Tom Cruise made a lot of throwaway movies.
Quick in and out, with some snickering jokes along the way. Then he made Interview with the Vampire and became "the acting talent that is Tom Cruise."
Mission Impossible. Rainman. A Few Good Men. Let's get this out of the way, he's a very good actor, always will be.
Getting back to the 'throwaway' era. When I was plotting out Mayfield Eight I had my guy Calvin Ryder agree to a somewhat shady way of getting some good times on his birthday by going South of the Border. By that I mean they don't care if you're underage. Booze, women, drugs, the whole nine yards.
It was by way of this plot device that I recalled a silly movie Tom Cruise made (with Shelly Long [Cheers!] as the love interest no less) called 'Losing It.'
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