Scorsese and Cruise?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Color of Money
Scorsese_Eyebrows — 14 years ago(April 22, 2011 08:25 AM)
Scorsese is obviously one of the greatest directors of all time and Tom Cruise is a great actor (doesn't always get the recognition he deserves in terms of ACTING) and is also huge box office draw. Scorsese also likes to collaborate with actor's and crew he's familiar with. So why did these two giants only make one film together? Was there any drama on set? Did they have a personality clash? Just think how great it would've been in the late 80's to the mid 90's if Cruise was to Scorsese what DeNiro and DiCaprio was and became?
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Paul_Ke — 14 years ago(May 20, 2011 09:36 AM)
I agree with the OP. I think Cruise is a very good actor, and I was disappointed that he and Scorsese didn't make more movies together.
It seems to me like Cruise likes to work with different directors as opposed to just working with the same one all the time. He seems to have a max limit of two. 2 movies with Cameron Crowe, 2 with Spielberg, 2 with Tony Scott, etc. -
Scorsese_Eyebrows — 13 years ago(July 20, 2012 04:23 AM)
I kinda agree he's not DeNiro or Leo. He's very much an all-american hero in most films (bar a few exceptions) while Leo and DeNiro tend to play jaded, rough around the edges, mentally disturbed and unhinged characters. However I do rate Cruise's ability. My main concern is that Cruise makes films to make money and not to create art (once again - bar a few exceptions).
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coolaree — 10 years ago(August 28, 2015 07:54 AM)
I am a big fan of Cruise, yes, but I don't think he would have fitted in any of Scorsese's other 80s/90s movies. I think he is a good actor but not one with huge range, imo. I don't think De Niro does either thoughhe is just more suited to certain roles, roles that Scorsese created back then. I dunno.
but I think if he made The Wolf of Wall Street in the 90s, Cruise would have been great, funnily enough -
CoolHandLuke_87 — 9 years ago(October 14, 2016 09:32 AM)
De Niro and DiCaprio are better actors than Cruise, although Cruise still has made many fine films: The Color of Money, Rain Man, A Few Good Men, Interview with a Vampire, Jerry Maguire, Eyes Wide Shut, Vanilla Sky and Collateral.
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