Blue Thunder

– Officer Frank Murphy, an experienced LAPD helicopter pilot, is given command of the advanced new "Bl..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.40 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 49 Minutes
Release Year:
1983
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.

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Producing Country:
USA
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Blue Thunder (1983) - Trailer

Release Date:

13 May 1983

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

Director:

John Badham

Writer:

Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby

Main Actors:

Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern

Plot:

Blue Thunder is a specially modified helicopter. It is for police work, but is armed and designed to counter street insurgencies. Its makers want to show what it will do, but have to train Los Angeles Police pilot Frank Murphy to fly and use it in order to allow it to operate in the city. Murphy and the project pilot have differences going back to Vietnam. The conflict between them continues to heat up as Murphy begins to suspect that Blue Thunder is more than has been disclosed.

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.

Production:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
80%
Metacritic:
66%