Tom Cruise in the Tropic Thunder

[@bernardohernandez2620]

This is probably tom cruise’s best role ever.

[@FatManJackson]

The only role of him I liked.

[@m.i.qurashi2456]

Fuck yea

[@GManJR75]

He is easily one of the best parts about this movie.

[@MAJERS08]

So much better than his serious character's

[@earthtone101]

Naw, I think that award goes to him in Minority Report, but this one comes close.

[@timstill152]

I love how Grossmans office imperceptibly grows from a normal office into a high tech secret agency with monitors and people running everywhere.

[@smk6469]

Lol... It totally does...

[@lonewalkerproductions]

How did I not notice this 😂

[@alexandersomethingorother786]

And the low lighting on crusies face. Accentuating that gotee like "woo make me wet"

[@VidarrKerr]

It is CIA/Mossad. What they are showing is a direct reflection of what most of Hollywood really is -- A Conglomeration of Super Corporations of Propaganda, Control, and tons of Money.

[@VidarrKerr]

@CaptGeech ?

[@mattshaffer8460]

The round of applause after "we don't negotiate with terrorists" kills me every time

[@RalphieMuskinyaar]

Same. And also “I’ve never even heard of your little agency”

[@arturo0727]

👏👏👏👏👏

[@MrJimichael]

Seen you at 666 likes 🤣

[@BumblebeeTuna8]

Typical Secretaries and Executives Brown Nosing the CEO.

[@Ensirum]

i like the part where he tells flaming dragon to "take a step back" followed by "and fuck your own face". Flaming Dragon takes a little step back away from the phone.

[@navitzki]

We'll weep for him...in the press. I swear, every line in this movie is gold.

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

Let's face it, no one is dressing up as scorcher for porm 😂

[@The2ndFirst]

It's literally Blazing Saddles for a new age.

[@vladimirhorowitz]

@@A_Stereotypical_Heretic Purim. Jewish Halloween (sorta).

[@A_Stereotypical_Heretic]

@@vladimirhorowitz 👈 what he said

[@bn3121]

the little nod to the side makes the line so much funnier

[@Windrunner007]

Bill Hader awkwardly bobbing behind Cruise like his only direction was “back him up no matter what” is an underrated part of this scene.

[@twinklesheep]

sometimes, that is an actual job description.

[@mosquitopyjamas9048]

He sounds ADRed, is that really his voice?

[@LeverPhile]

@ 5:28 "swing it past yo knees"

[@ravenswod]

Welcome to the goody room 😆

[@Erasureeraser]

Tom Cruise, Bill Hader and Matthew McConaughey, the greatest trio in this movie imo

[@KingDobra2]

The amount of legendary actors in this movie..

[@icantthinkofagoodusername5829]

Ikr It's insane!

[@retardedvelociraptor]

This movie and Anchorman are two of the best comedies imo.

[@schwartzy65]

And they say ben stiller is a bad actor, director and writer...

[@BlackDiamond2718]

Aphotic Pyre i love movies that just put tons of people in it. 40 year old virgin, anchorman, the other guys. Just hilarious.

[@garygotgameclips]

@@BlackDiamond2718 Step Brothers was good too oh my god

[@ExiledByForce1]

Matthew McConaughey does not get enough credit for how straight he played this

[@idsavo]

Even his face impressions are epicly given, especially while les Grossman is talking on the phone.

[@TheMasterhomaster]

Alright, alright, alright!

[@davidusa47]

The way he shifts his stance and says, “a G5…airplane?” really exemplifies the movie’s sensibilities.

[@TheRosenmi12]

I want to know how many takes this took. No way I'd be able to not burst out laughing if I was Matthew

[@ElidanVideos]

@@davidusa47 That's literally the best moment in the movie. That was the best comedic moment, that shift and him asking again the specifics with a perfect delivery, kind of driving home the point that he is already agreeing, while until that moment it seemed like he was strongly not onboard. But they sort of invite him on board, on board of a G5.

[@samharrington249]

That “we don’t negotiate with terrorists” and then the clap kills me every single time🤣🤣

[@socklock1957]

According to the DVD commentary, that line was improvised by Cruise.

