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[ No Audible Dialogue ]

You know what I think? I think this whole drug shipment we're waiting for...

is a figment of APEX's hallucinations.

Well, one thing's for real. At 1500 we'll be exactly three hours past the E.T.A.,

and the only thing that's jumped is my stomach.

Well, I hope everyone knows that without Councilman Ken Joyner...

this park would've been lost to developers.

Through his efforts, we have preserved this green space where our children can play and--

and where families can come together in the traditional fashion that we know.

Thank you.

[ All Chattering ]

[ Chattering Continues ]

- [ Crowd Screaming ] - [ Machine Gun Fire ]

Kidnapping in progress. McManus Park.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Woman ] \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNo! No! Come on. Come on. Let's go!

[ Woman On Headset ] Air 10, Air 10,

shots fired and a kidnapping in progress at McManus Park.

You're the closest Astro unit. All other units assist.

- "All units." That's us. - That's all \h\hpolice units, Frank.

[ Chaney ] There's an officer down, JAFO.

We're not gonna just sit around here when we could be helping out.

Come here! \hCome here!

Come on, fella. Move it! Now let's go!

-[ Tires Squealing ] -[ Chaney ] \hJAFO, they're taking a hostage.

- There's Air 10. - [ Man ] \h\hAir 10. This is my call.

I'll pursue the primary target.

That doesn't make sense. We're faster. We should take the car.

It is his call. I think we'd better go after the jackrabbit, huh?

[ Wonderlove ] There they are.

[ Chaney On P.A. ] We're federal officers.

Stop where you are and release the hostage.

Release the hostage.

Repeat, we're federal officers.

[ Machine Gun Fire ]

If you don't stop now, I'll be forced to shoot.

[ Wonderlove ] Frank, Air 10 is right underneath us.

Where the hell did he come from?

-[ Wonderlove ] \hHe's caught in our downdraft! -[ Man ] Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!

We have a ship going down. Repeat, we have a ship going down.

You all right, fella?

- Peter Anson. - Nice goin', Chaney. \h\hYou nearly got us all killed.

Now wait a minute. You came outta nowhere. You were supposed to be pursuing that sedan.

Who says? This was my call. You had no business being within 30 miles of here!

You haven't changed, Anson. You still wanna run the whole show.

You haven't changed either, have you, Chaney?

You're still buttin' your nose in where it doesn't belong. Well, this is the last time.

You mark my words. I'm gonna have your badge for this.

[ Woman On Headset ] Blue Thunder, you're cleared to land...

as soon as Air 12 has taken off.

Wind from the east, four knots.

So finally, after all the testing and all the interviews,

the pilot for Blue Thunder came down to two guys: me and Peter Anson.

In the long run, they picked me. And he's had it in for me ever since.

Last I heard he was flying choppers down in San Diego.

Did he always have such a winning personality?

He's arrogant, vicious, vainglorious...

and devoid of any redeeming characteristic whatsoever.

Hey, don't sugarcoat it. How do you really feel about him?

Anson, what're you doing here?

I'm filing a formal report on that little incident you provoked.

You're filing a report? You were the one that almost got us all killed.

Now just wait a minute. I wanna get to the bottom of this. Did you climb his back up there?

\h\h\h\hClimb his back? \h\h\h\hWhat are you talking about? He blew me outta the sky.

- That's absurd. I did not. - Sure. I just dove under him \h\hout of pure pleasure!

You were supposed to be following the primary suspect!

-You weren't even supposed to be \hin the area in the first place! -Now both of you shut up!

There is an officer who is bleeding on an operating table,

a county supervisor who has disappeared into thin air-- \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI oughta tear you apart!

I said shut up, both of ya, and I mean it! \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Anson ] You got it!

Now, Frank, did you jump Sergeant Anson's call?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYes, but I-- You jumped his call, right?

And because you did it, it directly caused the downing of Air 10.

Yes, sir.

[ Sighs ]

- What were you thinking of? - I was thinking I could help \h\hthat wounded cop.

And I ended up by saving Councilman Joyner from being kidnapped.

