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Blue Thunder
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Blue Thunder is a 1983 American film directed by John Badham. The movie features Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Warren Oates, and Candy Clark. Dan O'Bannon and Dean Riesner wrote the screenplay. Arthur B. Rubinstein composed the music. The story takes place in Los Angeles, California, focusing on aviation and the Los Angeles Police Department.
The production involved Rastar Productions and Columbia Pictures, with distribution by Netflix and Fandango at Home. Filming occurred in Los Angeles. The runtime is listed as 110 minutes or 109 minutes. The film has a budget of 22,000,000 and generated 42,313,354 in revenue. It received a review score of 6.6 out of 10, 78%, and 66 out of 100. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
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6.2Los Angeles, California. 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 Blue Thunder.
Cast
- Roy Scheider as Murphy
- Warren Oates as Braddock
- Candy Clark as Kate
- Daniel Stern as Lymangood
- Paul Roebling as Icelan
- David Sheiner as Fletcher
Themes
- vietnam veteran
- high technology
- high tech surveillance
- los angeles, california
- co-workers relationship
- helicopter pilot
- prototype
- boyfriend girlfriend relationship
- police surveillance
- traumatized man
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Los Angeles Police Department
- Director
- John Badham
- Screenwriter
- Dean Riesner
- Cast member
- Frank Morriss
- Composer
- Arthur B. Rubinstein
- Producer
- Gordon Carroll
- Cinematographer
- John A. Alonzo
- Narrative location
- California
- Filming location
- California
- Duration
- 109
- FilmAffinity ID
- 973783
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1983-02-05
- film editor
- Frank Morriss
- title
- Blue Thunder
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing
- distributed by
- Fandango at Home
- review score
- 66/100
- box office
- 42313354
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