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Blue Thunder (1983)

Filming & production

Blue Thunder

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Filming locations

City of Los Angeles Piper Technical Center - 555 Ramirez Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

(Police helipad - Command Center)

Circus Liquor - 5600 Vineland Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

(Opening scenes robbery at Circus Liquor, a real world location.)

2152 East 7th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

(Heli crash under the bridge)

Pickwick Drive-In Theater - 1100 W. Alameda Avenue, Burbank, California, USA

(Daytime scenes at Drive-in theatre parking lot. A real world location of the time. Since demolished.)

5200 Zoo Drive - Los Angeles, California, USA

(location)

Filming dates

Oct 24, 1980 - Jan 12, 1981

Production dates

December 28, 1979 - June 4, 1980

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