Besides, the APEX assignment never went down.

Oh, yes, it did. Yeah, it went down.

It was three and a half hours late, but it happened.

- Who bagged it? - Nobody.

Thirty million dollars worth of Mexican brown came into this country...

because there was nobody there to stop it.

'Cause you were too busy getting Supervisor McManus kidnapped.

That's enough. Now there's been two kidnappings the last four days of a county official.

They're askin' for four million dollars in ransom, and if we don't come up with it,

they promise to kidnap another official.

- Now just what the hell \h\hdo I tell the mayor, huh? - [ No Audible Dialogue ]

Come on.

Now Sergeant Anson, he's filed a formal complaint against you.

That means I gotta go up in front of the commander, right?

Fine.

You're both dismissed. Now.

[ Knocks ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHey, Cap. How are ya, Frank?

All right. Come on in.

It's a nice place you have here. Yeah, that's right. You haven't been here before, have you?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNo. No, I haven't. Thanks.

Sit down. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOh, that's-- \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hI'm fine, thanks.

Uh, you want some coffee or a drink or something? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNo, no, no. I, uh--

I'm sorry it's-- it's such a bad occasion that brings me here.

Oh.

Sounds like bad news.

Commander found you negligent in the crash of Air 10. You're grounded, Frank.

Yeah, well, commander's had it in for me for years-- \h\h\h\h[ Nutshell Cracks ]

'cause I can't be one of his nice, toad-suckin' little boys who follows all the rules.

You know, you don't have the best of records, Frank.

You got a lot of black marks against you.

You've rubbed a lot of people the wrong way for a long time. You understand that?

Well, now everybody wants to jump in with both feet, huh?

Yeah, somethin' like that.

What the hell do you expect? You wanna play this game by your own rules all the time,

and then you don't think you're gonna pay dues? You-- You pay dues right now, Frank.

Well, being grounded to me is like, uh--

It's like being dead.

You're still the best pilot I got, Frank.

[ Door Closes ]

- Did they tell you how long \h\hyou were busted for, Frank? - Nope.

It's a crock. That's what it is.

[ Wonderlove ] The whole unit is grounded. Blue Thunder can't operate without you.

That's not entirely true, Officer. Blue Thunder unit will continue to function.

- Say hello to your new pilot. - Good-bye, gentlemen, \h\hand good luck.

All right, ladies. As of 1335 hours we are gonna hustle our butts...

until Sergeant Anson asks us not to.

You can forget Frank Chaney. From now on out, we do it by my book.

Chaney!

Chaney, I'm Perkins. You and I are gonna partner.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOh, that's swell. Hey, listen. You're the one that got busted, not me.

So if anything about this arrangement's troubling you, tough.

Okay, let's roll. \h\h\h\hUh, Perkins, you look like \h\h\h\ha walking arsenal.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWhat is all that gear? Latest lightweight bulletproof... vest,

lightweight frame .38 special, snap-off tear gas holder, speedy loaders--

all designed to give this officer a fighting chance in the field.

\h\h\h\hHow long have you actually \h\h\h\hbeen in the field? Well, actually,

a good three months now... almost.

Just jump on the C.R.T. and sign in, okay?

[ Helicopter Whirring ]

[ Sighs ]

All right. Let's see if we can get this eggbeater in the air.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Switches Clicking ] [ Engine Starts ]

Wonderlove, your fire retardant gloves.

Yes, sir. I-I mean, gloves, sir.

- Computer switch on. - Wonderlove, don't you know \h\hnot to turn that on...

until the power is set? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Switch Clicks ]

It's time you learned how to do things my way, Wonderlove.

This is no longer Chaney's flying circus.

Getting hungry?

- Chaney? - I said no 10 minutes ago.

What is that?

A copy of a case file. No kidding. I mean, what case, and what are you doing with it?

I checked it out from the detectives. It's the kidnapping--

Supervisor McManus and Superintendent Ludkte.

High priority. Very, very hot. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYeah, the thing \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hyou got busted for.

Temporarily reassigned. And I suppose you think you're going to solve it single-handed.

