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Film credit
Tom Cruise
Also referred to as Cruise, Cruz, Digger Cruz
Stats
- Episodes featuring their films
- 20
- Movies in this archive
- 18
Rewatchables episodes featuring Tom Cruise’s films
Eyes Wide Shut
1999 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Sean Fennessey · Mallory Rubin
Aired August 15, 2023
Mission: Impossible – Fallout
2018 film
Bill Simmons · Chris Ryan · Craig Horlbeck
Aired December 27, 2022
Displaying episodes 1 - 12 of 20 in total
Mentioned in discussions
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:43:41Read transcript
- Tom Hanks is selected over Tom Cruise. — Amanda Dobbins
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:32:58Read transcript
- The panel splits over Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks, with Hanks supported by Road to Perdition and Cruise questioned for the accent.
- Craig breaks the tie for Cruise because his unintentional comedy and willingness to attempt the accent fit the role. — Craig Horlbeck
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:44:53Read transcript
- Tom Hanks wins because he better fits Roy's ordinary working-life identity.
- Tom Cruise is praised as the stronger choice for Roy's obsession but risks turning the story into an action movie.
Cruise or Hanks?
Young Tom Cruise as Luke
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:22:10Read transcript
- Early-1980s Cruise is selected as Luke for his still-youthful quality.
- Hanks is considered as an older mentor or a Volunteers-era Han but rejected as too tall for the latter.
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:40:43Read transcript
- Edge of Tomorrow is a double-feature choice. — Chris Ryan
- North by Northwest is another double-feature choice. — Chris Ryan
- War of the Worlds is proposed to continue the Cruise–Spielberg combination. — Bill Simmons
Probably Unanswerable Questions
Affair and murder; disguises; crane-fight odds; pre-cog search joke
In the discussion (5)
Approx. transcript time · 01:37:11Read transcript
- A provocative question about the wife’s affair and Howard’s reaction is raised, with the lover’s haste mocked rather than resolved. — Chris Ryan
- The response explicitly rejects that the wife deserved death, while criticizing the lover for pressing to use the marital bed. — Chris Ryan
- Cruise’s repeated disguises are compared across films; injecting a facial paralytic seems pointless when he is promptly recognized. — Bill Simmons
- Farrell is favored in a real crane fight because of age, size and apparent experience; proposed odds move from roughly three-to-one toward a shorter price.
- A teasing question about searching for pre-cog pornography receives a denial. — Chris Ryan
What role would Philip Seymour Hoffman play?
Dweezil Zappa’s role
In the discussion (2)
Approx. transcript time · 01:28:17Read transcript
- Hoffman as Witwer is proposed as less glamorous and more irritating, with concern about the fight and running despite acknowledged athletic ability. — Chris Ryan
- The eye doctor and Gideon are alternatives; the short Dweezil Zappa role is favored as a brief favor to Cruise. — Chris Ryan
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:28:08Read transcript
- Spielberg is retained in the combined Cruise/Hanks and Scorsese/Spielberg comparison. — Chris Ryan
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:28:08Read transcript
- Cruise and Spielberg are treated as the obvious double answer to the two recurring hypothetical replacement categories. — Chris Ryan
Apex Mountain
Nokia Wave; Cruise–Spielberg collaborations; Spielbergian techno-noir; Samantha Morton; pre-cogs and pre-crime
In the discussion (7)
Approx. transcript time · 01:24:33Read transcript
- Minority Report is called the apex of Nokia Wave: tactile near-future technology, paranoia and state surveillance, with GoldenEye, Bourne, Ronin and related thrillers offered as context. — Bill Simmons
- Apex claims for the two individual careers are rejected, but their collaboration is affirmed over War of the Worlds; that film is still defended. — Bill Simmons
- Spielbergian techno-noir is an affirmative Apex subject, with this film preferred to AI. — Bill Simmons
- Evil von Sydow roles are not considered at their peak here; Strange Brew and Victory are discussed. — Bill Simmons
- Samantha Morton is affirmed at a career peak around this film and Morvern Callar. — Van Lathan
- McDonough is rejected as a single-film peak because of a long run of recognizable roles. — Van Lathan
- Pre-cogs and pre-crime departments are affirmed; Washington films and Philip K. Dick adaptations are not. — Bill Simmons
Sean Fennessey Award for Stealth Homage That Gives Every Movie Nerd a Criterion Orgasm
Hooded confrontation echoes The Seventh Seal
In the discussion (1)
Approx. transcript time · 01:24:13Read transcript
- A qualified Criterion Orgasm award identifies Cruise’s hooded confrontation with von Sydow as mirroring The Seventh Seal.
Casting What-Ifs
Damon or Bardem; Streep; McKellen; Blanchett; Elfman
In the discussion (3)
Approx. transcript time · 01:15:48Read transcript
- Development reportedly began as a Schwarzenegger Total Recall sequel, changed after Carolco’s bankruptcy and later involved Jan de Bont.
- Reported offers included Damon or Bardem for Witwer, Streep for Iris, McKellen for Burgess, Blanchett for Agatha and Elfman for Lara; Streep declined and scheduling affected Damon and McKellen. — Bill Simmons
- Bardem reportedly declined because he did not want to chase Cruise through an entire film; his upcoming F1 appearance invites a joke. — Bill Simmons
Displaying discussions 37 - 48 of 263 in total
Films in the archive
Risky Business
1983
The Color of Money
1986
The Firm
1993
Top Gun
1986
Top Gun: Maverick
2022
Tropic Thunder
2008