[@JonManko]

So classic. They clap like he's a hero 😂

[@scottbuckley823]

Technically they're drug dealers.

[@sabin2919]

Hahahaha

[@AstroJenkins]

My favorite bit, just is all stoic and patriotic after screaming insane shit for a minute straight. Edit: Wait, then calmly asking them if they can figure out who that was. Just screaming that at a total stranger 😂 I love every detail of his character.

[@CHotell96]

I love how he delivers "We don't negotiate with terrorists" like he's some kind of hero for what he said on the phone

[@joebloggs3551]

I know its absolutely brilliant that 🤣🤣🤣

[@joshvir262]

@@joebloggs3551 basically American politics

[@antoinesubitlescoups338]

No. The terrorists are the heroes. Happy dumbass?

[@mrwayne5158]

​@@joshvir262 lmao yup

[@emorsi]

On this day the term "keyboard warrior" could have been born. And I am afraid I am not sure this presentation of an mega media company executive is really exaggerated.

[@anonymouscitizen6165]

Tom Cruise should actually do more comedy he's actually good at it.

[@judgeomega]

is there anything hes not good at?

[@judgeomega]

@Donald Trump In a thousand years ppl (if any are left) will look back on our beliefs with similar disdain: they really thought these pictures of dead presidents had value, lol. how dumb do you have to be to waste your precious time on art and entertainment. insane that they thought some lines drawn on a map were enough justification to kill each other by the millions.

[@hyperion4305]

If you want to see more comedy from Tom Cruise check out The Color of Money, Risky Business, The Outsiders, Jerry Maguire, Top Gun, Edge of Tomorrow. He does a very funny monologue in Magnolia as well.

[@reginaphalange9417]

And more vilains

[@a1175779]

... player... lol

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Tom Cruise single-handedly elevated this movie from a great comedy to a legendary one.

[@reginayfavors]

Yes!!! Because of his comedy aspect. He is really funny and not trying to be funny.

[@SubjectiveFunny]

He played his part, but the entire cast killed it.

[@fidelgarcia2224]

I'd say everyone did

[@ganzor1083]

Sr!! 554 likes and not a single dislike?? Here’s the 555

[@07foxmulder]

Pretty lousy movie. Cruise is its only redeeming quality.

[@patrickkanas3874]

The best part is that he doesn't play him as a comedy character. He plays him seriously, but it's the intensity of his outrage that the humor comes from

[@FoolishPrince]

Gene Wilder said comedy is most funny when it's portrayed seriously; or something along those lines

[@EGRJ]

Ah, the Leslie Nielsen approach.

[@TheGeneralDisarray]

@@EGRJ Surely you can't be serious?

[@jcfra420]

I saw in an interview with Cruise, when he was approached with this role he said he would do it, but only if he was fat, had huge hands and danced.

[@Sinner987]

He said he wanted to play a jewish guy with big hands, basically made the character of Les

[@techstreamers8755]

light saberAddict that was from Conan

[@midnightfury4584]

Haha Weinstein-esque maybe?

[@boobtoob2507]

Julian Nailuj he actually has said he modeled grossman after Weinstein lol

[@user-xk9xt9ko6u]

Actually, he was asked to read the script by Ben Stiller just to see if he would approve it. After reading it, he offered to play the role of Les G and wanted Fat Hands as part of it. He was never offered the role but more or less took it and Ben Stiller is forever grateful for the revenue it o pulled in because of that volunteering action

[@MrSartorius1]

the "find out who that was" line after threatening to destroy them always cracks me up

[@Yabushiga]

"FLAMING DRAGON"

[@amjh4lah809]

@@Yabushiga *WE ARE FWAMING DWAGON*

[@LisaAnn777]

​@@amjh4lah809 how many dolla did they want again?

[@amjh4lah809]

@@LisaAnn777 PWICE NOW WON HUNDWED MIWWION

[@vollied4865]

same its comedy gold

[@noonsa3]

The Flaming Dragon guy yelling "this is FLAMING DRAGON" after the 3rd time he's been asked who it is, gets to me every time.

