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Days Of Thunder
1990
Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support of grizzled former driver .. Read more
| Starring | Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid |
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| Director | Tony Scott |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sport |
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Days Of Thunder
Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support of grizzled former driver Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall), a NASCAR legend who sees that Trickle has the potential to be a great driver. Determined to make it to the top, Trickle develops a healthy rivalry with veteran racer Rowdy Burns (Michael Rooker). Along the way, he romances Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman), a beautiful neurosurgeon. Hogge's mentoring (and a potential tragedy) leads Trickle through the dramatic process of self-discovery, which ultimately makes him a better driver. Directed by Tony Scott, DAYS OF THUNDER is reminiscent of his TOP GUN, the film that rocketed Cruise to stardom. Scott uses spectacular driving and racing scenes in this film, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound.
| Starring | Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Michael Rooker, John C. Reilly, Chris Ellis, Fred Dalton Thompson, J.C. Quinn, Don Simpson |
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| Director | Tony Scott |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 42 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 47 mins |
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| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sport |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Dubbed | Czech, German, Hungarian |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 31 Jul 2000 Blu-ray: 02 Mar 2009 Production year: 1990 |
| Format | DVD |
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The master of the flashy, trashy action picture — Britain's very own Tony Scott — sought to recapture the glories of Top Gun in this reunion with Tom Cruise, which resulted in Cruise's marital union with co-star Nicole Kidman. Motor sport movies have a lousy track record at the box office and this cliché-ridden stock car variation was a costly flop. Reworking many of the themes in Howard Hawks's The Crowd Roars, Robert Towne's script must have looked a sure-fire winner, and there's little wrong with Scott's zippy race sequences or Robert Duvall's performance as Cruise's manager. Worse films than this have been smashes, so give it a spin.
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A flashy, pre-packaged racing picture featuring stock cars and stock situations. Veteran crew chief Duvall's efforts to... read more on Time Out
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
A true classic for boys of the 90`s
For any man who was a teenage boy in the 90`s then this is the film for you. If you like racing and fast cars, the story is ok and holds together but the true buzz of this film is the racing. Nicole kidman half naked also makes this worth watching. Ill be buying this one to keep. Easy watching entertainment
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0 out of 1 person found this review helpful
An oldie but a goodie! Have seen many times and still watch it again and again. Definetly one to watch
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Days Of Thunder
Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent. Trickle's uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support ...
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