Dale Jr. Download: Steve Letarte's Days of Thunder Movie Review
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. revealed that friend and former crew chief Steve Letarte had never seen the classic racing movie Days of Thunder. We challenged Steve to watch the movie and he joined us with his review.
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I totally laughed out loud that dale sr didn’t want to be the bad guy! Everybodies reaction was gold. Love the show
Ha yes
The look on Mike's face....priceless. Literally the best reaction he's ever had.
@@TheSeanBampton "I'm sure he didn't want to intimidate anyone" Lmfao
@@kevinsmith4741 made me spill my beer when that line dropped :)
I lost it when Dale said,"I thought he was tryin' to convert me to scientology."😂😂😂😂😂
I had felt some smiles before that but yes, the chuckles began at that moment. Lol
Hahaha I did too!
That was the best!🤣
Me too..huge belly laugh!!!
Still laughing….the look on Jr.’s face when he said it!
Putting a request in now..please invite Michael Rooker to be on the podcast! Rowdy Burns, Merle Dixon and Yondu all rolled into one guest!
Becky Etheridge that’s a amazing idea! It would be cool to have Rooker and Kyle Busch on the same podcast since Rooker’a character is where Kyle got his nickname. But yea Rooker would be a amazing guest for sure. He’s passionate about racing to
please get Michael Rooker on the show!
I can’t imagine my childhood without the movie Six Pack in it. It is one of the top 10 movies I feel it is my job to ensure my kids know.
The ice cream thing really did happen. Benny Parsons told that story from when he drove for Harry Hyde.
I lost it when Jr jokingly blamed the movie for Carl Edwards ramming him on the victory lap! 🤣🤣🤣
Hans Zimmer did some great original music for Days of Thunder
And for Rush as well.
Awesome job guys!
So did Joan Jett! Although they didn’t do a song in the movie, her and her band did like a one minute instrument
Gotta watch "Greased Lighting", with Richard Pryor..
I agree. Saw it as a kid. Really good movie.
I saw that movie. Loosely based on Wendell Scott.
@@lskiller1903 HorseShit!
Overwhelmingly YES! Greased Lighting fueled my love of racing.
I'm gunna watch it thanks man
I was impressed by Ford vs Ferrari, I grew up during that time, have loved these cars all my life...
Great movie. Dale gave me a list that i have to catch up on but currently my no.2 racing movie behind rush.
I think the best scene was when Duvall told Cole to ram the pace car. Cole was like....you want me to hit the pace car? Duvall said yes...you hit every other car out there and I want you to be perfect! Classic.
My Dad yelled that @ me during my first driving lesson @ 14! 🤣🤣🤣 Not even kidding I umm accidentally had a dukes of hazard airborne moment and Dad’s head hit the ceiling 😂😂He told me to put it in park once we landed and he got out to go look for his muffler and found his transmission. Yup so we had to get Mom to pick us up and Dad didn’t say anything to me until he got home and poured a large rum & diet coke @ noon 😂😂 Finally he said ok so you are going to have to learn on an automatic and maybe always drive one! Lmaoooooo He was such a good Dad. I lost him when I was 22 to an unexpected medical emergency but I have nothing but wonderful memories. ❤️
@@christinaw2518 Very sorry to hear about your Dad. I am older now and both my Mom and Dad are gone but, as you said, we have all of those wonderful memories. I hope your driving has improved and you no longer do Dukes Of Hazzard jumps.
Randy Quaid played Mr. Hendrick’s role & Senator Thompson was Bill France.
I liked Thompson as an actor. He passed away a couple of yrs ago. He had some good roles in movies... He was in Die Hard... He was in the Hunt for the red October. He played that naval commander of that air craft carrier. hes had some cool roles in movies.
Just came to comment. You got it my man!
15:04 The Charlotte test is my favorite scene in the movie. 20+ years ago, I used to live about 10 mins from CMS and on cool nights in the spring, if the wind was blowing just right, you could hear them testing for the All Star race and the 600. The SOUND in that scene is off the charts good.
Same brother. Same. Just moved from Concord Mills area about a year ago.
Car sounded GREAT in that scene
thanking for mentioning Steve McQueen's Le Mans & Grand Prix. Especially Le Mans. That movie is pure ear sex. Every in car shot delivers an eargasm.
i liked that also liked Grand Prix
good movies
Le Mans and Grand Prix are definitely must see movies, although in Grand Prix they did spend way too much time at the hotel bar.
