Blue Thunder

Cast & Crew

Cast & Crew

Directed by

John Badham

Writing Credits

Dan O'Bannon
Don Jakoby

Cast

Roy Scheider
Murphy
Warren Oates
Braddock
Candy Clark
Kate
Daniel Stern
Lymangood
Paul Roebling
Icelan
David Sheiner
Fletcher
Joe Santos
Montoya
Malcolm McDowell
Cochrane
Ed Bernard
Sgt Short
Jason Bernard
Mayor
Mario Machado
Mario Machado
James Murtaugh
Alf Hewitt
Pat McNamara
Matusek
Jack Murdock
Kress
Clifford A. Pellow
Allen
Paul Lambert
Holmes
Phil Feldman
Colonel Coe
John Garber
Tough Mechanic
Anthony James
Grundelius
Robin Braxton
Diane McNeely
Anna Forrest
Nudy Lucy
Ricky Slyter
Timmy
Reid Cruickshanks
Chief of Police
Billy Ray Sharkey
Air Controller
Fred Slyter
Air Controller
John Gladstein
Fighter Pilot
Ross Reynolds
Helicoper Pilot
Karl A. Wickman
Helicopter Pilot
James W. Gavin
Helicopter Pilot
Thomas H. Friedkin
Helicopter Pilot
James Read
Policeman at Bridge
Mickey Gilbert
Policeman
William T. Lane
Policeman
Lolly Boroff
TV Director
Patti Clifton
Hooker
Ernest Harada
John
Frances E. Nealy
Mayor's Aide
Jose Pepe R. Gonzales
Drive-In Custodian
Jerry Ziesmer
Pilot
Tom Lawrence
Observer
John Ashby
Thief
Tony Brubaker
Thief
Norman Alexander Gibbs
Man in Beanie
Bill M. Ryusaki
Vietcong Soldier
Gary Davis
Motorcycle Cop
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Thug
Larry Randles
Thug
Peter Miller
Detective
Mike H. McGaughy
Observer
Lucinda Crosby
Bel-Air Woman
John Badham
TV Director
Bob Bowen
Director
Shaaron Claridge
Police Dispatcher
Eurlyne Epper
Girl with Bike
Fritz Ford
Spectator at Demonstration
Dorothy Hack
Police Officer
Bob Harks
Army Captain
Lars Hensen
Man in Police Station
Clay Hodges
Police Officer
Ted King
Car Crash Rescuer
Terry Leonard
Assault Man
Frank Morriss
F-16 Pilot
Ve Neill
Police Officer
Danny Nero
Army Observer
Bernadette Pelletier
Police officer
Hank Robinson
Spectator at Demonstration
Walter Smith
Detective
Steve Wagner
Detective

Produced by

Gordon Carroll
producer
Gregg Champion
associate producer
Phil Feldman
executive producer
Andrew Fogelson
executive producer

Music by

Arthur B. Rubinstein

Cinematography by

John A. Alonzo
director of photography (as John A Alonzo)

Editing by

Edward M. Abroms
(as Edward Abroms)
Frank Morriss

Casting By

Dianne Crittenden

Production Design by

Sydney Z. Litwack

Art Direction by

Sydney Z. Litwack

Set Decoration by

Mickey S. Michaels

Costume Design by

Marianna Elliott

Makeup Department

Stephen Elsbree
hair stylist
Greg LaCava
makeup artist

Production Management

Phil Rawlins
unit production manager
John G. Wilson
unit production manager (as John Wilson)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Gregg Champion
second unit director
Kevin G. Cremin
first assistant director: second unit (as Kevin Cremin)
Tom Davies
second assistant director
James W. Gavin
second unit director: aerial (as James Gavin)
Daniel J. Heffner
second second assistant director: additional photography
Terry Leonard
second unit director: stunt
Daniel McCauley
first assistant director (as Danny McCauley)
Chris Soldo
second assistant director
Jerry Ziesmer
first assistant director

Art Department

Cate Bangs
set designer
Larry Clark Bird
property master (as Larry C. Bird)
Susan Carsello
lead person (as Sue Carsello)
Bernie Cutler
assistant art director (as Bernard Cutler)
Carmine Goglia
stand-by painter
Philip Harrison
visual consultant
Petko D. Kadiev
illustrator (as Petko Kadiev)
Al Litteken
construction coordinator
Fred Tuch
illustrator
Ken Zimmerman
assistant property master
Laurie Arnow-Epstein
construction auditor (uncredited)
Christopher Burian-Mohr
set designer (uncredited)
Glen Cooper
stand-by painter (uncredited)
Mike Holowach
prop assistant (uncredited)
James Hughlett
swing gang (uncredited)
Moe Larson
painter foreman (uncredited)
Richard Leon
swing gang (uncredited)
Lee Orlikoff
swing gang (uncredited)
Fred Rainer
swing gang (uncredited)
Jerry Sargent
construction foreman (uncredited)
Michael Schmidt
lead person (uncredited)
William Trobaugh
propmaker foreman (uncredited)
Donald B. Woodruff
set designer (uncredited)
Jim Zemansky
swing gang (uncredited)

