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Release Date:
13 May 1983 (USA)
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Tagline:
He's Out There...
Plot:
The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar.
Another 1 win
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2 nominations
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(3 articles)
Blue Thunder - Blu-ray Review
(From Monsters and Critics. 17 August 2009, 7:51 AM, PDT)
New On DVD This Week
(From The Flickcast. 11 August 2009, 1:15 PM, PDT)
(From Monsters and Critics. 17 August 2009, 7:51 AM, PDT)
New On DVD This Week
(From The Flickcast. 11 August 2009, 1:15 PM, PDT)
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FireFox Meet's AirWolf! Excellent Stuff!
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Roy Scheider | ... | Officer Frank Murphy | |
| Warren Oates | ... | Capt. Jack Braddock | |
| Candy Clark | ... | Kate | |
| Daniel Stern | ... | Officer Richard Lymangood | |
| Paul Roebling | ... | Icelan | |
| David Sheiner | ... | Fletcher | |
| Joe Santos | ... | Montoya | |
| Malcolm McDowell | ... | Col. F.E. Cochrane | |
| Ed Bernard | ... | Sgt. Short | |
| Jason Bernard | ... | Mayor | |
| Mario Machado | ... | Himself | |
| James Murtaugh | ... | Alf Hewitt | |
| Pat McNamara | ... | Matusek | |
| Jack Murdock | ... | Kress | |
| Clifford A. Pellow | ... | Allen (as Clifford Pellow) |
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Also Known As:
Blue Thunder the Movie (UK) (video box title)
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Runtime:
109 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.20 : 1 more
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70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) |
Dolby (35 mm prints)
Certification:
Argentina:Atp |
Singapore:NC-16 |
South Korea:15 |
Australia:M |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Canada:14A (Manitoba) |
Canada:AA (Ontario) |
Netherlands:12 |
Finland:K-16 |
Ireland:15 |
Norway:16 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:15 |
USA:R (certificate #26781) |
West Germany:12 |
Iceland:L
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That Casio LCD watch with that "countdown" Murphy uses to "check his sanity" actually belongs to John Badham, the director.
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Continuity: When Kate is stopped by the police on the bridge, the second officer can be seen standing behind the first before he has moved around from the passenger side of the car.
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Spoofed in Reno 911!: Miami (2007)
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'BLUE THUNDER' Is a cracking leave your brain behind entertainment that never let's up! 'Roy Scheider' Plays Frank Murphy,A former Vietnam Veteran,who is a helicopter pilot,for the Los Angeles police department,who becomes handpicked to pilot the eponymous 'blue thunder' which is a state of the art chopper designed for supreme law enforcement, Unfortunately for Murphy the test pilot behind this superb flying machine is Malcolm Mc Dowell,who also was on duty in Nam with Scheider, and serves as the film's all too English baddie! A young Daniel Stern, is a rookie who is assigned with Scheider, together the pair unravel a deadly conspiracy,involving said helicopter which climaxes with a superb aerial chase through the packed streets of Los Angeles,