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Overview

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Director:
Tony Scott
Writers (WGA):
Robert Towne (story) and
Tom Cruise (story) ...
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Release Date:
27 June 1990 (USA) more
Genre:
Action | Drama | Romance | Sport more
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
NewsDesk:
(22 articles)
Nicole Kidman warned off Tom
 (From Monsters and Critics. 4 November 2009, 5:01 AM, PST)

Tony Scott still loves the '80s
 (From Monsters and Critics. 29 October 2009, 11:05 AM, PDT)

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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
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color (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)
Certification:
Iceland:L | Brazil:Livre | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-10 | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:10 | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Sweden:Btl | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) (1991) | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 (w) | Canada:A (Nova Scotia)
Filming Locations:
Bristol, Tennessee, USA more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The scene where Tim approaches Harry on a tractor was filmed on NASCAR legend Junior Johnson's farm. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the shop scene where Cole Trickle is talking to the doctor you can clearly see what is Derrike Cope's purolator car through the window. more
Quotes:
Harry Hogge: What do you know about stock car racing?
Cole Trickle: Well... watched it on television, of course.
Harry Hogge: You've seen it on television?
Cole Trickle: ESPN. The coverage is excellent, you'd be surprised at how much you can pick up.
Harry Hogge: I'm sure I would.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) more
Soundtrack:
HEARTS IN TROUBLE more

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6 out of 11 people found the following comment useful.
'Top Gun' Tom On The Ground, 16 September 2007
6/10
Author: ccthemovieman-1 from Lockport, NY, United States

Boy, Tom Cruise had that obnoxious character down pat for quite some time, didn't he? Here is yet another film in which he plays that type of annoying character you want to slap in the face (or something else). Yeah, if you liked Top Gun and his other "pretty-boy" films of this period - and some were pretty good, actually - you might like this. In fact, this film might be more popular now since NASCAR is televised so much more these days. This movie may get a new audience. Frankly, I could care less about auto racing, back then and now, but I don't hate it, I love most other sports and I like a good movie. This was only fair in all categories. Not bad; not good.

Racing fans tell me there wasn't a lot of realism with this and actual NASCAR events - mainly involving sponsorship - back then, but I was looking an entertaining film....and I like Robert Duvall as actor and don't mind gazing at Nicole Kidman (who can also act.) Michael Rooker and Randy Quaid usually portray interesting people, too.

It's basically a story about a guy who wants to prove himself on the race track, and I have no problem with that. It's not a memorable but it's not a waste of time either. You should be reasonably entertained.

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