Days of Thunder

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Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer. Robert Towne wrote the screenplay based on a story he co-wrote with Tom Cruise. The film stars Cruise, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Michael Rooker, Nicole Kidman and Cary Elwes. It also features appearances by real life NASCAR racers, such as Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace, Neil Bonnett, and Harry Gant. Commentator Jerry Punch, of ESPN, has a cameo appearance, as does Simpson. Days of Thunder was released in the United States on June 27, 1990, by Paramount Pictures. The film received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its racing sequences, Hans Zimmer's musical score, and the performances of Cruise and Duvall, but criticized its lack of originality compared to Scott's previous film Top Gun, and grossed $157.6 million worldwide against a production budget of $60 million. The film has made a large cult following to NASCAR fans over the years. A sequel is...

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