Blue Thunder (1984)

Directed by

Guy Magar

Genre

action television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 11 episodes

Rated

10

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 126 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police helicopter team uses a high-tech chopper to fight crime in Los Angeles. The aircraft is secretly monitored by a federal agency that also gives them missions. The show follows four officers as they handle various threats.

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What happens

Blue Thunder is an American action drama television series based on the movie of the same title that aired on ABC from January 6 until April 16, 1984, featuring the Blue Thunder helicopter. The series revolves around the tactical helicopter being operated by a four-person LAPD Air Support Division team, but partially controlled by APEX, a fictional federal government agency that oversees and monitors (also occasionally assigns missions) its operations and maintenance, which is on loan to the police force for usage against criminal elements and security threats. Blue Thunder used the converted Aérospatiale Gazelle helicopter and large portions of stock footage from the 1983 film. A ground unit named "Rolling Thunder" backed up the helicopter in the television series. This was a large support van with a desert camouflage off-road vehicle stored inside. The television series cast includes James Farentino, future Saturday Night Live regular Dana Carvey, and former professional American football players Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus. The show aired as a mid-season replacement but after only 11 episodes were made, it was canceled by ABC due to low ratings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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