@@amc401nash6 Grand prix was dreadfull as a movie, but it reflects the cars, tracks and the total atmosphere of those days very well.
This is my favorite podcast from you guys so far. Good job
DANIEL NERADT
Great episode.
The “Gimmie some Lovin’” montage ending with wrecking into the back of Mark Martin’s #6 Folgers Ford is the best
“Well how bout that, a side we don’t have to fix- I don’t won’t you to feel spoiled, Buck” Buck and Harry about Coles fender! Classic lol
I wonder how many Nascar employees haven't seen these movies. I Was SHOCKED! this episode is one of my best one yet.
I learned a lot too.
But I loved Six Pack and Stroker Ace.
Days of Thunder was a good movie. I thought it was soo fictional to a point, but Steve's conversions about the fact points of the movie changed that.
Great episode 👏
Jr needs Tom Cruise for an interview :))))
Jrs dad had a cameo in Stroker Ace. Even Kyle Petty, and Ricky Rudd had cameos
I think Chocolate Myers was in it too.
@@randymichel459 Well it is possible, however, I do know that Harry Gant and Neil Bonett were in the movie according to the cast list I saw.
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@@bigtarheelfan Yep, that is the scene that I noticed Ricky Rudd in during the movie
Yes they did!
I used to rewind the VHS to see them again!
Lol!🤣
Days of Thunder is my all time favorite movie when I was a kid I watched it over and over I can say every line of the movie such a great film
I noticed Tom Cruise's arch-nemesis had that certain look about them too. You can see the same thing with Val Kilmer in Top Gun
The ice cream story did happen. Darlington '87 spring IIRC. Benny Parsons/Harry Hyde!
Rush is about the rivalry between Ferrari’s Niki Lauda and McLaren’s James Hunt, and about the scandalous, dangerous, glamorous, and reckless indulgence life of an F1 driver of the 70s, and about the almost lethal injuries of Lauda and his unbelievable comeback in the 1976 F1 World Championship. If you haven’t seen it, I heavily suggest watching it.
Honestly one of the best racing movies to ever come out...it's a great film
You know it’s a good movie since the director was Ron Howard.
Its my no. 1 racing movie, but i have a lot to catch up
Russ Wheeler always reminded me of Rusty for some reason
‘If the boy comes near me I’ll put em’ in the wall, simple as that’
Really???
Russ wheeler was based off of Rusty Wallace
The ice cream story was told by Benny Parsons and is supposedly true
The hauler getting stopped by police is supposedly true as well and was supposedly done to Tim Richmond.
Day Of Thunder is a classic. One of my top favorite films for sentimental reasons.
I love Days of Thunder. But the thing that cracks me up is how banged up the cars get racing at Daytona. In reality, Cole would have been luck to finish only 3 laps down let a lone winning the race. The areo was toast on that car. Also, riding the wall that far he would have gotten passed by half the field. Even still, fun movie! Welcome back Dale!
Dad didn't want to play the bad guy. I was thinking the same thing Steve said before he said it, just didn't think anyone would say it. Fact that Dale Jr laughed about it shows what a REAL guy he is.
My dad use to talk about the part at the barn were Robert Duvall tells Tom cruise to look at that bloodhound, he's the best bloodhound he's ever had and he's never had to teach him a damn thing. Goes to natural raw ability. My dad used it as an example in a conversation he was having with me. I think Dale Sr felt that way about Dale Jr.
2:44 Don't you put that evil on me Ricky Bobby!
Dale, your Dad appearing in BASEketball was one of the highlights of the whole movie, and the fact he was willing to do that, considering the context and humor of the movie, made him I think an even bigger legend then he already was! Not to mention, the fun to think, he was depicted as a washed up driver, and it was released in June 98. Obviously Sr won the 500 in February :D
would love to see Dale Jr's top 25 list of must see racing movies and a seperate top 25 must see nascar documentaries
That was awesome ..Letarte is a class act plus he’s funny as hell! I wish those two were still racing together, they were a hell of a team!!
Gunner 258 yeah letarte kinda surprised me with his personality!he was enjoyable to listen to!
andy murphy ...yeah he’s really entertaining and super knowledgeable. I would like to hear some of his story’s about NASCAR. You know he has tons of them.
