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Blue Thunder (1983) Poster

(1983)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

John Badham

Writing Credits  

Dan O'Bannon
Don Jakoby

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Roy Scheider ... Murphy
Warren Oates ... Braddock
Candy Clark ... Kate
Daniel Stern ... Lymangood
Paul Roebling Paul Roebling ... Icelan
David Sheiner ... Fletcher
Joe Santos ... Montoya
Malcolm McDowell ... Cochrane
Ed Bernard Ed Bernard ... Sgt Short
Jason Bernard ... Mayor
Mario Machado ... Mario Machado
James Murtaugh ... Alf Hewitt
Pat McNamara ... Matusek
Jack Murdock ... Kress
Clifford A. Pellow Clifford A. Pellow ... Allen (as Clifford Pellow)
Paul Lambert ... Holmes
Phil Feldman Phil Feldman ... Colonel Coe
John Garber John Garber ... Tough Mechanic
Anthony James ... Grundelius
Robin Braxton Robin Braxton ... Diane McNeely
Anna Forrest Anna Forrest ... Nudy Lucy
Ricky Slyter Ricky Slyter ... Timmy
Reid Cruickshanks ... Chief of Police
Billy Ray Sharkey Billy Ray Sharkey ... Air Controller
Fred Slyter Fred Slyter ... Air Controller
John Gladstein John Gladstein ... Fighter Pilot
Ross Reynolds Ross Reynolds ... Helicoper Pilot
Karl A. Wickman Karl A. Wickman ... Helicopter Pilot (as Karl Wickman)
James W. Gavin ... Helicopter Pilot (as James Gavin)
Thomas H. Friedkin Thomas H. Friedkin ... Helicopter Pilot (as Tom Freidkin)
James Read ... Policeman at Bridge
Mickey Gilbert Mickey Gilbert ... Policeman
William T. Lane William T. Lane ... Policeman (as Bill Lane)
Lolly Boroff ... TV Director
Patti Clifton Patti Clifton ... Hooker
Ernest Harada ... John
Frances E. Nealy Frances E. Nealy ... Mayor's Aide
Jose Pepe R. Gonzales Jose Pepe R. Gonzales ... Drive-In Custodian
Jerry Ziesmer ... Pilot
Tom Lawrence ... Observer
John Ashby John Ashby ... Thief
Tony Brubaker ... Thief
Norman Alexander Gibbs Norman Alexander Gibbs ... Man in Beanie
Bill M. Ryusaki Bill M. Ryusaki ... Vietcong Soldier (as Bill Ryusaki)
Gary Davis ... Motorcycle Cop
Thomas Rosales Jr. ... Thug (as Tom Rosales)
Larry Randles Larry Randles ... Thug
Peter Miller ... Detective
Mike H. McGaughy Mike H. McGaughy ... Observer (as Mike McGaughy)
Lucinda Crosby Lucinda Crosby ... Bel-Air Woman
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Badham ... TV Director (uncredited)
Bob Bowen Bob Bowen ... Director (uncredited)
Shaaron Claridge Shaaron Claridge ... Police Dispatcher (voice) (uncredited)
Eurlyne Epper Eurlyne Epper ... Girl with Bike (uncredited)
Fritz Ford Fritz Ford ... Spectator at Demonstration (uncredited)
Dorothy Hack Dorothy Hack ... Police Officer (uncredited)
Bob Harks ... Army Captain (uncredited)
Lars Hensen Lars Hensen ... Man in Police Station (uncredited)
Clay Hodges Clay Hodges ... Police Officer (uncredited)
Ted King ... Car Crash Rescuer (uncredited)
Terry Leonard ... Assault Man (uncredited)
Frank Morriss Frank Morriss ... F-16 Pilot (uncredited)
Ve Neill ... Police Officer (uncredited)
Danny Nero ... Army Observer (uncredited)
Bernadette Pelletier Bernadette Pelletier ... Police officer (uncredited)
Hank Robinson ... Spectator at Demonstration (uncredited)
Walter Smith Walter Smith ... Detective (uncredited)
Steve Wagner Steve Wagner ... Detective (uncredited)

