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Blue Thunder
A helicopter-pilot-officer and troubled Vietnam War veteran with PTSD is assigned to fly Blue Thunder, an experimental, high-tech helicopter as part of an anti-terrorist task force. The copter is soon pressed into action by the efforts of the vet's former friend, now a brutal villain planning a takeover of the United States.
13 June 1943, Horsforth, Yorkshire, England, UK
15 July 1935, New York, USA
January 19, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA
17 May 1938, Chicago, Illinois, USA
13 March 1935, Denver, Colorado, USA
1 March 1934, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
17 February 1931
1939, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
28 October 1942, Chicago, Illinois, USA
22 January 1922, Los Angeles, California, USA
9 April 1943, USA
November1937
March 18, 2003
Well-made action flick with high-tech police chopper. Solid performances from Roy Scheider and Daniel Stern.
October 24, 2005
Despite some big lapses in logic, Blue Thunder is a thrilling action-adventure with a smart, cynical attitude and a villain (Malcolm McDowell) you'll just love to hate.
June 25, 2003
So bad it must be a Badham picture.
August 02, 2009
As a cop-action flick this isn't bad, but it fits the mold so thoroughly that it feels more familiar than it should.
July 25, 2002
Scheider's quite great in this techno-helicopter thriller.
August 19, 2004
A cinematic rollercoaster ride.
May 19, 2006
I've always had a weakness for Blue Thunder, which seemed terribly exciting during my teen years. More than two decades later, I can admit that it's not a great picture. But I still like it.
May 14, 2013
The battle in Blue Thunder is less between Scheider's edgy police pilot Frank Murphy and his ultimate nemesis (Malcom McDowell), as it is between Murphy and the high-tech beast he's asked to pilot.
February 09, 2006
still an invigorating and sardonic film