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Blue Thunder
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6.2Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.
Released: 1983-02-05110 minDir: John BadhamDrama, Action, ThrillerBudget: $22.0MBox office: $42.3M
Cast
- Roy Scheider as Murphy
- Warren Oates as Braddock
- Candy Clark as Kate
- Daniel Stern as Lymangood
- Paul Roebling as Icelan
- David Sheiner as Fletcher
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- high technology
- high tech surveillance
- los angeles, california
- co-workers relationship
- helicopter pilot
- prototype
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- police surveillance
- traumatized man
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 973783
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- publication date
- 1983-02-05
- title
- Blue Thunder
- review score
- 66/100
- box office
- 42313354
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Categories
1983 action thriller films1983 American films1983 English-language films1983 filmsAmerican action thriller filmsAmerican aviation filmsAmerican police detective filmsColumbia Pictures filmsEnglish-language action thriller filmsFilms about the Los Angeles Police DepartmentFilms adapted into television showsFilms directed by John BadhamFilms produced by Gordon CarrollFilms scored by Arthur B. RubinsteinFilms set in 1983Films set in CaliforniaFilms set in Los AngelesFilms shot in Burbank, CaliforniaFilms shot in CaliforniaFilms shot in Los AngelesFilms with screenplays by Dan O'BannonRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataSaturn Award–winning filmsTemplate film date with 2 release dates