Blue Thunder

Movie / Show Details

Blue Thunder is a 1983 action thriller directed by John Badham, featuring Roy Scheider as an LAPD helicopter pilot who uncovers a sinister government conspiracy. When Scheider’s character and his partner are assigned to test Blue Thunder, a heavily armored prototype aircraft, he discovers the machine is being developed for illicit purposes by corrupt officials. Scheider must confront an ruthless military colonel, played by Malcolm McDowell, who will stop at nothing to protect the conspiracy. The film also stars Daniel Stern, Warren Oates, Paul Roebling, and Candy Clark in a high-octane thriller that balances technical spectacle with political intrigue.

This is a single-disc DVD presentation of the film, which runs 109 minutes and carries an R rating from Columbia Pictures. The aerial sequences and cat-and-mouse plot made Blue Thunder an influential model for action thrillers throughout the 1980s. Own this slick piece of ’80s entertainment on physical media at a used price.