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Release Date
• USA: Jun 27, 1990
DVD Release Date
• R1: May 25, 1999
• R2: 31 Jul 2000
Budget $60,000,000
MPAA Rating
PG13
Running Time
1 hour, 47 minutes
Country USA
Studio Paramount
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Other Titles
• Days of Thunder
• Tage des Donners (1990)
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Genre: Action, Romance, Drama, Sports, Buddies, Doctor, Cult Classic
Tagline: You can't stop the thunder.
Plot: 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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Robert Towne
Chinatown, Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, The Two Jakes |
 | Tom Cruise
War of the Worlds, Minority Report, The Others |
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| Cast |
Tom Cruise
War of the Worlds, Minority Report, Magnolia |
| Robert Duvall
The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, Apocalypse Now |
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 | Randy Quaid
Independence Day, Brokeback Mountain, Not Another Teen Movie |
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| Music By |
Hans Zimmer
Gladiator, Batman Begins, As Good as It Gets |
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