Days of Thunder – ep 41 – 1990

Summary: Fast cars. Cocky hotshots. A grizzled mentor. Flagrant sexual harassment. Mellow Yellow. The only things this manly, man's-man movie needs are Tim "the Tool Man" Taylor grunts and a literal pissing match (though there are plenty of figurative ones).<br> <br> Tom Cruise is Cole Trickle, a Racing God who doesn't know anything about cars. Nicole Kidman is playing an actual Australian, Robert Duvall speaks only in "stock-car-is-life" metaphors, and Cary Elwes is playing a dick, as per usual.<br> <br> It's NASCAR meets "Top Gun" with a dollop of cocaine in 1990's "Days of Thunder," directed by Tony Scott. "Let me out of the CAHR, Cole!"<br> Also discussed in this episode:<br> <br> Aladdin (2019)<br> Booksmart (2019)<br> What Men Want (2019)<br> At Eternity's Gate (2018)<br> Mary Poppins Returns (2018)<br> Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much (2017)<br> Stars Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)