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Every good leader has that capacity. Otherwise he’d only lead like one guy out of ten because the rest wouldn’t be willing to try for him.
It's so great to hear Jr and company mention Lemans and Grand Prix as two great racing movies. Grand Prix is absolutely phenomenal.
JR and I are the same age, seen all those racin movies he mentioned. Stroker Ace and 6 pack were a couple of my faves growing up. Thanks Dale!
I just want to say........as a kid watching Days of Thunder the part where they were riding in the lounge of the trailer was the most believable part. Me and my 3 brothers raced open wheel cars and my dad pulled our hauler with an old day cab Peterbilt and that's where we rode! Some of the best memories I have racing were riding in that trailer up and down the west coast.
You guys have to get Jimmy Spencer on your show and have him tell you all of the stories of him and his dad racing.
YES!!
I can't believe he had not seen any of the classics! Days of Thunder, Dale Jr, Jeff Gordon, and Kyle Busch are the reasons I love NASCAR. My favorite scenes are the drafting explanation and Russ Wheeler screaming for his life after he tasted that sweet payback:).
Am I the only one who finds irony in the fact that Letarte worked for Hendrick for like 20 years and:
- Never rode in a car until just before his final season
- Never saw Days of Thunder until 2019
Imagine how much more Days of Thunder would be popular, if Dale had taken the role, I mean looking at the car, and even Rowdys fire suit is obviously replicated off of Dales Goodwrench suit.
Steve looks at movies from a how realistic are they stand point and I can relate. Good episode
And he was a good crew chief.
Sorry, I'm tipsy ;) cheers!
Bless you Jr... I was so worried when I saw the news of the plane crash.... Thank God everyone got out safe... Could u imagine losing Sr. in car crash at Daytona then losing Jr. & his family in a plane crash...
My college theater professor (Steve Ayers; credited Stephen Michael Ayers) was a pit crewman in the movie - as an insufferable jerk in real life, the behind the scenes stories he told about it, were over the top, & hilarious, because you'd think he was billed behind Cruise & Duvall the way he tells it!🤣
We need a “Stroker Ace” review from Steve! It’s long overdue
I love to hear Junior talk he’s so damn funny without trying to be
Speaking of Carl Edwards, he would be a good guy to have on.
I have watched so many of these videos now and get so involved and comfortable, I have started to feel like I am really there and a member of the crew as it were.
What would be very cool is an episode where all the inspired by real life elements of Days of Thunder have their true stories told.
That's funny I did the same thing when they filmed the movie Chistene when they blew up the gas station.Thanks for bringing back that memory.Cool show guys.
Odd how none of them mentioned the gigantic Clyde Torkel's Chicken Pit sign in the background!
I came here for this lol
I remember Michigan and Carl Edwards coming out to hit Dale. I immediately thought... "that's just like Days of Thunder!" I love the movie and still watch it a couple of times a year. Unlike Steve, it did change my life a bit as I migrated south to be in the sport, and worked in it for almost a decade.
Dale Sr was in stroker Ace as well!! Very cool stuff!!
“He did not want to be the bad guy”.... 😳😂😂😂🤣
He didnt want to "intimidate anyone" ;) made me spill half my beer
My favorite scene was when Duvall had Cruise run laps Cruises way and then had Cruise run laps his way and showed the difference in tire wear and speed.
Days of thunder is top gun with stock cars and it's magical when cole comes out that smoke after the wreck and that music drops chills every time
Thing about Days of Thunder tough, if you didn't see it back in the day it's not gonna be the same. The soundtrack and everything just had to live it...it's like watching Top Gun for the first time today.
Any diehard gearhead/wrenchead who has spent days and the whole night till sun up in the engine compartment or underneath a car knows that tight love/hate relationship that develops with the car...and talking to the car ain't uncommon at all.
BTW, I seen Smokey and the Bandit in the theater when it came out. Best damn, good time movie ever.
Days of Thunder had alot of similarities with the characters and actual drivers.
Ford vs Shelby is another great one!
Every event in Days of Thunder was inspired by an actual event or story from actual races and drivers. The filming of the movie is it's own insane story. To get the race footage, the camera cars had to actually pass tech inspection and qualify for the races, including the final scenes of the movie at Daytona, which were shot during the actual 1990 Daytona 500. According to Rick Hendrick, Jeff Gordon was actually supposed to drive the #46 car and not the #24 car, but the number 46 belongs to Paramount Pictures.
