Product Details

• Actors: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid, Cary Elwes
• Directors: Tony Scott
• Writers: Tom Cruise, Robert Towne
• Producers: Don Simpson, Gerald R. Molen, Jerry Bruckheimer
• Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
• Language: English, French, Spanish
• Subtitles: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: December 30, 2008
• Run Time: 107 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B001GMH8U6
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #8,839 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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With Days of Thunder, director Tony Scott tried to do for the Indy 500 what he did for the U.S. Air Force with Top Gun. But without Top Gun's go-go soundtrack and visual feats, Scott merely ends up with a Tom Cruise vehicle that's out of gas.

Cruise plays (what else?) a cocky, upstart stock-car racer who faces down ruthless racing opponents. Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Cary Elwes, and Randy Quaid do the laps around this movie's tiresome track with Cruise, while director Scott attempts to propel the action along with his trademark visceral, gritty but glamorous visual style.

Days of Thunder is notable, however, as a turning point in Cruise's then one-dimensional career. After this film--having tired even his most devoted fans by playing a bartender, an air force pilot, and a stock-car driver--Cruise was forced to take on real character parts. --Ethan Brown

Product Description

"...comes on like thunder! It's a winner!" - Joel Siegel, WABC-TV/New York "****Best movie of the summer!" - Steve Kmetko, KCBS-TV/Los Angeles From the engine roar and fever pitch of professional stock car racing, Days of Thunder explodes with the most spectacular racing action ever captured on film. Tom Cruise plays race driver Cole Trickle, whose talent and ambition are surpassed only by his burning need to win. Discovered by businessman Tim Daland (Randy Quaid), Cole is teamed with legendary crew chief and car-builder Harry Hogge (Academy Award. winner Robert Duvall) to race for the Winston Cup at the Daytona 500. A fiery crash nearly ends Cole's career and he must turn to a beautiful doctor (Nicole Kidman) to regain his nerve and the true courage needed to race, to win and to live.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars SOUND, SOUND, SOUND, SOUND!!!!!!!!!, March 9, 2001

By	"idealboi" (Florence, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Days of Thunder (DVD)

First of all... The movie is quite good, with great performances from Robert Duval, Tom Cruise, and Nicole Kidman. The film has great racing footage (with a few inconsistencies) and is all in all, a good movie... Now let's talk about the DVD... This is one of the best sounding DVD's that I've ever put in to my home theater! The sound in the 5.1 surround sound will absolutely have you looking around for the race car!!!!! As "Cole Trickle" first gets in the car at the vacant raceway, test driving "Rowdy Burns'" car, you will absolutely be beside yourself!! The sound is unreal! You will love this DVD just for the fact of showing off your home theater to friends! The picture has a few flaws, but nothing too noticable! (mainly aspect ratio) That's what gave it the 4 stars instead of 5. Buy this DVD for your theater... You won't be disappointed!!!

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than the editorial review, March 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Days of Thunder (DVD)

This is a great movie for any Nascar fan. Make sure you totally disregard the "editorial review"

"With Days of Thunder, director Tony Scott tried to do for the Indy 500 what he did for the U.S. Air Force with Top Gun."

Days of Thunder tried to do for the DAYTONA 500, what he did for the US NAVY in Top Gun, Anyone who can't get that right, should not be reviewing movies..

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed with DVD, February 20, 2000

By	"quinny-nz" (NZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Days of Thunder (DVD)

I loved this movie at the cinema and rushed to get it on DVD. So why is it grainy, with bad sound, no extras to speak of and just feels very poorly done. Really really disappointed with it and have taken it back to the shop for a refund. The studio have cheated the fans on this one!