Watched CHUKA (1967) a gunslinger and a stagecoach of randoms find themselves under siege from Indians in a cavalry post. The story is very ho-hum and it's not helped by the copious use of studio sets. That said, the cast for this is wild. We've got the Australian Rod Taylor...

Hey, film fans. my list of films with an exploding helicopter currently stands at 9️⃣6️⃣2️⃣. I just need another 3️⃣8️⃣films and I'll have got to a 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣. I don't know why getting to that number feels important, but after 18 years counting films with chopper fireballs it just does. boxd.it/4sxw

Films with exploding helicopters

A film is always improved by a helicopter explosion. And they blow up in films more frequently than you might think, and in ways you never imagined. So, here are all the films I've found with at least...

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New Schlock Pit post! 🚨 And it’s some more Mark L. Lester worship, with my notes on MISBEGOTTEN (1997); the Commando helmer’s second pairing with fellow iconoclast Larry Cohen. 🔗 theschlockpit.com/2026/08/02/m...

Misbegotten (1997): You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

Matty coos and cuddles a cracking thriller from director Mark L. Lester and scripter Larry Cohen.

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#DTVDigest‌ 320: Reviews of DEEP WATER (Signature Entertainment), MOCKBUSTER (Miracle Media), THE MORTUARY ASSISTANT (Acorn), TINSMAN ROAD (Blue Finch Film Releasing) and more. The #DTVthrowback is INTO THE BLUE 2: THE REEF (2009) and the #ShortShot is DUPED! Listen at bit.ly/DTVDigest320 #DTV

Episode 320: The Mortuary Assistant, Deep Water, The Fires, Mockbuster, The Morrigan, They Wait In Shadows, Tinsman Road, Duped, Into the Blue 2 | The DTV Digest

In this episode Mike, Steve and Amanda tackle seven new releases. NB: This episode was recorded in two sessions as not everyone was available on the same day.  As usual, click the link to be taken to ...

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Watched TURBULENCE (2025) a *ahem* high concept thriller that's essentially 'Basic Instinct in a hot air balloon'. The plot is thinner than the air they're flying in, but there's just enough invention to keep the film airborne. Exploding Helicopter fave, Olga Kurylenko, has the Glenn Close role.

Watched TWO MEN IN TOWN (1973) Delon a newly released con trying to go straight who's harassed by the cop who previously brought him down. This condemnation of the French legal system was written and directed by Jose Giovanni who spent time in prison for murder. Delon and Gabin are superb.

Watched MISDIRECTION (2026). These are tough times for Olga Kurylenko fans. The string of recent duds gets longer and we can add this lamentable home invasion offering to the list. The plot's 'twists' aren't interesting and the whole thing is filmed in a stygian gloom. Even at 80m it feels long.

The Exploding Helicopter returns! On our new episode we're taking a look at the crime thriller HOTEL ARTEMIS (2018) We discuss the action, they mystery, the John Wick vibes, and an exploding helicopter that could be a video art installation. Listen wherever you get your pods!🚁💥🎥🎧

New post, "Private Wars" (1993), our 61st PM flick on the site, starring Steve Railsback, with James Lew and Vince Murdocco, and Red Horton and "Broadway" Joe Murphy on stunts. dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2026/08/priv...

You gotta love this one... From MAGADHEERA (2009)

Watched STREET WARS (1992) This movie is absolutely wild. It's like Boyz n the Hood, but with kids cleaning up the streets by shooting people with Uzis from microlights. Do yourself a favour and watch this film.

ERIC ROBERTS IS THE FUCKING MAN returns with guest @mikexnichols.bsky.social joining us to discuss SPIN cycles, mockbusters, stop motion, and the weird, wild story behind the 2025 AI-centric thriller VIOLET! All that and the latest ERIC ROBERTS news! www.cinemasmorgasbord.com/episode-334-...

Episode 334 – Eric Roberts is the Man – Violet (2025) (/w Mike X Nichols) » Cinema Smorgasbord

What's THIS? A returning episode of ERIC ROBERTS IS THE MAN with guest Mike X Nichols joining us to talk about all the latest Eric Roberts news as well as an odd AI-centered thriller from 2025 called ...

