Blue Thunder He's out there… Release date: 1983-02-05 Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller Actors: Anthony James, Ernest Harada, Frances E. Nealy, Malcolm McDowell, Jason Bernard, Clifford A. Pellow, David Sheiner, Bill M. Ryusaki, Ed Bernard, Daniel Stern, Tony Brubaker, Thomas Rosales Jr., Candy Clark, Peter Miller, Tom Lawrence, Jack Murdock, James Read, Joe Santos, Warren Oates, Roy Scheider, James W. Gavin, Fred Slyter, Paul Roebling, Pat McNamara, Billy Ray Sharkey, Lucinda Crosby, Paul Lambert, Mario Machado, James Murtaugh, John Garber, Reid Cruickshanks, Larry Randles, Patti Clifton, Thomas H. Friedkin, Norman Alexander Gibbs, Anna Forrest, Ricky Slyter, Robin Braxton, Jose Pepe R. Gonzales, Lolly Boroff, John Gladstein Direction: Jerry Ziesmer Production: Phil Feldman Budget: $22,000,000Revenue: $42,313,354 Runtime: 1 h. 50 min. Score: 6.2/10 Votes: 498 Countries: United States of America Companies: Rastar Productions, Columbia Pictures Available* : Overview: 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.