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Blue Thunder
Synopsis
Officer Frank Murphy, an experienced LAPD helicopter pilot, is given command of the advanced new "Blue Thunder" chopper. But he begins to wonder why the LAPD would need a helicopter so powerful and why it is such a secret.
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Full Credits
  • Director:
    John Badham,
  • Writer:
    Don Jakoby, Dan O'Bannon,
  • Producer:
    Gordon Carroll,
  • Cinematographer:
    John A. Alonzo,
  • Editor:
    Frank Morriss, Edward M. Abroms,
  • Executive Producer:
    Phil Feldman, Andrew Fogelson,
  • Cast:
    Daniel Stern, Paul Roebling, Candy Clark, Warren Oates, Roy Scheider,
  • Associate Producer:
    Gregg Champion,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Jerry Ziesmer, Daniel McCauley,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Tom Davies, Chris Soldo,
  • Camera Operator:
    Mike Ferris, David B. Nowell,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Trish Kinney,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Al Litteken,
  • Location Manager:
    John James, Rob Harland,
  • Property Master:
    Larry C. Bird,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    Arthur Ottinger, David M. Horton, Milton C. Burrow, Scott Burrow, Chester Slomka, Robert A. Reich,
  • Second Unit Director:
    James W. Gavin, Terry Leonard,
  • Aerial Camera:
    Frank M. Holgate,
  • Utility Stunts:
    Calvin Brown, Calvin Brown,
  • Second Unit First Assistant Director:
    Kevin G. Cremin,
  • Sound Mixer:
    Tim Cooney, John Glascock,
  • Screenplay:
    Dan O'Bannon, Don Jakoby,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Phil Rawlins, John G. Wilson,
  • Costumer:
    Norman Burza,
  • Art Direction:
    Sydney Z. Litwack,
  • Costume Designer:
    Marianna Elliott,
  • Gaffer:
    Stu Pohn,
  • Casting:
    Dianne Crittenden,
  • Production Illustrator:
    Fred Tuch, Petko Kadiev,
  • Key Grip:
    Bud Heller,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Greg LaCava,
  • Casting Assistant:
    Pennie DuPont,
  • Special Effects:
    Jeff Jarvis, Peter Albiez,
  • Stunts:
    Glory Fioramonti, Tony Brubaker, Kenny Endoso, Gregory J. Barnett, Gary McLarty,
  • Supervising Sound Effects Editor:
    William L. Manger,
  • Stunt Double:
    Kevin P. Donnelly,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Larry Stensvold, Robert Knudson, Robert Glass, Don Digirolamo,
  • Still Photographer:
    Bruce W. Talamon,
  • Set Designer:
    Catie Bangs,
  • Assistant Property Master:
    Ken Zimmerman,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Arthur B. Rubinstein,
  • Special Effects Supervisor:
    Chuck Gaspar,
  • Set Decoration:
    Mickey S. Michaels,
  • Assistant Art Director:
    Bernie Cutler,
  • Hairstylist:
    Stephen Elsbree,

Technical specifications

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