Blue Thunder He's out there… Release date: 1983-02-05 Genres: Drama, Action, Thriller Actors: Anthony James, Ernest Harada, Frances E. Nealy, Jason Bernard, David Sheiner, Malcolm McDowell, Bill M. Ryusaki, Daniel Stern, Ed Bernard, Thomas Rosales Jr., Tony Brubaker, Candy Clark, Peter Miller, Warren Oates, Joe Santos, Jack Murdock, Tom Lawrence, Roy Scheider, Clifford A. Pellow, James Read, James W. Gavin, Fred Slyter, Lucinda Crosby, Billy Ray Sharkey, Pat McNamara, John Garber, Mario Machado, Paul Roebling, Paul Lambert, James Murtaugh, 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.