Days of Thunder The most "year the movie came out" thing Days of Thunder · The Rewatchables ·March 18, 2025 David Coverdale sings the theme at Tom Cruise’s request In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:01:17Read transcript Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman falling in love during the production is proposed. The Tide, Snickers, Skoal, Exxon, and Mello Yello sponsorships are proposed. Russ Wheeler's girlfriend, her hair, and her boxy blazer are proposed as distinctly 1990. The winning choice is Tom Cruise requesting Whitesnake singer David Coverdale for the film's theme song.
Days of Thunder What’s Aged the Best? Days of Thunder · The Rewatchables ·March 18, 2025 Robert Duvall, craft, cast, and racing lessons In the discussion (8) Approx. transcript time · 01:03:42Read transcript Robert Duvall's committed crew-chief performance is praised and argued to hold the movie together. Tom Cruise's hair and Nicole Kidman's curly hair are praised. Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall sharing serious scenes is praised in light of their later careers. John C. Reilly's Bucky is praised as an early version of Reed Rothchild. Cary Elwes is praised for reliably playing an antagonist. Tom Cruise's unconvincing drunk acting is enjoyed as comedy. The movie's racing lessons about crew-chief trust, tires, team ownership, and driver temperament are praised. The wheelchair race is praised as more entertaining than the car races, including Rowdy batting away a nurse’s assistance.
Days of Thunder The Big Kahuna Burger Award for Best Use of Food and Drink Days of Thunder · The Rewatchables ·March 18, 2025 Two Sweet’N Low packets In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:12:19Read transcript Mello Yello sponsorship and the dinner crudités are proposed. The two Sweet’N Low packets placed on Claire’s thigh win.
Days of Thunder The Great Shot Gordo Award for Most Cinematic Shot Days of Thunder · The Rewatchables ·March 18, 2025 Daytona cars beneath rising balloons In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:13:14Read transcript A low-angle Daytona shot of the cars passing as balloons rise is selected for its color and scale. The physical-exam two-shot revealing the height difference between Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise is an alternate comic choice.
Days of Thunder The Vincent Chase Award: Are We Sure This Character Is Actually Good at Their Job? Days of Thunder · The Rewatchables ·March 18, 2025 Rowdy's wife as house designer In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:14:24Read transcript Rowdy's plan to let his wife design an expensive house despite no stated architecture or project-management experience is the selection.
Days of Thunder The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film Days of Thunder · The Rewatchables ·March 18, 2025 The post-crash middle section In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:14:48Read transcript Rowdy never receiving a full-intensity Michael Rooker scene is identified as a small weakness. Too much talking and too little racing in the second half is the principal weakness. The crash is argued to occur too early, leaving too little of Cole racing at his peak. Rowdy's injury subplot and Cole and Claire's conflict are criticized; killing Rowdy or giving Harry an illness subplot are proposed alternatives.
Days of Thunder The Teddy KGB Award for the Actor in a Completely Different Movie Days of Thunder · The Rewatchables ·March 18, 2025 Nicole Kidman as an elite neurosurgeon In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:17:16Read transcript A visibly young Nicole Kidman playing an elite neurosurgeon is selected as implausible casting.
Days of Thunder What’s Aged the Worst? Days of Thunder · The Rewatchables ·March 18, 2025 Video game, overloaded subplots, rushed win, courtship, and sex scenes In the discussion (7) Approx. transcript time · 01:18:37Read transcript The Days of Thunder video game is criticized as unusually poor for a film suited to an arcade adaptation. The film is criticized for carrying too many underdeveloped backstories, including Bucky's father. Cole's muted reaction to winning Daytona is criticized as rushed and insufficiently celebratory. Cole's pursuit of Claire is criticized as intrusive from the exam-room contact through the parking-lot wait and apartment flowers. Harry's rapid car-building montage is criticized for skipping potentially interesting craft detail. Tim Daland's generic name and the unclear financing of the two-car team are questioned. Cole's bedroom scene with Claire is criticized as another awkward, ambiguous Tom Cruise love scene.
Days of Thunder The Ruffalo / Hanna / Rubinek / Partridge Overacting Award Days of Thunder · The Rewatchables ·March 18, 2025 Tom Cruise in the car; Robert Duvall laughing In the discussion (2) Approx. transcript time · 01:26:54Read transcript Tom Cruise's car outbursts are proposed for overacting. Robert Duvall's delighted laugh after provoking Cole is a separate proposal.
Days of Thunder The Stephen A. Smith Hottest Take Award Days of Thunder · The Rewatchables ·March 18, 2025 Old Tom Cruise teeth; Cocktail 2 In the discussion (5) Approx. transcript time · 01:27:45Read transcript The production indirectly enabled Eyes Wide Shut because Dr. Jerry Punch recommended Nicole Kidman after Dead Calm. Days of Thunder is tested and rejected as better than Top Gun. Tom Cruise's original teeth are preferred to his later straightened teeth. Michael Rooker should have become a much bigger star, though a lack of comic range or conventional leading-man looks is offered as an explanation. The film would be better as Cocktail 2, with Brian Flanagan leaving the bar business for racing.
Days of Thunder Casting What-Ifs Days of Thunder · The Rewatchables ·March 18, 2025 Kurt Russell, Robin Wright, Tom Sizemore, Dale Earnhardt, Paul Newman In the discussion (4) Approx. transcript time · 01:32:26Read transcript Kurt Russell is discussed as the initial Rowdy Burns choice before Backdraft. Robin Wright as Claire Lewicki, Tom Sizemore as Tim Daland, Dale Earnhardt as Rowdy, and Paul Newman as Harry are proposed or reported alternatives. Dale Earnhardt's refusal to play a perceived villain is questioned because Rowdy is not ultimately the villain. Don Simpson's self-casting as Aldo Bennedetti and the cutting of most of his performance are discussed.
Days of Thunder The Danny McBride Award for Playing Yourself Days of Thunder · The Rewatchables ·March 18, 2025 NASCAR figures and Dr. Jerry Punch In the discussion (1) Approx. transcript time · 01:34:50Read transcript Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace, Neil Bonnett, Harry Gant, and Dr. Jerry Punch are listed as playing themselves.
