The explosion in the Alaska airfield sequence used 500 gallons of gasoline. It was so big NASA had to be notified in advance.
The film made $76.9 million, against a budget of $135 million.The $58.1 million loss made it one of the biggest box office bombs of all time.
The design of the Talon jets is based on the Northrop Grumman Switchblade, a forward-swept swing wing fighter-bomber intended to replace the F-111.
This picture was made with the support of the U.S. Navy. It was the first picture to film a completely fictional military aircraft on an actual carrier.