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exboyfil

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7. Some perspective

Wed May 24, 2017, 03:41 PM

May 2017

The same year Top Gun was released, the sequel to The Hustler came out starring Newman and Cruise. It was 25 years after the original movie, and it seemed like an eternity later.

Top Gun II will be at least 32 years after the first movie.

I will say one thing about Tom Cruise - he is in incredible shape for his age. It is humorous watching him and Russell Crowe in the recent previews for The Mummy - both are action stars about the same age (Crowe is two years younger). One has been hitting the gym and the other has not.

It reinforces how Tom Cruise just exploded on the Hollywood scene in the early 1980s. He was so young.

I may watch the sequel from Redbox just to catch up with the characters. Not holding out much hope though.

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Top Gun ....2. Why God, WHY?!???? [View all] underpants May 2017 OP

Will Goose be returning too?... n/t PoliticAverse May 2017 #1

Naw, he went on to become a Doctor underpants May 2017 #4

I'm more curious to see if Kelly Mcgillis and Meg Ryan reprise their roles, or if petronius May 2017 #12

Remind me to miss that. n/t Ron Obvious May 2017 #2

Fess up. You feel the need for speed. There is no shame in that. Hassin Bin Sober May 2017 #29

Bwahaaaaaha Wawannabe May 2017 #33

Hollywood is running out of comic books, I guess Warpy May 2017 #3

Won't Kilmer have to lose half his current body weight to fit in a uniform? brush May 2017 #5

I think he has lost some weight exboyfil May 2017 #9

Yawn Canoe52 May 2017 #6

Some perspective exboyfil May 2017 #7

Talk about ruining a franchise. Ilsa May 2017 #8

He actually looks better than I thought. He slimmed down a little. Hassin Bin Sober May 2017 #30

I think he got really thin, as in Ilsa May 2017 #31

i wonder LSFL May 2017 #10

LMAO underpants May 2017 #11

Beat me too it hibbing May 2017 #23

Could be fun. Stop bein a spoil sport! Everyone BootinUp May 2017 #13

The first one sucked quite enough, thanks. (nt) Paladin May 2017 #14

I've often asked almost the same question TlalocW May 2017 #15

You know after the 5th time underpants May 2017 #16

Mission Probable? TlalocW May 2017 #18

For some reason we went and saw MI 2 underpants May 2017 #24

come on, he was good in Risky Business Skittles May 2017 #41

Why? yallerdawg May 2017 #17

But back then they had the F-14A Tomcat, which was the Ferrari of Naval Aviation Blue_Tires May 2017 #19

Gives a whole different spin on "Take My Breath Away"! Coventina May 2017 #20

Maybe jehop61 May 2017 #21

Tom Cruise and scientology left-of-center2012 May 2017 #22

Not many actors can claim to be a top draw as long as Cruise has been. Kaleva May 2017 #25

That's true. Globally too. underpants May 2017 #27

Cruise Has Been RobinA May 2017 #32

Thought it was just me that Wawannabe May 2017 #34

I liked both of his recent sci-fi movies. Iggo May 2017 #37

I watched Oblivion and very much enjoyed it. Kaleva May 2017 #38

They can sit around the bar and complain GreydeeThos May 2017 #26

I never saw the original...all the hype was super annoying LeftInTX May 2017 #28

Is Kenny Loggins Going to come with a song as boring Wolf Frankula May 2017 #36

I saw the original in a movie theater True Dough May 2017 #35

They need to play with the boys more? Initech May 2017 #39

Risky Business and Interview with the Vampire are the only Cruise movies I liked, Still Blue in PDX May 2017 #40