Blue Thunder (Special Edition) | 
| Director: John Badham
Actors: Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern, Paul Roebling
Studio: Sony Pictures
Category: DVD
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Rating:  39 reviews
Sales Rank: 26597
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Portuguese (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 99
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: COLD10888D
UPC: 043396108882
EAN: 0043396108882
ASIN: B000EAT246
Theatrical Release Date: May 13, 1983
Release Date: April 4, 2006
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Condition: USED, GUARANTEED TO PLAY LIKE NEW. SHIPS SAME DAY.
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"Suspense in a void" is how critic Pauline Kael described this action-packed hit from 1983. In other words, this is one of those flashy, superbly crafted high-tech thrillers in which the star is a machine, while intelligent plotting and human characters are a lesser priority. The machine in question is Blue Thunder--a heavily armored prototype helicopter that is secretly being tested for use in a devious government conspiracy. Roy Scheider plays the police pilot who catches on to the nefarious plot and takes to the skies against an evil army colonel (Malcolm McDowell) who will defend his coconspirators at any cost. Director John Badham was a hot property in the early '80s (he directed WarGames the same year), and Blue Thunder served as the popular model for many formulaic action thrillers to follow. That doesn't make it a great movie, but with a fine cast (including Daniel Stern in a memorable supporting role) and a dazzling aerial chase among big-city skyscrapers, Blue Thunder qualifies as slick entertainment. --Jeff Shannon
Product Description
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 03/27/2007 Run time: 109 minutes Rating: R
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 Another Scheider hit !! September 7, 2008
Brad Lloyd (Tulsa, Oklahoma)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am a big Roy Scheider fan and next to Jaws this may be his best movie.
Chopper movies are always great and original along the cover up/conspiracy
storyline it makes one entertaining movie.
Loved watching Roy in his Trans Am !!
A good helicopter movie June 28, 2008
Dimo Diakov (Los Angeles, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great movie, especially if you are a sci-fi fan, and a helicopter fan. It has quite a bit of action, and high drama.
Little known movie March 14, 2008
Stephen Lawhorn
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I do not even remember when I saw this movie for the first time. I do know that outside of Jaws and All that Jazz, this is one of Roy Scheider's best movies. I am not a movie critic, I just know what I like. This has plenty of action and a good plot to it. Also it is one of the first movies in which I saw Daniel Stern.
R.I.P. Roy Scheider - Long Live Blue Thunder February 15, 2008
J. McDonald
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Roy Scheider passed away on February 10, 2008. He was an actor who's presence always added greatly to any production. This is certainly the case with Blue Thunder, which would have had less of an impact without his performance.
The 80's were a great time for big "B-MOVIES". Blue Thunder plays like an episode of the A-Team or Knight Rider on steroids. If you like your action films with an 80's "escapist" style, then Blue Thunder will deliver the goods.
Those who are put off by nudity or strong language may be surprised by some of the content. So be warned if you have only seen the edited TV version.
If you enjoy this film, seek out the short lived TV series, also available on DVD. The character of Frank Murphy (Scheider) is replaced by Frank Chaney (James Farentino). The Character of Richard Lymangood (Daniel Stern) was changed to Clinton Wonderlove (Dana Carvey, in an early starring role).
Make sure you get this "special edition" and not the older DVD version. Lots of good special features!
JM
Special Aircraft February 2, 2008
Christine Andersen
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This helicopter is able to listen outsife a building, show a video of people. That is very special.
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