Tom Cruise regrets that one of his most classic films was lost to streaming

The author Robert Scucci
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It's hard to imagine a movie starring Tom Cruise these days without assuming that Top Gun the actor had a heavy hand in influencing its development and production. Although Tom Cruise prefers creative control over the intellectual properties he associates himself with, he still cut his teeth starring in the 1985 Ridley Scott-directed fantasy film. A legend. In fact, Tom Cruise regrets taking part A legend for this very reason, because he was not in control of the narrative.

And who are we to blame Tom Cruise for having hard feelings about his role in a movie like A legendwhich was neither a critical nor commercial success upon its initial release, and fared quite poorly until Ridley Scott released his director's cut in 2002 – complete with 25 minutes of additional footage. A legend to achieve cult classic status with a 73 percent audience rating Rotten tomatoesbut in 1985 the film was heavily criticized for not using all of its elaborate and expensive sets.

The Tom Cruise we know is no compromise

Although we can all look back in amazement at such a fantastic piece of Tom Cruise cinema A legendit's easy to see where Cruise is coming from. Looking back on Cruise's storied 40-year acting career, one of the common traits is that he doesn't take on a project until he's 100 percent behind the character he's portraying, and he works tirelessly to ensure he has the role with his never-ending commitment.

Known for his big-budget action blockbusters, Tom Cruise has defied the laws of physics by performing his own risky, jaw-dropping stunts. More so, asked about the legendary stunt in which he climbed the Burj Khalifa skyscraper Mission: Impossible – Ghost ProtocolCruise proudly announced that he fired the original security guard who encouraged him not to do the stunt and hired someone else who was willing to let him do the stunt the way he had always envisioned it.

Tom Cruise was just an actor in a legend

Tom Cruise's role in the film A legend is a worthy entry in his filmography, but it falls far short of his most iconic films such as Top Gun or his standing authority with Mission: Impossible franchise.

In A legendTom Cruise portrays a child of the forest named Jack, who is tasked with fighting the Dark Lord (Tim Curry) after he sends his menacing goblins named Blix (Alice Playten), Buck (Peter O'Farrell) and Blunder (Kieran Shah) to kill him. unicorns at his castle. By killing the mystical creatures and stealing their horns, the Dark Lord can plunge the forest into eternal darkness while everyone lives under his tyrannical rule.

Jack, who has a crush on Princess Lili (Mia Sara), is unaware of the Dark Lord's evil intentions when he brings the innocent princess to see unicorns in person. Legends the primary conflict in the movement. This ultimate fusion of evil and innocence introduces us to enchanted creatures named Honeythorn Gump (David Bennett), Oona (Annabelle Lanyon), Screwball (Billy Barty) and Brown Tom (Cork Hubbert) who help Tom Cruise's Jack stave off the darkness. the forces that await them A legend.

See the legend for yourself

The unfortunate reality we have to face is this Legends heritage has been swept under the carpet as it is not available for viewing at home using streaming or video on demand. If you have a friend with an extensive DVD collection, you better hope you're in their favor, or at least let you borrow a copy for your viewing pleasure. Tom Cruise may not be a fan A legendbut a witness to the ever charismatic Tim Curry in full devil makeup in the film's third act is reason enough to check out this would-be fantastic misfire featuring a young Tom Cruise.

Source: SlashFilm