[@mikesam3896]

Then still Grossman says “find out who that was” lololol

[@robinkulbay]

Oh okay, Flaming Dragon. Fuckface.

[@Tyler.254]

Was looking for this comment right after watching that part 🤣

[@SuperChuckRaney]

They heard it wrong, he say FRAMING Dragon, they are home builders and carpenders.

[@mother.95]

Oh man, that was good 🤣🤣🤣

[@SyrupBuccaneer]

4:20 "Speedman is a dying star. A white dwarf, heading for a black hole. That's physics. It's inevitable." is so chilling and well-delivered. Cruise is too good.

[@MikeThePole]

It's also so very wrong because white dwarfs are actually remnants of stars that did not have enough mass to collapse into a black hole or a neutron star. All of this makes Grossman even more of a silly character and I love it.

[@bbwblk]

'Towards' a black hole

[@blairbrown4812]

It's so chillingly well-delivered, because it's also a fairly accurate description of Tom Cruise himself, and what will happen to himself and all of Hollywood if/when he finally implodes.

[@shrujanamsyama9940]

@@MikeThePole Les Grossman was not a scientist. When people speak analogies, they tend to mix up things in real life too

[@sofronije74]

​@@MikeThePoleWell, is it possible that white dwarf find itself orbiting a black hole and over time being ripped by it and swallowed?

[@rhandley1000]

"We'll weep for him.......in the press" LOL

[@RodCornholio]

Reflects reality in the growth in popularity of "Thoughts and prayers..." (T.A.P. in my shorthand), which seems to be an almost form-letter response that companies, politicians, talking heads, etc. use for every tragedy.

[@MrNoosphere]

and eventually....waaaaay on down the track.........we'll file an insurance claim.

[@nedwump9187]

Just the moment of silence as Peck realises they don’t care

[@orangypteco8858]

@@nedwump9187 actually the claim alone would give us more than what we would lose... :]

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

@@RodCornholio only blood is bad

[@Erasureeraser]

Putting Tom Cruise, Matthew McConaughey and Bill Hader in one room is such a genius idea

[@MrDougster37]

Right?

[@bluetaigax1747]

It's a complete package. The pissed concerned dude, the Douche, and the wingman

[@MrPROJECTSyNc]

Bill Hader can go

[@CookieThug]

Three legends in a scene

[@scottmic3556]

one of the greatest scenes ever , 3 real life big dicks

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

The fact that Tom actually invented Les Grossman speaks volumes of his talent. And then McConaughey keeps a straight face... big applaus!

[@alessandroromano5262]

But apparently he didn't, if you pay attention we never see Matthew's face and Tom Cruise on the same cut together.

[@MichaelHolmgaard]

@@alessandroromano5262 True. Would love to see THAT gag reel 😆

[@alessandroromano5262]

@@MichaelHolmgaard I bet the bloopers for this scene were as funny as the scene itself

[@05dturner]

I wonder how many takes it took to keep from laughing.

[@starwarsroo2448]

I don't think he had as much do with the conception as Stiller and theroux

[@SkyzTh3Limitt]

The blank stare after "They're gonna killem!" is the blankest stare I have ever seen! 🤣🤣

[@harleykennedy7922]

They were immediately thinking of a gameplan to stop this guy blabbing xD

[@Rodan16]

The best thing about the Les Grossman character is Tom Cruise came up with the entire look. Hairy body, prosthetic big hands, bald dome, the outfit. Truly one of the best cameos ever in a movie.

[@anaussie213]

Look at a pic of Harvey Weinstein. That’s les.

[@A-Dubs398]

Not really a cameo, his role is too big to be a cameo. He's more like a secondary character.

[@extremelyonline]

MrKockNoker yeah lmao, he got nominated for a golden globe for his performance

[@boctorbepperj35]

callmecatalyst He said he came up with it in a interview. His own idea.

[@NJGuy1973]

I heard Cruise was making fun of Sumner Redstone.

[@SuyashDixit]

Producer: How many legendary actors are there in this movie? Director: Yes.

