Days of Thunder

Days of Thunder is an American feature film of the sports drama genre. It was directed by Tony Scott with a script written by Robert Towne based on a story treatment by Towne and Tom Cruise, who also plays the lead role in the film. It was produced by Paramount Pictures and Don Simpson/Jerry Bruckheimer Films and released theatrically in the United States on June 27th, 1990. Cruise plays the role of Cole Trickle - a young open wheel race car driver who dreams of making it into the big leagues and racing at the Indy 500. The movie also stars Cruise's wife, Nicole Kidman as Doctor Claire Lewicki, Robert Duvall as Harry Hogge, Randy Quaid as Tim Daland, Cary Elwes as Russ Wheeler, Michael Rooker as Rowdy Burns, and John C. Reilly as Buck Bretherton.

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California; Florida; North Carolina; Wheelchair