First things first. If you’ve never seen the 1990 Tony Scott film, Days of Thunder, please watch this movie TODAY. I won’t be mad if you stop reading now and go stream it.
Now back in 1990, Days of Thunder was pretty much a flop. It brought in $157 million at the box office against a budget of $60 million. After Don Simpson, Jerry Bruckheimer, and Tony Scott struck gold with Top Gun four years earlier, this just seemed like a sure-fire hit. It wasn’t.
But time heals and as most films are wont to do, Days of Thunder found its audience.