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Amusing

The Cruise Run

With the latest Mission Impossible film opening it is time to ask the question: why is Tom Cruise always running in his films?

This compilation by Xerzes Cortes neatly showcases the films where he is running (75%!) and – for reasons of balance – points out the ones where he didn’t.

I’m pretty sure this meme all began with a spoof Nike ad in 2006, but when you see them back-to-back like this I wonder if it is a coincidence that Cruise justĀ choosesĀ energetic roles or if he’s now just messing with us.

Even in the Ghost Protocol trailer there are at least two sequences (involving the Kremlin and a Dubai sandstorm) where he is doing what can only be termed a ‘Cruise run’.

Maybe the on-set exercise is part of the reason he still looks so young? šŸ˜‰

> Tom Cruise at the IMDb
> Nike spoof from 2006

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TV

Tom Cruise on The Jonathan Ross Show

Here is the opening monologue of last night’s Jonathan Ross show, which has returned after Sachsgate.

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Tom CruiseĀ was also onĀ discussing ValkyrieĀ and some ‘bedroom things’.

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video

The First 6 Minutes of Valkyrie

United Artists has put the first six minutes of ValkyrieĀ online to promote the film.

Set inĀ Nazi GermanyĀ duringĀ World War IIĀ it depicts theĀ plot inĀ July, 1944 Ā by German army officers to assassinateĀ Adolf HitlerĀ and starsĀ Tom CruiseĀ as ColonelĀ Claus von Stauffenberg, one of the key plotters.Ā 

> Valkyrie at the IMDb
> Check out the HD version at Apple

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Amusing Trailers

Cocktail Trailer Mash Ups

Who would have thought Cocktail – a rather cheesy 1988 film with Tom Cruise as a barman – would provide such rich source material for trailer mashups?

There is Bar Wars: Cocktail Hour (Cocktail mixed with Star Wars) by the clever people at Company X.

Then there is Caaktail – a Bollywood version:

And finally, a horror version:

(Links viaĀ The Trailer Mash)

> Original trailer
> More on Cocktail at Wikipedia