Blue Thunder
Los Angeles, California. Officer Murphy, a veteran Metropolitan Police helicopter pilot suffering from severe trauma due to his harsh experiences during the Vietnam War, and Lymangood, his resourceful new partner, are tasked with testing an advanced and heavily armed experimental chopper known as Blue Thunder.
Roy Scheider
Murphy
Warren Oates
Braddock
Candy Clark
Kate
Daniel Stern
Lymangood
Paul Roebling
Icelan
David Sheiner
Fletcher
Joe Santos
Montoya
Malcolm McDowell
Cochrane
Ed Bernard
Sgt. Short
Jason Bernard
Mayor
Mario Machado
Self - Broadcaster
James Murtaugh
Alf Hewitt
Pat McNamara
Matusek
Jack Murdock
Kress
Clifford A. Pellow
Allen
Paul Lambert
Holmes
Phil Feldman
Colonel Coe
John Garber
Tough Mechanic
Anthony James
Grundelius
Robin Braxton
Diane McNeely
Anna Forrest
Nudy Lucy
Ricky Slyter
Timmy
Reid Cruickshanks
Chief of Police
Billy Ray Sharkey
Air Controller #1
Fred Slyter
Air Controller #2
John Gladstein
Fighter Pilot
Ross Reynolds
Helicopter Pilot #1
Karl A. Wickman
Helicopter Pilot #2
James W. Gavin
Helicopter Pilot #3
Thomas H. Friedkin
Helicopter Pilot #4
James Read
Policeman at Bridge
Mickey Gilbert
Policeman #1
William T. Lane
Policeman #2
Lolly Boroff
TV Director
Patti Clifton
Hooker
Ernest Harada
John
Frances E. Nealy
Mayor's Aide
Jose Pepe R. Gonzales
Drive-in Custodian
Jerry Ziesmer
Pilot
Tom Lawrence
Observer #1
John Ashby
Thief #1
Tony Brubaker
Thief #2
Norman Alexander Gibbs
Man in Beanie
Bill M. Ryusaki
Vietcong Soldier
Gary Davis
Motorcycle Cop
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Thug #1
Larry Randles
Thug #2
Peter Miller
Detective
Mike H. McGaughy
Observer #2
Lucinda Crosby
Bel-Air Woman
John Badham
Director
Gordon Carroll
Producer
Phil Feldman
Executive Producer
Frank Morriss
Editor
Dan O'Bannon
Screenplay
Don Jakoby
Screenplay
Sydney Z. Litwack
Art Direction
John G. Wilson
Unit Production Manager
Phil Rawlins
Unit Production Manager
Jerry Ziesmer
First Assistant Director
Daniel McCauley
First Assistant Director
Chris Soldo
Second Assistant Director
Tom Davies
Second Assistant Director
James W. Gavin
Second Unit Director
Terry Leonard
Second Unit Director
Kevin G. Cremin
Second Unit First Assistant Director
Frank M. Holgate
Aerial Camera
Mike Ferris
Camera Operator
David B. Nowell
Camera Operator
Trish Kinney
Script Supervisor
Chuck Gaspar
Special Effects Supervisor
Jeff Jarvis
Special Effects
Peter Albiez
Special Effects
Catie Bangs
Set Designer
Bernie Cutler
Assistant Art Director
Petko Kadiev
Production Illustrator
Fred Tuch
Production Illustrator
Larry C. Bird
Property Master
Ken Zimmerman
Assistant Property Master
Norman Burza
Costumer
Pennie DuPont
Casting Assistant
Stu Pohn
Gaffer
Bud Heller
Key Grip
Al Litteken
Construction Coordinator
Rob Harland
Location Manager
John James
Location Manager
Bruce W. Talamon
Still Photographer
John Glascock
Sound Mixer
Tim Cooney
Sound Mixer
William L. Manger
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Milton C. Burrow
Sound Effects Editor
Scott Burrow
Sound Effects Editor
David Horton Sr.
Sound Effects Editor
Arthur Ottinger
Sound Effects Editor
Robert A. Reich
Sound Effects Editor
Chester Slomka
Sound Effects Editor
Don Digirolamo
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Glass
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert 'Buzz' Knudson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Larry Stensvold
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Calvin Brown
Utility Stunts
Kevin P. Donnelly
Stunt Double
Glory Fioramonti
Stunts
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Marianna Elliott
Costume Designer
Gregg Champion
Associate Producer
Andrew Fogelson
Executive Producer
Arthur B. Rubinstein
Original Music Composer
John A. Alonzo
Director of Photography
Edward M. Abroms
Editor
Dianne Crittenden
Casting
Mickey S. Michaels
Set Decoration
Stephen Elsbree
Hairstylist
Greg LaCava
Makeup Artist
Tony Brubaker
Stunts
Gary McLarty
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts