Blue Thunder

Plot summary

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.

Seasons

Crew

• personGuy MagarCreator · Director
• personGilbert M. ShiltonDirector
• personBernard McEveetyDirector
• Earl BellamyDirector
• Dan O'BannonWriter
• Don JakobyWriter
• personDavid MoessingerWriter · Executive producer
• personBrian Alan LaneWriter
• personDonald A. BaerProducer
• personJeri TaylorProducer
• personRoy HugginsExecutive producer

Cast

Production companies

• Columbia Pictures Television
• Rastar Productions