Title: Blue Thunder (IMDb)
Starring: Roy Scheider
Released: 11th August 2009
SRP: $28.95

Further Details:
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced a Blu-ray release of Blue Thunder which stars Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, and Malcolm McDowell. The disc will be available to own from the 11th August, and should retail at around $28.95. Extras will include commentary by the director, editor, and motion control supervisor, and featurettes ("Building Blue Thunder: Making-of the Helicopter", "Ride With The Angels: Making Blue Thunder - Multi-part Featurette", "1983 Promotional"). Artwork is attached:




Quote: Roy Scheider stars in this intense action thriller as a courageous police officer pilot battling government fanatics planning to misuse an experimental attack helicopter. Chosen to test BLUE THUNDER,Frank Murphy (Scheider) is amazed by the high-speed, high-tech chopper. It can see through walls, record a whisper or level a city block. Distrusting the military mentality behind BLUE THUNDER, Murphy and his partner Lymangood (Daniel Stern) soon discover that the remarkable craft is slated for useas the ultimate weapon in surveillance and crowd control. Jeopardized after being discovered by sinister Colonel Cochrane (Malcolm McDowell), Murphy flies BLUE THUNDER against military aircraft in a spellbinding contest over Los Angeles.

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