Blue Thunder

This article is about the film. For other uses, see Blue Thunder (disambiguation).

Blue Thunder
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Badham
Written byDan O'Bannon
Don Jakoby
Produced byGordon Carroll
Phil Feldman
Andrew Fogelson
Starring
CinematographyJohn A. Alonzo
Edited byEdward M. Abroms
Frank Morriss
Music byArthur B. Rubinstein
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • February 5, 1983 (1983-02-05) (West Germany)
  • May 13, 1983 (1983-05-13) (United States)
Running time
109 minutes
CountryUnited States
Budget$22 million[1]
Box office$42,313,354[2]

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]

  1. ^ Blue Thunder at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
  2. ^ Blue Thunder at Box Office Mojo
  3. ^ "Blue Thunder: The Complete Series". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved November 19, 2010.