Rating: PG13
Genre: Romance
Theatrical Release: 06/27/1990(USA)
Release Date: 05/25/1999
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 5.1/2
Run Time: 107 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Paramount

The Top Gun team of producers Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer, director Tony Scott, and superstar Tom Cruise reunite for this excursion into stock-car racing that incorporates the vroom and rumble of deafening car engines with a rehash of the same elements that worked so effectively in Cruise's Top Gun, The Color of Money, and Cocktail. Cruise plays stock-car driver Cole Trickle, a young fireball on the Southern stock-car circuit who has loads of talent but no conception of how to channel that talent in to racing success. When Tim Daland (Randy Quaid) commissions veteran stock-car racer Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall) to built a car and hires Cole to drive it, Harry must instill in Cole his philosophy of winning and teach him how to channel his raw talent into success -- or, as Harry puts it, "controlling something that's out of control." Cole immediately comes into conflict with the circuit's star driver, Rowdy Burns (Michael Rooker), and their hijinks on the track causes them to smash up their cars and lands them both in the hospital. Because of his injuries, Rowdy is forced to withdraw from the circuit competition. With no rival to torment, Rowdy becomes Cole's supporter and friend, while Cole revs up his motors for Dr. Claire Lewicki (Nicole Kidman), the attractive brain specialist who supervises Cole's recovery from the crackup. Cole's health is restored, and he begins to race again, chastened and hanging onto Harry's every word. Cole appears to have centered himself for success, but in an orgasmic grand finale, Cole must compete against Russ Wheeler (Cary Elwes), a dastardly driver who not only wants to see Cole defeated but permanently disabled.

~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Tom Cruise - Cole Trickle
Robert Duvall - Harry Hogge
Nicole Kidman - Dr. Claire Lewicki
Randy Quaid - Tim Daland
Michael Rooker - Rowdy Burns
Cary Elwes - Russ Wheeler
Fred Dalton Thompson - Big John
John C. Reilly - Buck Bretherton
J.C. Quinn - Waddell
Don Simpson - Aldo Benedetti

Production:
Tony Scott - Director
Gerald R. Molen - Producer
Jerry Bruckheimer Don Simpson - Co Producer
Shirley Walker Hans Zimmer - Composer
Chris Lebenzon Bert Lovitt Billy Weber - Editor
Tom Cruise Donald E. Stewart Robert Towne - Screen Writer
Thomas Roysden - Set Designer
Benjamin Fernandez - Art Director
David Rubin - Casting
Ward Russell - Cinematographer
Greg Sacks - Consultant/advisor
James Tyson - Costume Designer
Susan Becker - Costume Designer
Winnie D. Brown - Costume Designer
Jerry Molen - Executive Producer
William McConnell - First Assistant Camera
Thomas Sanders - Production Designer
Rick Kline - Sound/Sound Designer
Donald O. Mitchell - Sound/Sound Designer

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