BREAKDOWN

VEHICLES: 1990 Chevrolet Lumina, 1990 Ford Thunderbird, 1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass, 1990 Pontiac Grand Prix, 1989 BMW 325is, 1990 Buick Regal, 1978 Chevrolet Camaro, 1973 Dodge Charger, 1990 Ford Taurus, Harley-davidson FLSTC Heritage Softail STARS: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Duvall, Michael Rooker, Cary Elwes, Randy Quaid, Fred Thompson, John C. Reilly, Richard Petty, Rusty Wallace, Neil Bonnett, Harry Gant DIRECTOR: Tony Scott ACTION: The wheel-to-wheel work on the super speedways is awesome and the crashes are mega. The hirecar race is an all-time great movie car chase, too PLOT: Rookie racer Cole Trickle moves from open-wheel racing to NASCAR, guided by legendary crew chief Harry Hogge. After recovering from a huge crash, Cole sets his sights on winning the big one: the Daytona 500. AVAILABLE: DVD, internet download