[@Erasureeraser]

And these legendary actors are truly legendary and nobody was wasted in the movie, I love itt

[@bodaciousbethany0]

I didn't know it was him until the movie was over.😃🤣

[@BENZENE6K]

Directed by Ben Stiller himself.

[@kunalganotra7759]

RDJ Tom Cruise MATTHEW McConaughey Ben Stiller

[@amanshrestha2147]

@@kunalganotra7759 jack black

[@sancheezzzy2712]

The avengers should’ve called this guy to fight Thanos.

[@december12twok12]

Awful idea. Thefight would be over in 5 seconds. Not even Galactus could hold on for 10.

[@salomonderisseau0718]

@@december12twok12 😂

[@Erasureeraser]

Captain America be like : LANGUAGE, LANGUAGE, LANGUAGE!!!!!

[@Erasureeraser]

@@december12twok12 Captain America be like : LANGUAGE, LANGUAGE, LANGUAGE!!!!!

[@vasanthk9901]

😃😃😃😃😃

[@ogsnakesnake765]

" We don't negotiate with terrorists" Such a great line!!

[@spencergsmith]

“We don’t negotiate with terrorists.” Possibly my favorite moment from the entire film 😂

[@jamesprice2163]

Mines "now take a step back and literally FUCK YOUR OWN FACE!"

[@osamabinladen824]

Yeah

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

@@jamesprice2163 🤣

[@TheMap1997]

Follow by the hand clap

[@SpanishAvenger]

@@jamesprice2163 ah, yes, I too loved the moment where he said “fuck you are own face”…

[@Gman6755]

"We'll weep for him...in the press." That line just cracks me up every time!

[@SuperChuckRaney]

I like that line and ….”will you find out who that was”

[@mcnamaraky]

"And then, and I'm talking way down the line, we file an insurance claim." "Preferably *before* the end of the fiscal year."

[@SuperChuckRaney]

@@mcnamaraky for lots and LOTSSSSS of Moneeeeyyyyy. Playa....

[@mcnamaraky]

@@SuperChuckRaney "Big dick baby!" *"SWINGIN PAST YA KNEES!!!"*

[@kienanenno9103]

Looks at his assistant like 👀

[@Bumpy_barejevo]

Bill Hader uncomfortably saying “Welcome to the goodie room” is one of the funniest things I have ever seen

[@krankytilldaell6639]

Exactly

[@ryans413]

Tom saying player lol

[@mckenr07]

That’s some John Wayne Gacy patter

[@LeverPhile]

Swing it past ya kneeeees!

[@falcon26r87]

I’ve seen the scene over 100 times the past 20 years it still makes me laugh out loud

[@vingasoline5068]

This movie seriously has one of the greatest casts I’ve ever seen in a film, comedy or not. Every single actor is PERFECT in this movie

[@junesuprise]

It is a bit underrated

[@jackiep594]

So funny in the theatres how many people didn’t recognize him until the credits - which is wild considering he has such a recognizable voice alone

[@greggreyes6869]

i have an officemate where when we were eating in the pantry monday morning discussing tropic thunder, its when they realized when we pointed out it was tom cruise. i think she left early into the credits also

[@pureChem1calz]

How the fuck did not anyone notice... CRAZYYYY. I noticed immediately just now and I haven't even watched the film.

[@ElidanVideos]

@@pureChem1calz Because that's literally what's written in the title? What's important to understand that this is a long movie, this scene is in the middle of it, and before that this character is only seen one for like a minute of screen time on a screen. If you would watch that at the time of release and had no knowledge of Tom Cruise being in it, which nobody at the time did, because he wasn't in the title, you probably would miss it, just like most people did. He felt weird, you might have suspected something, but a lot of people missed it. Especially because at the time Tom Cruise never associated with that level of comedy and had a certain reputation and image.

[@kathimilburn8094]

That's funny. I recognized toms voice immediately

[@vinunleaded]

I had no clue.

[@fredyngvarolsen2780]

Tom Cruise: "I wanna have fat hands and i'm gonna dance"

[@illuzionzenzile]

Fred Yngvar Olsen definitely the way that happened. 😅

[@Thedudeabides803]

iLLUZiON Zenzile in fact Tom said so

[@JonCollinsMedia]

Specifically to "Apple Bottom Jeans"

[@jamespayne8401]

He told ben Stiller that when he was auditioning for the part.

