Thunder in the Tropics: Tom Cruise unrecognizable and brilliant as a dirty producer, it was already 15 years ago

Tom Cruise is the seventh art giant to have starred in classics like Top Gun, Rain Man, Eyes Wide Shut and War of the Worlds. But Tom Cruise, recently seen starring in Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 , is also a funny role and far from his usual register in the comedy Thunder in the Tropics , which opens today. 15 years old.

Because if you’ve seen Ben Stiller’s crazy comedy, you’ll definitely remember Les Grossman, the gruff Hollywood producer played by the frankly unrecognizable Tom Cruise. Belly, half-bald, this very rude character quickly became iconic, and no one forgot the incredible end credits of the film, in which the Hollywood star lets out his notes. Come back by Ludacris. You can watch the scene below.

A guest a few years ago On the set of Conan O’BrienTom Cruise returned to this role like no other. “I’m always taking classes to learn things, improve my skills, whether it’s singing, music or whatever. I’ve been taking dance classes, hip-hop classes, and I wanted to combine that activity with the character.”– said the actor.

“So when my friend Ben Stiller called me for Tropic Thunder, I said, ‘I’d love to play Les Grossman, but I want big hands and I want to dance.’concludes the one who starred in one of his most famous films for free.

Below, Tom Cruise, on The Conan O’Brien Show, portrays Les Grossman’s special dance:

In 2008, a comedy was released in cinemas, exactly fifteen years ago Thunderstorms in the tropicsled in particular Ben StillerJack Black and Robert Downey Jr. tells the story of five actors who are about to make a war movie. They find themselves in a military training camp to undergo combat training in the middle of a conflict. The feature film was a huge public success, grossing nearly $200 million worldwide.

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