The Film: The movie that planted him firmly on the map, this affable teen comedy casts Cruise as a cocky teen left home alone when his parents head out of town. Naturally he does what every teenage boy barring Tom Cruise could only dream about, and rents himself a hooker for the weekend!
What might sound slightly dodgy ground for a high-school movie is glossed over brilliantly by an irrepressible turn by Cruise, whose scheme to turn his parents’ home into a knocking shop, makes Ferris Bueller’s antics seem a bit dull in comparison.
Charm or Smarm? Charm all the way as the paying public feels the full wattage of that grin for the first time.
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metalgatesolid
Aug 4th 2010, 9:40
Now im assuming this list is about the films he is the star of cause i think we can all agree he steals every scene he is in in Tropic Thunder.
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Hybrid
Aug 4th 2010, 13:35
@ 1: Agreed, but could be to do with how dreadful the rest of Tropic Thunder was.
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BobbyTwoTimes
Aug 4th 2010, 13:58
Cruise plays Hoffmans 'older' brother in Rain Man??! Is this correct cos Tom was 26 and Hoffman was 51!!! Surely Tom was meant to be playing the 'younger' brother - or is this just some crazy time-travelling plot hole that we've all been missing for the past 20 yrs??
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gonzoBen
Aug 4th 2010, 14:04
Tom Cruise is the most dangerous idea in the known universe.
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gwales
Aug 4th 2010, 16:28
BTT - Oops, duly ammended!
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MrScary
Aug 4th 2010, 18:42
Obviously George Wales has never eally watched All The Right Moves. Cruise's character is a high school football player trying to get a college scholarship. Had this article been a football game, Wales would be flagged for "Unsportsmanlike Stupidity".
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kaysad
Aug 4th 2010, 19:54
these days, it seems like someone (or something culty)has given Tom a lobotomy! Now he just makes films for image appeal. Time to go back to basics! and mayb buy a new brain
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scuzz80
Aug 4th 2010, 23:23
Am I the only person in the world, other the Neil Jordan, who thought Tom was great in Interview with the Vampire?
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Bex1310
Aug 5th 2010, 13:45
I agree with scuzz80 - he's great in Interview with a Vamp, and definitely steals the show in Tropic Thunder and, although not mentioned, I kinda liked War of the Worlds too...
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gregbreen1
Aug 5th 2010, 17:48
No mention of Interview with the vampire???
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