Days Of Thunder ( 46 City Chevrolet NASCAR ) 1990
Days of Thunder
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. The film also features appearances by real life NASCAR racers
Theme Tune
Show Me Heaven -Maria McKee
Flashing fever from your eyes
Hey baby
Come over here
And shut them tight
I’m not denyin’
We’re flying above it all
Hold my hand, don’t let me fall
You’ve such amazing grace
I’ve never felt this way
Leave me breathless
Oh, show me Heaven, babe
I’m shakin’ just like the breeze
Hey baby
I need your hand to steady me
I’m not denyin’
I’m frightened as much as you
Though I’m barely touching you
I’ve shivers down my spine
And it feels divine
Leave me breathless
Oh, show me Heaven, babe
To dream a dream
Baby hold me tight and let this be
Oh, oh, Heaven, Cover me
Leave me breathless
Oh, show me Heaven, babe
Leave me breathless
Leave me breathless
Cover me, oh yeah
Cast
Tom Cruise Tom Cruise … Cole Trickle
Robert Duvall Robert Duvall … Harry Hogge
Nicole Kidman Nicole Kidman … Dr. Claire Lewicki
Randy Quaid Randy Quaid … Tim Daland
Cary Elwes Cary Elwes … Russ Wheeler
Michael Rooker Michael Rooker … Rowdy Burns
Fred Thompson Fred Thompson … Big John (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
John C. Reilly John C. Reilly … Buck Bretherton
Trivia
In a recent interview on March 03, 2021 with Dr. Jerry Punch on the Dale Jr. Download (2018) it was revealed that Tom Cruise approved Nicole Kidman to be his love interest in the film after it was suggested that Cruise see her performance in “Dead Calm (1989),” after a recommendation by Dr. Punch to director Tony Scott.
The cars used as those of Cole Trickle 46 City Chevrole, Rowdy Burns and Russ Wheeler were provided by Hendrick Motorsports, with racers Bobby Hamilton and Hut Stricklin as the stunt drivers. These cars actually raced during the 1989 Winston Cup Season at Phoenix, where stunt driver Bobby Hamilton officially qualified 5th and led a lap while other cars were pitting before retiring from the race, and the 1990 Winston Cup season at Daytona, Darlington. The cars were officially scored for the Phoenix race in 1989, but were not for the 1990 races, likely because of Hamilton’s strong run the year before. Cole’s first car in the film is sponsored by City Chevrolet, a real-life car dealership in Charlotte, North Carolina, owned by Rick Hendrick.
Cole Trickle is a young racer with years of experience in open-wheel racing. He is recruited by Chevrolet dealership tycoon Tim Daland to race for his team in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series. Daland also convinces former crew chief and car builder Harry Hogge to come out of retirement and lead Cole’s pit crew. During his first few races, Cole has difficulty adjusting to the larger NASCAR stock cars and communicating with his crew while being intimidated on the track by Winston Cup Champion Rowdy Burns
Quote
Harry Hogge: [after Cole gets spun out by Russ] Cole, you OK?
Cole Trickle: [Giving Harry a diagnosis of the car before coming onto pit road] The good news is the accelerator’s fixed. The bad news is the transmission’s screwed. I’m coming in!
Trivia
At the Daytona race before the big wreck, Cole Trickle is spun out by Rowdy Burns. Cole recovers and catches up to Rowdy. The camera pans out to show a long distance shot of Rowdy leading Cole, but the lead car is clearly the number 3 Goodwrench Chevy of Dale Earnhardt, not the 51 of Rowdy Burns. In fact the whole shot is from the 1990 Daytona 500 and the cars on second and third are Derrike Cope’s Purolator Chevy and Terry Labonte’s Skoal Oldsmobile.
Quote
[talking to the chassis]
Harry Hogge: I’m gonna give you an engine low to the ground… extra thick oil pan to cut the wind from underneath you. It’ll give you thirty or forty more horsepower. I’m gonna give you a fuel line that’ll hold an extra gallon of gas. I’m gonna shave half an inch off you and shape you like a bullet. I’ll get you primed, painted and weighed, and you’ll be ready to go out on that racetrack. Hear me? You’re gonna be perfect.
Info
| Cinematography | Ward Russell |
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| Edited by | Billy Weber Chris Lebenzon |
| Music by | Hans Zimmer |
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Production
company |
Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films
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| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
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Release date
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June 27, 1990 |
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Running time
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108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $60 million |
| Box office | $157.9 million |
Trivia
Tom Cruise wanted Kurt Russell for the role of Rowdy Burns. It was through Cruise that Russell became aware of “Backdraft (1991).”
QUIZ 1
Which nascar driver did stunt driving for the movie ?
A. Dorsey Schrader
B. Greg Sacks
C. Ken Schrader
D. Kyle Petty
Press for Answer
B. Greg Sacks
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QUIZ 2
How many cars were wrecked during filming The Days of Thunder ?
A. 28 CARS
B. 35 CARS
C. 45 CARS
D. 66 CARS
Press for Answer
B. 35 CARS
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QUIZ 1
Which nascar driver did stunt driving for the movie ?
A. Dorsey Schrader
B. Greg Sacks
C. Ken Schrader
D. Kyle Petty
NASCAR driver Greg Sacks did most of Tom Cruise’s stunt driving. Cruise wanted to do his own stunt driving, but wasn’t allowed to for insurance reasons. The Chevrolets were prepared by Rick Hendrick’s racing team, which later used some of the movie cars in real races.
QUIZ 2
How many cars were wrecked during filming The Days of Thunder ?
A. 28 CARS
B. 35 CARS
C. 45 CARS
D. 66 CARS
35 cars were wrecked during filming The Days of Thunder, Including Many Amazing Crashes by Nascar Driver Greg Sacks.
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