6.5 Score

1983 • 1h 50min • R • Action, Thriller, Drama

Blue Thunder

"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.

IMDb 6.4

RT 79%

MC 66

Director

John Badham

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Dan O'Bannon

Don Jakoby

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Roy Scheider

Murphy

Warren Oates

Braddock

Candy Clark

Kate

Daniel Stern

Lymangood

Paul Roebling

Icelan

David Sheiner

Fletcher

Joe Santos

Montoya

Malcolm McDowell

Cochrane

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Candy Clark Kate

Daniel Stern Lymangood

Paul Roebling Icelan

David Sheiner Fletcher

Joe Santos Montoya

Malcolm McDowell Cochrane

Ed Bernard Sgt. Short

Jason Bernard Mayor

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James Murtaugh Alf Hewitt

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