The veteran star Cary Elwes and Tom Cruise They starred in the movie ‘Days of Thunder’. Years later, the famous actor remembers what it was like to work with the ‘Mission: Impossible’ actor and what it was like on the first day of filming.
Cary Elwes talks about his first day driving Tom Cruise on ‘Days of Thunder’
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Elwes laughed as he reflected on his and Cruise’s “Days of Thunder” collaboration. He recalled a big incident on the first day of the shoot, when the ‘Vanilla Sky’ actor was driving his car for the first time.However, Cruise caused a major accident on the first day of filming. Elwes remembers that the car he was supposed to drive in the movie crashed into a wall. “Tom actually drove a car into the wall the first day he drove it. And these things don’t come cheap. And it was a lot of fun. In the movie, his last words before he crashed were, ‘Hi, wall,'” the actor shared.The 63-year-old then weighed in on what a great guy Cruise is. He added: “He’s an awesome guy. He’s really fun to work with, so professional and everyone’s so supportive.”
Cary Elwes having difficulty driving cars on set
While Cruise came prepared and was used to racing cars before the film, Cary was a total novice and didn’t know how to handle a race car. He commented, “I had to learn how to drive NASCAR, and it was a challenge because we had three cameras in the car.” He also revealed that driving with the stuntmen was a task in itself and that he had a lot to do on camera after hitting 120km/h, which was one of the toughest things.
The plot of ‘Tumoi Egunak’
The 1990 film revolves around a young, reckless and talented race car driver named Cole Trickle. When selected for the NASCAR Winston Cup Series, he arrogantly goes against his boss and crew, but ends up in a near-fatal accident. After he recovers, his doctor falls in love, and returns to the game to defeat another arrogant newcomer to the gang.
