Days of Thunder (1990)

Days of Thunder is the movie that brought us the hottest couple in Hollywood for the majority of the 1990s, Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise!  Fun fact, these crazy kids met and fell for each other while shooting this love note to the 80s/90s days of Nascar Stock car racing.  We are dropped right into the center of Nascar from the very first scene in this classic sports flick from director Tony Scott, who gives us an unflinching look at a young, brash race car driver, Cole Trickle (Tom Cruise), who after being kicked out of Formula 1 racing decides to go over to the more redneck version of spinning around tracks.  Cole is paired up with veteran car builder Harry Hogge (Robert Duvall), who knows about how stock cars run, drive, and eventually crash more than almost any man in the world.  Needless to say, Cole's ego is bound to get in the way of his success on the track, especially when rival drivers, owners, and even his own friends and pit crew learn that he's one stubborn son of a bitch!  Robert Duvall teaches Cruise that "rubbing is racing" in this classic, and you'll definitely be handling your "shifter" when young and shredded Tom Cruise gets busy with future wife Nicole Kidman in the infamous "drifting" scene.  Tom dives a couple of Sweet & Low sugar packets up Nicole's inner thigh to explain how to win races, but we're the real winners because we get to see Cruise in his prime!  This is a brilliant 90s sports joint, so definitely enjoy the high speed, A-list cast, and action packed race car flick that made Nascar the monster sport it is today!