Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder is a 1984 ABC television series based on the movie of the same title featuring the Blue Thunder helicopter.
The series uses 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, Dana Carvey, and former professional American football players Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus. The series was canceled by ABC after they felt the similar Airwolf on CBS would win the ratings battle. Also, the series aired at the same time as the CBS soap opera Dallas on Friday nights, and lost.
Eleven episodes were made before the series was cancelled.
Year: 1984
Genre: Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Country: United States of America
Studio: ABC
Director: Guy Magar
Cast: James Farentino, Dana Carvey, Sandy McPeak, Dick Butkus, Bubba Smith
Crew: Donald A. Baer (Producer), Jeri Taylor (Producer), David Moessinger (Executive Producer), Roy Huggins (Executive Producer)
First Air Date: Jan 06, 1984
Last Air date: Apr 16, 1984
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 11 Episode
Runtime: 49 minutes
IMDb: 6.90/10 by 122.00 users
Popularity: 1.6611
Language: English
Keyword : helicopter, based on movie
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