Why Days of Thunder Is Awesome (And Always Will Be)

[@LASTCARonBROCK]

I swear I've heard someone other than me pronounce it "hyper-bowl." My mistake.

[@joshiek7839]

Your miss pronounced word is among the greatest things no one gives a shit about. Good vid mate. Came here from S1apshoes

[@drivewaystar6485]

Also i rode the ride at Carowins. They had some of the movie cars parked out inbetween the lines and I ran out and touched russ wheeler's real quick lol. I was 5 or 6.

[@KyleP133]

People mispronouncing words is usually because they've read it and have a larger vocabulary than most people use in regular speech. I'll never get upset at anyone mispronouncing anything.

[@leeboss6631]

@@KyleP133 ennything

[@spacemanmonster23]

Hyperbole: Hyperbowl/Hyper bowl-iee Meh. no matter. it's a rarely used word.

[@Savoy1984]

I genuinely have lost count how many times I’ve watched this film it’s awesome.

[@Canuck307]

I hear ya buddy. Anytime I have the TV to myself, I toss this on. I'm droppin the hammer!

[@jamesgentry13]

You haven't watched it enough until you can quote pretty much the whole thing.

[@whatincarnation95]

The new Top Gun sequel gives me hope we just maybe can get a second film.

[@lukewingard6031]

I saw an unofficial trailer with Tom Cruise for a days of thunder 2 but it was a stupid space ship racing thing not a stock car racing movie

[@bdavis24fan]

Yes I want a sequel

[@cool3865]

i dont think it would ever happen, it would cost too much money, there are too many trade secrets and Frances Jr. wouldnt let them do that. hell look at how bad Talladega Nights is

[@jabber1990]

why? unless its a movie about some old guy wanting to come back from being in backmarker cars for the past 20 years ...isn't that the plot of Driven?

[@LucasOliveira-tt2ll]

Sure. Kyle Busch wanted to be Rowdy Burns but he's a total Russ Wheeler *runs away*

[@Maverick33]

The popularity of this film is why Mello Yello decided to sponsor Kyle Petty in 1991-1994

[@IamTheShermanator]

Oh yeah. "I gotta pit" "I don't think so, we're busy now" "You're what?" "We're, uh, eating ice cream" "ICE CREAM?!" "Now you're welcome to come on and get one but I don't believe NASCAR would think much of you trying eating a ice cream cone out there. You have enough trouble riding around the track as it is"

[@headbrown5629]

Yea.. Driver was Benny Parsons..crew chief Harry Hyde

[@billangell6478]

Good news is the accelerator's fixed bad this is the transmissions screwed I'm coming in.

[@billangell6478]

Or my favorite.. "I want you to go back out there and hit the pace car"

[@trealosgaming3345]

@@billangell6478 "Hit the Pace car? What for?" "You hit every other (bleep) thing out there I want you to be perfect."

[@pattreu834]

HIT THE PACE CAR

[@FreshCutFrenchFries]

Who ever came up NASCAR names; Cole Trickle and Rowdy Burns is damn genius! Names are so perfect 👌

[@probowl43]

Odd to hear that Hans Zimmer didn't care for his own score. To me that's the one thing nobody can deny about this film since the music fits so well in all areas, from the build up to the most tense moments. Not to mention the legendary final scene with Cole and Harry racing to Victory Lane. Pure perfection.

[@ThunderAppeal]

A movie for morons, but morons.

[@burntvirtue]

Zimmer is a self-important douche. He thinks his blaring, one note wall of wind instruments is art, but actual music for DOT is "embarrassing". Give me a break.

[@danfors1333]

There is a ten minute track that isn't even included on CD that is beyond epic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKqrpnSLrMmVm5o I think it's Zimmers best work ever, filled with adrenalin and emotion. So weird that he's ashamed of it.

[@ZeusCannonBen]

Those transitions cracked me up. Just a sudden cut to a random sound bite. Simple yet effective.

[@brekkens47]

Lovely DefunctLand reference. Playing into the seemingly massive overlap in Theme-Park fans & NASCAR fans.

[@GeidRimla]

Woah, is there an overlap?? Those are my two passions essentially

[@RavenStation711]

It's not really all that uncommon if you think about it. It's all about adrenaline and physics that both things share so much in common. Why do you think so many coaster enthusiasts and NASAR fans are young, scrawny geeks?

[@PikaKnightStudios]

This has and always will be my absolute favorite movie. I was around six when I watched it on TV. That was back in 1999. I then received a recording on a VHS tape. I cherished the heck out of that. Never thought the picture could get any better. Then I found it as an actual VHS, again, blown away by the quality. Several years went by and I came across the DVD for around $5! Instantly bought, and my goodness was that gorgeous. Fast forward to 2008, I got the Blu-Ray for a present one day. With a massive TV and surround sound, I put it in my PS3. The sheer spectacle of what was in front of me literally made me cry. A movie I literally grew up with was finally on the best disc format (shy from 4k blu ray which I HOPE AND PRAY IS SOON). This is such an underrated movie, and I'm elated to see someone giving it the praise it deserves! It's not perfect, but it's not trying to be anyway. It knows what it is, and hoooooly crud, is it brilliant. I'm so glad you included some of the sound bites. The dialogue is incredible

[@redram5150]

My dad had a Texaco station when DoT debuted and gave me a poster from the movie that hung on my wall for years. That station made me root for the Texaco-Havoline Ford Thunderbird driven by Davey Allison, and broke my heart a few short years later.

[@michaelhall736]

My favorite movie of all time. I know every single line by heart and can reenact the whole thing without a script.

[@gojeffgordon24]

Just like you, this is what got me into Nascar racing as a kid. After I saw the movie I watched the 1992 Daytona 500 on TV and have been following the sport ever since. Love the throwback paint schemes at Darling for the movie too.

[@Paolo_Pinkas747]

German Kid here... me too... one day my dad told me he is going to record a cool movie on tape for me in the evening - next afternoon I was watching Days of Thunder and was infected. Tried desperately ways to watch it in germany on the tv, when I was 5 or 6 years old, in the sunday evening when tv coverage was very late for germany and my parents want to watch of course movies, later I tried desperately to get Nascar (1) from Papyrus try to run on our (even in win 95 times) "potato" pc... But some of my childhood dreams came true, just 20-25 years later in iRacing. Unfortunenatly, cars and racing have changed a lot.

[@railsandracing]

Perfect timing and great video! I was literally just watching Days of Thunder. I didn't know that Hans Zimmer disliked his score for this movie. It always gets me pumped for a race.

[@MotorsportsFan17]

It's amazing that Kyle Busch got a lot of his Motives from this movie like his Nickname and the Numbers 46 and 51 on his Truck Series Team.

[@WTF-TV2415]

And drives car no. 18 just like the puke in the movie, just like the puke that he is.

[@alexbenjaminlubbers]

No lie DoT is one of my favorite films. I may only be 25, but I love the film. I swear, every time I listen to Harry talk to the car, I get chills. You can almost feel the aura coming off the car, if that makes any sense.

[@ryanwinkelman1781]

I did a top end swap on my mustang 5.0 and the first time I took it to the dragstrip of course I gave it the Harry speech lol.

[@nvrndingsmmr]

@@ryanwinkelman1781 Thanks for sharing, that's awesome

[@TheRealHoltzy]

That is actually part of what they were subtly trying to portray throughout the movie

[@bodarville7860]

That on the move shot of the 51 on the door of the Mello Yellow car is one of the coolest things I've ever seen in a racing movie.

[@seankeating5005]

This is one movie I would LOVE to see at a drive-in movie theater. A screen the size of a building and getting to hear it echo out of every car in true surround sound. O M G!!!!

[@shawnandseanshow192]

Sean Keating Just saw Jaws and Jurassic Park the other night at the drive-ins. It was awesome!

[@cole-trickle50]

I managed to buy a mint condition crew jacket from the making of the film recently and now is one of my prized possessions . I have always loved Days of Thunder

[@Blougheed]

my dad took me on that ride so many times.. it is one of my favorite memories with him!

