted by Music/MauriceJarre, of ''Film/DoctorZhivago'' fame. |
| 2 | * HilariousInHindsight: |
| 3 | ** The nose/cockpit section of the Firefox bears a striking resemblance to the F-117 Nighthawk, which entered service the same year this movie came out. |
| 4 | ** The original novel describes the titular aircraft as being similar in appearance to the [=MiG=]-25, which the ''real'' [=MiG=]-31, introduced around the same time as the film's release, did indeed end up resembling. |
| 5 | * RetroactiveRecognition: A number of well-known actors were in the film. |
| 6 | ** Film/DirtyHarry vs. [[Franchise/StarWars Admiral Piett]]! |
| 7 | ** Dr. Semelovsky was Thoth in ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. |
| 8 | ** Yuri Andropov also played Dietrich, also from ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk''. |
| 9 | ** Pavel Upenskoy played Dim in ''Film/AClockworkOrange''. |
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