Whilst we celebrate a quality helicopter explosion as much as the next chopper fireball fanatic, it's equally important we recognise those directors who fulfill their fundamental obligation to film fans by always a whirlybird conflagration in their offerings.
1 - Cirio H Santiago
Number of exploding helicopter films: 15
- Stranglehold (1994)
- Kill Zone (1993)
- Firehawk (1993)
- Live By The Fist (1993)
- Field Of Fire (1992)
- Beyond The Call Of Duty (1991)
- Last Stand At Lang Mei (1989)
- Fast Gun (1988)
- Future Hunters (1988)
- The Devastator (1986)
- Demon Of Paradise (1987)
- Eye Of The Eagle (1987)
- Behind Enemy Lines aka Killer Instinct (1987)
- Final Mission (1984)
- Cover Girl Models (1975)
2 - Richard Pepin
Number of exploding helicopter films: 9
- Firepower (1993)
- Cyber Tracker (1994)
- T-Force (1994)
- Hologram Man (1995)
- Cyber-Tracker 2 (1995)
- The Silencers (1996)
- The Sender (1998)
- Epicenter (2000)
- Mindstorm (2001)
= 3 - David A Prior
Number of exploding helicopter films: 7
- Deadliest Prey (2012)
- Good Cop Bad Cop (1994)
- Future Zone (1990)
- Future Force (1989)
- Jungle Assault (1989)
- Hell On The Battleground (1988)
- Deadly Prey (1987)
= 3 - Joseph Merhi
Number of exploding helicopter films: 7
- Executive Target (1997)
- Riot (1996)
- Rage (1995)
- Zero Tolerance (1994)
- Maximum Force (1992)
- The Killers Edge aka Blood Money (1991)
- Midnight Warrior (1989)
= 3 - Sam Firstenberg
Number of exploding helicopter films: 7
- The Alternate (2000)
- American Ninja (1985)
- Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
- Operation Delta Force (1997)
- Cyborg Cop (1993)
- Cyborg Cop II (1994)
- Blood Warriors (1993)
= 3 - Jim Wynorski
Number of exploding helicopter films: 7
- Transylvania Twist (1989)
- Desert Thunder (1999)
- Militia (2000)
- Raptor (2001)
- Sub Zero (2005)
- Piranhaconda (2012)
- Crash Point Zero
4 - Antonio Margheriti
Number of exploding helicopter films: 6
- Commando Leopard (1985)
- The Commander (1988)
- Codename: Wild Geese (1984)
- Indio (1989)
- Indio 2 (1991)
- Tornado: The Last Blood (1983)
= 5 - Jeff Leroy
Number of exploding helicopter films: 5
- Crack Up (1997)
- Crack (2000)
- Unseen Evil 2 (2004)
- Creepies (2004)
- Giantess Attack vs Mecha Fembot (2019)
= 5 - Yossi Wein
- Operation Delta Force 5: Random Fire
- Never Say Die
- Death Train
- Cult Of Fury
- Operation Delta Force 2: Mayday
= 5 - James Cameron
- Avatar
- Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- True Lies (1994)
- Avatar: The Way of Water
- Piranha 2: The Spawning
= 6 - Renny Harlin
Number of exploding helicopter films: 5
- Cliffhanger (1993)
- Deep Blue Sea (1999)
- 12 Rounds (2009)
- 5 Days Of War (2010)
- The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
= 6 - Roland Emmerich
Number of exploding helicopter films: 4
- Independence Day
- Godzilla
- White House Down
- Moon 44
Also with 4 films....
Andy Sidaris
David Worth
James Cameron
Michael Bay
Osamu Dezaki
John Guillermin
We'll be updating this list as new information becomes available.....