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Days of Thunder

- You can't outrun the thunder.

Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track. The young hotshot develops a rivalry with a fellow racer that threatens his career when the two smash their cars. But with the help of his doctor, Cole just might overcome his injuries-- and his fear.

Release Date : 1990-06-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Paramount PicturesDon Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Cole Trickle

Original Name : Tom Cruise

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry Hogge

Original Name : Robert Duvall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Claire Lewicki

Original Name : Nicole Kidman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tim Dalander

Original Name : Randy Quaid

Gender : Male

Character Name : Russ Wheeler

Original Name : Cary Elwes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rowdy Burns

Original Name : Michael Rooker

Gender : Male

Character Name : Big John

Original Name : Fred Thompson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Buck Bretherton

Original Name : John C. Reilly

Gender : Male

Character Name : Waddle

Original Name : J.C. Quinn

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aldo Bennedetti

Original Name : Don Simpson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jennie Burns

Original Name : Caroline Williams

Gender : Female

Character Name : Young Doctor

Original Name : Michael Burgess

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Wilhaire

Original Name : Gerald R. Molen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Darlene

Original Name : Donna W. Scott

Gender : Female

Character Name : Female Highway Patrol Officer

Original Name : Leilani Sarelle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Harlem Hoogerhyde

Original Name : Chris Ellis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cole's Crew

Original Name : Peter Appel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cole's Crew

Original Name : Stephen Michael Ayers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cole's Crew

Original Name : Mike Slattery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Len Dortort

Original Name : John Griesemer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lauren Daland

Original Name : Barbara Garrick

Gender : Female

Character Name : Russ Wheeler's Girlfriend

Original Name : Tania Coleridge

Gender : Female

Character Name : Autograph Fan

Original Name : Alexandra Balahoutis

Gender : Female

Character Name : NASCAR Official

Original Name : Steve Boyd

Gender : Male

Character Name : ESPN Announcer

Original Name : Daniel D. Greenwood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hardee's Pit Crew Chief

Original Name : Jim Grimshaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Field Doctor

Original Name : James Martin Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Donna

Original Name : Margo Martindale

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dr. Crowther

Original Name : Jim Crowther

Gender : Male

Character Name : Doctor

Original Name : James D. Henson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Cyndi Vicino

Gender : Female

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Shari Ellis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orderly

Original Name : Xavier Coronel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Highway Patrol Officer

Original Name : Nick Searcy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Jerry Punch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Neil Bonnett

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Harry P. Gant

Gender : Male

Character Name : Himself

Original Name : Rusty Wallace

Gender : Male

Reviews

JPV852

@JPV852

2021-06-23

I'm not much a fan of any kind of racing but found this to be a relatively entertaining sports-thriller which does feature some good NASCAR racing sequences and a nice cast, though can't really say anybody stood out, even Cruise. **3.25/5**

GenerationofSwine

@GenerationofSwine

2023-01-12

It is Top Gun on wheels isn't it? Only Maverick came across as more blue collar wild and Trickle is a little more California pretentious wild. So it's kind of Top Gun only with Cary Elwes playing Val Kilmer. It's kind of Top Gun only Robert Duvall plays Cobra. It's kind of Top Gun but Nicole Kidman plays Kelly McGillis. It's kind of Top Gun only with NASCAR instead of Tomcats. You can't really fault this as a bad film, because it makes a promise to be a certain kind of film, and it keeps it's promise... and entertains while doing it. So, if you are coming in thinking Chinatown.... what do you think you are watching?

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-04-17

"Harry" (Robert Duvall) is quite merrily driving his tractor on his farm when his erstwhile racing partner 'Daland" (Randy Quaid) shows up telling him of a new hotshot driver that he simply has to meet. Reluctantly he goes to the track and is introduced to the stroppy and headstrong "Cole" (Tom Cruise). Let's just say that the two just don't get on at all, but hey - we all know what has to happen now and yep, that's exactly how things pan out. An injury puts "Cole" under the care of "Dr. Claire" (Nicole Kidman) and I'm not too sure what the ethics committee might have to say about what ensues on the romantic front of this entirely predictable high-octane yarn. It might almost be as if one of the stars was a petrol-head and had enough money for a vanity project? Maybe that's just cynical - but in any case there's always some decent race photography to fall back on as the narrative suggests the depth of driving skills in this sport isn't very extensive. Duvall does his best to inject a little gravitas to the proceedings, but it's essentially a quickly-paced toy for it's headliner that you can watch for the (very) occasional adrenalin rush but that's about the height of it.