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1984, TV Show

Blue Thunder

The actors play second fiddle to a high-tech helicopter in this police drama set in L.A. and based on the hit 1983 movie, which made copters hot items on TV for a time. Indeed, CBS's 'Airwolf,' which debuted two weeks after this series, took off and ran for three seasons (and another on USA). But this vehicle crashed and burned after only 11 episodes.

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Roy Scheider stars in this intense action thriller as a courageous police officer pilot battling government fanatics planning to misuse an experimental attack helicopter. Chosen to test Blue Thunder, Frank Murphy (Scheider) is amazed by the high-speed, high-tech chopper. It can see through walls, record a whisper or level a city block. Distrusting the military mentality behind Blue Thunder, Murphy and his partner Lymangood (Daniel Stern) soon discover that the remarkable craft is slated for useas the ultimate weapon in surveillance and crowd control. Jeopardized after being discovered by sinister Colonel Cochrane (Malcolm McDowell), Murphy flies Blue Thunder against military aircraft in a spellbinding contest over Los Angeles.
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Length: 01:49:16
Posted: 5/30/2008

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The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.
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Length: 01:50:00
Posted: 9/19/2009

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The cop test pilot for an experimental police helicopter learns the sinister implications of the new vehicle.
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Length: 01:50:00
Posted: 5/7/2008

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Roy Scheider stars as a police pilot who is battling government fanatics planning to misuse an experimental attack helicopter.
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Posted: 5/6/2008

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Premiered: January 06, 1984, on ABC

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Premise: The actors play second fiddle to a high-tech helicopter in this police drama set in L.A. and based on the hit 1983 movie, which made copters hot items on TV for a time. Indeed, CBS's 'Airwolf,' which debuted two weeks after this series, took off and ran for three seasons (and another on USA). But this vehicle crashed and burned after only 11 episodes.

Cast
James Farentino Frank Chaney	Dana Carvey Clinton `Jafo' Wonderlove
Sandy McPeak Capt. Braddock	Bubba Smith Lyman `Bubba' Kelsey
Dick Butkus Richard `Ski' Butowski	Ann Cooper J.J. Douglas