Tonight on TV: The Tom Cruise movie that revealed the actor behind the star

In the early 1980s, after appearing in the film “Endless Love”, Tom Cruise was recruited by Francis Ford Coppola to join the group of promising young actors “The Outsiders”. If he then breaks through as a star in Risky Business, the fledgling actor is still on his way to stardom thanks to Top Gun, 1986’s biggest worldwide hit.

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In this capacity, Tom Cruise tries to take on more ambitious roles under the direction of great filmmakers and in front of respected actors. He most notably plays the pool ace, Paul Newman’s godchild in Martin Scorsese’s The Color of Money. But he makes a special impression in Barry Levinson’s Rain Man in 1988.

Among a shortlist including Bill Murray, Tom Hanks and Robin Williams, Tom Cruise is finally chosen to acquire his properties for Charlie Babbitt. A young and self-centered luxury car dealer, the latter discovers the existence of his brother Raymond, who suffers from scientist syndrome, after the death of his father.

became iconic, especially for highlighting and humoring the subject of autism, which is still under-represented in cinema, Rain Man Allowing Tom Cruise to confidently develop alongside Dustin Hoffman at the top of his game and thus reveal another facet of his game, away from the playboy image that has stuck to his skin.

In a few years, the actor became the main headliner of Hollywood, able to alternate between dramatic roles (Born on the 4th of July, Interview with the Vampire, Jerry Maguire…) and sensational blockbusters (Mission: Impossible, War of the Worlds, Jack. Reacher…).

With 6.4 million admissions in France, Rain Man is Tom Cruise’s biggest success in our area. Its solid average viewership rating of 4.3/5 on AlloCiné is testament to this love from the public.

Rain Man Barry Levinson with Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, Valeria Golino…

Tonight on Arte at 9 o’clock.