Blue Thunder

1983 Action/Adventure

Ex-Vietnam chopper pilot Roy Scheider is now in charge of Blue Thunder, a high-tech copter designed to quell possible terrorism during the 1984 LA Olympics. His onetime comrade-in-arms Malcolm McDowell, now his bitter enemy, will stop at nothing to neutralize Blue Thunder and expedite an armed takeover of the United States. Well, there's the plot: now sit back and enjoy those eye-popping aerial scenes. Blue Thunder was later adapted into a weekly TV series.

Director: John Badham

Starring: Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell,Daniel Stern, Warren Oates, Candy Clark

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Awards

  • Best Film Editing

    Academy Awards (1984)

     
  • Best Supporting Actress

    Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films (1984)