[@MatthewLewisAtlanta]

Stunt drivers: Greg Sacks (mainly #46) Bobby Hamilton (mainly Exxon #51) Hut Strickland (mainly #51) Tommy Ellis (mainly #18) Rick Mast (mainly Exxon #51) Jimmy Means Stan Barrett Phil Barkdoll Ken Ragan Tom Cruise Don Simpson There are several more, I'm certain, whom I've heard mentioned over the years as doing some driving work for the film. Unfortunately, obtaining a master list is impossible as they're not listed in the movie credits or on imdb or anything. This is just off the top of my head.

[@bradleydennis1263]

Hands down my favorite movie ever

[@StsFiveOneLima]

Maybe not mine, but damn, I feel you. I LOVE this film.

[@beitie]

I've watched Days of Thunder so many times, I can practically recite most of the movie by heart. It inspired my childhood and was critical in shaping who I am today. I love this movie.

[@brettbaratheon9776]

I absolutely love this movie! I was nine as well when I came out and it has been a favorite of mine since the day I saw it. Now I watch it with my son, and we play with the cars from the movie, and it is passed onto another generation to be enjoyed. This video was awesome! Thank you for making it. If you go to the outside, you can hold it!

[@MotorsportsFan17]

Another idea I might have for you is: "Why Talladega Nights is Funny for all the *WRONG* Reasons"

[@Dohsoda]

Days of Thunder is has one of the best Hans Zimmer scores. I have no idea why he'd be disappointed or embarrassed by it.

[@StsFiveOneLima]

Agreed. It's very nice for the movie content.

[@Engrphotog21]

The soundtrack makes this movie for me, despite what it's own composer thinks. Racing was always something Iiked and the soundtrack always evokes familiarity and comfort for me. I'll play it walking into any race track. I have yet to actually attend a race at Daytona though.

[@MrMatthias]

I haven't seen this movie since I was a kid. I really need to watch it again.

[@jwallace2913]

"Now while we're still under caution I want you to go out there and hit the pace car!" "Hit the pace car?" "Hit the pace car!" "What for?" "Because you hit every other god damn thing out there I want you to be perfect!" "...." Lmao

[@RazorSharp75426]

*hits the pace car *Yello - Oh Yeah starts playing FAIL

[@DanielSong39]

Juan Montoya did hit the pace car

[@TalesFromTheBlahSide]

I feel in love with motor racing after watching Le Mans when I was eleven. Went back on my own later in the week and watched it again.

[@sonykroket]

Thank you for this video, my brother. It IS an amazing movie and always will be......

[@nuckynelson]

My favorite movie of all time. I even learned English because of this movie. My mother taped it from the BBC so I had to watch it without subtitels. (I'm from Holland) I remember asking my mother what a son of a bitch is :D I think I was around 10/11/12 years old.

[@nvrndingsmmr]

Hahaha! This is awesome!

[@CaliforniaHS30]

If only there was a review like this on the Kenny Rogers' classic "Six Pack"

[@John-tx1wk]

Don't forget about Stroker Ace. Early 80's Loni Anderson? Yes, please!

[@trevorwilson5461]

Stroker Ace

[@jordanrobson3166]

This is the well done NASCAR content we need.

[@Bald_Cat2007]

I think what has always stuck out to me is the paint schemes. They just looked so badass on those cars

[@racermac1988]

I appreciate the nod to the theme park ride at Kings Island. In 1994 when it first opened, I got to go to KI for the first time... And 6-year-old me ONLY reached the 48" height requirement because i stood on my tip toes and my mom hadn't cut my hair in several weeks. Was my favorite ride in the park until it was repurposed for something else and the DoT name was then rebranded to a GoKart experience in the park which stood until Cedar Fair bought the park from Paramount and so on.

[@patriciawatson-roberts81573]

Took my younger brother to see the movie in the Theater in 1990 when we were 17 and 13. It was absolutely fantastic. In 2018 shortly before his death I sat down with my step-dad and watched the movie again 28 years later for the second time. The movie was every bit as fantastic in 2018 as it was in 1990.

[@dei4life3]

Can we get a days of thunder 2 with Cole taking Harry's position as crew chief and him getting a new driver.

[@Scrapla1]

I remember seeing this in the theater as a kid. We spent the whole day at a water park and then went to the movies later that night to watch this. My friend at the time was a huge NASCAR fan and loved how they kept it real and used real racers in the interview scenes.

[@jonathan9049]

That good ol 46 city car

[@jasin18]

Awesome video man, this is not only the greatest racing movie of all time, but it's my favorite movie of all time!

[@chim5951]

i can literally recite this movie word for word ive watched it that many times.. infact im gonna watch it again right now after watching this :D

[@votekyle3000]

10:20 My dude just unironically said hyper bowl

[@CenterCoastVideo]

Indeed a generation was created by this movie, and we enjoy the new NASCAR fans and continue to grow Americas favorite sport

[@wolfo1931]

Days of Thunder is one of my favorite movies of all time and its such a rush of memories seeing Luminas and Thunderbirds. As a little kid I used have the #46 and #51 cars and had them "race" against my Mark Martin and Dale Earnhardt cars.

[@TheLukaCeeChannel]

Great video. I just watched the movie last night because i haven't in a couple years. I have loved this movie even before i went to the theater the day it came out. I kept up with the making of it as i was at the Phoenix race in 89. I fell in love with the City Chevy Lumina. You hit all of the big points right on the head. Nice job.

[@RavenStation711]

Holy crap, not only did you bring up the good old Paramount Action FX Theater, but the Defunctland reference was SUPER unexpected! Someone get Kevin Perjurer here to fancy the notion to do an episode on it!

[@LeftyLucyRightyTyty]

8:47...That skoal bandit hauler was the first wagon I ever dragged around...Jim & Judy Motorsports was the team...bought it from Andy Petree(maybe)?

[@ravex24]

"Couldn't wait for Daytona"... at Sonoma. If I recall, we were both at this race in '92 when Irvin won and Petty had his last race there.

[@tesla3695]

This movie was my jam as a kid. Made me a huge Kyle Petty fan bc he drove the Mellow Yellow car at the time. Played a lot of Kyle Petty's No Fear Racing on SNES too bc of this movie.

[@zachhatten261]

I loved the Defunctland reference. 10/10 video

[@dsanford12]

One of my all time favorites for me at least it's timeless I can watch it anytime and it still gets the hair on my arms to stand up

[@DavesLottoMadness]

Very nice video, thanks a lot for making this, I love that movie still to this day

[@goatyogahouston1659]

I watched it this morning still epic

[@WTF-TV2415]

There was one of those simulatiors at Carowinds on the NC/SC border just outside Charlotte as well when it was owned by Paramount.

[@KK-ex5zu]

The first movie I ever saw in theaters was DOT! Me, my 3 siblings, mom, dad, 2 of my uncles, and 3 of my grandparents all together went to see that movie the first week it was out in our newly built mall only 6 months old and the brand new Regal Cinema that had just opened. We took up damn near one entire row in one section people were like WTF! That's a fun and great memory growing up I'll never forget!

[@stewpuddy4161]

Those cars were so awesome back then. It was the best time to be a fan. Before "aero tight" was even a thing.

[@LPF346ENG]

I love this movie ,the music of the movie ,the action ,the editing ,the hype it creates and now.. I have even more reasons to love it. Thank you for making this video. :D I love the ending of the video. xD

[@PrometheusOfVideos]

Thanks for this video, Days of Thunder IS awesome! Love the score by Hans Zimmer, very different from what he does nowadays but I have songs from this movie on my music playlist. Even Siskel and Ebert gave it praise and recommended it! lol

[@shifty1927]

days of thunder ride at king's dominion in VA one of my favorites growing up

[@cool3865]

this movie is great and is also one of the last films that had their cars actually race, if you watch the 89 season you can see the cars racing and hear the announcers talk about the camera car and the movie cars. yes i know the movie is basically Top Gun but in NASCAR format, but i dont think there will be another like it. i mean look at how much Nascar didnt allow Talladega Nights do. they couldnt race the actual cars and had to do most of the scenes before the ARCA race at Daytona.

