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A comedic movie that screams 80s from the rooftops, and it works incredibly smoothly. This is First Blood, but with a helicopter.
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Blue Thunder
“He's out there…”
62%
Movie
1h 50m
AI Analysis
Blue Thunder (1983) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Blue Thunder (1983) — a movie tagged as Drama, Action, and Thriller with tense and offbeat moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder. Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~110 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Blue Thunder 62% (547 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
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TMDb audience score
62%
from 547 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1983-02-05
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- TMDB rating
- 6.2
- TMDB ID
- 6341
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Where can I watch Blue Thunder (1983)?
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Is there an official trailer for Blue Thunder?
Yes, you can watch the official trailer for Blue Thunder directly on this page. We pull the latest video metadata from TMDb and play it via YouTube integration.
What is Blue Thunder about?
Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resource... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Blue Thunder?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Blue Thunder?
The official runtime for Blue Thunder is approximately 110 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
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
Pat McNamara
Matusek
Jack Murdock
Kress
- C
Clifford A. Pellow
Allen
Paul Lambert
Holmes
- P
Phil Feldman
Colonel Coe
- J
John Garber
Tough Mechanic
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Community reviews
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A comedic movie that screams 80s from the rooftops, and it works incredibly smoothly. This is First Blood, but with a helicopter.
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