Claim: Nicole Kidman is an actress.

Days of Thunder is a 1990 American sports action drama film released by Paramount Pictures , produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer and directed by Tony Scott . The cast includes Tom Cruise , Nicole Kidman , Robert Duvall , Randy Quaid , Cary Elwes , Caroline Williams , and Michael Rooker . The film also features appearances by real life NASCAR racers , such as Rusty Wallace , Neil Bonnett , and Harry Gant . Commentator Dr. Jerry Punch , of ESPN , has a cameo appearance , as does co-producer Don Simpson .   This is the first of three films to star both Cruise and Kidman -LRB- the other two being Far and Away and Eyes Wide Shut -RRB- .