Plot
Blue Thunder is a specially modified helicopter. It is for police work, but is armed and designed to counter street insurgencies. Its makers want to show what it will do, but have to train Los Angeles Police pilot Frank Murphy to fly and use it in order to allow it to operate in the city. Murphy and the project pilot have differences going back to Vietnam. The conflict between them continues to heat up as Murphy begins to suspect that Blue Thunder is more than has been disclosed.
Written by
Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby
Directed by
John Badham
Crew
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures, Rastar Productions
Languages
English
Awards
Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 4 nominations total
Scores
# of Votes
24,184
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
66
Popularity
NA