Hollywood Flashback: In 1992, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman stepped out of the stars.

Exactly 30 years have passed since Tom Cruise returned to Cannes in search of support. Top Gun: Maverick – Brought a film to the festival on the French Riviera. According to festival organizers, this time around the 59-year-old global superstar received “a special tribute for his lifelong accomplishments” on May 18, including “speaking on stage with journalist Didier Alush”, which will be followed by a show. The best weapon A sequel that will be released in French cinemas on May 25 and in the United States two days later.

In 1992, Cruz and his wife, Nicole Kidman, less than two years old, released the film. lice — Ron Howard Western about an Irish immigrant couple who traveled to Oklahoma in the late 19th century — on the festival’s closing night on May 18. Universal’s film received positive reviews. THRYour reviewer calls this “visual sparkle”. “Cruz is a sinful dreamer, and Kidman is well-adjusted as a spiritual patrician woman.” (Other critics were less kind, The Washington post It was called a “closed cliché”).

Cruz, then 29, was already a Hollywood star – Kidman, then 24, much younger – who made a string of blockbusters in the 1980s. risky business (1983), best weapon (1986) and rain man (1988). That night, along with Kidman, Cruz delivered a golden palm branch best intentionsAlmost Forgotten Swedish Film Written by Ingmar Bergman Who Defeated Robert Altman ᲛPlayer and Paul Verhoeven თ Complete instinct.

The same day, Cruz declined to answer a reporter’s question about his favorite brand of toothpaste at a news conference. she had more to say THREspecially on the subject of the LA disorder, which had developed just two weeks earlier. “It bothered me,” Cruz said of Rodney King’s verdict, which he likened to the story of his upcoming film. some good menReleased December 1992 [police’s] The work was very responsible, but it goes too far.

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