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Days of Thunder
By admin2 | May 1, 2008
Days of Thunder is a NASCAR car racing drama film that cam out in 1990. It stars Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes and Michael Rooker. The film also features appearances by real life racers, such as Rusty Wallace and Neil Bonnett.
Days of Thunder revolves around a talented but cocky racing rookie, Cole Trickle (Cruise), who, after trying his hand in the American open wheel ranks, seeks to win on the NASCAR circuit. His mentor, Harry Hogge (Duvall), acts as his crew chief and Dr. Claire Lewicki (Kidman) is a young brain surgeon who tries to tame the out-of-control Trickle. The movie received some heat from NASCAR, who took offense at the exaggeration of the “rubbing” action of NASCAR, featuring maneuvers between cars that were incredibly unusual and dangerous, particularly for the time in NASCAR history the movie portrayed.
Topics: Auto Racing Movies |