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Blue Thunder is an American thriller film first released in 1983,
directed by John Badham.
The film stars Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern and Paul Roebling.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: John Badham
- Script: John Badham
- Photo: John A. Alonzo
- Music: Arthur B. Rubinstein
- Cast: Roy Scheider (Officer Frank Murphy), Warren Oates (Capt. Jack Braddock), Candy Clark (Kate), Daniel Stern (Officer Richard Lymangood), Paul Roebling (Icelan), David Sheiner (Fletcher), Joe Santos (Montoya), Malcolm McDowell (Col. F.E. Cochrane), Ed Bernard (Sgt. Short), Jason Bernard (Mayor), Mario Machado (Himself), James Murtaugh (Alf Hewitt), Pat McNamara (Matusek), Jack Murdock (Kress), Clifford A. Pellow (Allen), Paul Lambert (Holmes), Phil Feldman (Col. Coe), John Garber (Tough mechanic), Anthony James (Grundeltus), Robin Braxton (Diane McNeely), Anna Forrest (Nudy Lucy), Ricky Slyter (Timmy), Reid Cruickshanks (Chief of Police), Billy Ray Sharkey (Air controller), Fred Slyter (Air controller), John Gladstein (Fighter pilot), Ross Reynolds (Helicoper pilot), Karl A. Wickman (Helicopter Pilot), James W. Gavin (Helicopter Pilot), Thomas H. Friedkin (Helicopter Pilot), James Read (Policeman at Bridge), Mickey Gilbert (Policeman), William T. Lane (Policeman), Lolly Boroff, Patti Clifton (Hooker), Ernest Harada (John), Frances E. Nealy (Mayor’s Aide), Jose Pepe R. Gonzales (Drive-In Custodian), Jerry Ziesmer (Pilot), Tom Lawrence (Observer), John Ashby (Thief), Tony Brubaker (Thief), Norman Alexander Gibbs (Man in Beanie), Bill M. Ryusaki (Vietcong Soldier), Gary Davis (Motorcycle Cop), Thomas Rosales Jr. (Thug), Larry Randles (Thug), Peter Miller (Detective), Mike H. McGaughy (Observer), Calvin Bronx, Lucinda Crosby (Bel-Air Woman), Shaaron Claridge (Police Dispatcher), Eurlyne Epper (Girl with bike), Ted King (Car crash rescuer), Terry Leonard (Assault Man 2), Frank Morriss (F-16 Pilot)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 109 min
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Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller






