Blue Thunder
A helicopter-pilot-officer and troubled Vietnam War veteran with PTSD is assigned to fly Blue Thunder, an experimental, high-tech helicopter as part of an anti-terrorist task force. The copter is soon pressed into action by the efforts of the vet's former friend, now a brutal villain planning a takeover of the United States.
17 May 1938, Chicago, Illinois, USA
October 1, 1938 in Los Angeles County, California, USA
22 April 1935, Shanghai, China
22 January 1922, Los Angeles, California, USA
27 June 1923, Plainfield, New Jersey, USA
10 February 1947, Claremore, Oklahoma, USA
31 July 1937, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
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January 19, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA
28 October 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA
13 June 1943, Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, UK
12 November 1927, Reading, Ohio, USA
15 July 1935, New York, USA
11 September 1951, Los Angeles, California, USA
6 May 1951
22 July 1942, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
21 January 1960, Chatsworth, California, USA
22 June 1952, Van Nuys, California, USA
3 February 1948, El Paso, Texas, USA
25 August 1939, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, UK
1951, Riverside, California, USA
March 18, 2003
Well-made action flick with high-tech police chopper. Solid performances from Roy Scheider and Daniel Stern.
February 09, 2006
still an invigorating and sardonic film
June 25, 2003
So bad it must be a Badham picture.
October 24, 2005
Despite some big lapses in logic, Blue Thunder is a thrilling action-adventure with a smart, cynical attitude and a villain (Malcolm McDowell) you'll just love to hate.
August 02, 2009
As a cop-action flick this isn't bad, but it fits the mold so thoroughly that it feels more familiar than it should.
July 25, 2002
Scheider's quite great in this techno-helicopter thriller.
May 19, 2006
I've always had a weakness for Blue Thunder, which seemed terribly exciting during my teen years. More than two decades later, I can admit that it's not a great picture. But I still like it.
August 19, 2004
A cinematic rollercoaster ride.
May 14, 2013
The battle in Blue Thunder is less between Scheider's edgy police pilot Frank Murphy and his ultimate nemesis (Malcom McDowell), as it is between Murphy and the high-tech beast he's asked to pilot.
