Tom Cruise

Chris Wade explores the film career of TOM CRUISE the most popular movie star of our time and one of the most celebrated actors in cinema history. In a series of essays Wade celebrates Cruise's work over the past four decades; his first movie parts of the early 80s including The Outsiders and Taps; his star making turns in such films as Risky Business Top Gun and Cocktail; seminal late 80s classics Rain Man and Born on the Fourth of July; such 90s mega hits as The Firm A Few Good Men Interview the Vampire and Jerry Maguire; his acclaimed turns in such films as Eyes Wide Shut Magnolia and Vanilla Sky; the remarkable Mission: Impossible films which began in 1996 and are still being released to this day; and everything else in between. In this book Wade dissects Cruise's work in all these films and more homing in on his remarkable attention to detail his laser-focused work ethic and the many stand out performances he has given us over the years.