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Days of Thunder (1990)

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Starring (View all)
Tom Cruise Tom Cruise
Cole Trickle
Robert Duvall Robert Duvall
Harry Hogge
Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman
Dr. Claire Lewicki
Randy Quaid Randy Quaid
Tim Daland
Cary Elwes Cary Elwes
Russ Wheeler
Michael Rooker Michael Rooker
Rowdy Burns
John C. Reilly John C. Reilly
Buck Bretherton


Written by
Robert Towne Robert Towne
(story) and
Tom Cruise Tom Cruise
(story)


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Racing flick, with heart

17 years, 11 months ago at Oct 18 19:13
1 vote
You've got to respect a movie that can make NASCAR look watchable. The chemistry between Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise was great in this movie, the racing footage was top notch and filmed at actual NASCAR events, and the story was compelling enough, although a bit of a cookie-cutter formula to it.

An average movie

13 years, 7 months ago at Mar 7 11:37
1 vote
By now, I have seen all the movies directed by Tony Scott and it is probably the worst one he has made. I mean, I have seen this movie like ages ago but I still remember that the whole thing was pretty boring... The biggest issue, in my opinion, is how can you make an exciting movie about a sport like Nascar racing?!? I mean, no offense, but you only have those guys making circles for hours and it... read more

Has not aged well...

11 years, 1 month ago at Aug 21 17:20
1 vote
"You and Rowdy have the same sickness, it's called denial and it's probably going to kill you both." The racing sequences in Days of Thunder are fantastic. Everything else is borderline unwatchable. That's about all you need to know about this early Tom Cruise vehicle. (Excuse the pun.) A rebellious hotshot race car driver, Cole Trickle (Cruise) dreams of NASCAR fame and fortune. Recruited by ca... read more
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A young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level.
UPC: 097363212379
Tags: Action (19), Drama (16), Racing (11), Sports (8), Romance (7), Rivalry (6), Sport (6), 1990s (5), Friendship (4), Hospital (4), Cars (3), 1990 (3), Career (3), Team (3), Driver (3), Manager (3), Farce (3), Cheating (3), Racer (3), Mechanic (3)
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" Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film released by Paramount Pictures, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Caroline Williams, and Michael Rooker. The film also features appearances by real life NASCAR racers, such as Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace, Neil Bonnett, and Harry Gant. Commentator Dr. Jerry Punch, of ESPN, has a cameo appearance, as does co-"


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" Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film released by Paramount Pictures, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Caroline Williams, and Michael Rooker. The film also features appearances by real life NASCAR racers, such as Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace, Neil Bonnett, and Harry Gant. Commentator Dr. Jerry Punch, of ESPN, has a cameo appearance, as does co-"


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" Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film released by Paramount Pictures, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Caroline Williams, and Michael Rooker. The film also features appearances by real life NASCAR racers, such as Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace, Neil Bonnett, and Harry Gant. Commentator Dr. Jerry Punch, of ESPN, has a cameo appearance, as does co-"


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"First viewing - May 17th Days of Thunder was not a film that I was interested in at the time of its release, though I do recall getting toys of the cars in it from a fast food chain at the time. When I saw the cast and that it was directed by Tony Scott, I figured it might be worthwhile. Eh, not so much. I mean, I wouldn't say it's a bad movie but there's nothing present to get me emotionally invested. The only character who gets fully fleshed out is Robert Duvall's, which is kind of a problem "


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"March 22nd Directed by: Tony Scott Honestly, there's a lot of great stuff visually, it's helped by the fact that the 90's were cool, and I was watching the pan & scan LaserDisc; a lot of things look better when you cut the image into a square. Of course, other times it's distracting when half of someone's face isn't in the shot. Otherwise, this is an unusually slow paced sports drama with a lot of ham-fisted Nicole Kidman romance. Tom Cruise is a good lead for pretty much any film, he has star"



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