Blue Thunder Page #4

You're back on flying status.

You're assigned a special detail.

This is Mr. Icelan.

Mr. Fletcher of Washington.

This is Frank Murphy.

We're glad we found you. We're due

at the weapons testing range at--

-What do they call that place?

-Pinkville.

Everything I'm about to tell

you is highly classified.

Don't discuss it with anybody. We're

testing a new helicopter prototype.

We've got our own pilot...

...but your city's been chosen

as the testing area...

...and your mayor is anxious that

his people participate.

Ours is not to reason why...

...ours is but to submit

to the vagaries of local politicians.

Smoke? Frank, is it?

No. Yes.

No:
smoke. Yes: Frank.

I understand you flew in Nam, Frank.

That's right.

-Two tours, was it?

-One and a half.

Why the foreshortened tour?

You know what they say about

a second chest wound.

It's nature's way of telling you

it's time to go home.

Tell us about this special detail.

A lot of people are looking

forward to the Olympics out here.

For a few short weeks, the attention

of the world will be on this town.

Every nutcase and terrorist...

...and crazy with a pipe bomb and

a cause is drooling about it.

That's what this detail's all about.

The potential for catastrophe.

We don't want any Munich

massacres out here.

Are you talking about

crowd control from the air?

Give that man a cigar.

That's been tried.

It didn't work out so hot.

-Where was that?

-Vietnam.

We added a few new wrinkles.

-Such as?

-You'll see, Frank. You'll see.

This thing has antiterrorist

capabilities. You saying it's armed?

That I am. That it is.

That sounds like it now.

It's illegal to arm

police helicopters.

That would depend on the

circumstances, wouldn't it?

A lot of people ain't gonna like this.

What do you call this,

an "airbuster"?

The Special. But somebody hung

a nickname on it.

-What?

-Somebody hung a nickname on it.

Blue Thunder.

Gentlemen, take your seats.

Here she comes.

She don't look normal...

...she don't fly normal,

because she ain't normal.

This whole ship is heavily armoured...

...with Nordoc NATO armour

one inch thick.

This ship is equipped with a forward

mounted 20 mm electric cannon.

Its six barrels are capable...

...of firing 4000 rounds

of ammunition per minute.

And that, gentlemen, is one hell of

a sh*t storm in anybody's language.

Now, let's take a look...

...and watch the lady strut her stuff.

The red dummies are terrorists, white

are civilians. Innocent bystanders.

The object is for our pilot

to knock out...

...the red dummies and the black cars.

He shouldn't touch any of the others.

In a riot situation, we just

want to get the bad guys...

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