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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

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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28 October 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA

13 June 1943, Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, UK


15 July 1935, New York, USA


11 September 1951, Los Angeles, California, USA



6 May 1951

22 July 1942, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA


3 February 1948, El Paso, Texas, USA

28 August 1957, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

17 February 1931

9 June 1931, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

1 March 1934, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

13 March 1935, Denver, Colorado, USA



5 July 1928, Depoy, Kentucky, 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.