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Overview

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5.4/10   23,785 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Robert Towne (story) and
Tom Cruise (story) ...
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Release Date:
27 June 1990 (USA) more
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Tagline:
You can't stop the thunder. more
Plot:
A young hot-shot stock car driver gets his chance to compete at the top level. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 win more
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(24 articles)
Their Best Role: Nicole Kidman in 'To Die For'
 (From Cinematical. 29 November 2009, 2:33 PM, PST)

Kidman: 'I was told not to marry Tom'
 (From digitalspy. 5 November 2009, 2:43 AM, PST)

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Cruise goes with what works more (81 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Tom Cruise ... Cole Trickle

Robert Duvall ... Harry Hogge

Nicole Kidman ... Dr. Claire Lewicki

Randy Quaid ... Tim Daland

Cary Elwes ... Russ Wheeler

Michael Rooker ... Rowdy Burns
Fred Dalton Thompson ... Big John

John C. Reilly ... Buck Bretherton
J.C. Quinn ... Waddell

Don Simpson ... Aldo Bennedetti

Caroline Williams ... Jennie Burns
Donna W. Scott ... Darlene (as Donna Wilson)

Chris Ellis ... Harlem Hoogerhyde

Peter Appel ... Cole's Crew
Stephen Michael Ayers ... Crewmember
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Additional Details

Runtime:
107 min
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Colour (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (analog 70 mm prints) | CDS (digital 35 mm and 70 mm prints) | Dolby SR (analog 35 mm prints)
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Trivia:
Many real-life NASCAR drivers (including Rusty Wallace) appear in the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Numerous problems with the juxtaposition, cleanliness, and markings of cars. more
Quotes:
Harry Hogge: [after Cole gets spun out by Russ] Cole, you OK?
Cole Trickle: [Giving Harry a dianogsis 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!
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14 out of 20 people found the following comment useful.
Cruise goes with what works, 7 September 1998
7/10
Author: Bryan Jeffries from Delhi, NY, SA

This movie is basically paying homage to Top Gun. The same team that made that movie a success got together to create another pumped up movie.

Cruise plays Cole Trickle, a very cocky and smooth indy car driver that lost his ride and decided to head to NASCAR with team owner Tim Daland,(Randy Quaid), and be coached by legendary crew chief Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall). During the Daytona 500 Cole and nemesis Rowdy Burns are involved in a nasty wreck that hospitalizes both of them and threaten to end their careers. They become friends but Cole realizes his mortality and must overcome it if he is to ever race effectively again.

This has better romantic chemistry than Top Gun. Due in part to the fact that Cruise and Kidman really were attracted to each other and we know the rest is history. The action scenes are great and filmed superbly. It's also a very loud movie. It received an Oscar nomination for best sound. It's just another mindless action movie to help relieve boredom. 7 out of 10.

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