Blue Thunder

1983

Action / Crime / Drama / Sci-Fi / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Certified Fresh 79% · 24 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 53% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.4/10 10 24467 24.5K

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Plot summary

Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.

Director

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John Badham

Top cast

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Norman Alexander Gibbs as Man in Beanie
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Malcolm McDowell as Col. F.E. Cochrane
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John Badham as TV Director
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Roy Scheider as Officer Frank Murphy
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1003.04 MB
1280*534
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
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2.01 GB
1920*800
English 5.1
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 49 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by ma-cortes 6 / 10

Escapist and thrilling story about dazzling aerial pursuits among Los Angeles skyscrapers

Tense and suspenseful aerial action film with an exciting final chase starred by superbly crafted high-tech helicopters and F16 on the L.A. skies among its big city skyscrapers . Frank Murphy (Roy Scheider) is a Vietnam vet and police pilot who forms a helicopter surveillance team along with his younger partner (Daniel Stern) , when they spontaneously catch a secret conversation . Booth of them discover the strange project Thor (Thunder Helicopter Offensive respond ) in which are implicated powerful authorities . Then they take to the skies against a nasty army colonel (Malcolm McDowell) who will defend his accomplices at whatever cost.Gripping , original action movie that deal with Roy Scheider trying to find the means avoid a video disk to be taken by corrupt government agents . Acceptable thriller full of intrigue and tense, this is a fast-paced , stylized action-suspense film. The tension of this picture keeps snowballing as ever close for ending . Casting is frankly magnificent, Roy Scheider as tormented Vietnam vet , Malcolm MacDowell takes honors as a psychopath who attempts to turn the tables on the protagonist before he can inform the police. Plus, a good secondary cast, such as Daniel Stern , Candy Clark, Warren Oates , Joe Santos and usual baddie of the 80s Anthony James , among others . But the real star is ¨Blue Thunder ¨ a heavily armored prototype , an Apache helicopter-alike which is secretly being proved for use in a nefarious government conspiracy . The slick screenplay written by recently deceased Alien's Dan O'Bannon . Adequate musical score accompanying the action by Arthur B. Rubinstein and inventively photographed by classic cameraman John A. Alonzo . The motion picture is professionally directed by John Badham . He's a nice director who achieved his greatest success in the 80s . He directed several hits ( Saturday night fever , Short circuit, Blue thunder, Drop zone, War games,Skateout ) , though today making TV movies( Jack Bull, Floating away ) and television episodes ( Crossing Jordan, Psych, Las Vegas, Standoff , Heroes ). Blue Thunder was followed by a successful TV series also starred by the ultra-sophisticated helicopter with James Farentino and Dana Carvey.
Reviewed by grahamsj3 6 / 10

Pretty decent but slow middle

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