Icons Unearthed Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise - The Serious Actor (Season 10, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

Icons Unearthed

Icons Unearthed: Tom Cruise - The Serious Actor (Season 10, Episode 3)

TV-14

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary

While remaining in the shadow of Dustin Hoffman's performance in Rain Man, Tom is able to get his first Oscar nomination by breaking out of his mold in Born On The 4th Of July.

Director

Benjamin J. Frost

Producers

Sam Cirillo | Robin Foster | Izajah Gordon | Carla E. Mitchell & 2 more

Cinematographer

Matt Kubas

Editors

Jeff Cole | Benjamin J. Frost | Dion Schmidt | Gary Sims

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Release date

Sep 11, 2024 (United States)

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19 cast members

Name	Known for
C. Thomas Howell Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Outsiders (1983)
Michael Frost Beckner Self - Director's Assistant Self - Director's Assistant See fewer	Spy Game (2001)
Victoria Cheri Bennett Self - Pop Culture Journalist (as Victoria Bennett) Self - Pop Culture Journalist (as Victoria Bennett) See fewer	Beverages with Bevin
Risa Bramon Garcia Self - Casting Director Self - Casting Director See fewer	200 Cigarettes (1999)
Jun Juban Self - Philippines Producer Self - Philippines Producer See fewer	Beyond Borders: From the Emirates to the Philippines (2013)
Frank Whaley Self - Actor - Timmy Self - Actor - Timmy See fewer	Broken Arrow (1996)
Gerald R. Molen Self - Producer (as Gerald Molen) Self - Producer (as Gerald Molen) See fewer	Rain Man (1988)
Gail Mutrux Self - Associate Producer Self - Associate Producer See fewer	The Danish Girl (2015)
John Seale Self - Director of Photography Self - Director of Photography See fewer	Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Marie Rowe Self - Casting Self - Casting See fewer	Sphere (1998)
Kevin Pollak Self - Actor - Lt. Weinberg Self - Actor - Lt. Weinberg See fewer	The Usual Suspects (1995)
Lucinda Jenney Self - Actor - Iris Self - Actor - Iris See fewer	Rain Man (1988)
Richard Masur Self - Actor - Rutherford Self - Actor - Rutherford See fewer	The Thing (1982)
Joe Hutshing Self - Editor Self - Editor See fewer	JFK (1991)
Charles Hood Self - Pop Culture Expert Self - Pop Culture Expert See fewer	Night Owls (I) (2015)
Oliver Stone Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Platoon (1986)
Tom Cruise Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Top Gun (1986)
Dustin Hoffman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tootsie (1982)
Ron Kovic Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Born on the Fourth of July (1989)