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Days of Thunder

Director: Tony Scott
Studio: Paramount

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75 reviews
Sales Rank: 14324

Genre: Drama
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 108 Minutes

ASIN: B001D0BM2Q

Release Date: October 16, 2008
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Synopsis:

From the engine roar and fever pitch of professional stock car racing, Days of Thunder explodes with the most spectacular racing action ever captured on film. Tom Cruise plays race driver Cole Trickle, whose talent and ambition are surpassed only by his burning need to win. Discovered by businessman Tim Daland (Randy Quaid), Cole is teamed with legendary crew chief and car-builder Harry Hogge (Academy Award. winner Robert Duvall) to race for the Winston Cup at the Daytona 500. A fiery crash nearly ends Cole's career and he must turn to a beautiful doctor (Nicole Kidman) to regain his nerve and the true courage needed to race, to win and to live.

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Customer Reviews: Read 70 more reviews...

4 out of 5 stars

SOUND, SOUND, SOUND, SOUND!!!!!!!!! March 10, 2001
8 out of 8 found this review helpful

First of all... The movie is quite good, with great performances from Robert Duval, Tom Cruise, and Nicole Kidman. The film has great racing footage (with a few inconsistencies) and is all in all, a good movie... Now let's talk about the DVD... This is one of the best sounding DVD's that I've ever put in to my home theater! The sound in the 5.1 surround sound will absolutely have you looking around for the race car!!!!! As "Cole Trickle" first gets in the car at the vacant raceway, test driving "Rowdy Burns'" car, you will absolutely be beside yourself!! The sound is unreal! You will love this DVD just for the fact of showing off your home theater to friends! The picture has a few flaws, but nothing too noticable! (mainly aspect ratio) That's what gave it the 4 stars instead of 5. Buy this DVD for your theater... You won't be disappointed!!!

5 out of 5 stars

Better than the editorial review March 23, 2002
8 out of 9 found this review helpful

This is a great movie for any Nascar fan. Make sure you totally disregard the "editorial review"

"With Days of Thunder, director Tony Scott tried to do for the Indy 500 what he did for the U.S. Air Force with Top Gun."

Days of Thunder tried to do for the DAYTONA 500, what he did for the US NAVY in Top Gun, Anyone who can't get that right, should not be reviewing movies..

2 out of 5 stars Disappointed with DVD February 20, 2000
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

I loved this movie at the cinema and rushed to get it on DVD. So why is it grainy, with bad sound, no extras to speak of and just feels very poorly done. Really really disappointed with it and have taken it back to the shop for a refund. The studio have cheated the fans on this one!

4 out of 5 stars An entertaining race car drama, which is actually good. November 1, 2002
Christian Pelchat (Canada.)
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

When a businessman by the name of Tim Daland (Randy Quaid) needs a new driver for the chance to win the Winston Cup at the Daytona 500. Tim is recruiting his old partner-Chef Crew and Car Builder Harry Hogge (Oscar-Winner:Robert Duvall) to train, young ambitious race driver Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise)-who has the talent for and his burning need to win for his life on the race. When one race, Cole's has survived for a fiery crash, a young brillant doctor (Nicole Kidman), who saved his life. When Cole actually falls in love with the Doctor. Then he puts all his energy, heart and soul to prove himself that he's a winner.

Directed by Tony Scott (Top Gun, Enemy of the State, Spy Game) actually made a fun (If at times-slow moving) flick. From a story by Oscar-Winner:Robert Towne and Cruise. Towne wrote the screenplay, which he acutally avoid most the chiches but it's quite flawed because of Cruise's one-note performance. It's the Performances from the Supportive Cast and Action Race Sequences outshines Cruise's Role, which is actually a good thing. Duvall is Solid as Usual and also Micheal Rooker as One of Cruise's race buddies are the stand-outs in this. Cary Elwes, Fred Dalton Thompson and a young John C. Reilly are in small roles in this one. This was a Box-Office Hit in the Summer of 1990. This is not, one of Cruise's Best films but is one of the few Stand-Out films from Scott. Watch for the late:Don Simpson (which he also produced this film in a cameo). Panavision. Grade:B+.

1 out of 5 stars Somebody please make a different Nascar movie. November 12, 2004
M. Gage (Brooklyn, NY)
6 out of 10 found this review helpful

The biggest problem I have with this move is that's it's not a movie about racing. It's a movie about how spell-binding an actor Tom Cruise is. First-off, of all people who would be stock car drivers, Tom Cruise and Cary f**king Elwes? Nascar is badass and it needs to have a film that does it some justice. Also Nicole Kidman as a Nascar babe? Bob Duval and Randy Quaid rock. Nascar is all about mustaches and dudes named Randy. The scene at the end w/ Duval running and laughing is probably the best one in the film. Hopefully some one will make a decent alternative to this high-speed version of Cocktail. Poop. Utter poop.