Home
Blue Thunder main backdrop
Blue Thunder main poster

Blue Thunder

Visit website

6.2/10 • 480

1983-02-05 • 1h 50m

DramaActionThriller

He's out there…

Los 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.

Directors
John Badham
Editors
Edward M. Abroms

Top Billed Cast

View Credits
  1. Roy Scheider

    Roy Scheider

    Murphy

  2. Warren Oates

    Warren Oates

    Braddock

  3. Candy Clark

    Candy Clark

    Kate

  4. Daniel Stern

    Daniel Stern

    Lymangood

  5. Paul Roebling

    Paul Roebling

    Icelan

  6. David Sheiner

    David Sheiner

    Fletcher

  7. Joe Santos

    Joe Santos

    Montoya

  8. Malcolm McDowell

    Malcolm McDowell

    Cochrane

  9. Ed Bernard

    Ed Bernard

    Sgt. Short

Reviews1

View Reviews
Max Avatar

Max

Apr 15, 2024

8/10

A comedic movie that screams 80s from the rooftops, and it works incredibly smoothly. This is First Blood, but with a helicopter.

Media

  • Blue Thunder poster
  • Blue Thunder poster
  • Blue Thunder poster
  • Blue Thunder poster
  • Blue Thunder poster
  • Blue Thunder poster
  • Blue Thunder poster
  • Blue Thunder poster
  • Blue Thunder poster

Recommendations

  • Trouble Bears main backdrop

    Trouble Bears

    7.8

  • Blue Man Group: How to Be a Megastar Live! main backdrop

    Blue Man Group: How to Be a Megastar Live!

    7.2

  • Eine Braut kommt selten allein main backdrop

    Eine Braut kommt selten allein

    5.9

  • Cover Up main backdrop

    Cover Up

    5.6

  • Jonathan Livingston Seagull main backdrop

    Jonathan Livingston Seagull

    6.0

  • Electra Glide in Blue main backdrop

    Electra Glide in Blue

    6.9

  • Billy Bathgate main backdrop

    Billy Bathgate

    5.8

  • Bet on Revenge main backdrop

    Bet on Revenge

    6.8

  • The Ex main backdrop

    The Ex

    5.2

  • White Tiger main backdrop

    White Tiger

    5.7

  • Macbeth main backdrop

    Macbeth

    7.3

  • Compulsion main backdrop

    Compulsion

    7.1

  • Raging Phoenix main backdrop

    Raging Phoenix

    6.3

  • D.A.R.Y.L. main backdrop

    D.A.R.Y.L.

    6.4

  • Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack main backdrop

    Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack

    7.0

  • Spartan main backdrop

    Spartan

    6.2

  • Fire Birds main backdrop

    Fire Birds

    5.1

  • Long Shot main backdrop

    Long Shot

    7.2

  • Reservation Road main backdrop

    Reservation Road

    6.5

  • Barefoot Gen main backdrop

    Barefoot Gen

    7.5

Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$22,000,000.00
Revenue
$42,313,354.00
Keywords
vietnam veteranhigh technologyhigh tech surveillancelos angeles, californiaco-workers relationshiphelicopter pilotprototypeboyfriend girlfriend relationshippolice surveillancetraumatized man