Blue Thunder
Directed by John Badham
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.
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- Zbigniew CzachorSeptember 4, 2025This is one of my most favorite movies from my childhood!
- Ray HopkinOctober 29, 2024This is an amazing film! I watched this as a kid many decades ago, I loved it then, and rewatching it now, I still love it! Roy Scheider is his usual brilliant self, and the supporting cast of Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern and Malcolm McDowell are all great. I never realised that it's the same newscaster as in RoboCop! And the main character is Murphy! But some great action scenes, a great plot, highly recommended!
- chipsjnrJanuary 16, 2026Blue thunder, is one of those classics. It's quite slow moving compared to today's action packed thrillers. But as a standalone thriller it's great. Roy Schneider is his usual smart arse self. , if you love him in jaws you will love him in this as Murphy. Daniel stern plays a great character too in one of his earliest movies The helicopter scenes are still amazing. As good as this is , I'm surprised they haven't remade/rebooted this yet
- Terrill and Canham FamilyJanuary 12, 2026Excellent movie with a good plot that that has held up well over time.
- sti53November 15, 2025"Catch you later!"
- stultflixJuly 6, 2025Still one of my favorite movies, John Badham made a lot of what I loved in the 80s and 90s
- jackmeatDecember 22, 2024My quick rating - 6,0/10. Officer Frank Murphy (Roy Scheider), an experienced LAPD helicopter pilot, is given command of the advanced new "Blue Thunder" chopper. But he begins to wonder why the LAPD would need a helicopter so powerful and why it is such a secret. Nice action movie and I'll sum it up quick. 1983. Those were real helicopters. As usual, anything designed for good has to be used for killing. One man in the way of this plan.
Blue Thunder Trivia
Blue Thunder was released on May 13, 1983.
Blue Thunder was directed by John Badham.
Blue Thunder has a runtime of 1h 50m.
Blue Thunder was produced by Gordon Carroll.
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.
The key characters in Blue Thunder are Murphy (Roy Scheider), Braddock (Warren Oates), Kate (Candy Clark).
Blue Thunder is rated R.
Blue Thunder is an Action, Thriller, Crime film.
Blue Thunder has an audience rating of 5.3 out of 10.
Blue Thunder had a budget of $22M.
Blue Thunder has made $42.3M at the box office.