Actor, producer and Hollywood legend Tom Cruise visits the BFI Southbank to talk to Edith Bowman about his career.
The BFI is celebrating the illustrious career of Tom Cruise, one of the world’s greatest film stars, with the award of BFI Fellowship, its highest honour. To celebrate this achievement, the Academy Award-nominated actor, producer and all-round hero of cinema joined us at BFI Southbank for a conversation.
He reflected on his incredible body of work – a career of much-loved films that include Top Gun, Jerry Maguire and the Mission: Impossible series. In this special masterclass, Cruise shared insights into his craft, experiences and his approach to making awe-inspiring films.
00.00 - Edith Bowman introduces Tom Cruise 01:27 - Childhood dreams and planning his career 02:50 - Filming Taps and learning from being on set 06:00 - Learning about the wider film business as a young actor 10:30 - Making red carpet premieres international 13:00 - How to make an impact on an audience 17:50 - Early career and celebrity after Taps 18:48 - Making Losin' It with Curtis Hanson 20:30 - Making The Outsiders with Francis Ford Coppola 23:40 - A Few Good Men and working with Jack Nicholson 30:50 - Magnolia and playing Frank TJ Mackey 32:25 - Les Grossman 34:00 - Making Born on the Fourth of July with Oliver Stone 37:05 - Meeting Dustin Hoffman and making Rain Man 41:00 - Mission: Impossible and becoming a producer 44:50 - Making Collateral with Michael Mann 46:20 - Working with Christopher McQuarrie 52:00 - Top Gun and working with Tony Scott and Val Kilmer 56:25 - Top Gun: Maverick 58:15 - What he'd still like to make