Produced by 

Gordon Carroll ... producer
Gregg Champion ... associate producer
Phil Feldman ... executive producer
Andrew Fogelson ... executive producer

Music by 

Arthur B. Rubinstein

Cinematography by 

John A. Alonzo ... director of photography (as John A Alonzo)

Editing by 

Edward M. Abroms ... (as Edward Abroms)
Frank Morriss

Casting By 

Dianne Crittenden

Production Design by 

Sydney Z. Litwack

Art Direction by 

Sydney Z. Litwack

Set Decoration by 

Mickey S. Michaels

Costume Design by 

Marianna Elliott

Makeup Department 

Stephen Elsbree ... hair stylist
Greg LaCava ... makeup artist

Production Management 

Phil Rawlins ... unit production manager
John G. Wilson ... unit production manager (as John Wilson)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

Gregg Champion ... second unit director
Kevin G. Cremin ... first assistant director: second unit (as Kevin Cremin)
Tom Davies ... second assistant director
James W. Gavin ... second unit director: aerial (as James Gavin)
Daniel J. Heffner ... second second assistant director: additional photography
Terry Leonard ... second unit director: stunt
Daniel McCauley ... first assistant director (as Danny McCauley)
Chris Soldo ... second assistant director
Jerry Ziesmer ... first assistant director

Art Department 

Cate Bangs ... set designer
Larry Clark Bird ... property master (as Larry C. Bird)
Susan Carsello ... lead person (as Sue Carsello)
Bernie Cutler ... assistant art director (as Bernard Cutler)
Carmine Goglia ... stand-by painter
Philip Harrison ... visual consultant
Petko D. Kadiev ... illustrator (as Petko Kadiev)
Al Litteken ... construction coordinator
Fred Tuch ... illustrator
Ken Zimmerman ... assistant property master
Laurie Arnow-Epstein ... construction auditor (uncredited)
Christopher Burian-Mohr ... set designer (uncredited)
Glen Cooper ... stand-by painter (uncredited)
Mike Holowach ... prop assistant (uncredited)
James Hughlett ... swing gang (uncredited)
Moe Larson ... painter foreman (uncredited)
Richard Leon ... swing gang (uncredited)
Lee Orlikoff ... swing gang (uncredited)
Fred Rainer ... swing gang (uncredited)
Jerry Sargent ... construction foreman (uncredited)
Michael Schmidt ... lead person (uncredited)
William Trobaugh ... propmaker foreman (uncredited)
Donald B. Woodruff ... set designer (uncredited)
Jim Zemansky ... swing gang (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Roy Bean ... cable person
Milton C. Burrow ... sound effects editor
Scott Burrow ... sound effects editor
Tim Cooney ... production sound mixer
Don Digirolamo ... re-recording mixer
John Glascock ... production sound mixer / sound mixer
Robert Glass ... re-recording mixer
David Horton Sr. ... sound effects editor (as David M. Horton)
Robert Knudson ... re-recording mixer
William L. Manger ... supervising sound effects editor
Anthony Marinelli ... special sound effects
Alma Martinez ... adr
Art Ottinger ... sound effects editor (as Arthur Ottinger)
Robert A. Reich ... sound effects editor
Chester Slomka ... sound effects editor (as Chester L. Slomka)
Larry Stensvold ... re-recording mixer
Carl Pagano ... cable person (uncredited)
John Roesch ... foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

