Blue Thunder is a 1983 feature film that features a high-tech helicopter of the same name. The movie was directed by John Badham and stars Roy Scheider. A spin-off television series also called Blue Thunder lasted 11 episodes in 1984. Francis McNeil "Frank" Murphy is a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter-pilot-officer and troubled Vietnam War veteran with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder . His field partner is the newly assigned Richard Lymangood , who is given the nickname "JAFO". The two patrol Los Angeles at night and give assistance to police cars below. Murphy is selected to pilot... the world's most advanced helicopter, nicknamed "Blue Thunder," which is essentially a military-style combat helicopter intended for police use in surveillance and large-scale civic disobedience. With powerful armament, stealth technology that allows it to fly virtually undetected, and other accoutrements , Blue Thunder appears to be a formidable tool in the war on crime.
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| Release date: | May 13, 1983 |
| Directed by: | John Badham |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 109 Minutes |
| Producer: | Gordon Carroll, Phil Feldman, Andrew Fogelson |
| Editor: | Edward M. Abroms, Frank Morriss |
| Music by: | Arthur B. Rubinstein |
| Cinematography: | John A. Alonzo |
| Screenplay by: | Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby |
| Genre: | Thriller, Action |