Blue Thunder (1984)
Blue Thunder (1984)



Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

James Farentino
Frank Chaney

Dana Carvey
Clinton Wonderlove

Sandy McPeak
Captain Braddock

Dick Butkus
Richard Butowski

Bubba Smith
Lyman Kelsey

Guy Magar
Creator / Director

Donald A. Baer
Producer

Jeri Taylor
Producer / Writer

David Moessinger
Executive Producer / Writer

Roy Huggins
Executive Producer

Andrew Jackson
Director of Photography

Bob Harris
Stunt Coordinator

Hubie Kerns Jr.
Stunts

Bob Harris
Stunt Coordinator

Betty Goldberg
Script Supervisor

Gilbert M. Shilton
Director

Bernard McEveety
Director

Charlie Picerni
Director

Bernard L. Kowalski
Director

Earl Bellamy
Director

Art Stafford
Editor

George B. Hively
Editor

Russell Denove
Editor

Craig Buck
Teleplay

Don Jakoby
Writer

Dan O'Bannon
Writer

Brian Alan Lane
Writer

Kenneth Peters
Writer

James Patrick
Story

Mike Robe
Teleplay

Don Safran
Story

Joseph Whipp
Gil Franzen

Darleen Carr
Aggie Mills

Kurtwood Smith
Bill Spradley

Elizabeth Hoffman
Mrs. Moynihan

Kelly Preston
Amy Braddock

Michael Alldredge
Hal Winters

Robert Donner
Neil Gerrard

Ralph Manza
Willie

George Gaynes
Dr. Willi Von Hartig

Geoffrey Lewis
Sheriff Kyle C. Tenney

Matthew Faison
Ralph Gately

Leigh Lombardi
Asst. Dist. Atty. Minelli

Gracie Harrison
Sarah O'Connell

Jay Scorpio
Soldier

Ann Cooper
J.J. Douglas

David J. Bowman
Dignitary

Fred Scheiwiller
Bartender

Ted Hamilton
Harold Longstreet

Edward Grover
Ken Rawls

Sam Anderson
Benjamin Kelty

Tom Nibley
Bill Bollinger

Arnold F. Turner
Sheriff

M.C. Gainey
Saver

David Spielberg
Bruce Walsh

Katherine Justice
Kate Cunningham

Kai Wulff
Allan Swenson

Jesse D. Goins
Paramedic

Dennis Holahan
Richard J. Lassiter

Brian Kale
Duffy

Nigel Bullard
TV Reporter

Vince Howard
Sheriff

Dean Wein
Jones

Cynthia Ream
TV Newsperson

Ralph M. Clift
Attorney

Chad Dee Block
Tower Guard

Scott Peacock
Guard

Nickolas Konakas
Guard

Tom Wheeler
Prisoner

Big Yank
Prisoner

Scott Hylands

Belinda Montgomery
Media.

Details.
Release DateJanuary 6, 1984
StatusCanceled
Seasons1
Episodes11
Running Time49m
Genres
Last updated:
This TV Show Is About.
Wiki.
Blue Thunder is an American action drama television series based on the movie of the same title that aired on ABC from January 6 until April 16, 1984, featuring the Blue Thunder helicopter.
The series revolves around the tactical helicopter being operated by a four-person LAPD Air Support Division team, but partially controlled by APEX, a fictional federal government agency that oversees and monitors (also occasionally assigns missions) its operations and maintenance, which is on loan to the police force for usage against criminal elements and security threats.
Blue Thunder used the converted Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter and large portions of stock footage from the 1983 film. A ground unit named "Rolling Thunder" backed up the helicopter in the television series. This was a large support van with a desert camouflage off-road vehicle stored inside.
The television series cast includes James Farentino, future Saturday Night Live regular Dana Carvey, and former professional American football players Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus.
The show aired as a mid-season replacement but after only 11 episodes were made, it was canceled by ABC due to low ratings.
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