Blue Thunder [Blu-ray] [1983] | ![Blue Thunder [Blu-ray] [1983]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51x3D7pTWiL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: John Badham
Actors: Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Malcolm McDowell, Candy Clark, Daniel Stern
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: £19.99
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Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 21,991
Format: Colour, Dubbed, PAL, Subtitled
Languages: English (Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired), Danish (Subtitled), English (Subtitled), Finnish (Subtitled), Greek (Subtitled), Hindi (Subtitled), Italian (Subtitled), Norwegian (Subtitled), Portuguese (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Swedish (Subtitled)
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Media: Blu-ray
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 109 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: bluethunbluray
EAN: 5050629016017
ASIN: B0028U0CG2
Theatrical Release Date: 1983
Release Date: August 3, 2009
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Malcolm McDowell, Candy Clark, Daniel SternDirector: John Badham
Amazon.co.uk Review
"Suspense in a void" is how critic Pauline Kael described this action-packed hit from 1983. In other words, this is one of those flashy, superbly crafted high-tech thrillers in which the star is a machine, while intelligent plotting and human characters are a lesser priority. The machine in question is Blue Thunder--a heavily armored prototype helicopter that is secretly being tested for use in a devious government conspiracy. Roy Scheider plays the police pilot who catches on to the nefarious plot and takes to the skies against an evil army colonel (Malcolm McDowell) who will defend his coconspirators at any cost. Director John Badham was a hot property in the early '80s (he directed WarGames the same year), and Blue Thunder served as the popular model for many formulaic action thrillers to follow. That doesn't make it a great movie, but with a fine cast (including Daniel Stern in a memorable supporting role) and a dazzling aerial chase among big-city skyscrapers, Blue Thunder qualifies as slick entertainment. --Jeff Shannon, Amazon.com
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 Awesome blue on blu... August 31, 2009
srellio37 (Berkshire UK)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
At last the fantastic blue thunder arrives on blu ray. This is a great film with a superb cast headed up by the late Roy Scheider and Warren Oates. The Blu Ray transfer is perfect with great sound and picture quality. The Sunrise at Pinkville is great in surround sound. The extra is where BLue Thunder fans will be thrilled with some first class never before seen behind the scenes footage, and uptodate interviews with John Badham, Roy Scheider before his passing and the writer. This Blu Ray is region free so now worries there and for those that like it, the Blu Ray comes with BD Live. If you love blue thunder then get it on blu ray.
Slightly biased review. November 17, 2005
A. S. Mclaughlin (Yeovil, Somerset)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This film has always been a favourite of mine. The excellent cast, modified helicopter and the flying sequences at the end of the film have always made this one to watch. Some people don't like the way Roy Scheider's character seems distant and disinterested with everything and everyone, but this is the whole point of the story. He is haunted with bad memories from Vietnam and it has made him into a burned out cop with very little patience for red-tape, bureaucracy, and devious people who wear cheap suits.
ACTION PACKED! April 21, 2010
Paul J. Jackson (UK)
WOW! i caught this film the other night on TV and thought iv'e got to buy it, i can remember seeing it when i was a lot younger, and yes it still entertains. Roy Scheider is excellent in the lead. "ACTION" for the whole 114 mins. AMAZONS review states that there are no extras on the disc, YES there is "LOADS"....... BUY IT NOW!
richtderby October 23, 2009
R. J. Thomas (Derby UK)
Classic 80s action movie gets a pretty good transfer and some good extras. One of the much missed Roy Schieder's best films, with lots of good lines (particularly from a nicely creepy Macdowell)and an enjoyably laconic supporting turn from Warren Oats. Great arial photography, impressive stuntwork, a young and funny Daniel Stern as Schieder's side kick and a great theme tune. Not to be missed.
Flying High with Blue Thunder August 6, 2009
Mr. R. S. Hutton Mckee (Scotland)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I fist saw this film in the cinema and I loved it ever since, with it's mix of humour, thiller and action. So when I spotted this DVD I bought it, I find it is a brilliant copy of the film clear with great sound. The film is a wee bit dated I admit but it was at the hight of SFX when it was made and even the film admitted that all features on Blue Thunder were possible at that time. I've seen the chopper in real life and it looks cool. A good buy for your collection.
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