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Tom Cruise

posted 17 years ago by Desertman84
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I consider that this is the movie that launched Tom Cruise's career.

[–] JaneDoe1977 16 years ago

I must agree fully. It's funny to see Hutton, Cruise and Penn in their teenage years and taking a look at them now. Cruise and Hutton haven't changed much looks wise but Penn...wow...just wow. lol

[–] iceturkee1950 16 years ago

sorry, i disagree.i would give that nod to risky business. i liked cruise when he was much younger. there was another film he did in that time frame where he played a high school football player in pennsylvania.

[–] koeos 16 years ago

All The Right Moves.

[–] Desertman84 15 years ago

Taps launced Tom Cruise's movie career.Risky Business made him a superstar.Top Gun made him an international superstar and catapulted his status as a movie star for the years to come.

[–] Druff 15 years ago

Taps launced Tom Cruise's movie career.Risky Business made him a superstar.Top Gun made him an international superstar and catapulted his status as a movie star for the years to come.

I agree 100%. While Taps did not make him a star, it was the definitely the role that first brought him to the attention of those who follow the film industry. Those later films made him a star, but when they were first released Cruise was basically known as "The guy from Taps. Not Sean Penn, the other guy. No, not Timothy Hutton, the other, other guy. The guy in the beret. Y'know, the crazy 'It's beautiful, man!' guy."

[–] TC-LeonK 12 years ago

Tom Cruise made this movie! Hutton and Penn were awful.

"I'll see you in another life, when we are both cats." By Tom Cruise in Vanilla Sky.