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Blue Thunder

R In Theaters 08/11/2008 , 110min.
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Plot & Details

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.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Action
  • Run Time: 110min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 08/11/2008
  • DVD Release Date: 09/09/1998
  • Director(s): John Badham
  • Starring: Roy Scheider , Malcolm McDowell , Warren Oates , Candy Clark , Daniel Stern
  • Themes: Terrorism,Rogue Cops
  • Tone: Chilly,Rousing,Cynical,Forceful,Gritty,Flashy,Slick,Tense
  • Keywords: anti-terrorism,aviation,helicopter,murder,police,surveillance,terrorism,test-pilot
  • Language: English

Awards

Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
1983 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing Edward M. Abroms Nominated
1983 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Editing Frank Morriss Nominated
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