[@bigbline405]

Watched your whole video buddy roe and I think you hit the nail on the head this movie was made when the sport was at its most modern and most traditional it's the nascar I remember and why I love it I watch this racing from my criddle to it's grave and it's a shame it's not like it was a damn shame at that

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

When I first got my drivers license in high school.it was an aerodynamic 1972 Barracuda,I drive the tire off it,but I used to live right by the highway 6 lanes,there was a trucks stop right by my house so I was alway coming up on trucks that were slowing down so one day I got the idea to start a little at a time trying to draft them and eventually ever car on the road to...the trucks worked the best when I got good at it I started figuring out the side draft seeing how far up the side I would be able to go and how close I would have to stay and when and where I could still get a push ahead off the side...I got so good at it truck drivers started to not like me much I knew exactly when to pull away to get the maximum side draft push I got so good at it would actually rattle the doors on the truck,blowing his doors off,is where that expression comes..from I'd see the drivers look down at there door like what the freak...then I be looking right at them,and my yellow cuda would pop up along side and then I pull away from them back into my lane and the door would go back to normal,I d see there face like huh...I had know idea it was shaken the doors of a tracter trailer so bad but I was gauging how to pull away and maintain that aero draft push so to speed away there was a little swerve move that worked steady handed but I just laughed this is really working,first time I did it right following I got a boost from 55 to 80mph it was like I got hit from behind it worked so good driving in broken air and vacuum left by the front vehicle... Never thought I could use that to drive for real...

[@alexbrett6008]

This movie put nascar on the map and that’s a fact.

[@matheuscassimiro5668]

"Rubbing is racing"

[@cyborgbadger1015]

Rubbin' is racin'

[@cyborgbadger1015]

@@jefferyrobertson7520 No I live in uk, no way of seeing Nascar back then

[@RichJordan3]

I've been a fan of your videos for a while, but to reference Weird Al from the White and Nerdy Video, genius

[@lukewingard6031]

“I’m dropping the hammer”

[@strokeraceventura2550]

Luke Wingard I’m a police officer and whenever we get in a chase on the interstate and a car blisters our ass, every cop says “he dropped the hammer.” One of the best lines. Great movie and very quotable.

[@lukewingard6031]

Stroker Ace Ventura that’s awesome

[@suepierce4478]

Yeah, and the restrictor plate would push the hammer right back in his face.

[@lukewingard6031]

Sue Pierce that quote is from Charlotte during the test session. They don’t use restrictor plates at Charlotte

[@chrisjordan6693]

Lol

[@KK-ex5zu]

Those 1:64 scale diecast DOT cars from Hardee's I remember them all to well. Me and my older brother we were able to get the City car, Hardee's car, and the Mellow Yellow car but for the life of us we could never get the Superflo car or Rowdy's Exxon car in a happy meal. It drove my dad batshit that everytime we were offered a happy meal it had to come from Hardee's back in 1990. My uncle a cross country truck driver for a living told my dad unbeknownst to us at the time he said to my dad hey, give me a few dollars and I can get those cars on the road for the boys. My dad said no, but both the Superflo and the Exxon DOT cars appeared in our Christmas stockings that year. The truck driving uncle was our moms oldest brother so I know she pulled him to the side and made him get those cars. Still to this day I give praise to my mom and uncle for coming through. I still have those cars in my display case to this day! But being 8 and 10 year old kids at the time we had short attention spans. My only regret about the whole deal is I wish I would've been a little more excited and grateful that Christmas morning. I lost my uncle who came through for us a few years later to a heart attack.

[@sunshinecoolwater3960]

2:36 I'm glad you included that clip. Its the only main gripe I have about the film. Never seen a stock car blast out magnesium rockets when they crash lol.

[@davegordon468]

Loved everything about this video! Couldn’t agree more

[@shawnbarczak1766]

As a fan of racing absolutely great video!

[@SkullCrusher416]

1:24 nice shoutout to the one and only urinatingtree!

[@theDENIMMAN]

The defunctland refference is A+

[@wzpu3283]

Quality production. Subscribed.

[@StsFiveOneLima]

They had the Days of Thunder "ride" at Paramount's Carowinds, Charlotte, NC, too. Rode it several times. Not bad, as far as those motion simulation rides go.

[@VitalMusic217]

I just wish they never make a sequel.

