Roy Scheider stars in this intense action thriller as a courageous police officer pilot battling government fanatics planning to misuse an experiment attack helicopter. Chosen to test Blue Thunder, Frank Murphy is amazed by the high-speed high-tech chopper. It can see through walls, record a whisper or level a city block. Distrusting the military mentality behind Blue Thunder, Murphy and his partner Lymangood soon discover that the remarkable craft is slated for use as the ultimate weapon in surveillance and crowd control. Jeopardized after being discovered by sinister Colonel Cochrane, Murphy flies Blue Thunder against military aircraft in a spellbinding contest over Los Angeles.

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Blue Thunder (1983)

R

Drama/Crime/Action · 1h 48m · 9/9/1998

    
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Roy Scheider stars in this intense action thriller as a courageous police officer pilot battling government fanatics planning to misuse an experiment attack helicopter. Chosen to test Blue Thunder, Frank Murphy is amazed by the high-speed high-tech chopper. It can see through walls, record a whisper or level a city block. Distrusting the military mentality behind Blue Thunder, Murphy and his partner Lymangood soon discover that the remarkable craft is slated for use as the ultimate weapon in surveillance and crowd control. Jeopardized after being discovered by sinister Colonel Cochrane, Murphy flies Blue Thunder against military aircraft in a spellbinding contest over Los Angeles.

$12.95-$1.53

Release Country

United States

Barcode

043396013896

Release Date

9/9/1998

Media Type

Movie

Audio

  English     
  French     

Digital Copy

Not Included

Studio

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Subtitles

English
French

Video Format

NTSC

Aspect Ratio

2.35:1

Cover Type

Keep Case (Std.)

Discs

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Cast
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Roy Scheider

Officer Frank Murphy
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Warren Oates

Capt. Jack Braddock
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Candy Clark

Kate
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Daniel Stern

Officer Richard Lymangood
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Paul Roebling

Icelan
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David Sheiner

Fletcher
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Joe Santos

Montoya
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Malcolm McDowell

Col. F.E. Cochrane
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Ed Bernard

Sgt. Short
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Jason Bernard

Mayor
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Mario Machado

Himself
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James Murtaugh

Alf Hewitt
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Pat McNamara

Matusek
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Jack Murdock

Kress
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Clifford A. Pellow

Allen (as Clifford Pellow)
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Paul Lambert

Holmes
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Phil Feldman

Col. Coe
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John Garber

Tough mechanic
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Anthony James

Grundelius
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Robin Braxton

Diane McNeely (as Robin Brantos)
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Anna Forrest

Nudy Lucy
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Ricky Slyter

Timmy
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Reid Cruickshanks

Chief of Police
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Billy Ray Sharkey

Air controller
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Fred Slyter

Air controller
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John Gladstein

Fighter pilot
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Ross Reynolds

Helicoper pilot
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Karl A. Wickman

Helicopter Pilot
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James W. Gavin

Helicopter Pilot
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Thomas H. Friedkin

Helicopter Pilot (as Tom Friedkin)
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James Read

Policeman at Bridge
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Mickey Gilbert

Policeman
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William T. Lane

Policeman (as Bill Lane)
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Lolly Boroff

TV Director
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Patti Clifton

Hooker
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Ernest Harada

John
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Frances E. Nealy

Mayor's Aide
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Jose Pepe R. Gonzales

Drive-In Custodian
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Jerry Ziesmer

Pilot
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Tom Lawrence

Observer
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John Ashby

Thief
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Tony Brubaker

Thief
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Norman Alexander Gibbs

Man in Beanie
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Bill M. Ryusaki

Vietcong Soldier (as Bill Ryusaki)
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Gary Davis

Motorcycle Cop
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Thomas Rosales Jr.

Thug (as Tom Rosales)
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Larry Randles

Thug
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Peter Miller

Detective
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Mike H. McGaughy

Observer (as Mike McGaughy)
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Lucinda Crosby

Bel-Air Woman
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John Badham

TV director (uncredited)
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Shaaron Claridge

Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
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Eurlyne Epper

Girl with bike (uncredited)
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Ted King

Car crash rescuer (uncredited)
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Terry Leonard

Assault Man 2 (uncredited)
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Frank Morriss

F-16 Pilot (uncredited)
Crew
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John Badham

Director
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Dan O'Bannon

Writer
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Don Jakoby

Writer
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