Peter Albiez ... special effects electronics
James Fredburg ... special effects technician
Chuck Gaspar ... special effects coordinator
Jeff Jarvis ... special effects supervisor
Richard Ratliff ... special effects
Richard Stutsman ... special effects technician
Jeffrey A. Wischnack ... special effects technician
Michael Barrett Jr. ... special effects (uncredited)
James Fredburg ... prop shop electronics (uncredited)
Raymond Klein ... special effects electronics (uncredited)
Michael Lantieri ... special effects electronics (uncredited)
Richard Lea ... special effects electronics (uncredited)
Thomas Mertz ... special effects (uncredited)
Dell Rheaume ... special effects (uncredited)
Bruce Robles ... special effects (uncredited)
Joseph C. Sasgen ... special effects electronics (uncredited)
Harold Selig ... special effects (uncredited)
Doyle Smiley ... special effects (uncredited)
Bob Stoker ... special effects (uncredited)
Lucinda Strub ... prop shop electronics (uncredited)
Richard Stutsman ... special effects (uncredited)
Matt Sweeney ... special effects (uncredited)
Marcel Vercoutere ... special effects (uncredited)
Gary Zink ... special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Jack Cooperman ... miniature photography
Rocco Gioffre ... matte artist
Don Hansard ... process projectionist
Tom Pahk ... model maker
Keith Shartle ... motion control production assistant
Hoyt Yeatman ... motion control supervisor
Eric Guaglione ... tracker/matchmover: DQI (uncredited)
Bill Hansard Jr. ... process projectionist (uncredited)
Bill Hansard ... process projectionist (uncredited)

Stunts 

Calvin Brown ... utility stunts
Monty Jordan ... stunt coordinator
John Ashby ... stunts (uncredited)
Gregory J. Barnett ... stunts (uncredited)
May Boss ... stunts (uncredited)
Colvin Brock ... stunts (uncredited)
Tony Brubaker ... stunts (uncredited)
George Cheung ... stunts (uncredited)
Steve Cremin ... stunts (uncredited)
Alex Daniels ... stunts (uncredited)
Gary Davis ... stunts (uncredited)
Kevin Donnelly ... stunt double: pilot (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Ted Duncan ... stunt driver (uncredited)
Greg Wayne Elam ... stunts (uncredited)
Kenny Endoso ... stunts (uncredited)
Richard Epper ... stunts (uncredited)
Glory Fioramonti ... stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Gilbert ... stunts (uncredited)
Clifford Happy ... stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Hice ... stunts (uncredited)
Larry Holt ... stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Imada ... stunts (uncredited)
William T. Lane ... stunts (uncredited)
Julius LeFlore ... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Leonard ... stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Mike H. McGaughy ... stunts (uncredited)
Bill McIntosh ... stunts (uncredited)
Gary McLarty ... stunts (uncredited)
John Meier ... stunts (uncredited)
Bennie Moore ... stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Ramsey ... stunts (uncredited)
Larry Randles ... stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson ... stunts (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr. ... stunts (uncredited)
Kerry Rossall ... stunts (uncredited)
Bill M. Ryusaki ... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller ... stunts (uncredited)
Ben Scott ... stunts (uncredited)
John-Clay Scott ... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Stone ... stunts (uncredited)
Michael M. Vendrell ... stunts (uncredited)
Rock A. Walker ... stunts (uncredited)
George P. Wilbur ... stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department 

Wayne Baker ... assistant camera: second unit
Michael Barrett ... set lighting technician
Michael A. Chavez ... first assistant camera (as Michael Chavez)
Thomas Del Ruth ... director of photography: additional photography
Michael Ferris ... camera operator (as Mike Ferris)
Donald Glenn ... best boy grip (as Don Glenn)
Bud Heller ... key grip
Frank M. Holgate ... aerial camera operator (as Frank Holgate)
Paul Jacobsen ... set lighting technician
Horace Jordan ... first assistant camera
Hal Landaker ... video supervisor
Michael Douglas Middleton ... still photographer: location
John C. Moulds ... camera operator: second unit
David B. Nowell ... camera operator (as David Nowell)
Michael D. O'Shea ... camera operator
Dutch Presley ... best boy electric
Stuart A. Spohn ... gaffer
Kenji Takama ... camera operator
Bruce W. Talamon ... still photographer (as Bruce Talamon)
Rick Whitfield ... video coordinator
Mario Zavala ... second assistant camera
Frank Holdsworth ... best boy (uncredited)
Keith Kelsay ... assistant aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Steve Lippert ... fixtures (uncredited)
Kevin Presley ... lamp operator (uncredited)
Donald Schmitz ... grip (uncredited)
Clyde Smith ... dolly grip (uncredited)
Rod Weaver ... set lighting electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Pennie DuPont ... extras casting (as Pennie Du Pont)