[@y3ee3e]

@@jamespayne8401 this was before auditioning. ben simply asked if he wanted to be in the movie and tom was like only if he has big hands and can dance. this role was strictly made for and by tom.

[@remychase]

Tom Cruise broke Hollywood with eight simple words: “I want fat hands and I’m gonna dance.”

[@loumartinez2005]

He sure did

[@chrisrawls3746]

It works fat hands and hairy crazy bald man and the name it all works!

[@PortugalMatt]

That’s nine

[@OneAccord1]

🤩🤣🤣🤣 is all I got

[@liamjohnston5099]

@@PortugalMatt no it's 8

[@v-22]

I believe this is the real Tom Cruise, every other version is what he wants us to believe he is.

[@Tbizzz42]

Mathew is so overqualified for this role and I love it.

[@xXFoxyGrandmaXx]

during this time he was actually underqualified, he was known for romantic comedies

[@drevil8223]

xFoxySupreme true lol

[@RockSmithStudio]

bmstr over 10 years later and he’s now arguably the most talented person in the entire cast

[@lewissmith8858]

Interstellar was probably the first time I took him seriously as an actor, that film alone made him In the top 5 actors ever existed

[@ShadoCroc]

@@lewissmith8858 dude... True detective was amazing!

[@DarthDimmadome]

If any side character deserves its own spin off movie, it’s Les Grossman.

[@Erasureeraser]

With Bill Hader and Matthew McConaughey reprising their roles, it would be incredible. A Les Grossman solo movie starring Tom, Bill and Matthew

[@anothernoob9160]

Well well...have you read that Deadline article?

[@devangerloff3462]

He's actually getting one now!

[@carliushardin4229]

That was supposed to happen way before the 2nd Top Gun but I don't think it's coming now

[@MSaleh-vy8rr]

Les Grossman is like a GTA character, same next to Andrew Tate 😅

[@johnecoapollo7]

I don't know what stars aligned back then and allowed Ben Stiller to have this cast but I am thankful they did

[@tomaszwota1465]

I couldn't care less for Ben Stiller and his movies, but he struck gold with this one.

[@JBoxy7]

​@@tomaszwota1465well I'm pretty sure he was the driving creative force for this movie except for tom cruise who specifically wanted fat hands and to dance

[@TheAluvisify]

Because this cast wasn't the A-list cast that it is now. Iron Man came out the same year as Tropic Thunder and this was when RDJ was out of prison/rehab and struggling to find solid projects. Kung-Fu Panda also came out the same year, and Jack Black was basically only known for House of Rock. This was before Interstellar, so Matthew McConaughey was really only known for Sahara and other smaller films like Contact. Bill Hader was only known to people familiar with SNL, but even then, this was before his (arguably) most popular sketch, The Californians. With exception to Tom Cruise, Ben Stiller was probably the most famous actor at the time of this movie's release. Basically Ben was really good at networking and just happened to get a bunch of talented actors together before they achieved massive success with other franchises and movies.

[@k-force8325]

@@TheAluvisify Tom's screentime is less than 10 mins but, he's the highest paid in that movie

[@danzansandeev6033]

@@TheAluvisifywasn’t like majority of cast like friends and acquaintances of Stiller anyway? I’m honestly surprised there was no Owen Wilson in there)

[@chemsoldier83]

I wish Tom Cruise had more roles like this. That character is awesome, and he is clearly having a blast being that guy.

[@cinemamadness6920]

Check out Rock of Ages if you haven't seen it. Tom Cruise plays a rock n roll sex god

[@markpetriccione1319]

Matt should of won an Oscar for keeping a straight face during Toms shenanigans

[@bravesoul5743]

true

[@TylerBaraby]

Should have* (Or Should've)

[@cleverpsyche115]

He didn't though, they had to film it separately to keep him from laughing during the take.

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

@@cleverpsyche115 how do you know?

