Blue Thunder

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
Box officeapprox. $42.3 million

Blue Thunder is a 1983 American action thriller film directed by John Badham and starring Roy Scheider, Malcolm McDowell, Daniel Stern, Candy Clark and Warren Oates. It depicts a Los Angeles police officer (Scheider) who discovers a conspiracy to dominate the city with an advanced military helicopter.

A spin-off television series, also called Blue Thunder, ran for 11 episodes in 1984.