Days of Thunder
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| Directed by | Tony Scott |
| Produced by |
Don Simpson Jerry Bruckheimer |
| Screenplay by | Robert Towne |
| Story by | Robert Towne Tom Cruise |
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| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
| Cinematography | Ward Russell |
| Edited by |
Billy Weber Chris Lebenzon |
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Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Productions
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Running time
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108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $157.9 million |
Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film released by Paramount Pictures, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes, Caroline Williams, and Michael Rooker. The film also features appearances by real life NASCAR racers, such as Rusty Wallace, Neil Bonnett, and Harry Gant. Commentator Dr. Jerry Punch, of ESPN, has a cameo appearance, as does co-producer Don Simpson.
This is the first of three films to star both Cruise and Kidman (the other two being Far and Away and Eyes Wide Shut).
Cole Trickle is a young racer from Eagle Rock, California, with years of experience in open-wheel racing winning championships in the United States Auto Club (USAC). His goal was to win the Indianapolis 500 but realises that "You can't win at Indy without a great car and my name isn't Andretti or Unser". He is recruited by Chevrolet dealership tycoon Tim Daland to race for his team in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Daland also convinces former crew chief and car builder Harry Hogge to come out of retirement and lead Cole's pit crew. After Trickle sets a fast time in a private test at Charlotte, Hogge builds him a new Chevrolet Lumina to drive in the Winston Cup, though the season has already started.
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