Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder
Directed byTony Scott
Screenplay byRobert Towne
Story byRobert Towne
Tom Cruise
Produced byDon Simpson
Jerry Bruckheimer
StarringTom Cruise
Robert Duvall
Randy Quaid
Nicole Kidman
Cary Elwes
CinematographyWard Russell
Edited byChris Lebenzon
Billy Weber
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
company
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
June 27, 1990
Running time
107 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$60 million[1][2]
Box office$157.9 million

Days of Thunder is a 1990 American auto racing movie that was produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and was directed by Tony Scott. Days of Thunder was released on June 27, 1990 in North America. The movie received mixed reviews with a 40% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 60 out of 100 from Metacritic. The movie had two video games based on it.

Cast

  • Tom Cruise as Cole Trickle
  • Nicole Kidman as Dr. Claire Lewicki
  • Robert Duvall as Harry Hogge
  • Michael Rooker as Rowdy Burns
  • Cary Elwes as Russ Wheeler
  • Randy Quaid as Tim Daland
  • Fred Dalton Thompson as Big John
  • John C. Reilly as Buck Bretherton
  • J. C. Quinn as Waddell
  • Caroline Williams as Jeannie Burns
  • Leilani Sarelle as a Female Highway Patrol Officer who is actually a stripper hired by Harry as a prank on Cole.
  • Chris Ellis as Harlem Hoogerhyde
  • Don Simpson as Aldo Bennedetti (cameo)
  • Richard Petty as Himself (cameo)
  • Rusty Wallace as Himself (cameo)
  • Neil Bonnett as Himself (cameo)
  • Harry Gant as Himself (cameo)
  • Dr. Jerry Punch as Himself (cameo)

Other websites


  1. 1 2 Days of Thunder at the American Film Institute Catalog
  2. ↑ "Battle of the Biceps". People Magazine. Archived from the original on July 29, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020.