Blue Thunder (TV series)
| Blue Thunder | |
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| Genre | Action |
| Directed by | Guy Magar |
| Starring |
James Farentino Dana Carvey Sandy McPeak Dick Butkus Bubba Smith |
| Country of origin | USA |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Rastar Productions Public Arts Columbia Pictures Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | January 6 – April 16, 1984 |
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 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.
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on August 22, 2006. A Region 2 release followed on 27 September 2010.
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