"Days of Thunder (1990)  Despite undetectable chemistry from Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, Duvall makes Days of Thunder a must for lazy-Sunday viewing between Talladega and Daytona race weekends (even if it came out years before the NASCAR craze took hold). Cruise and Top Gun director Tony Scott reteamed for this testosterone-fueled fluff, complete with a goofy soundtrack (Guns N' Roses, John Waite, Joan Jett), gauzy sex scenes, and plenty of quotable lines—""Loose is fast, and on the edge you're out of control!"" ""He rubbed you, and rubbin', son, is racin'!""—all of which come from the mouth of Duvall's rascally hard-assed mentor. Hey, they can't all be Oscar winners.—BILL KEITH  Tom Cruise and Robert Duvall."
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