Blue Thunder
Apple TVBlue 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.
Cast (110)
Directors
Writers
Dan O'Bannon
Writer
Ages 37
Dan O'Bannon
Story
Ages 37
Don Jakoby
Story
Don Jakoby
Writer
Brian Alan Lane
Writer
Peter Collins
Writer
Richard Danus
Writer
Kenneth Peters
Writer
James Patrick
Story
Don Safran
Story
Ages 53-54
Allison Hock
Writer
David Moessinger
Writer
Ages 53
Rick Kelbaugh
Writer
Fred McKnight
Writer
Daniel Freudenberger
Writer
Jeri Taylor
Writer
Ages 45
Producers
Cinematographers
Original Language
en
Spoken Languages
German
Production Countries
US
Production Companies
Columbia Pictures Television, Rastar Productions