Blue Thunder (1983)
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.
Director:
John Badham
Writers:
Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby.
 |
Roy Scheider as Murphy |
 |
Warren Oates as Braddock |
 |
Candy Clark as Kate |
 |
Daniel Stern as Lymangood |
 |
Paul Roebling as Icelan |
 |
David Sheiner as Fletcher |
 |
Joe Santos as Montoya |
 |
Malcolm McDowell as Cochrane |
 |
Ed Bernard as Sgt. Short |
 |
Jason Bernard as Mayor |
 |
Mario Machado as Self - Broadcaster |
 |
James Murtaugh as Alf Hewitt |
 |
Pat McNamara as Matusek |
 |
Jack Murdock as Kress |
 |
Clifford A. Pellow as Allen |
 |
Paul Lambert as Holmes |
|
Phil Feldman as Colonel Coe |
|
John Garber as Tough Mechanic |
 |
Anthony James as Grundelius |
|
Robin Braxton as Diane McNeely |
|
Anna Forrest as Nudy Lucy |
|
Ricky Slyter as Timmy |
 |
Reid Cruickshanks as Chief of Police |
 |
Billy Ray Sharkey as Air Controller #1 |
|
Fred Slyter as Air Controller #2 |
|
John Gladstein as Fighter Pilot |
|
Ross Reynolds as Helicopter Pilot #1 |
|
Karl A. Wickman as Helicopter Pilot #2 |
|
James W. Gavin as Helicopter Pilot #3 |
|
Thomas H. Friedkin as Helicopter Pilot #4 |
 |
James Read as Policeman at Bridge |
|
Mickey Gilbert as Policeman #1 |
|
William T. Lane as Policeman #2 |
|
Lolly Boroff as TV Director |
|
Patti Clifton as Hooker |
 |
Ernest Harada as John |
|
Frances E. Nealy as Mayor's Aide |
|
Jose Pepe R. Gonzales as Drive-in Custodian |
|
Jerry Ziesmer as Pilot |
|
Tom Lawrence as Observer #1 |
|
John Ashby as Thief #1 |
 |
Tony Brubaker as Thief #2 |
|
Norman Alexander Gibbs as Man in Beanie |
|
Bill M. Ryusaki as Vietcong Soldier |
 |
Gary Davis as Motorcycle Cop |
 |
Thomas Rosales Jr. as Thug #1 |
|
Larry Randles as Thug #2 |
 |
Peter Miller as Detective |
|
Mike H. McGaughy as Observer #2 |
|
Lucinda Crosby as Bel-Air Woman |
| Directing | John Badham | Director |
| Production | Gordon Carroll | Producer |
| Production | Phil Feldman | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Frank Morriss | Editor |
| Writing | Dan O'Bannon | Screenplay |
| Writing | Don Jakoby | Screenplay |
| Art | Sydney Z. Litwack | Art Direction |
| Production | John G. Wilson | Unit Production Manager |
| Production | Phil Rawlins | Unit Production Manager |
| Directing | Jerry Ziesmer | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Daniel McCauley | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Chris Soldo | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Tom Davies | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | James W. Gavin | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Terry Leonard | Second Unit Director |
| Directing | Kevin G. Cremin | Second Unit First Assistant Director |
| Camera | Frank M. Holgate | Aerial Camera |
| Camera | Mike Ferris | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David B. Nowell | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Trish Kinney | Script Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Chuck Gaspar | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Jeff Jarvis | Special Effects |
| Crew | Peter Albiez | Special Effects |
| Art | Catie Bangs | Set Designer |
| Art | Bernie Cutler | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Petko Kadiev | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Fred Tuch | Production Illustrator |
| Art | Larry C. Bird | Property Master |
| Art | Ken Zimmerman | Assistant Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Norman Burza | Costumer |
| Production | Pennie DuPont | Casting Assistant |
| Lighting | Stu Pohn | Gaffer |
| Camera | Bud Heller | Key Grip |
| Art | Al Litteken | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Rob Harland | Location Manager |
| Production | John James | Location Manager |
| Camera | Bruce W. Talamon | Still Photographer |
| Sound | John Glascock | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Tim Cooney | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | William L. Manger | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Milton C. Burrow | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Scott Burrow | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | David Horton Sr. | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Arthur Ottinger | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Robert A. Reich | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Chester Slomka | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Don Digirolamo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robert Glass | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Robert 'Buzz' Knudson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Larry Stensvold | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Calvin Brown | Utility Stunts |
| Crew | Kevin P. Donnelly | Stunt Double |
| Crew | Glory Fioramonti | Stunts |
| Crew | Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marianna Elliott | Costume Designer |
| Production | Gregg Champion | Associate Producer |
| Production | Andrew Fogelson | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Arthur B. Rubinstein | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | John A. Alonzo | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Edward M. Abroms | Editor |
| Production | Dianne Crittenden | Casting |
| Art | Mickey S. Michaels | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Stephen Elsbree | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Greg LaCava | Makeup Artist |
| Crew | Tony Brubaker | Stunts |
| Crew | Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Crew | Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