No, Perkins. I figured you'd help.

So if you see a merry crowd of male Caucasians...

wearing Halloween masks and carrying Uzis, sing out, Louise.

You're dreaming, Chaney. Those people will never surface until they get their ransom money.

Well, the time for the payoff came and went two hours ago. You know what that means to me?

- What? - Somebody else \h\his gonna be hit.

Forty-five, 46-- Come on, ladies. Move it!

This is an exercise, not a play period. Move it, move it, move it!

- What in the hell \h\hdo you think you're doing? - Oh, I'm sorry, Sergeant.

- Here-- Here let me \h\hget that for ya. - Don't touch me!

Gentlemen, I don't know who you think you're fooling, but the joke is on you.

This screwup is going in your files, and believe me,

I can get you busted just as fast as Chaney.

[ Bell Chiming ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Chiming Continues ] Thank you so much, Bishop Sullivan.

Your visit here has truly been a blessing.

Ah, Sister Inez, you deserve all the credit.

It was you that took this group of children and made them into a choir of angels.

There he is. Now let's take him!

[ Children Screaming ] Children, get back in the hall!

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGet back! What do you think you're doing?

You're coming with us, grandpa. [ Bishop ] Stop!

Let's move it. Now get in there! \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFather! No!

Back off, Sister. Come on. Let's go! \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNo!

Come back here. Stop!

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Tires Squealing ] [ Horn Honking ]

[ Woman On Radio ] All units, 207 in progress. Sixth and Delaney.

All units, 207 in progress. \h\h\hPerkins!

Sixth and Delaney. Let's move!

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWhat? [ Engine Starts ]

[ Siren Wailing ] [ Tires Screech ]

[ Woman On Headset ] Attention, all units.

Kidnapping in progress at church, Sixth and Delaney.

Number one vehicle: black, late-model sedan, license plate 446-Ida-Boy-Davis.

Number two vehicle: blue sedan, license plate 428-Paul-Charles-Edward.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAren't we rolling? Of course we're rolling, Wonderlove--

as soon as I get clearance from Thunder Command.

- It's an all-units call. - As soon as I get clearance.

Until then, we keep observation.

Blue Thunder, Captain Braddock advises you to assist in the pursuit of a black sedan,

license number 446-Ida-Boy-Davis.

Roger, Command. We have vehicle in sight and are assisting 12L-39!

A professional keeps his emotions under control, Wonderlove.

[ Wonderlove ] Yes, sir.

There they are, right by the train tracks.

[ Wonderlove On P.A. ] Federal officers. Stop the vehicle!

If it weren't for the bishop, that limo would be shrapnel by now.

[ Machine Gun Fire ]

[ Machine Gun Fire Continues ]

- What're they doin' in there? - Doesn't matter.

We'll have them covered whichever way they go.

[ Wonderlove ] There they go.

[ Tires Squealing ]

[ Wonderlove On P.A. ] Stop where you are, or we'll have to open fire.

[ Bullets Ricocheting ]

Why is the driver firing? What about the other two?

He's a cowboy, that's why. Maybe he'll understand this.

That'll do it. Blue Thunder to Command, we have the car.

[ Wonderlove ] There he goes! We'll get him later. Let's take the others.

Watch it, Wonderlove. They could be crouched down waiting for us in the back! \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRight.

Right.

- [ Wonderlove ] \h\hLooks like we've been had. - Great. Just great!

[ Church Bell Chiming ]

[ Chiming Continues \h\hIn Distance ]

[ Woman On Radio ] Attention all units.

The bishop was not, repeat, not in the limo.

Watch for blue sedan, license plate 428-Paul-Charles-Edward.

- Repeat, 428-- - Here they come.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPaul-Charles-Edward. Is the bishop in there?

- Negative. - Hit 'em!

[ Siren Wailing ]

[ Chaney ] Hang on, Perkins.

[ Truck Horn Honking ]

Freeze!

- [ Chatter On Police Radio ] - This, Perkins, \h\his what I call good procedure.

[ Chatter Continues ]

All right. Listen up. You have the right to remain silent.

