Blue Thunder

"He's out there…"

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Ratings & Reviews

6.2/10

535 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nomination

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Academy Awards

📋 1 nomination

Nominated

Best Film Editing

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$22.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$42.3M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$20.3M

ROI: +92%

Budget Recovery192% of budget

$0|Budget: $22.0M|Revenue: $42.3M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

22.7K

Daily Avg

378

7-Day Trend

-2%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

California

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Story Setting

Set In

CaliforniaLos Angeles

Themes & Subjects

#aviation#losangelespolicedepartment

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

John A. Alonzo

Film Editing

Edward M. AbromsFrank Morriss

Music / Score

Arthur B. Rubinstein

Production Companies

Rastar

Distributors

Fandango at HomeColumbia PicturesNetflix

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch Blue Thunder

Available in 86 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	fuboTV	The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom15	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaM	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Amazon Video	—

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom15

AustraliaM

Germany12

FranceU

Brazil16

Denmark15

SpainAPTA

+9 more countries

Production

Director

John Badham

Writers

Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby

Production Companies

Rastar ProductionsColumbia Pictures

Cast

Roy Scheider

Murphy

Warren Oates

Braddock

Candy Clark

Kate

Daniel Stern

Lymangood

Paul Roebling

Icelan

David Sheiner

Fletcher

Joe Santos

Montoya

Malcolm McDowell

Cochrane

Ed Bernard

Sgt. Short

Jason Bernard

Mayor

Mario Machado

Self - Broadcaster

James Murtaugh

Alf Hewitt

Tags & Keywords

vietnam veteranhigh technologyhigh tech surveillancelos angeles, californiaco-workers relationshiphelicopter pilotprototypeboyfriend girlfriend relationshippolice surveillancetraumatized man

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