Blue Thunder
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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.
Blue Thunder is a film that explores themes of vietnam veteran, high technology, high tech surveillance. It also touches on los angeles, california and co-workers relationship and helicopter pilot.
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John Badham
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Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern, Paul Roebling, David Sheiner, Joe Santos, Malcolm McDowell, Ed Bernard, Jason Bernard
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On Metacritic, it has a score of 66% based on reviews from 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Variety called it "a ripsnorting live-action cartoon, utterly implausible but no less...
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Blue Thunder
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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.
Blue Thunder is a film that explores themes of vietnam veteran, high technology, high tech surveillance. It also touches on los angeles, california and co-workers relationship and helicopter pilot.
Director
John Badham
Cast
Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern, Paul Roebling, David Sheiner, Joe Santos, Malcolm McDowell, Ed Bernard, Jason Bernard
What Critics Say
On Metacritic, it has a score of 66% based on reviews from 11 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews. Variety called it "a ripsnorting live-action cartoon, utterly implausible but no less...
Source: Wikipedia
vietnam veteran · high technology · high tech surveillance · los angeles, california · co-workers relationship · helicopter pilot · prototype · boyfriend girlfriend relationship · police surveillance · traumatized man
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