Blue Thunder is a 1983 American action thriller film directed by John Badham. The Blue Thunder helicopter itself did exist as two copies of modified French Aérospatiale Gazelles. A spin-off television series, also called Blue Thunder, ran for 11 episodes in 1984. [3]

Blue Thunder: Directed by John Badham. With Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern. The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.

Feb 20, 2022 · Murphy is instructed to attend a sunrise demonstration in the Mojave Desert at "Pinkville", and is selected to pilot an advanced helicopter, informally called "The Special" and nicknamed "Blue Thunder", during an evaluation exercise. It is a military-style combat aircraft intended for police use in surveillance and against possible large-scale ...

Frank Murphy, of the Los Angeles Metropolitan Police's helicopter division (ASTRO), and newcomer Richard Lymangood on his first patrol, help take down the perpetrators of what appears to be a robbery and attempted rape of a city councilwoman.

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Classic ‘80s action film about a police pilot who learns that the futuristic helicopter he’s testing could cause hellish destruction on U.S. citizens.

A criminal mastermind will stop at nothing to destroy a pilot’s high-tech security helicopter and carry out his evil plans for the 1984 L.A. Olympics.

Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as …

Jeopardized after being discovered by sinister Colonel Cochrane (Malcolm McDowell), Murphy flies Blue Thunder against military aircraft in a spellbinding contest over Los Angeles.