Blue Thunder Payload (Season 1, Episode 8)
TV Episode | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

Blue Thunder

Payload (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV Episode | 48 min | Action, Crime, Drama

It's the space shuttle's first privately funded mission doing a gene splicing experiment that could end germ warfare. Blue Thunder designer Prof Von Hartig helps design an ECM for the helicopter.

Director

Bernard L. Kowalski (as Bernie Kowalski)

Writer

Daniel Freudenberger (written by)

Producers

Donald Baer (as Donald A. Baer) | Jeri Taylor

Composer

Frank Denson

Cinematographer

Andrew Jackson

Editor

Jim Benson

Casting Director

Fran Bascom (as Fran F. Bascom)

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Updated Mar 9, 1984

Release date

Mar 9, 1984 (United States)

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17 cast members

Name	Known for
James Farentino Frank Chaney Frank Chaney See fewer	The Final Countdown (1980)
Dana Carvey Clinton 'JAFO' Wonderlove Clinton 'JAFO' Wonderlove See fewer	Wayne's World (1992)
Sandy McPeak Captain Braddock Captain Braddock See fewer	Kelly's Heroes (1970)
Dick Butkus Richard 'Ski' Butowski Richard 'Ski' Butowski See fewer	Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Bubba Smith Lyman 'Bubba' Kelsey Lyman 'Bubba' Kelsey See fewer	Police Academy (1984)
George Gaynes Dr. Willi Von Hartig Dr. Willi Von Hartig See fewer	Tootsie (1982)
Belinda Montgomery Dr. Nell Lindsay (as Belinda J. Montgomery) Dr. Nell Lindsay (as Belinda J. Montgomery) See fewer	Tron: Legacy (2010)
Peter Vogt Dr. Sanford Hill Dr. Sanford Hill See fewer	The Goodbye Girl (1977)
Thomas Callaway Lou Sackler Lou Sackler See fewer	Young Guns (1988)
Ray Wise J.D. Kraft J.D. Kraft See fewer	Batman: The Killing Joke (2016)
Ann Cooper J.J. Douglas J.J. Douglas See fewer	Blue Thunder (1984)
Lance Rosen Harris Lubin Harris Lubin See fewer	Your Sister's Sister (2011)
Barbara Beckley Trish Trish See fewer	Days of Our Lives (1965)
Terry Burns Astronaut Jack Sloan Astronaut Jack Sloan See fewer	Over the Top (1987)
Frank Pesce Guard / Gunner Guard / Gunner See fewer	Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Bill Shick Man Man See fewer	Pure Country 2: The Gift (2010)
Mark Burke Technician Technician See fewer	Otherworld (1985)