If you give up the right to remain silent-- \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hCut it, sister. Save it.

Just take me to somebody who's got the authority to cut a deal, huh?

Sure, pal. I know just the people.

13A-43 to Rolling Thunder. Come up on TAC-1.

[ Bubba On Radio ] Hi, old buddy. How's our favorite blue-suiter?

\h\h\h\hRolling Thunder, meet me \h\h\h\hat the Sweatshop. Code two. Roger, buddy.

- What the hell's the Sweatshop? - A place where our friend here \h\hcan cut himself a good deal.

[ Door Closes ]

[ Clears Throat ]

[ Clears Throat ]

Bless me, Father, for I have sinned.

[ Whispering ] What do you ask of me, my son?

I ask where I go to get my money for this job.

[ Continues Whispering ] I take it, then, your mission was successful?

Yeah, it went down smooth. But we were tailed by this black chopper.

So I got rid of the boys and the priest first, then I ditched the limo, and I came here.

Any chance you were followed? No, no. The chopper pilot was a yo-yo.

Then listen: Locker number 174,

the downtown bus station.

I'm writing down the location for you.

Am I ever gonna find out who you are and what this is all about?

If you do, it'll be the last thing you know before eternity.

[ Breathes Deeply ] Forget I asked.

Stay there kneeling...

for three minutes without moving, then leave.

The location will be beside the poor box.

[ Grunting ]

- You guys busy? - No.

We're just working out some of our frustrations.

What am I doin' here? [ Chuckles ] Who are these guys?

Well, you said you wanted a deal. These two together... are our official deal makers.

- What's this slug want? - He wants a ride: no booking, \h\hno time, no nothin'.

Why don't you and your, uh, partner go have yourselves a cup of coffee?

That's a good idea.

Look. Uh, I'm Martin C. Sharp. I'm on federal parole for robbery.

The guy that got away is Ed Lang. He's a former cell mate.

- And you work for-- - I don't know.

Ed was my contact man,

and he took his orders from some dude that he never even saw.

Yeah, and I work straight out of the White House.

[ Grunting ]

Look, it's the truth, huh?

I mean, he calls him "Mr. M." Whenever Ed met him, it was in a church.

You just said he never saw him!

A confessional at Saint Angeline's.

I mean, you know what those things are like. Y-You-- You talk through a wall.

You see, Perkins, how easy creative police work can be?

All you need is the proper environment. Thanks, guys.

Sharp? This way.

[ Snickers ] Geez, I almost didn't make it.

Even stretching my imagination to its fullest limit,

I find it hard to believe that anyone would desecrate the confessional...

by using it to plan crimes.

I find it hard to believe anyone would kidnap your bishop.

"The flesh is weak."

[ Perkins ] Talk to me, Chaney.

Sorry, Perkins, confessions are out of my field.

You know, this would be a good place for a secret meeting.

I can't see you at all.

Chaney? My confession might be interesting.

You might be pleasantly surprised.

[ Paper Rustles ]

What's wrong? \h\h\h\hI think I know who \h\h\h\hour "Mr. M" works for.

Who? The police department.

[ Scoffs ] You're crazy.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWhere'd you get this? Department issue. You know that.

Sure. It's about the only thing they give us free.

[ Beeps ] \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hGo!

[ Engine Starts, Revving ]

Come on. Get the lead out! Move it!

Sergeant, do you really think this is accomplishing anything?

Rule number one, Wonderlove: Lives are saved or lost by split-second timing. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRight.

Right. Right.

[ Braddock On Radio ] Braddock to Blue Thunder.

Anson to Thunder Control. Over. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hReturn to base \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\himmediately.

The city has decided to authorize payment of the ransom money. Over.

Roger your last command. Our E.T.A.... is eight minutes.

But if it were left to me, I wouldn't give those crooks one damn cent of ransom. Out.

[ Horn Honks ]

That is slower than last time by 7.2 seconds. You are not getting better. You are getting worse.

I'll tell you what you can do with the stopwatch, Sergeant. You can stuff it!

