Days of Thunder
You can't outrun the thunder.
1990 | 107m | English
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Tony Scott |
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| Writer: | Tom Cruise, Robert Towne |
| Staring: |
| 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: | Jun 27, 1990 |
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| Director: | Tony Scott |
| Writer: | Tom Cruise, Robert Towne |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Drama |
| Keywords | sports, stock car racing, daytona, revenge, rivalry, car crash, racing, race car driver, nascar, racer, stock car, phoenix, arizona, motorsport |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $157,920,733
Budget: $60,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 19, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
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| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Tom Cruise | Cole Trickle |
| Robert Duvall | Harry Hogge |
| Nicole Kidman | Dr. Claire Lewicki |
| Randy Quaid | Tim Dalander |
| Cary Elwes | Russ Wheeler |
| Michael Rooker | Rowdy Burns |
| Fred Thompson | Big John |
| John C. Reilly | Buck Bretherton |
| J.C. Quinn | Waddle |
| Don Simpson | Aldo Bennedetti |
| Caroline Williams | Jennie Burns |
| Michael Burgess | Young Doctor |
| Gerald R. Molen | Dr. Wilhaire |
| Donna W. Scott | Darlene |
| Leilani Sarelle | Female Highway Patrol Officer |
| Chris Ellis | Harlem Hoogerhyde |
| Peter Appel | Cole's Crew |
| Stephen Michael Ayers | Cole's Crew |
| Mike Slattery | Cole's Crew |
| John Griesemer | Len Dortort |
| Barbara Garrick | Lauren Daland |
| Tania Coleridge | Russ Wheeler's Girlfriend |
| Alexandra Balahoutis | Autograph Fan |
| Steve Boyd | NASCAR Official |
| Daniel D. Greenwood | ESPN Announcer |
| Jim Grimshaw | Hardee's Pit Crew Chief |
| James Martin Jr. | Field Doctor |
| Margo Martindale | Donna |
| Jim Crowther | Dr. Crowther |
| James D. Henson | Doctor |
| Cyndi Vicino | Nurse |
| Shari Ellis | Nurse |
| Xavier Coronel | Orderly |
| Nick Searcy | Highway Patrol Officer |
| Jerry Punch | Himself |
| Neil Bonnett | Himself |
| Harry P. Gant | Himself |
| Rusty Wallace | Himself |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tom Cruise | Story |
| Chris Lebenzon | Editor |
| Rick Hendrick | Technical Advisor |
| Gerald R. Molen | Unit Production Manager |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| Steve M. Davison | Stunts |
| R.A. Rondell | Stunts |
| Robert Towne | Screenplay, Story |
| Tony Scott | Director |
| Midge Costin | Sound Effects Editor |
| Bob Orrison | Stunts |
| Eddy Donno | Stunts |
| Chick Bernhard | Stunt Double |
| Norman Howell | Stunts |
| Alex Edlin | Stunts |
| Steve Boyum | Stunts |
| Scott Wilder | Stunt Double |
| Gary McLarty | Stunt Coordinator |
| Michael Tronick | Editor |
| David R. Ellis | Stunts |
| Ric Roman Waugh | Stunts |
| John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Chad Randall | Stunts |
| Carey Loftin | Stunts |
| Gary Hymes | Stunts |
| Allan Padelford | Stunt Driver |
| Stuart Waks | Editor |
| Susan Becker | Costume Design |
| Ward Russell | Director of Photography |
| Michael Neumann | Second Assistant Director |
| Ronald C. Jacobs | Leadman |
| Virginia G. Hadfield | Key Hair Stylist |
| Paul Murphey | Video Assist Operator |
| George Watters II | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Christopher Kennedy | Music Editor |
| R.J. Palmer | Sound Effects Editor |
| Howell Gibbens | Sound Effects Editor |
| Ed Callahan | Sound Effects Editor |
| Richard Epper | Stunts |
| Bob Bragg | Stunts |
| Robert C. Jones | Editor |
| Thomas E. Sanders | Art Direction |
| Thomas L. Roysden | Set Decoration |
| Bert Lovitt | Editor |
| Scott Metcalfe | Second Assistant Director |
| Mark Wade | Property Master |
| Ellen Wong | Key Makeup Artist |
| Larry K. Johnson | Script Supervisor |
| Charles M. Wilborn | Production Sound Mixer |
| Juno J. Ellis | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Rick Kline | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Beth Sterner | Sound Effects Editor |
| John Benson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Richard M. Ellis | Stunts |
| J.N. Roberts | Stunts |
| William H. Burton Jr. | Stunts |
| David Rubin | Casting |
| Benjamín Fernández | Art Direction |
| Billy Weber | Editor |
| James W. Skotchdopole | First Assistant Director |
| Robert Ulland | Steadicam Operator |
| Rick Sharp | Makeup Supervisor |
| Gabriel Borgo | Hairstylist |
| Kenneth Schwarz | Boom Operator |
| Cecelia Hall | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Donald O. Mitchell | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| F. Hudson Miller | Sound Effects Editor |
| Frank Howard | Sound Effects Editor |
| Pamela Bentkowski | Sound Effects Editor |
| Clarke Coleman | Stunts |
| Thomas J. Larsen | Stunts |
| Rhonda Waymire | Stunts |
| Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts |
| Tom Bahr | Stunts |
| Tony Kahana | Stunts |
| Tom Elliott | Stunt Double |
| Steven Chambers | Stunts |
| Pat McGroarty | Stunts |
| Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Gary Epper | Stunts |
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Danny Rogers | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Don Simpson | Producer |
| Gerald R. Molen | Executive Producer |
| Jerry Bruckheimer | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 29 | 44 | 22 |
| 2024 | 5 | 34 | 47 | 20 |
| 2024 | 6 | 28 | 55 | 17 |
| 2024 | 7 | 32 | 59 | 21 |
| 2024 | 8 | 26 | 36 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 | 20 | 31 | 12 |
| 2024 | 10 | 37 | 84 | 16 |
| 2024 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 17 |
| 2025 | 1 | 24 | 41 | 16 |
| 2025 | 2 | 18 | 33 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 8 | 25 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 605 | 801 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 912 | 919 |
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| 2024 | 9 | 975 | 975 |
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** ...
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 Nicol ... e 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?
"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 Crui ... se). 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.