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Days Of Thunder
on DVD (1990)
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| Starring: |
Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Michael Rooker, John C. Reilly, Chris Ellis |
| Director: |
Tony Scott |
| Studio: |
PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time: |
102 mins |
| Certificate: |
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| User collections: |
Guilty Pleasures, My Favorite Films, Some of the greatest films of all time, The Greats Films Ever FULL STOP |
| Genres: |
Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Languages: |
English |
| Dubbed: |
Czech, German, Hungarian |
| Hearing-impaired: |
English |
| Subtitles: |
Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish |
| Released: |
31/07/2000
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| Also Available on: |
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Brief synopsis of 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.
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Critics Reviews
Radio Times
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.
Time Out
A flashy, pre-packaged racing picture featuring stock cars and stock situations. Veteran crew chief Duvall's efforts to...
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Halliwell's Film Guide
An over-familiar story rendered no more interestingly than usual. Despite its star, it flopped at the box-office.
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