- What did you say? - I think you heard him.

I think I did too.

And I'm telling you both, you are gonna be up on charges of insubordination.

- I think that suits me fine. - Me too.

Anything would be better than this chicken outfit.

That does it! I'm reporting you both.

- [ Bubba ] \h\hShall we? - I'd be delighted.

[ Yelps ] I'm giving you a direct order! Put me down!

[ Siren Wailing In Distance ]

[ Scoffs ] Chaney, I don't know why I let you talk me into things like this.

Because you owe me.

\h\h\h\hRemember, I introduced you \h\h\h\hto your wife. That was 10 years ago.

Besides, I'm still payin' you back for that little favor--

usually on my day off, when I have tickets for the Lakers game.

Ah, come on, Joe. It's important.

It always is. Last year I missed my wedding anniversary dinner...

because I was out in the desert with you dusting that abandoned plane for prints.

It worked, didn't it? We nailed one of the biggest dope dealers on the West Coast.

Yeah? And I had to buy my wife a fur jacket for missing the dinner.

So, everybody came out ahead, right?

Not me. I'm still payin' for the jacket. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAh.

Besides, I don't think we're gonna be as lucky this time.

As much as this confessional gets used,

there's probably gonna be fingerprints all over the place.

We're not gonna come up with anything but smudges. \h\h\h\hFather Dominguez told me...

this confessional's thoroughly cleaned every night.

And today he heard only two or three confessions up until 2:00.

After, no one was in here except the guy we're lookin' for. Okay, okay.

Just let me see what I can come up with, all right? But if I miss this Lakers game,

I'm never gonna do you a favor again. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJoe, would I ask?

Come on.

[ Chatter \h\hOn Police Radio ]

[ Chatter On Radio Continues ] \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSergeant,

there's two suitcases full of cash in varying denominations--

nothing larger than a hundred dollar bill.

And just what are we supposed to do with them, Captain?

Well, you take Blue Thunder and fly it to these coordinates.

When you get there, you'll get further instructions. On a radio frequency?

Well, he didn't say. Could be anything. Might even be Morse code from the ground.

But when you do get the instructions, Wonderlove,

I want you to get the information back to us by computer input.

- Don't broadcast anything \h\hover the airwaves. Okay? - Yes, sir.

Captain, you realize I'll be flying this mission...

without my ground support unit, Kelsey and Butowski.

Yes, I'm well aware of that, Sergeant.

You don't seem particularly upset about it...

or the fact that they are guilty of rank insubordination.

Yes, well, I'm very disturbed. But in the larger scheme of things,

delivering that ransom is my number one priority right now.

That is inexcusable. They are irresponsible, and I want them out of this unit.

Wait. I was there. \h\h\h\hKeep your mouth shut, \h\h\h\hor I'll have you busted too!

That's enough, Sergeant!

It hasn't been a bumper day for me, and in case you've forgotten,

I'm in charge around here, and there won't be anybody busted outta this unit.

Now you've been given direct orders.

They're urgent. Carry them out.

And get your tail outta here right now.

Okay, Bubba. Punch in this picture of the prints we got.

- [ Typing ] - [ Machinery Beeping ]

- [ Bubba ] There it is. - What a mess. We'll never \h\hmake anything out of that.

Hang on. We're still in the game.

Bubba, program in just the print we got from Father Dominguez. Yeah, now this print we know.

Father Dominguez was the only priest in the confessional today.

Right. Now, if we subtract this print from the overlay,

we should get a pretty clear reading of the print that was put down on top of his.

Let's see here. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Beeps ]

There you go, gentlemen. That is the fingerprint of the person you're looking for.

Mr. M. The rest is up to you, Chaney.

I have just enough time to make the opening tip-off of the game. Joe, thanks. I'll call you soon.

I certainly hope not. Bye, guys. Bye-bye.

Well, fellas, let's head back to headquarters.

We'll cross-check this print with police files and see which one of our boys... is Mr. M.

[ Wonderlove ] The location, 117 degrees west by 32 degrees, nine minutes north.

I know the longitude and latitude, kid.