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Norman A. Burza ... costumer: men's (as Norman Burza)
Daniel J. Lester ... assistant costumer (as Danny Lester)

Editorial Department 

Jeff Jones ... assistant film editor
Manny Chaidez ... assistant editor (uncredited)
David H. Lloyd ... assistant editor (uncredited)
Clay Mitchell ... assistant to editor (uncredited)
Ben Williams ... apprentice editor (uncredited)

Location Management 

Rob Harland ... location manager
John James ... location manager

Music Department 

Brian Banks ... musician: Synclavier II
Jim Cypherd ... electronic music producer
Laurie Higgins Tobias ... assistant music editor (as Laurie Higgins)
Steve Livingston ... music editor
Anthony Marinelli ... musician: Synclavier II
Dennis S. Sands ... music scoring mixer
Andy D'Addario ... Music Scoring Recordist (uncredited)
Anthony Marinelli ... performer: additional arrangements (uncredited) / song producer (uncredited)
Antonio Romano ... music contractor (uncredited)
Arthur B. Rubinstein ... conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited) / musician: synclavier II (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Trish Kinney ... script supervisor
Dean Riesner ... script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department 

Robert Neilson ... transportation coordinator
Dave Cohen ... driver (uncredited)
Gary Cruise ... driver (uncredited)
Wayne Davidson ... driver (uncredited)
Keith Dillin ... transportation captain (uncredited)
Lana Dirrane ... driver (uncredited)
Tom Gentry ... driver (uncredited)
Jake Jacobson ... driver (uncredited)
Ron Kelley ... transportation co-captain (uncredited)
Richard A. Kelter ... driver (uncredited)
Maynard Lauritzen ... driver (uncredited)
Edwins Lyons ... driver (uncredited)
Bill Manning ... driver (uncredited)
Steve Michaels ... driver (uncredited)
Gabriel Ormenyi ... driver (uncredited)
Joel Renfro ... driver (uncredited)
George Reynolds ... driver (uncredited)
Tom Roberts ... driver (uncredited)
Jerry Sater ... driver (uncredited)
Chuck Schmitter ... driver (uncredited)
Robert Suer ... driver (uncredited)
Gene Warnecke ... driver (uncredited)
Kay Watson ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew 

Jeffrey Benjamin ... production associate
Kirk Borcherding ... production accountant
Wayne Fitzgerald ... title designer
Chip Fowler ... production office coordinator
Norman Gan ... assistant to the producer
John Garber ... dialogue coach
Ernie Gustafsson ... helicopter mechanic
Dana Satler Hankins ... assistant: Mr. Badham (as Dana Satler)
Monty Jordan ... helicopter pilot
Alan Landaker ... chief engineer
Art Scholl ... pilot
Earl Wingard ... publicist
Laurie Arnow-Epstein ... construction accountant (uncredited)
Karin Buchanan ... secretary: Phil Feldman (uncredited)
Larry Butler ... technical advisor (uncredited)
James Deeth ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Thomas H. Friedkin ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Lindsay Gilliland ... secretary: Gordon Carroll (uncredited)
Flynn Gold ... assistant accountant (uncredited)
Penny Goodsell ... secretary: Andy Fogelson (uncredited)
Harry Hauss ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Luis Lara ... caterer (uncredited)
Robert H. Lemer ... associate to producer (uncredited)
Jane Lockwood ... production staff (uncredited)
Anthony Marinelli ... synthesizer programmer (uncredited)
Peter McKernan Sr. ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Jose Prieto ... helper (uncredited)
Ross Reynolds ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Danny Rowe ... mechanic (uncredited)
Ron Saffold ... craft service (uncredited)
Greta Shepherd ... secretary: Phil Feldman (uncredited)
B.J. Smith ... set medic (uncredited)
Karl A. Wickman ... helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Anna Zappia ... assistant coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks 

Warren Oates ... dedicatee: for Warren Oates, with love for all the joy you gave us

See also

Release Dates | Official Sites | Company Credits | Filming & Production | Technical Specs

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