How amazing would Days of Thunder been with Dale Sr. as Rowdy Burns..
"It's alright to be the bad guy in real life but not the Hollywood version!" Lol.
Base on tim richmond, i met him at my 1st race.1985 southern 500 where bill won the million.still got his autographed driver card!
That is freaking awesome!!
Although the producers always said the Cole Trickle was actually a combination of several drivers, I have always seen more Tim Richmond in him than anyone else.
Some of it was about Dale sr and Jeffry Bodine especially the part were they had to drive together to the dinner when they got two different cars
@@mariejr8808 They actually drove to dinner in the same car. The event was changed for dramatic affect.
@@aaronthomas6155 they were supposed to but they didn’t I’m wanting to say Richard even said that it happened
My stomach hurts from cracking up this is pure gold.
There is no excuse, no excuse, to not have seen "Stroker Ace". If you are a rookie in NASCAR or it's your first job working in the stock car industry than it should be required to see "Stroker Ace".
Apparently Steve Letarte never saw any of the "National Lampoon's Vacation" movies either. Come on, Steve! I got respect for you for your contributions to the sport, but damn bro! The guy who played "Rick Hendrick" in the movie is, Randy Quaid. Probably one of the funniest and most versatile actors of our generation.
Well that was 25 minutes well spent. Great stories. Was never a NASCAR fan until I got sent this by Mr. UA-cam Algorithms. Watched a bunch of these now and I’m hooked. Such a tool.
"He comes near me, I'm gonna put him in the wall."
- Russ Wheeler
I'm dropping the Hammer
Even though I grew up helping my uncle with his dirt late models in the 70s and 80s, I'm a drag racer at heart, I'm also the biggest Dale Sr fan that you never want to meet! Every year on Saturday night before the Daytona 500, my wife, daughter and I watch Days Of Thunder, and the replay of the 2000 Winston 500 (my favorite win). My wife is still a Jeff Gordon fan and our daughter still loves Jr. These days, we also watch all 3 Cars movies with our twin grandsons earlier on Saturday. With that said, I can completely identify with Robert Duval as Harry Hogg. I talk to ALL of my vehicles all the time. I whisper secrets to my Freightliner when we're on the road together (my wife named her "The Mistress" years ago), but, what applies most here is that I definitely talk to my race car. We talk a lot in the shop and I can't even tell you everything that we talk about. What I can tell you is that when we're in the water box, I always say "c'mon baby, do it for me one more time". Her usual reply is "let's do this". Sometimes we win, sometimes we lose and sometimes, she gets hurt. I don't like it when I hurt her because then, I have to deal with my wife and daughter asking "What the HELL did YOU do to MY race car?!?" and explain to the crying 3 year old grandsons that I'll fix her. The boys love hanging out in the shop though with us though!
Only thing worse than watching the drafting scene with your wife and kids is watching the first computer hacking scene in Swordfish with your parents on the couch in the room
Steve Letarte has got to be the hardest working dude in racing; that hadn't got to see Days of Thunder.
Got to get Michael Rooker for an interview he is a great guy 👍🏻
Definitely need to get Lemans in there soon for Steve. There have been great dynasties in motor sports but none quite like that of the Porsche 917K Long Tail, It started me on a lifelong love of that car and all forms of motorsports. It wasn't just the Ferrari Beater, it chased them off the podium! And oh yea... Steve McQueen!
McQueen ended up hating the film. Did not show for first showing.He never raced again.
Running on Empty. Australian movie. Love these stories. 👍
If you haven't seen Days Of Thunder what are you doing?!
Sorta living it
It doesn’t get any better than this. Nicely done! Love it!
I just watched it recently, the funny/awesome thing is that almost every wide shot of the cars coming around the front stretch or restarting has Dale Sr as the leader everytime
What i really loved about days of thunder was actually how it parallels the history of nascar. While the movie was made between the rivalry between tim richmond and dale sr. , I thought it actually paralleled the rivalry of jeff gordon and dale sr.
Jeff's history in motor racing actually paralleled cole and tim. All the characters started first in open wheel racing, but lacked the financial backing to compete in open road indy or formula class racing. All of them were bless to have a very successful nascar team take a chance on them. All of them were very quick and instinctive drivers.