Frank, the captain's gonna be back any minute.

J.J., it'll just take a while longer, and it's important.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hEven the captain \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hwould understand that. I hope you're right.

Chaney, what are you doin' here? Kelsey, where you and Ski been?

- I've been tryin' \h\hto track you all morning. - We've got an I.D. on Mr. M.

\h\h\h\hLook, it's not your case. He's on the force, sir. \hHe's with Metro.

And we've got a fingerprint. Bubba's running a match with police files right now.

Why won't you try to do somethin' to help yourself?

I'm tryin' to convince everybody you deserve to come back to Blue Thunder, you disobey an order!

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIf I hadn't, we wouldn't \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hbe this close, sir! Frank.

\h\h\h[ Beeping ] [ Chaney ] That's it. We've got it.

\h\h\h\hPunch up an I.D. \h\h\h\hLet's get his name. [ Typing ]

[ Beeping ]

Oh, my God.

-Captain, where's JAFO? -He's in Blue Thunder. They're-- \hThey're carrying the ransom.

[ Wonderlove ] Sir, we're not exactly heading for the correct destination here.

I told you to keep your mouth shut.

Air 80 to Command, we're heading south on a bearing of 180 degrees.

Please advise if any units spot Blue Thunder.

We just got it, Air 80. He's been spotted.

He flew north and now he's heading back south. Prepare to copy the coordinates.

Hang in there, JAFO. \hHang in there. I'm comin'.

[ Typing ]

[ Typing Continues ]

Wonderlove, what are you doing?

Sending in our position. I'm a cop, Anson.

- Maybe you forgot \h\hall about... that. - Give me your gun.

Now you sit still and don't do anything you think a grown-up cop would do,

because I am your ticket to life, little fella.

Anything happens to me, we go straight down 3,000 feet.

Got the picture?

Anson, listen to me.

You don't need Wonderlove. Let him go. Set down and I'll stay clear.

No way, hotshot. Your boy stays with me until I give the word.

All right, Anson. You win. You got us beat, and we know it.

Get lost, Chaney. I got six mil in my pocket...

and this superbird to fly me into retirement.

Anson, I'm not here to try to stop you. I just wanna make a deal.

What kind of deal?

I've got another million dollars in cash in a flight bag.

All I want for it is JAFO.

And all I have to do is pick the bag up, right?

What do you have waiting for me down there, SAM missiles?

No tricks, Anson. Believe me.

I drop the bag first, you take off, JAFO stays on the ground.

- I'd have to pick \h\hmy landing site. - [ Chaney ] Anywhere you want.

You can wait till I'm miles away before you pick up the cash.

[ Anson ] How do you know I'll let the kid go if you're not around?

I don't, Anson.

Like I said before, you're holding all the cards here.

[ Anson ] Okay, you got yourself a deal.

You see that stretch of sand? I'll set down over there.

There's just one more thing, Anson.

- What? - I want the location \h\hof the three hostages too.

You wanna be the hero, hmm?

Well, why don't you just buzz by that old Olympic warehouse?

Chaney to Rolling Thunder. \hChaney to Rolling Thunder.

The hostages are being held in the Olympic warehouse. Do you copy?

[ Bubba ] Olympic warehouse? Roger, Chaney. Hit it, Ski.

[ Anson ] Now drop the money down there in that empty field.

[ Chaney ] I think I'll drop it down your throat and watch you gag on it, Anson.

What are you talking about? \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYou've been had, \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hmy friend.

You're gonna have about 35 years in federal prison to figure out the con.

- There's no con. - There's also no money, sucker.

You're gonna find out what I do to people who lie to me, Chaney.

What are you gonna do, shoot me down, hotshot?

[ Anson ] That's exactly what I had in mind.

What's wrong? Why isn't it firing? What's the matter with this sighting device?

Frank! \hFrank, I knocked him out!

Wh-What do I do now?

JAFO, hit the S.A.S. button-- the automatic pilot.

[ Ski ] There's the Olympic warehouse.

[ Bubba ] We gotta take 'em by surprise. Blitz that door!

