Blue Thunder (1983)
Officer Frank Murphy, an experienced LAPD helicopter pilot, is given command of the advanced new "Blue Thunder" chopper. But he begins to wonder why the LAPD would need a helicopter so powerful and why it is such a secret.
Blue Thunder (1983)
Information
Released Year: 1983
Runtime: 109 minutes
Directors: John Badham
Writers: Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby
Casts: Thomas Rosales, Jr., Malcolm McDowell, Daniel Stern, Mario Machado, Joe Santos, Candy Clark, Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, James Murtaugh, James Read, Ed Bernard, David Sheiner, Phil Feldman, Paul Roebling
IMDB: Blue Thunder (1983)
Storyline
Officer Frank Murphy, an experienced LAPD helicopter pilot, is given command of the advanced new "Blue Thunder" chopper. But he begins to wonder why the LAPD would need a helicopter so powerful and why it is such a secret.
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Reviews
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Chicago Tribune -
John Badham's exciting thriller about an L.A. detective (Roy Scheider) who battles against the government creeps who have created a monstrous helicopter to be used for 1984-style crowd control. Great action in a David-versus-Goliath story. [22 July 1983, p.10]
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The New York Times -
The action sequences are what the film is all about, and these are remarkably well done, including a climactic, largely bloodless shootout among helicopters and jet fighters over Los Angeles.
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TV Guide Magazine -
Expertly executed action flick that starts out fast and winds up faster. We've seen it all before, but the execution here supersedes the concept.
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Variety -
Blue Thunder is a ripsnorting live-action cartoon, utterly implausible but no less enjoyable for that.
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Washington Post -
Blue Thunder hovers just this side of trash and the other side of credibility, but it propels a willing audience into adrenaline heaven.
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Officer Frank Murphy, an experienced LAPD helicopter pilot, is given command of the advanced new "Blue Thunder" chopper. But he begins to wonder why the LAPD would need a helicopter so powerful and why it is such a secret.
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Officer Frank Murphy, an experienced LAPD helicopter pilot, is given command of the advanced new "Blue Thunder" chopper. But he begins to wonder why the LAPD would need a helicopter so powerful and why it is such a secret.
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