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The Exploding Helicopter returns! On our new episode we're taking a look at the crime thriller HOTEL ARTEMIS (2018) We discuss the action, they mystery, the John Wick vibes, and an exploding helicopter that could be a video art installation. Listen wherever you get your pods!🚁💥🎥🎧

We got one! BLUE THUNDER S1 E8 becomes the 9️⃣9️⃣th episode of TV that we've found with an exploding helicopter. 🚁💥📺 In addition to the exploding helicopter, this episode is also notable for being the first where we get to see Blue Thunder do a loop.

We're back with @cultmovie.cards no.7 in our series celebrating helicopter explosions in films... This time we're celebrating the classic chopper fireball in STONE COLD (1991). This awesome scene was the inspiration for me to start cataloguing helicopter explosions in film.

Just attempted to watch GOMORRAH: THE ORIGINS. I was a huge fan of Gomorrah, so was psyched to watch this. Unfortunately, it's only available in the UK as an English dub, and that dub is horrendous. It's so bad, I had to abandon it after five minutes. Sky, what have you done?

The Exploding Helicopter podcast will return this week when we book in to HOTEL ARTEMIS (2018). We discuss the action, the mystery, the 'John Wick vibes' and an exploding helicopter that could be a video art installation. Listen soon, wherever you get your pods...

A brand new episode of ERIC ROBERTS IS THE FUCKING MAN with special guest @mikexnichols.bsky.social will be arriving TOMORROW all about the weird, wild story behind the 2025 AI-centric thriller VIOLET! AND ALL THE LATEST ERIC ROBERTS NEWS! Subscribe while you STILL CAN www.cinemasmorgasbord.com

Here at Exploding Helicopter we consider this remake vastly superior to the original for one simple reason.... From KING KONG (1976)

We've teamed up with @cultmovie.cards to celebrate 12 films with an exploding helicopter. Here's the iconic chopper fireball from DIE HARD 4.0 (2007).

From GINTAMA 2: RULES ARE MADE TO BE BROKEN (2018)

We got one FIREFLIES AT EL MOZOTE (2025) becomes the 9️⃣6️⃣2️⃣nd film we've found with an exploding helicopter. 🚁💥🎥 Thanks to @thewykah.bsky.social for another tip-off! 👍

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@chopperfireball.bsky.social youtu.be/1-82FoFC_QE?... I've not watched the film yet but nice of them to include it in the trailer...

New review, "Illicit Behavior" (1992), our first Joan Severance film on the site! Also starring Jack Scalia, Robert Davi, and James Russo. dtvconnoisseur.blogspot.com/2026/07/illi...

Watched THE ODYSSEY (2026) and I can confirm that it does not feature an exploding helicopter.

Not a film that many people remember as having an exploding helicopter. From THE THING (1982)

Watched PAYDAY (1973) where Rip Torn plays a narcissistic country music artist whose life on the road spins out of control amid pills, booze, and sex. It's a fantastic performance. He creates a true monster who casually uses, abuses, discards, and suborns everyone around him.

Not a film that many people remember as having an exploding helicopter. From THE THING (1982)

Watched THE SON OF MONTE CRISTO (1940) an enjoyably lively swashbuckler. George Sanders is great as the moustache-twizzling villain, and Joan Bennett is gorgeous as the damsel-in-distress. The only blackspot is Louis Hayward's hero. He's appropriately energetic, but lacking in charisma.

Watched THE DEVIL'S BRIGADE (1968) a Dirty Dozen clone with William Holden whipping a rag tag group of criminals [and Canadians] into shape. It's very good, but is very much in the second tier of the WW2 men-on-a-mission movies that proliferated in the Sixties.

Oliver Reed as a French-Canadian fur trapper who purchases a young mute girl to be his wife? IT HAPPENED in the odd survival-adventure-romance(?) film THE TRAP from 1966. Learn all about it on the latest episode of FURTHER REEDING!

Episode 333 – Further Reeding – The Trap (1966) » Cinema Smorgasbord

Bundle up tight because Further Reeding is heading deep into the unforgiving 19th-century Canadian wilderness with Oliver Reed at his absolute gruffest (and most outrageously accented) as Jean La Bête...

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