Sound Department

Roy Bean
cable person
Milton C. Burrow
sound effects editor
Scott Burrow
sound effects editor
Tim Cooney
production sound mixer
Don Digirolamo
re-recording mixer
John Glascock
production sound mixer / sound mixer
Robert Glass
re-recording mixer
David Horton Sr.
sound effects editor (as David M. Horton)
Robert Knudson
re-recording mixer
William L. Manger
supervising sound effects editor
Anthony Marinelli
special sound effects
Alma Martinez
adr
Art Ottinger
sound effects editor (as Arthur Ottinger)
Robert A. Reich
sound effects editor
Chester Slomka
sound effects editor (as Chester L. Slomka)
Larry Stensvold
re-recording mixer
Carl Pagano
cable person (uncredited)
John Roesch
foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

Peter Albiez
special effects electronics
James Fredburg
special effects technician
Chuck Gaspar
special effects coordinator
Jeff Jarvis
special effects supervisor
Richard Ratliff
special effects
Richard Stutsman
special effects technician
Jeffrey A. Wischnack
special effects technician
Michael Barrett Jr.
special effects (uncredited)
James Fredburg
prop shop electronics (uncredited)
Raymond Klein
special effects electronics (uncredited)
Michael Lantieri
special effects electronics (uncredited)
Richard Lea
special effects electronics (uncredited)
Thomas Mertz
special effects (uncredited)
Dell Rheaume
special effects (uncredited)
Bruce Robles
special effects (uncredited)
Joseph C. Sasgen
special effects electronics (uncredited)
Harold Selig
special effects (uncredited)
Doyle Smiley
special effects (uncredited)
Bob Stoker
special effects (uncredited)
Lucinda Strub
prop shop electronics (uncredited)
Richard Stutsman
special effects (uncredited)
Matt Sweeney
special effects (uncredited)
Marcel Vercoutere
special effects (uncredited)
Gary Zink
special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Jack Cooperman
miniature photography
Rocco Gioffre
matte artist
Don Hansard
process projectionist
Tom Pahk
model maker
Keith Shartle
motion control production assistant
Hoyt Yeatman
motion control supervisor
Eric Guaglione
tracker/matchmover: DQI (uncredited)
Bill Hansard Jr.
process projectionist (uncredited)
Bill Hansard
process projectionist (uncredited)

Stunts

Calvin Brown
utility stunts
Monty Jordan
stunt coordinator
John Ashby
stunts (uncredited)
Gregory J. Barnett
stunts (uncredited)
May Boss
stunts (uncredited)
Colvin Brock
stunts (uncredited)
Tony Brubaker
stunts (uncredited)
George Cheung
stunts (uncredited)
Steve Cremin
stunts (uncredited)
Alex Daniels
stunts (uncredited)
Gary Davis
stunts (uncredited)
Kevin Donnelly
stunt double: pilot (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Ted Duncan
stunt driver (uncredited)
Greg Wayne Elam
stunts (uncredited)
Kenny Endoso
stunts (uncredited)
Richard Epper
stunts (uncredited)
Glory Fioramonti
stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Gilbert
stunts (uncredited)
Clifford Happy
stunts (uncredited)
Eddie Hice
stunts (uncredited)
Larry Holt
stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Imada
stunts (uncredited)
William T. Lane
stunts (uncredited)
Julius LeFlore
stunts (uncredited)
Terry Leonard
stunt coordinator (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited)
Mike H. McGaughy
stunts (uncredited)
Bill McIntosh
stunts (uncredited)
Gary McLarty
stunts (uncredited)
John Meier
stunts (uncredited)
Bennie Moore
stunts (uncredited)
Jeff Ramsey
stunts (uncredited)
Larry Randles
stunts (uncredited)
Chuck Roberson
stunts (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr.
stunts (uncredited)
Kerry Rossall
stunts (uncredited)
Bill M. Ryusaki
stunts (uncredited)
Fred Scheiwiller
stunts (uncredited)
Ben Scott
stunts (uncredited)
John-Clay Scott
stunts (uncredited)
Joe Stone
stunts (uncredited)
Michael M. Vendrell
stunts (uncredited)
Rock A. Walker
stunts (uncredited)
George P. Wilbur
stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

