Cast and crew

Days of Thunder (1990)

38 cast and 86 crew, as credited. Cast in billing order; crew by department.

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Cast38

Tom CruiseCole Trickle
Robert DuvallHarry Hogge
Nicole KidmanDr. Claire Lewicki
Randy QuaidTim Dalander
Cary ElwesRuss Wheeler
Michael RookerRowdy Burns
Fred ThompsonBig John
John C. ReillyBuck Bretherton
J.C. QuinnWaddle
Don SimpsonAldo Bennedetti
Caroline WilliamsJennie Burns
Michael BurgessYoung Doctor
Gerald R. MolenDr. Wilhaire
Donna W. ScottDarlene
Leilani SarelleFemale Highway Patrol Officer
Chris EllisHarlem Hoogerhyde
Peter AppelCole's Crew
Stephen Michael AyersCole's Crew
Mike SlatteryCole's Crew
John GriesemerLen Dortort
Barbara GarrickLauren Daland
Tania ColeridgeRuss Wheeler's Girlfriend
Alexandra BalahoutisAutograph Fan
Steve BoydNASCAR Official
Daniel D. GreenwoodESPN Announcer
Jim GrimshawHardee's Pit Crew Chief
James Martin Jr.Field Doctor
Margo MartindaleDonna
Jim CrowtherDr. Crowther
James D. HensonDoctor
Cyndi VicinoNurse
Shari EllisNurse
Xavier CoronelOrderly
Nick SearcyHighway Patrol Officer
Jerry PunchHimself
Neil BonnettHimself
Harry P. GantHimself
Rusty WallaceHimself

Crew86

Directing

Tony ScottDirector
Michael NeumannSecond Assistant Director
James W. SkotchdopoleFirst Assistant Director
Scott MetcalfeSecond Assistant Director
Larry K. JohnsonScript Supervisor

Writing

Robert TowneScreenplay, Story
Tom CruiseStory

Production

Don SimpsonProducer
Jerry BruckheimerProducer
David RubinCasting
Gerald R. MolenExecutive Producer, Unit Production Manager

Camera

Ward RussellDirector of Photography
Robert UllandSteadicam Operator

Editing

Sound and music

Hans ZimmerOriginal Music Composer
Cecelia HallSupervising Sound Editor
Juno J. EllisSupervising ADR Editor
George Watters IISupervising Sound Editor
Kenneth SchwarzBoom Operator
Christopher KennedyMusic Editor
Rick KlineSound Re-Recording Mixer
Charles M. WilbornProduction Sound Mixer
R.J. PalmerSound Effects Editor
Howell GibbensSound Effects Editor
Frank HowardSound Effects Editor
Pamela BentkowskiSound Effects Editor
F. Hudson MillerSound Effects Editor
Beth SternerSound Effects Editor
Ed CallahanSound Effects Editor
Donald O. MitchellSound Re-Recording Mixer
John BensonSound Effects Editor
Midge CostinSound Effects Editor

Art

Thomas E. SandersArt Direction
Thomas L. RoysdenSet Decoration
Benjamín FernándezArt Direction
Mark WadeProperty Master
Ronald C. JacobsLeadman

Costume and make-up

Susan BeckerCostume Design
Gabriel BorgoHairstylist
Ellen WongKey Makeup Artist
Rick SharpMakeup Supervisor
Virginia G. HadfieldKey Hair Stylist

Crew