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1983

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The air above Los Angeles has become a battle ground in this explosive action thriller. Roy Scheider (JAWS) stars as Frank Murphy, a courageous and honorable Los Angeles police officer who is chosen to test run Blue Thunder, a high-tech experimental attack helicopter that comes complete with listening devices, camera lenses, .. Read more

Starring	Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Malcolm McDowell, Candy Clark
Director	John Badham
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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  was it worth watching again?
  
  I saw this many years ago - think it was part of 'Saturday Night At the Movies' season on TV.
  
  yes it was worth watching again, loved Malcolm ... read more »
  
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  - lastengland
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  - Winchester
  - 10 Sep 2010 at 12:46
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  Classic 80's helicopter action.
  
  BLUE THUNDER is an old favourite of mine from way back. I first saw it on VHS in 1983 aged 10. The film inspired a short-lived TV spin-off series, which I never... read more »
  
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  - BURNHAM
  - 28 May 2012 at 22:14
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  not that interesting
  
  Didn't enjoy this film. Seemed too far fetched and old too. Not a movie that I would recommend going to see.
  
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- - KelSmell
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  - Telford
  - 25 Jun 2011 at 10:52
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  was it worth watching again?
  
  I saw this many years ago - think it was part of 'Saturday Night At the Movies' season on TV.
  
  yes it was worth watching again, loved Malcolm ... read more »
  
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- - lastengland
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  - Winchester
  - 10 Sep 2010 at 12:46
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  Very 80s but in a good way!
  
  THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS | Show review anywayHide
  
  Blue Thunder is an action packed police thriller set in the turbulent times of the 1980s when the Cold War was at its height, international terrorism was on the... read more »
  
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  - Orpington
  - 01 Jun 2010 at 12:54
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  What do you check your sanity with.... A dip stick ?
  
  Well this review is from my own personal experience of the 80`s movies genre of flying action films and TV Shows, where the objects act better than the stars.<... read more »
  
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- - Flossiecom
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  - Norfolk
  - 25 May 2010 at 12:01
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  Blue Thunder
  
  Roy Scheider stars in this intense action thriller as a courageous police officer pilot battling goverment fanatics planning to misuse an experimental attack ... read more »
  
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- - KHRANDRASS
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  - Cheadle
  - 14 Jul 2009 at 08:42
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  great stuff
  
  they just dont make em like this anymore! great 80`s action move, with the late great roy scheider as the lead character john badham just didnt ... read more »
  
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- - TheLaggerKing
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  - Lisburn
  - 26 Feb 2008 at 14:55
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  Blue Thunder
  
  Dated but great for childhood memories.
  
  Worth a re-vist!!
  
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  - Dunfermline
  - 12 Dec 2007 at 11:08
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  What you'd expect
  
  A good action film, with some startllng (compute-generated?) helicopter flying and crashing..
  
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  - Devon, UK
  - 16 Sep 2006 at 13:17
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  What you'd expect
  
  A good action film, with some startllng (compute-generated?) helicopter flying and crashing..
  
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  - Devon, UK
  - 16 Sep 2006 at 13:16
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  was it worth watching again?
  
  I saw this many years ago - think it was part of 'Saturday Night At the Movies' season on TV.
  
  yes it was worth watching again, loved Malcolm ... read more »
  
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  - lastengland
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  - Winchester
  - 10 Sep 2010 at 12:46
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  Good Action film
  
  this film is for people who like Top Gun, because it has great flying scenes
  
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  - HemelHempstead
  - 04 Nov 2004 at 16:02
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  Not aged well
  
  I thought I would relive my childhood, unfortunalty my memory has aged better than the film and I found the acting very wooden.
  
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  - 09 Jan 2006 at 22:53
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  guy's film
  
  this wasn't for me but my other liked it while i fell asleep lol
  
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  - norfolk
  - 09 May 2006 at 00:20
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  What you'd expect
  
  A good action film, with some startllng (compute-generated?) helicopter flying and crashing..
  
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  - Devon, UK
  - 16 Sep 2006 at 13:16
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  What you'd expect
  
  A good action film, with some startllng (compute-generated?) helicopter flying and crashing..
  
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  - Devon, UK
  - 16 Sep 2006 at 13:17
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  Blue Thunder
  
  Dated but great for childhood memories.
  
  Worth a re-vist!!
  
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  - Dunfermline
  - 12 Dec 2007 at 11:08
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  great stuff
  
  they just dont make em like this anymore! great 80`s action move, with the late great roy scheider as the lead character john badham just didnt ... read more »
  
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- - TheLaggerKing
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  - Lisburn
  - 26 Feb 2008 at 14:55
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  Blue Thunder
  
  Roy Scheider stars in this intense action thriller as a courageous police officer pilot battling goverment fanatics planning to misuse an experimental attack ... read more »
  
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- - KHRANDRASS
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  - Cheadle
  - 14 Jul 2009 at 08:42
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  What do you check your sanity with.... A dip stick ?
  
  Well this review is from my own personal experience of the 80`s movies genre of flying action films and TV Shows, where the objects act better than the stars.<... read more »
  
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