[@jessemorales8502]

Matt fucking bill should have won an Oscar 😂

[@regretthebroken]

The clapping at 3:35 after Grossman says “We don’t negotiate with terrorists” is right out of an Eric Andre monologue.

[@jasonharris951]

And they both learned that from President Bush.

[@benjaminfranklin4149]

Eric Andre sucks a s s

[@dunkdamonk]

@@benjaminfranklin4149 no u

[@benjaminfranklin4149]

@@dunkdamonk You clearly suck Eric Andre's

[@KvnDWr]

Damn, it really is 😂😂😂😂😂

[@FalloutPlays]

"could you find out who that was?" LOL

[@sandycheeksyaboi9906]

One of if not favorite destiny KZbinr, love you dude. So funny finding you here

[@aumshukla3178]

Good to see you here. xD

[@PsychoRavager]

"WE ARE FLAIIMEHN DWAHGUGHN!!!"

[@DemonMaldito1]

6:26 Matthew seems like he's REALLY terrified by what he just heard ROFL it was overshadowed by Cruise's role but Matthew is a great actor.

[@AmanKhan-xy1tq]

tom cruise

[@JonManko]

"We don't negotiate with Terrorists" and they clap for him like he's a hero😂😂 so funny

[@YorkshirePirate]

No, we don't negotiate with terrorists. This film wins.

[@ryanjones9498]

It’s a good thing he specified G 5 airplane cause he could have ended up with a G5 Kirby Vacuum cleaner lol

[@dylanhealy8126]

*applause

[@HarryBalzak]

Rick Peck said "No", not Les.

[@RemixedVoice]

The point of their terrorism is to provoke an overreaction. And yeah; the West overreacted. 🤣 Now there is more death and violence and terror than ever.

[@RockSmithStudio]

Someone forgot to tell Trump that

[@sas2300]

Les Grossman needs his own movie and he should have bill hader with him as well, his assistant is brilliant

[@teebrinner5939]

Man they were amazing The assistant really made it

[@morningstarlink]

This movie won't work now, it's 2020 the generation of pussies,

[@thebandoffice53]

@@morningstarlink cause less grossman was based off harvey weinstien.

[@BlackDiamond2718]

He makes a movie about himself while in a movie about himself.

[@aafife499]

I'd watch the sh!t out of that movie.

[@aarond3641]

Say what you want about Tom Cruise but the guy has incredible range has had the most consistently successful career of any Hollywood star

[@burrgucci52]

Xenu has blessed him

[@bobagreats3108]

Denzel

[@carmenate70]

RDJ: Am I a joke to you?

[@halwarner3326]

He is a great actor.

[@boatwithwheels]

@@carmenate70 RDJ's career literally plummetted and then shot up. Tom Cruise has been at the top ever since he started

[@ReubenAStern]

Still funny af. I was laughing like a maniac for weeks at this scene. And a load of other scenes. One of the best comedies ever!

[@CallMeGaffer]

*Hangs up* "We don't negotiate with terrorists" *Gets a round of applause* I just found that so funny.

[@GarfieldRex]

Call Me Gaffer POTUS lesson 101, nailed it :)

[@ryans413]

Call Me Gaffer I like how he's talking to flaming dragon tells them to fuck there own face hands up and then asks you find out who they are lol

[@SufferToResist]

David V What about meeting with Kim Jong Un?

[@nicarlos73]

Even better that the line was improvised by Cruise during one of the takes for the scene. He killed it in this movie.

[@EdouardPicard0224]

I quote that line alot.

[@antedote1]

"Can you find out who that was?".. Tom Cruise's best role ever

[@antedote1]

Literally biggest laugh in the whole movie for me.. In a movie where you have to constantly rewind to watch laughs you missed while you were laughing lol

[@cberg7969]

My favourite. He has no idea who he's threatening and he doesn't care

[@CurryLeeV]

THIS IS FLAMING! DRAGON!

[@bm0416]

Biggest laugh for me too, easily

[@z1205]

Always cracks me up.

[@Pe4nutButter]

Tom Cruise: "big dick playa!" Bill Hader: "swingin' past ya kneeeessss!"

