DAYS OF THUNDER: The Insane Story Behind Tom Cruise’s Racing Classic

Podcast: Raiders Of The Lost Podcast · Big IP | Realm

Opublikowano: 2026-09-08

Days of Thunder might have been sold as “Top Gun with race cars,” but behind the scenes, it became one of the wildest blockbuster productions of the 1990s. We’re revisiting Tony Scott’s NASCAR classic, breaking down Tom Cruise’s iconic performance as Cole Trickle, Robert Duvall’s Harry Hogge, the incredible racing sequences, Hans Zimmer’s score, and why the movie has only gotten better with age. We also dive into the insane story of how the movie was made: Cruise hitting nearly 175 MPH at Daytona, real movie cars qualifying for NASCAR races, Robert Towne r...