Don't forget how both Cole and Jeff had a rough start and then found success. Rus Wheeler would be like Tony Stewart, another open wheel driver with an attitude problem who would be a main rival.
Actually, Days of Thunder has events from multiple drivers. Jeff Gordon's history didn't even come close to a parallel with Tim Richmond.....
" Rubbin is racin " the downfall of short track racing everywhere.
Two lane blacktop, and cannonball with david carradine are two amazing street race movies
when they tell him to go out and hit the pace car, because he hit everything else out there and wanted him to be perfect
Wasn't there a race where Jr and maybe Steve were talking under caution at Martinsville and he told Jr he'd hit everything except the hot dog stand and Jr was like man I love them hot dogs. Lol
Greased lightning was the first decent nascar racing movie
Gotta get Michael Rooker from days of thunder on the download
Blaze Boyd I met Michael Rooker recently. Awesome guy, and was stoked that I had Days of Thunder memorabilia for him to sign. I think he would be very good on the show!
@@thomasp.4650 hell yeah he is one of my favorite actors. Even in his small roles like Beverly Jill's cop 2
Met him at a Walker Con. Cool.ass guy!!!
Love to see Days of Thunder part 2 with todays technology.....with Cole Trickle Jr
I’m waiting for Steve to come back to review the next film
The guy who played the movie version of Rick is Randy Quaid
Taylor Smith correct guy who played Bill France was the actor who was the DA on Law & Order 2001-2005
@@lisadennisorourke797 True. Also a politician. Knew of him from Days of Thunder first though.
@@lisadennisorourke797 Senetor Fred Thompson of Tennessee played the Character based on Bill France!
Randy Quaid was also Eddie in the grizwald vacation movies. Lol
@@tsw199756 Oh yeah that's right! Come to think of it, didn't he also play that alcoholic crop-duster from Independence Day?
Stroker Ace was born to race, he had a mean streak 10ft wide...
My favorite part is when Tom wrecks in the pits and before he hits the wall he says, “oh this is gonna hurt!” CRASH!!
"DID YOU SEE THAT GUY?!" 😂
What are you doing?
Biggest problem with Days of Thunder was when he gets mad and he's at speed and shift from 4th to the 3rd to take off and starts passing people.... The rental car destruction scene was real story from Wally dallenbach and Willy T ribbs when they were road racing together up rental cars
Apparently it from Curtis Turner and Joe Weatherly
Dont forget the greatest race film of all time: Cannonball Run
Gumball...
Stroker Ace is the only racing I saw. I will look forward to hearing what Steve thinks of stroker Ace.
Dale Jr. is so personable. You'd never know that he was unbelievably rich...
Greased Lightning with Richard Pryor as Wendell Scott!!!
Stroker Ace is an amazing movie. Can't wait to see his review.
What a show you can see Jr and Stevies genuine brotherhood and good vibes. Stevie is awesome. Capital A
Watched the movie bout two weeks ago still a classic!
In the movie Bill France told them they were going to ride to the restarant together and they started out in the same car but pulled over at a car rental parking lot, and got another car.
I thought it was something like that!
I haven’t watched it in a minute.
They were told they had to ride together to the restaurant, but they both wanted to drive.
So they decided since neither one was going to sit passenger, to go ahead and rent two cars!
Then the race was on to see who was going to arrive first!
Lol!
Good stuff!
Smh 🤦🏼♀️
"Tom Cruise use your witchcraft on me to get the fire off me!!!" - Ricky Bobby.......... as confirmed by Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Anyone who doesn't like Days of Thunder is probably a fan of Driven!
Driven is a fantastic movie!
@@grendle81 thanks for proving my point
i like both!
jason robbins driven wasn’t that bad
Driven...off a cliff! Show cars with working engines and alcohol in water as a fire hazard.
really enjoyed this conversation! btw, I realize they are discussing racing; but it was unrealistic that 3 guys talking about this movie would have not 1 single comment about Nicole Kidman! Really?! loved all the stories related to the movie! great job!
In my ‘dinner table’ wish list... Junior is now on it! ...permanently!
Many moons ago when I was 14 they totally tore up our baseball field (The Old Johnson Field in DeLand, FL) so that they could film the opening dirt track scenes for Days Of Thunder. Thanks for the memory rehash Dale!