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Blue Thunder: An 80s classic gets the 4K treatment from Arrow
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1983's Blue Thunder gave Roy Scheider a solid, action-packed leading role, and it was a box office hit.
Blue Thunder
- Theatrical - Wide 1983-02-05
- Cast Roy Scheider Warren Oates Candy Clark Daniel Stern Joe Santos
- Directed by John Badham
- Written by Dan O'Bannon Don Jakoby
Box Office Gross:
$42,313,354
Running Time:
110 minutes
Language:
English
Production Company:
Rastar Productions, Columbia Pictures
Genres:
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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... See more known as Blue Thunder.
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