Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Film Editing (1984)
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Box office
Grossed $42.3M worldwide, about 1.9 times its $22M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in California and Los Angeles
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Setting
Set in California and Los Angeles
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Music
Music by Arthur B. Rubinstein
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John A. Alonzo
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Dan O'BannonScreenplay
- Don JakobyScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 5, 1983
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $22M
- Revenue
- $42.3M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Roy ScheiderMurphy
Warren OatesBraddock
Candy ClarkKate
Daniel SternLymangood
Paul RoeblingIcelan
David SheinerFletcher
Joe SantosMontoya
Malcolm McDowellCochrane
Ed BernardSgt. Short
Jason BernardMayor
Mario MachadoSelf - Broadcaster
James MurtaughAlf Hewitt
Pat McNamaraMatusek
Jack MurdockKress- Clifford A. PellowAllen
Paul LambertHolmes- Phil FeldmanColonel Coe
- John GarberTough Mechanic
Anthony JamesGrundelius- Robin BraxtonDiane McNeely
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