People think Tom Cruise has never seen a film after this weird answer to his ‘favourite movie’
Here’s Tom Cruise, doing his thing for the latest Mission: Impossible film, when he was asked about his ‘most memorable moviegoing experience’.
And his answer went viral because it got people wondering if he’s ever actually seen one.
has Tom Cruise seen a movie? pic.twitter.com/9Li0zAq1YB
— Ryan Perez (@ryguyperez) July 30, 2018
And here are our favourite responses online.
1.
This reads like most of my high school essays
— michael busch (@themichaelbusch) July 30, 2018
2.
one that had a minimum word count. 😁
— Carleen (@CarleenML) July 30, 2018
3.
Webster’s Dictionary describes “movie” as
— Amanda Wong (@amandawtwong) July 30, 2018
4.
My brother taught me to start essays with, “Man was born free and everywhere is in chains” (Jean-Jacques Rousseau). He used it a lot. But it really confused his physics teacher.
— Mr. Jaleel (@asadydragon) July 30, 2018
5.
In my early days in NYC I actually sat next to Cruise and Nicole Kidman at a movie…so he has definitely seen at least one. Just can’t for the life of me remember what the hell it was.
— Bill Dempsey (@mrbilldempsey) July 30, 2018
6.
Holy shit, he’s contagious!
— Allison Britt (@iMakeArtifacts) July 30, 2018
7.
I do remember the magic of the cinema in general terms, now that you mention it…
— Bill Dempsey (@mrbilldempsey) July 30, 2018
8.
When he was on the Nerdist podcast he similarly refused to name a single specific movie he had watched recently. He kept talking about how many movies he watches, they pressed him to cite one he liked recently, and he launched into a similar spiel about THE MAGIC OF THE MOVIES.
— Griffin Newman (@GriffLightning) July 30, 2018
9.
I think it would be pretty baller if he just said, “Naw. I don’t really watch a lot of movies.”
— Nick Ferrell (@TheBadBeardArt) July 30, 2018
10.
plot twist: Tom Cruise has no idea that he’s an actor
— Gabrielle Moss (@Gaby_Moss) July 30, 2018
11.
I would pay money to watch he and Zuckerberg going back and forth trying to be a “totally normal human being” toward one another; fairly certain one of them would eventually seize up, start shooting sparks and burst into flames…
— George Can’t Standya (@jeffreygrove) July 30, 2018
12.
Holy shit I am now ***100%*** a "Tom Cruise Has Never Seen A Movie" truther https://t.co/Oj8m1v96e7
— The author, Séamas O'Reilly (@shockproofbeats) July 30, 2018
13.
Tom Cruise talks about movies the way Donald Trump talks about policies he definitely hasn’t read.
— Peter Kavanagh (@TheKavOfficial) July 30, 2018
14.
Me, before reading it: “wtf that’s the most ridiculous conspiracy theory”
Me, after reading: pic.twitter.com/CMK2JAyHhW
— Georgia | Saoirse (@green_grainger) July 30, 2018
BREAKING
Well here’s some evidence that Cruise at least had the intention of watching a Keanu Reeves movie back in the day. Don’t know if he made it though.