Call the paramedics. I'll check the place out.

Hey, Ski, everything is cool here. I'm gonna go check the hostages.

Oh. Good to see you. \h\h\h\hThank heavens you're here.

JAFO, listen to me very carefully.

Keep your right hand on the cyclic,

your left hand on the collective, both feet on the pedals.

This ain't bad.

Now the collective makes you go up and down, and the cyclic makes you turn.

We're gonna set this baby down at Kitfield Airport.

You'll have a nice, long, big runway all to yourself.

I've already contacted Kitfield tower.

[ Man On Headset ] Blue Thunder, this is Kitfield. We have you in sight.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHow do you read? Read you loud and clear, Tower.

How am I? \h\h\h\hLoud and clear. \h\h\h\hAnd don't worry.

You're cleared to land, and we're rolling out every piece of emergency equipment we can find.

Emergency equipment? Whoa. Wh-Who said anything about emergency equipment?

Frank, I thought we were gonna leave this on autopilot?

Wonderlove, there's just one small problem:

There's no landing mode on autopilot. You're gonna have to bring her in yourself.

Me? No, no. No, Frank, I-- I work the computer.

Wonderlove does not-- not fly Blue Thunder. No, I--

The only thing I ever flew in my life was a paper airplane, and it crashed.

[ Chaney On Headset ] Ah, it's okay, JAFO. You can do it. Come on.

Come on. We'll take a few flying lessons on the way.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYou ready? This is not happening.

It's easy. \hIt's a piece a cake.

Just disengage the autopilot and the S.A.S.

[ Chaney ] Left pedal! Left pedal!

This is not easy. \hThis is not easy.

It looks easy when you do it, but this is not easy.

Come on. You're a born pilot.

And-- Oh!

[ Chaney ] The collective. Pull up on the collective! You're descending too fast!

Tell me somethin' I don't know.

[ Chaney, Breathing Heavily ] Very good. Very good.

Now, let's try a lesson known as "stopping our descent."

We're talkin' about landing here? Oh, you're catching on fast.

Now just gently pull up on the collective.

Remember to keep your nose straight with the pedals.

That's it.

Ease off! Ease off! We wanna stop it, not go into orbit.

Attaboy, Wonderlove. \hAttaboy.

I now pronounce you Admiral of the Air. Because guess what, buddy.

Look down. We're almost home.

Listen carefully. Now don't touch anything.

All you have to do...

is keep your pedal centered so you're square with the runway.

Just keep it exactly like you've got it, and she'll fly herself.

That's easy for you to say.

[ Chaney ] Push down on the collective. Push it down.

[ In English Accent ] Oh, good show.

If you gentlemen wouldn't mind escorting my prisoner.

I'm sure you'll find he's had a bit of a rough flight. Ha.

[ Laughing ] \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hYou did it!

Well, uh, just say the word. I'll-- I'll drop it by the office. Ha-ha!

[ Sirens Approaching ] \h\h\h\h\h\h\hWhoa.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIt's okay, buddy. Yeah. Did I really land Blue Thunder?

You're home free. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Chuckles ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFrank! \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWe missed you. All right.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHey, guys. All right, my man.

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWhoa! Check it out.

Look at this cake. Come on. Let's dig into it.

Welcome back, Frank. I guess you heard about the preliminary hearing.

Anson admitted he set up that whole phony accident just to get you busted.

Yes, sir, I did. \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h[ Perkins ] \h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hChaney.

I'm glad you're back with your outfit, but I...

just wanted you to know it was great ridin' with ya.

Same here, Perkins.

Couldn't have had a better partner.

- [ Clearing Throat ] - Oh, I'm sorry.

Officer Perkins, federal officer Wonderlove.

- Hi. - Hi.

You know somethin', JAFO? Perkins here handles a C.R.T....

better than anybody I've ever seen.

No kidding? You're into computers, huh?

\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hExcuse me. I just got this M-19 Series microprocessor. It's great.

Maybe, um-- Maybe you could come over sometime, and we could, uh,

do some, uh, programming. [ Chuckles ]