Wayne Baker
assistant camera: second unit
Michael Barrett
set lighting technician
Michael A. Chavez
first assistant camera (as Michael Chavez)
Thomas Del Ruth
director of photography: additional photography
Michael Ferris
camera operator (as Mike Ferris)
Donald Glenn
best boy grip (as Don Glenn)
Bud Heller
key grip
Frank M. Holgate
aerial camera operator (as Frank Holgate)
Paul Jacobsen
set lighting technician
Horace Jordan
first assistant camera
Hal Landaker
video supervisor
Michael Douglas Middleton
still photographer: location
John C. Moulds
camera operator: second unit
David B. Nowell
camera operator (as David Nowell)
Michael D. O'Shea
camera operator
Dutch Presley
best boy electric
Stuart A. Spohn
gaffer
Kenji Takama
camera operator
Bruce W. Talamon
still photographer (as Bruce Talamon)
Rick Whitfield
video coordinator
Mario Zavala
second assistant camera
Frank Holdsworth
best boy (uncredited)
Keith Kelsay
assistant aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Steve Lippert
fixtures (uncredited)
Kevin Presley
lamp operator (uncredited)
Donald Schmitz
grip (uncredited)
Clyde Smith
dolly grip (uncredited)
Rod Weaver
set lighting electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department

Pennie DuPont
extras casting (as Pennie Du Pont)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Norman A. Burza
costumer: men's (as Norman Burza)
Daniel J. Lester
assistant costumer (as Danny Lester)

Editorial Department

Jeff Jones
assistant film editor
Manny Chaidez
assistant editor (uncredited)
David H. Lloyd
assistant editor (uncredited)
Clay Mitchell
assistant to editor (uncredited)
Ben Williams
apprentice editor (uncredited)

Location Management

Rob Harland
location manager
John James
location manager

Music Department

Brian Banks
musician: Synclavier II
Jim Cypherd
electronic music producer
Laurie Higgins Tobias
assistant music editor (as Laurie Higgins)
Steve Livingston
music editor
Anthony Marinelli
musician: Synclavier II
Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer
Andy D'Addario
Music Scoring Recordist (uncredited)
Anthony Marinelli
performer: additional arrangements (uncredited) / song producer (uncredited)
Antonio Romano
music contractor (uncredited)
Arthur B. Rubinstein
conductor (uncredited) / music producer (uncredited) / musician: synclavier II (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Trish Kinney
script supervisor
Dean Riesner
script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Robert Neilson
transportation coordinator
Dave Cohen
driver (uncredited)
Gary Cruise
driver (uncredited)
Wayne Davidson
driver (uncredited)
Keith Dillin
transportation captain (uncredited)
Lana Dirrane
driver (uncredited)
Tom Gentry
driver (uncredited)
Jake Jacobson
driver (uncredited)
Ron Kelley
transportation co-captain (uncredited)
Richard A. Kelter
driver (uncredited)
Maynard Lauritzen
driver (uncredited)
Edwins Lyons
driver (uncredited)
Bill Manning
driver (uncredited)
Steve Michaels
driver (uncredited)
Gabriel Ormenyi
driver (uncredited)
Joel Renfro
driver (uncredited)
George Reynolds
driver (uncredited)
Tom Roberts
driver (uncredited)
Jerry Sater
driver (uncredited)
Chuck Schmitter
driver (uncredited)
Robert Suer
driver (uncredited)
Gene Warnecke
driver (uncredited)
Kay Watson
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Jeffrey Benjamin
production associate
Kirk Borcherding
production accountant
Wayne Fitzgerald
title designer
Chip Fowler
production office coordinator
Norman Gan
assistant to the producer
John Garber
dialogue coach
Ernie Gustafsson
helicopter mechanic
Dana Satler Hankins
assistant: Mr. Badham (as Dana Satler)
Monty Jordan
helicopter pilot
Alan Landaker
chief engineer
Art Scholl
pilot
Earl Wingard
publicist
Laurie Arnow-Epstein
construction accountant (uncredited)
Karin Buchanan
secretary: Phil Feldman (uncredited)
Larry Butler
technical advisor (uncredited)
James Deeth
helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Thomas H. Friedkin
helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Lindsay Gilliland
secretary: Gordon Carroll (uncredited)
Flynn Gold
assistant accountant (uncredited)
Penny Goodsell
secretary: Andy Fogelson (uncredited)
Harry Hauss
helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Luis Lara
caterer (uncredited)
Robert H. Lemer
associate to producer (uncredited)
Jane Lockwood
production staff (uncredited)
Anthony Marinelli
synthesizer programmer (uncredited)
Peter McKernan Sr.
helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Jose Prieto
helper (uncredited)
Ross Reynolds
helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Danny Rowe
mechanic (uncredited)
Ron Saffold
craft service (uncredited)
Greta Shepherd
secretary: Phil Feldman (uncredited)
B.J. Smith
set medic (uncredited)
Karl A. Wickman
helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Anna Zappia
assistant coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks

Warren Oates
dedicatee: for Warren Oates, with love for all the joy you gave us
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