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Cruise Shares Incredible Story of How He Landed ‘Rain Man,’ Hints at Life After ‘Mission: Impossible’ – RedState

Tom Cruise shared an incredible story of how he landed the role in “Rain Man,” crediting his sister for being pushy with him, and hinted that life after the “Mission: Impossible” movies could look much different.





During a press event at the British Film Institute to promote the final movie in the “M:I” franchise, “Mission: Impossible–The Final Reckoning,” the 62-year-old actor talked about the early days of his movie career, after “Risky Business,” when he met actor Dustin Hoffman for the first time.

Cruise said he was having lunch with one of his three sisters, Cass Cruise, when they spotted Hoffman grabbing a bite. The “Top Gun” star was fresh off his first movie and wasn’t about to go over and speak to the legendary actor–even though he knew he would need something different than the coming-of-age film, “Legend,” he was in the process of filming:

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