[@Ridders-yh4nf]

I watched this film for the 1st time last year and I've seen it it at least a dozen times since I now own the 4k release Yeah it's basically Top Gun but Nascar but that's why I love the movie, I love the soundtrack especially during the ending

[@chappelchastain9194]

this is crazy this is my fav movie,i got it on dvd for my b day on july 22

[@iananthony2578]

Best movie ever. I wore out the vhs when I was a kid

[@Pabig93]

Brilliant video as usual, Brock!

[@ajcrdstr24]

Well done. I remember that simulator ride (and the Kyle Petty intro) at Kings Dominion in Virginia as well (when Paramount owned it) and riding it at least a couple dozens times throughout the day. My dad said that I had my "race face" from start to finish each time.

[@StevenCityChevy-Fusion]

Great job on the research here! A few things I hadn't heard before. Especially the behind the scene stuff. Also was a good refresher on the different line of diecast. I always thought the Matchbox version were best then as their bodies were most accurate around that time. Racing Champions noses were way off in 1990... And the Nintendo game was possibly the most ridiculous racing game I ever played. Maybe worse than the Bill Elliott game... By the way, I too was still nine years old in the summer of 1990 when I drug my mom to the movie! Again. Great job here, Brock.

[@cool3865]

its funny to hear the announcers during the 89 season and early 90 season talk about the movie cars being in the race and actually see them racing with everyone else

[@wolfo1931]

The Racing Champions castings were based off Buick bodies actually. Found one of the cars at a yard sale and kick myself for not buying it.

[@bryanberryman3384]

Great work Brock!

[@2headedsnail]

Truer words were never spoken

[@zachhatten261]

The Defunctland parody was top-notch

[@finkness8483]

Nailed the the Defunctland bit

[@FreshCutFrenchFries]

If you're from California, you're not a Yankee. You're not really anything.

[@eddieotero2726]

Lmaooooooo

[@jamesgentry13]

Fans called Gordon a Yankee tho

[@jennifursun3303]

hey I'm from CALIF AND WE ARE SOMEBODY

[@nvrndingsmmr]

Lmao I cringed so hard at that line

[@1USACitizen192]

Communist?

[@jeffbowling8891]

Agree. it was extremely fun and entertaining.

[@steveracermph2506]

Love this film 🏁👍

[@jordansweet8054]

I just watched this a few days ago and I had fun with this one. The appeal is understandable even though Talladega Nights is my racing movie choice.

[@ynnh1694]

Got to love the soundtrack.

[@carlg5086]

Those Nascars are big heavy things.

[@simonburns7908]

As a Motorsport fan I love “days of thunder. I also love driven 😀

[@carrsllccarrillo6507]

Man I remember the days of thunder ride. They milked it all the way even into the 1992 Winston cup season. When i was 12 and I was at my first nascar race at Michigan with my dad, the motion ride movie simulator was there. It was an enclosed race trailer with seats that project scenes from the movie like you were actually racing. It was awesome and amped up my hype for the actual race to begin when I got out!

[@MARKBART02]

My favorite part of this movie is "Go out and hit the pace car" "The pace car" "Yes the pace car" "Why" "You hit every other God damn thing on the track, I'm trying to make you perfect."

[@jwallace2913]

Agree you gotta step back to some classics to see a good movie anymore. I just watched Days of Thunder last night and this video pops up in my recommendations lol quit stalking me internet! Great movie though, the soundtrack with sound of the V8s still gives me the chills and I've seen this movie enough times to quote it start to finish. It's too bad Nascar is falling off, hopefully it comes back.

[@theweakestlink2278]

Great movie! Was one of my favorites when i was a kid. Tom Cruise is an odd guy but he's a damn good actor.

[@Pabig93]

Also, are you implying that Hamlin's favorite racing movie is actually Driven?

[@LASTCARonBROCK]

Not implying at all. There's proof.

[@spacemanmonster23]

Wow!! Lol!!

[@christiankallio8586]

Hey I like Driven too

[@RadmanzzZ]

Yikes

[@jordanrobson3166]

You must've ate you're smart cookies today

[@AutoRockinRacing94]

Oh Denny, do I have many questions lol

[@Kevin01SH]

Thank you for that review, one of my all time fav movies. Yes the nintendo game was impossible!