410: Days of Thunder [1990] Movie Discussion

We all love racing films, right? Especially how they are all so different and don’t rely on the exact same climax in every film, right? Sarcasm aside, we’re sure there are some really good racing films out there, but Days of Thunder ain’t one of them, by our reckoning at least. We mean, if you’re looking for a very toned down Top Gun rip-off with cars then this is certainly the film for you, but we need to cling onto the oddities like: the weirdly misjudged romantic plot which might be a glimpse into the real lives of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, sugar packet demonstrations, threatening medical care with a baseball bat, the overuse of the term ‘Superbowl of’ and a whole lot of of angrily throwing your hat on the floor.

149: SFFCH – Colors

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This week the SFFCH gang get all up in the grill of the poorly spelt Colors from 1988. Rich Dogg, J-Bone, OG Ant  and A-Bomb all tool up for a drive by on this gangland classic. Did the film survey unscathed or did we leave it bleeding on the sidewalk?  Turn on  your police scanners for the word on the street (press play on the podcast to listen). Get the full report on Sean Penn’s punch-able face, Robert Duvall’s admirable haircut, Frog’s terrible dancing, why Damon Wayans steals the show and the rest of our lively discussion about all things “Colors”. Brrrraaap! *SFFCH gang sign (it’s very tricky).

[Ep. 149, Rec 12/2016]