Film1983110 min

Blue Thunder

Name: Blue Thunder
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Released: 1983
Duration: 110 min
Cast: Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern, Paul Roebling

Taste attributes: actiondramathrillercrimerobots/ai/spacefastfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarylinearemotionally undemandingcomplex relationshipfighting evilrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"He's out there…"

Boxlist takeA larger-than-life thriller that is dark, unsentimental and fast-moving. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Pace: fast · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

Quality rating

6.1 /10

TMDB · 305 votes

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What lines up

Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Realism: Imaginary world, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB