This weekend, Tom Cruise helps reboot “The Mummy”. Let’s look at some of the career highlights of one of the world’s biggest movie stars:
1983 – “The Outsiders”
Among ensemble of Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe and Patrick Swayze
1985 – “Risky Business”
Considered to be Cruise’s breakthrough lead performance
Golden Globe Nomination – Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical
1986 – “Top Gun”
Iconic Catchphrase #1: “I Feel the Need – The Need for Speed”
Sequel “Top Gun: Maverick” currently in development
1988 – “Rain Man”
Best Picture Oscar Winner
1989 – “Born on the Fourth of July”
Golden Globe Win – Best Actor in a Drama
Oscar Nomination – Best Actor
1990 – “Days of Thunder”
First movie with second wife Nicole Kidman
May 1992 – “Far and Away”
Second movie with Kidman
1992 – “A Few Good Men”
Iconic Catchphrase #2: Cruise: “I Want the Truth!”; Nicholson: “You Can’t Handle the Truth!”
Golden Globe Nomination – Best Actor in a Drama
May 1996 – “Mission: Impossible”
Inaugural installment in action movie franchise based on TV series
Cruise just filmed sixth installment, out next summer
December 1996 – “Jerry Maguire”
Iconic Catchphrase #3: “Show Me the Money!”
Golden Globe Win – Best Actor in a Comedy or Musical
Oscar Nomination – Best Actor
July 1999 – “Eyes Wide Shut”
Third movie with Kidman
December 1999 – “Magnolia”
Golden Globe Win – Best Supporting Actor
Oscar Nomination – Best Supporting Actor
2001 – “Vanilla Sky”
First of three movies with Cameron Diaz
April 2002 – “Space Station IMAX 3D”
Narrator; 15 years later, it’s still playing in select IMAX theaters
June 2002 – “Minority Report”
Considered by many to be Steven Spielberg’s best movie of the 21st Century
Featured Diaz as “Bus Passenger #2”
2003 – “The Last Samurai”
Golden Globe Nomination – Best Actor in a Drama
2005 – “War of the Worlds”
Re-team with Spielberg
2007 – “Lions for Lambs”
First of two films under revived United Artists distribution
August 2008 – “Tropic Thunder”
Considered to be a cameo, Cruise still received a Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe nomination alongside co-star Robert Downey, Jr.
December 2008 – “Valkyrie”
Second of two films under revived United Artists distribution
2010 – “Knight & Day”
Re-team with Diaz
2011 – “Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”
Released in 425 IMAX theaters on opening weekend, it grossed an incredible $12.8 million
June 2012 – “Rock of Ages”
As rocker Stacee Jaxx, Cruise earned a Best Supporting Actor AARP Awards nomination
December 2012 – “Jack Reacher”
First of two installments (sequel “Never Go Back” was released in Oct. 2016)
2014 – “Edge of Tomorrow”
Surprise critical and box office hit
Re-titled “Live Die Repeat” during marketing
Sequel “Live Die Repeat and Repeat” is in the works
2015 – “Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation”
Cruise hung off an airplane… EIGHT times