Days of Thunder is a 1990 American auto racing film released by Paramount Pictures, produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott. The cast includes Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes and Michael Rooker. The film also features appearances by real life NASCAR racers, such as Rusty Wallace, Neil Bonnett, and Harry Gant. Commentator Dr. Jerry Punch, of ESPN, has a cameo appearance, as does...
Cole lets Harry know both the good, and the bad, news about his chances of wi...
Cole has been silent the entire race to point. As he comes up on the smoke fr...
Russ doesn't think Cole poses any kind of threat to him winning the race, and...
Fellow driver Rusty Wallace praises Cole's determination to win, even though ...
Aldo Bennedetti mentions how badly he would like to see Cole lose the race.
Neil Bonnett gives Cole some praise before the race and compliments his abili...
On race day at Daytona most of the drivers interviewed have good things to sa...
Harry talks to Rowdy's number 51 car prior to Cole's running it at Daytona.
Cole wants to make Harry proud of the car he built, asks one last time to dri...
Cole begs Harry one last time to allow him to bring his creation to life, and...
Cole pours his heart out to Harry in the hopes that there is still faith in h...
Cole and Harry continue their soul-searching conversation late into the night...
Rowdy refuses to go to the hospital, so Cole tries to make him realize he can...
Rowdy refuses to go to the hospital, convincing himself that he will be alrig...
Rowdy pulls the car over on the way to dinner. When Cole asks him what he's t...
Big John tells Rowdy and Cole they can easily be replaced if they don't work ...
Big John makes a metaphor about Japanese produce to drive home his point to C...
After Dr. Claire Lewicki refuses to give them medical clearance, Big John thr...
Cole is cursing on the radio after dropping from first to third because of a ...
Cole makes the excuse to Harry that he is all over the track because another ...
Cole promises Harry that, with the right hardware, he will ensure total victo...
Harry sweet talks the car chassis he is about to build and tweak to absolute ...
Harry talks to the bare car chassis he is about to shape into Cole's ultimate...
Harry talks to the chassis of the car he's about to build, and is full of ide...
Harry scolds Cole for being too novice when it comes to racing, and mocks his...
Cole makes the excuse to Tim that a newer car, well-maintained, is the key to...
As Tim lectures Harry and Cole, Harry interrupts him with some sarcasm.
Tim calls the entire team in the office. After a few words he dismisses every...
Tim walks out to tractor that Harry's driving. He walks along side of it and ...
Harry talks to Cole and the Pit crew as Cole takes the lead with 23 laps to go.
Cole gets Rowdy to go back to the hospital in Daytona. After he's examined, C...
At the Firecracker 400, Cole signs autographs before the race.
Tim balls out the entire team for Sunday's, somewhat unprofessional, showing.
Cole's moved up to ninth, he's racing with confidence again.
The race is won. Harry sits collecting himself. Cole goes over to him and put...
Cole fakes up, moves down, then pushes Russ into the wall. His revenge is sw...
Cole tells Harry what he's getting ready to do to Russ in the last lap of the...
Harry moves to take Russ on the outside. Russ puts him on the wall, causing H...
Tim tells his pit crew to help get Cole's car back on the track. A NASCAR off...
Harry radios Cole the times and positions during the Daytona 500.
The race cars are on the track, the green flag is out at the Daytona 500.
Claire stops in to see Cole before the race at Daytona.
Cole tells Harry he wants to race because Rowdy asked him to.
Cole asks Harry why he won't set up Rowdy's car for him to drive at Daytona. ...
After Rowdy asks Cole to drive his car for him, Cole drives to Harry's.
Cole picks up a baseball bat and slams it into the pool table. Then, he point...
Cole shows up to Rowdy's to take him to the hospital for surgery.
Claire has her final say and walks away leaving Cole standing in the parking ...
Claire walks back toward Cole. She looks him in the eyes and explains her pro...
Claire gets out of the car, gives Cole a piece of her mind, then takes a few ...
Cole tears after a taxi that bumped him in front of a hotel to make him move....
After Russ cost Cole the race, Cole leaves the pit and slams into Russ while ...
After Russ causes Cole to spin out, Harry confronts Tim on pit row.
During a race, Claire, in the pit, asks Harry why Cole hasn't visited Rowdy i...
Cole is back on the track for the first time since the accident. He panics.
During a boat outing, Rowdy gets sick. Back at his place, he faints while Cla...
On top of her in bed, Cole tells Claire that he can't just tell her what he m...
Claire, on top of Cole in the bed, questions him. Cole pushes her off, and tu...
Cole demonstrates drafting on Claire's leg with two packets of sugar represen...
Cole has picked up Claire from the airport. They talk on the way back to the ...
Claire examines Cole and clears him to race. Exiting the exam room, Cole apol...
Cole is on the phone with Claire trying to get her to go out with him.
Cole talks to Claire on the phone after having an entire florist shop deliver...
Rowdy and Cole arrive at dinner, after racing in rental cars, to the restaura...
Cole waits for Dr. Claire Lewicki in the hospital parking lot to apologize fo...
Dr. Claire Lewicki enters Cole's hospital room. Thinking the guys are setting...
One of Cole's crew members comes into his hospital room wearing dark glasses,...
Cole is undergoing tests in the hospital. Harry is in the room with the docto...
Cole and Rowdy are both in the emergency room after Cole slammed into Rowdy a...
Cole is completely dumbfounded as the rest of the team laughs when the female...
The semi is pulled over by state police. A female trooper, frisking Cole, gra...
Harry and Cole solidify their trust in one another after that first win.
Cole mentions that Harry lied to him about the tires. Harry starts a little h...
Harry and Cole talk about misfortunes in their lives over some beer.
Tim hugs Cole in his left arm, and Harry in his right. After promising, they ...
After Cole wins, he and Harry are interviewed. The truth about the special ti...
Cole edges Rowdy out and takes the checkered flag for the win.
Cole follows Harry's advice and makes his move to the outside once they get t...
After dropping from first to third because of a slow pit stop, Harry tells Co...
Cole enters the pit in first place. The gun jams on a tire change and he lose...
After the talk with Tim, Harry has a talk with Cole and learns that Cole know...
Tim has his final say and leaves Harry to think it over.
Tim refers to Cole jumping out of the car and chasing Harry through the pit, ...
In Bristol, after Cole spins out of the race, Buck points out a side of the c...
Cole comes into the pit after incurring considerable damage to the car and re...
In Phoenix, racing, Rowdy intentionally hits Cole in the rear, causing him to...
After a successful first run, Cole and Harry discuss Cole's past and whether ...
Harry takes exception to Cole saying that a stock car is a stock car.
Harry asks Cole why he didn't stick to open wheels. Cole tells him he couldn'...
Harry and Cole have their first conversation after his first run. When he tur...
His first time in a stock car, Cole takes a few laps then lets Harry know his...
Harry tells Cole he's not going to drive Rowdy's car. Tim is confused.
Rowdy's leaning on the race car listening to Harry and Cole talk. He straight...
Cole rides up to the track on a motorbike. He stops next to the car, gets off...
As he walks beside the tractor discussing a car and driver, Tim suggest that ...
Harry gives Tim several reasons why he shouldn't build a race car for him.
Their driver is running laps. Waddell questions Harry and Tim about him.
At the track, while they watch Tim's driver, they talk about him.
Harry provides Tim with several reasons why he won't go back into racing, and...
While walking beside the tractor Harry's driving, Tim tries to sell Harry on ...
The announcer is heard over the PA as the drivers walk to their cars to start...
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