As it happened: Sidepodfilmclub - Summer break edition

• 19:45

  Hello all, welcome to the return of Sidepodfilmclub! It's been a while.

• 19:46

  Today we'll be exploring the delights of Days of Thunder, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, and directed by Tony Scott.

• 19:48

  Of course, we pay our respects to Tony Scott who died on 19th August. We had this film picked out already, but it's a Sidepodtribute now.

• 19:49

  Days of Thunder appeared in cinemas in the year 1990, initially to mixed reviews. It ended up being more successful on what they call "home video".

• 19:51

  There were also two video games created - one in 1990 to tie in with the film, and one in 2011... to cash in, I guess!

• 19:52

  This is where we have paused, for when the clock hits 8pm.

• 19:55

  Five minute warning!

• 19:57

  Right, get yourselves comfortable, grab your snacks and drinks, it's almost time to hit that play button.

• 20:00

  PLAY!

• 20:00

  Fitting that the Bruckheimer ident is lightning.

• 20:02

  Comment from Mr C: "it's like a real life version of cars."

• 20:03

  Some pretty fantastic 80s musics going on... even if it was released in 1990.

• 20:03

  Green flag!

• 20:04

  "I don't mind spreading a little fertiliser now and again. There's worse things."

• 20:06

  It's quite a speed difference, going from NASCAR to driving tractors.

• 20:07

  Comment from Bassano: Smoking at a race track? How 20th century

• 20:07

  Ahhh, it's Tom Cruise on a motorbike. Surprise, surprise!

• 20:11

  Just someone there pressing a stopwatch. How high tech!

• 20:12

  "Now go get your own car, we'll see how you do in a crowd."

• 20:14

  Green and yellow car. Should at least be able to spot it in the crowd.

• 20:17

  He crashed in the pit lane!

• 20:18

  I don't think you make friends and influence people by jumping out the car and beating up your team.

• 20:20

  He has a mug with his name on. I want a mug with my name on.

• 20:22

  "I don't know much about cars."

• 20:24

  Comment from Lukeh: I think that rear tyre guy may be working for Mclaren

• 20:26

  I think I spied a little bit of lens flare there. Might have been genuine though!

• 20:30

  He wins!

• 20:33

  Cruise has a bit of a double denim habit in this film.

• 20:34

  "There's calculating drivers and there's kamikaze drivers."

• 20:37

  The team have changed colours. Now I've lost them.

• 20:39

  Big crash. How do these drivers go headlong into zero visibility smoke without skipping a beat?

• 20:40

  There's a future Mrs Cruise in scrubs.

• 20:41

  Comment from Steven: "Was she not the current Mrs Cruise at the time?"

  Married in December that year. According to the peoplepedia.

• 20:45

  Once a racer, always a racer... even in the hospital wheelchairs.

• 20:50

  She just shut the car door on him. That's a great hint that the conversation is over!

• 20:52

  They don't have much respect for the rented cars.

• 20:55

  He waited around for her to end her shift, and later sent a jungle to her apartment. Quite scary.

• 20:55

  Comment from Lukeh: Could've just sent a thank you card to reception.

• 20:59

  I need more complex racing techniques explained to me with sugar packets.

• 21:03

  "I got you," she says, moments after letting him fall on the floor.

• 21:06

  Their faces get very dirty despite being behind a windscreen.

• 21:07

  Comment from Bassano: This film is so old, those sunglasses are back in fashion

• 21:11

  Comment from Steven: "Doesn't say much for the regular drivers that two newbies turn up one after the other and beat everyone"

• 21:13

  I wonder if he'd be so quick to race anyone and anything if it wasn't a rental car beneath him.

• 21:17

  Cole Trickle is a very angry young man.

• 21:24

  "That's the loudest talking unconscious man I ever heard in my life."

• 21:28

  I love that he talks to the car constantly. It'd be fun if the car responded... although that would be a Herbie movie.

• 21:33

  That Mello Yello advertising is not very mellow.

• 21:35

  He may have his mojo back.

• 21:38

  The "get me out in front of the pace car" thing happened just like that in Cars too.

• 21:39

  Rowdy said he needed them to finish fifth or above, so Cruise doesn't need to be a hero. Oh... wait...

• 21:41

  Race over, the cars creep back to the pitlane smoking. They all look quite damaged.

• 21:43

  Credits rolling.

• 21:45

  Marvellous movie watching, cheesy as anything, but you can't go wrong with that!

• 21:46

  Thanks for joining in the fun today, and I'll see you next time for more Sidepodfilmclubbing!