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| Filmography Days of Thunder (1990) |
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| Days of Thunder (1990) Directed by : Producer: and Writer: with help Executive Producer : Cast (first billed) Tom Cruise Robert Duvall Nicole Kidman Randy Quaid Michael Rooker Cary Elwes Fred Dalton Thompson John C. Reilly J.C. Quinn Don Simpson Peter Appel Stephen Michael Ayers Mike Slattery James Martin, Jr Cindi Vicino Jim Grimshaw Leilani Sarelle Chris Ellis Donna Wilson Caroline Williams Nick Searcy Barbara Garrick Jerry Molen Margo Martindale John Griesemer Michael Burgess Tania Coleridge |
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| Story as per the flick filosopher "Cars. Cars cars cars cars. Vroom! Vroom vroom vroom! Crash! Tom and Nicole have sex! Cars cars vroom vroom! Crash! Vroom! There. You've just seen Days of Thunder." (the flick filosopher) Comments The above story as told by the flick filosopher was too good to resist repeating here! . This film was initially called Daytona, although nicknamed TopCar and part of the filming was done at Daytona and Daytona Beach in Florida.Also North and South Carolina and Arizona Tom Cruise had not met Nicole until this film but had seen her in Dead Calm and wanted her for this film. She met him for the first time when she auditioned for the role in front of Tom, the director, producers and writer. The Halifax Humane Society was called in during filming as 2 seagulls were killed after being lured to the beach with food. However it was decided the birds were killed as an accident. |
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From left: Robert Towne, Don Simpson, Tony Scott, Jerry Bruckheimer, Tom Cruise |
| Story as per www.cduniverse.com Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) is a young, cocky hotshot with little stock car driving experience and a lot of raw talent.Trickle’s uncanny ability to make all the right moves on the racetrack wins him the backing of Tim Dolan (Randy Quaid), who wants to put him in a car. Eventually he wins the support of grizzled former driver Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall), a NASCAR legend who sees that Trickle has the potential to be a great driver. Determined to make it to the top, Trickle develops a healthy rivalry with veteran racer Rowdy Burns (Michael Rooker). Along the way, he romances Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman), a beautiful neurosurgeon. Hogge’s mentoring (and a potential tragedy) leads Trickle through the dramatic process of self-discovery, which ultimately makes him a better driver. "Boy, you're very quick."--Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman) "You oughta see me drive."--Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise) |
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| CAST AND CREW Tony Scott (of Top Gun fame) Jerry Bruckheimer Don Simpson Robert Towne from Tom Cruise Gerald R Molen fromblockbuster.com) Cole Trickle Harry Hogge Dr. Claire Lewicki Tim Daland Rowdy Burns Russ Wheeler Big John Buck Bretherton Waddell Aldo Benedetti Tire Carrier, Cole's Crew Jack Man, Cole's Crew Front Tire Changer, Cole's Crew Field Doctor Nurse Hardee's Pit Crew Chief Female Highway Patrol Officer Harlan Hoogerhyde Darlene Jennie Burns Highway Patrol Officer Lauren Daland Dr. Wilhaire Donna Len Dortort Young Doctor Russ Wheeler's Girlfriend |
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