Blue Thunder (1983) 6.1
The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle. Director:John Badham |
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Blue Thunder (1983) 6.1
The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle. Director:John Badham |
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| Roy Scheider | ... | ||
| Warren Oates | ... | ||
| Candy Clark | ... |
Kate
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| Daniel Stern | ... | ||
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Paul Roebling | ... |
Icelan
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| David Sheiner | ... |
Fletcher
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| Joe Santos | ... |
Montoya
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| Malcolm McDowell | ... | ||
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Ed Bernard | ... |
Sgt. Short
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Jason Bernard | ... |
Mayor
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Mario Machado | ... |
Himself
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| James Murtaugh | ... |
Alf Hewitt
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Pat McNamara | ... |
Matusek
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Jack Murdock | ... |
Kress
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Clifford A. Pellow | ... |
Allen
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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. Written by John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Always liked this one. Well written and acted, with excellent aerial action sequences. It's a shame this was Warren Oate's last role - he was magnificent. Other reviewers made a valid point about this film presaging the use of military hardware against civilians. We already use airplanes to catch speeders on the ground - doesn't the aviation fuel cost more than the amount of revenue taken in through summonses?