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Blue Thunder

  • TV Series
  • 1984
  • 1h
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Dana Carvey, Dick Butkus, James Farentino, and Bubba Smith in Blue Thunder (1984)
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An advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime.An advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime.An advanced prototype police helicopter and their ground support crew battle crime.

  • Stars
    • James Farentino
    • Dana Carvey
    • Sandy McPeak
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    6.1/10
    2.2K
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    POPULARITY
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    1,496
    • Stars
      • James Farentino
      • Dana Carvey
      • Sandy McPeak
    • 15User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    • Frank Chaney
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    • Clinton 'JAFO' Wonderlove
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    • Captain Braddock
    Dick Butkus
    Dick Butkus
    • Richard 'Ski' Butowski
    Bubba Smith
    Bubba Smith
    • Lyman 'Bubba' Kelsey
    Ann Cooper
    Ann Cooper
    • J.J. Douglas
    Geoffrey Lewis
    Geoffrey Lewis
    • Sheriff Kyle C. Tenney
    Richard Lynch
    Richard Lynch
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    Gregory Sierra
    • Luis Creighton Acuna
    Scott Hylands
    Scott Hylands
    • Peter Anson
    George Gaynes
    George Gaynes
    • Dr. Willi Von Hartig
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    David Spielberg
    • Bruce Walsh
    Dennis Holahan
    Dennis Holahan
    • Richard J. Lassiter
    Ted Hamilton
    Ted Hamilton
    • Harold Longstreet
    Richard Yniguez
    Richard Yniguez
    • Hector Dorado
    Maylo McCaslin
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    • Lisa Ritchie
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      The camouflaged vehicle used in the series is a modified GMC S15 Jimmy 4 x 4 with the rear section and doors removed.
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    BLUE THUNDER and Buck!

    ABC-TV's 1984 version of "BLUE THUNDER" was truly a short-lived effort, but for one interesting little fact- former "BUCK RODGERS IN THE 25th CENTURY" actor Gil Gerard was originally offered the role before James Farentino, but Gerard (who later starred on CBS's short-lived "E. A. R. T. H. FORCE" in Fall 1990) had turned down the role for either personal or political reasons. A late 1983 article in TV Guide confirms this obscure fact!
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    • Release date
      • January 6, 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Das fliegende Auge
    • Filming locations
      • Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Rastar Productions
      • Public Arts
      • Columbia Pictures Television
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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