Days of Thunder

Pros: Great Cast (Duvall, Kidman, Cruise), extremely exciting, well done NASCAR film, it never drags
Cons: none

1990 brought us a thrilling action film about NASCAR and the ins and out of racing. It also brought us our first glimpse of the unknown Nicole Kidman, as a doctor who ends up treating two of the drivers later on in the movie. She is a bright spot in ...

Pros: Soundtrack didn't pollute the airwaves nearly as long as "Top Gun", Robert Duvall
Cons: Predictable, wooden performances, cliche hell, rape of the racing community

Hollywood loves to ram its Star Vehicles into the concrete walls that bound our senses, repeatedly attempting to penetrate and violate the contents within. Hollywood also enjoys tapping into avenues that are increasing in popularity with the masses at...

Pros: It's a car racing movie
Cons: an action film about NASCAR? The appeal wasn't there for many

For those who are not fans of NASCAR racing, this film could possibly get you interested in the sport. That was one of the main ideas back in 1990 when Days of Thunder was released. Combine Tom Cruise with Robert Duvall, some fast action with race cars,...

Pros: Tom Cruise in his second action film for Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson
Cons: Poor character and plot development, but darn good racing scenes

The late Don Simpson and his partner Jerry Bruckheimer understand Hollywood perfectly. They also understand movie audiences just about as well. They know how to take a story, add the elements that the movie public enjoys, then slap it up on the big...

Pros: Cars, crashes and Babes.
Cons: Not real accurate portrayal of Nascar racing

Tom Cruise is a mystery to me. If you ask me about him I'll probably make a reference to his lack of acting ability or his height. However I've seen a lot of his movies. I saw Days of Thunder and you know what, I kinda liked it, even if it is Top Gun...

Pros: Sound, Effects, Acting
Cons: None

We just purchased a 43" Sony TV and one of the first movies purchased was Days Of Thunder. Every time I went into a store this Christmas they were showing Days of Thunder to promote selling Surround Sound and large screen TVs. We also have a DVD...

Pros: Cruise gives Robert Towne some work (the first of many collaborations) ...
Cons: Cruise gives Nicole Kidman some work (the first of many collaborations) ...

If you exiled yourself in a shed without modern conveniences during the last 10 years, you would have never seen the upteen reruns of the Tom Cruise vanity project Days of Thunder on the “superstation.” So, here’s a synopsis:

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Pros: Good action
Cons: bad affects

What excitement. Great racing action. Not realalistic,but good. Day Of Thunder is a great racing movie. Tom Cruise did a great job. I do have to say all the actors did a great job. The one problem I had with the movie is the racing. It was...

Pros: great race scenes
Cons: weak plot, predictable

Tony Scott and producers Jerry Bruckheimer and the late Don Simpson produce an action paced stock-car film called “Days of Thunder”. Robert Duvall plays a veteran stock-car racer, Harry Hogge, who now spends his life on his farm. Suddenly he is...

Pros: Cruise is cute
Cons: acting, story,dialogue, predictable

I spent my Saturday watching old movies that I own, either bought or taped off of cable. I popped in Days of Thunder, starring babe-Tom Cruise, Nichole Kidman (lucky woman), and Robert Duvall.

Want to know the plot? Easy...take top gun,...

Pros: Action, Characters, Story line
Cons: can't think of any

Rubbing is not racing in the Winston Cup Series of Nascar, but it is allowed in the Busch Series of Nascar. Tires are very important in a race as this movie states. It is the Pit Crew and the Driver that wins a race, not the car, since the vehicles are...

Pros: Robert Duvall is good, when he isn't talking to the car.
Cons: Bad casting for the neurosurgeon, lack of realism.

I love racing. I hated this movie. The previews made me think that there would be great stunts throughout, but it disappointed me in that regard. And some of the plot development was inane:

1. Tom Cruise is supposed to be a two-time World...

Pros: great racing scenes
Cons: thin plot weak acting

Fast cars and hot chicks, that pretty much sums up the movie Days of Thunder. This movie had a star studded cast in that the three main characters were Tom Cruise, Robert Duvall, and Nicole Kidman. Even with a great cast I thought this movie was pretty...

Pros: good movie
Cons: none

What a great movie!
I first saw this in the theater and had to have it. After seeing it probably 50 times it finally went into the drawer.
This movie is about race cars and how a young Tom Cruise (Cole Trickle in the movie) becomes a great...

Pros: Days of Thunder is an awesome movie. One of my favorites.
Cons: none

I must confess, Days of Thunder is one of my favorite movies. You’re probably thinking Tom Cruise as a Nascar driver? Trust me, it works. I love everything about this movie. It had a great plot, great action, great actors, great acting; it’ perfect....