Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
I've enjoyed these laps while under caution, but it looks like this race is about to re-start.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
More like Cary El-Weasel.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Just realized Sasha Baron-Cohen's character in TN was based on Cary Elwes
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Those 80s mom jeans were not flattering to Ms. Kidman.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
So the movie says she's the "chief of staff" at the Daytona hospital and I hate to be that guy, but why didn't they just make her a neurologist?
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
(Presumably they weren't aiming for accuracy and this was 30 years ago, but almost none of these are tests you would get for a brain injury.)
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Kidman almost towering over Cruise is a low-key thing I enjoy in their movies together.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
We now know where the worst scene in "Armageddon" was workshopped.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Using Sweet and Low packets to explain drafting is nowhere near as creepy as the animal cracker scene in Armageddon, but in the same ballpark.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
It's weird how we're in each other's heads with this stuff.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
So is it a good thing I have never seen Armageddon?
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
That's a complicated question. It's a horrible movie, but has some great scenes. If you can get your hands on the Criterion version just watch the audio commentary with an obviously loaded Ben Affleck.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
You won't miss any of the dialogue so don't worry about that.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
We definitely have a more enlightened view of brain injuries now, thank heavens.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
The closest I came to ever enjoying it was when I was in a hospital (drug research test) and watched it for the second time. It was better than what the other five channels were offering and took up three hours of time.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
I'M ON FIRE! I'M ON FIRE!
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Another similarity with Armageddon is the younger star constantly yelling "Harry!"
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Yeah I keep thinking Duvall is named Harry Stamper.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
I would love to know how the product placement for the primary car sponsors worked out with this movie.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Bumping someone on pit road is like a four-race suspension now (if not more) I think. Need Bronto in here tonight with his expertise.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Randy Quaid is a front-running sonofabitch.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
What's the jail term for attempted vehicular homicide?
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Spent the summer of...94? working at Hardees. They did sponsor a car and we were super busy race weekend.DSafetyGuy wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2020 9:29 pm I would love to know how the product placement for the primary car sponsors worked out with this movie.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Back then, it was a one-race suspension and a $250 ticket.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Come on now, that is just racing.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
The way Australians say "car" is annoying.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Claire is almost an anagram of Charlie. Any other similar names of female love interests in Tom Cruise 80's movies? Or Tony Scott Bruckheimer/Simpson movies?
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
With the benefit of hindsight I do wish we had maybe started an hour earlier and did a DOT/Talledega Nights doubleheader though.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
It's like they don't realize Daytona is the first race of the year.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Seeing Rooker makes me want to watch some Cliffhanger.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
There was a bar near UCLA that used to play movie clips between some songs. They would play a clip from "Cliffhanger" as a lead-in to Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'".
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
I honestly had no idea Robert Duvall was still alive.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Not much of a pep talk from Harry here.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
He's the Adrian of this movie.
ETA: Nicole Kidman is the sex robot.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Beautiful sunset here in the desert tonight, you guys. Sky is like 100 shades of red and orange.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
I think they race there twice. Not three times, though. But maybe I'm losing track of the calendar.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Harry talking to the car instead of Cole is some peak Tony Scott/Bruckheimer nonsense here.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
It's the first race of the year and the July 4th race (in non-COVID years) (but when someone says "Daytona" they mean the 500.)
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
Nicole Kidman wears a lot of all-white outfits to places where dirt is common.
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Re: Swamp Quarantine Movie Night - Days Of Thunder (1990), Thursday, May 20, 9 PM ET
But, they make her look less pale.
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