Blue Thunder (1983)
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He's out there…
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.
- Released: 1983-02-05
- Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller
- Runtime: 1h 50m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.3/10 from 584 votes
Directed by John Badham.
Top cast
- Roy Scheider as Murphy
- Warren Oates as Braddock
- Candy Clark as Kate
- Daniel Stern as Lymangood
- Paul Roebling as Icelan
- David Sheiner as Fletcher
- Joe Santos as Montoya
- Malcolm McDowell as Cochrane
- Ed Bernard as Sgt. Short
- Jason Bernard as Mayor
Where to watch Blue Thunder
- United States: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
- India: rent on Amazon Video
- Canada: stream on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel; rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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