Blue Thunder
1983 film directed by John Badham
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Summary
Blue Thunder is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,668 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: John Badham[3]
- Screenwriter: Dan O'Bannon[4], Don Jakoby[5], Dean Riesner[6]
- Composer: Arthur B. Rubinstein[7]
- Genre: crime film[8], action film[9], thriller film[10], science fiction film[11]
- Cast member: Roy Scheider[12], Malcolm McDowell[13], Warren Oates[14], Candy Clark[15], Daniel Stern[16], Joe Santos[17], Ted King[18], Thomas Rosales Jr.[19], James Read[20], Ed Bernard[21], Jason Bernard[22], Mario Machado[23], James Murtaugh[24], Jack Murdock[25]
- Producer: Gordon Carroll[26]
- Production company: Rastar[27]
- Director of photography: John A. Alonzo[28]
- Original language of film or TV show: English[29]
- Distribution format: video on demand[30]
- Review score: 6.6/10[31], 78%[32], 66/100[33]
- Color: color[34]
- Country of origin: United States[35]
- Publication date: May 13, 1983[36], August 25, 1983[37], June 23, 1983[38], February 5, 1983[39]
- Distributed by: Columbia Pictures[40], Netflix[41], Fandango at Home[42]
- Contributor to the creative work or subject: Norman A. Burza[43]
- Narrative location: Los Angeles[44], California[45]
- Filming location: Los Angeles[46], California[47]
- Main subject: aviation[48], Los Angeles Police Department[49]
- Film editor: Frank Morriss[50], Edward M. Abroms[51]
- Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing[52]
- Title: Blue Thunder[53]
- MPA film rating: R[54]
- FSK film rating: FSK 12[55]
- Duration: 109 minutes[56]
Why It Matters
Blue Thunder has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]