[@johnjeffery6638]

WELCOME to da Goodie ROOM!!

[@swtpeteswtpete1515]

Omg I missed that, heard it as a baseball analogy and being able to hit a too-low pitch! 🤘😂🍆⚾

[@Badim1983]

smack it up, flip it, rub it down..hoooo!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@sweetdjones]

With lots of money 💰 PLAYA

[@oseiryth]

"We don't negotiate with terrorists." **Applause** "I think I couldve done that better." "No, I thought that was good." gold shit right there.

[@omgpix]

"..could you find out who that was?" made his going apeshit that much funnier.

[@REAPER3fitty]

THIS IS FLAMING DRAGON!!!

[@Therendezvousman]

It was the change in tone that really made it funny

[@dimkacracker]

@@REAPER3fitty FWAMING DWAGON

[@kmaryhess]

LIT'- RALLY FUCK YOUR OWN FACE omfgggggg

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

Yep, the fact that he went that crazy and vulgar when he didn't even know who they were is just hilarious. Like for him it's just a regular occurrence.

[@workinghoustonian]

i dont understand how Tom isn't in more roles like this. dude is straight up hilarious!

[@merrychase9744]

They can't afford him lol.

[@radupopa9701]

workinghoustonian Even Colin Farrel did a great job in horrible boses 1 which was a similar role. I totally agree. top actors should take more multilayered complex characters and less comercial stuff.

[@flinchless]

True cruise is 25 million base

[@BlackDiamond2718]

He was quite funny in Knight and Day

[@eliroth9978]

Tom Cruise was actually approached to play the lead, but he was too busy during the early production so the main lead role went to the director Ben Stiller. Tom did read the script however and suggested they add the character of Les Grossman to add more tension to the film. Later on, Cruise was able to free some time up on his schedule and at that point, the only character who wasnt cast was Les Grossman. So Cruise happily took the role.

[@naythanyel777]

Tom Cruise's best work not sure how they got him to do this.

[@lockandreload]

It was Cruise's idea to create and play Les Grossman, he was originally going to play Rick Peck.

[@joaopedrosantana3248]

Nathaniel Hamilton they gave him a G5 and lots of money, playa

[@BLaCkKsHeEp]

ahhh damn you beat me to it bro hahaha

[@suicide_king6804]

Went to the goodie room playa, plaaaaya

[@PurushaDesa]

Nathaniel Hamilton Here's half the budget. We need you for 2 hours.

[@fil4648]

Most underrated role of his career. Genius.

[@Rehd66]

To this day that flaming dragons guy's silent pause is one of the funniest things I've seen in a movie

[@rottieshepcalibre9156]

that was my favorite part.. the look on his face was classic

[@juniorboniface6431]

fwaming dragon

[@geefreck]

Agreed 😆

[@meganreed8619]

How do you pause unsilently

[@marcelobertoni2967]

@@meganreed8619 when you yell "I'M PAUSING!".

[@Mrconeman69]

We will mourn for him.... . In the press.

[@starwarsroo2448]

Weep, but funny all the same

[@NotShowingOff]

Preferably...before the end of the fiscal year.

[@Framer_Mike]

Weep

[@JOHNMARCEY]

And we will weep for him,(in the press). WELCOME TO THE GOODY ROOM.

[@tonydiaz2541]

Thought you were talking about Antonio Brown...

[@jcb3393]

Bill Hader is underrated in this scene, because he is SO outshined by Cruise and McConaughey. But each of them were so spot-on.

[@marvnuts]

Swinging past your kneeeees!

[@tiaaaron3278]

Welcome to the goodie room!

[@jordanwindham3804]

Smack it up, flip it, throw it down. Hooooooooooooo!

[@GoodGolly.MissLolly]

I love Bill, but he totally hammed it up here. He played it like an SNL skit. He’s a much better actor now

[@tiaaaron3278]

@@GoodGolly.MissLolly I think that's the point.

[@the80sfanatic13]

How did Matthew kept a straight face while watching Tom Cruise dancing like a fool? Lol. 😂 I would've burst out laughing. 🤣🤣🤣

[@abrahamgonzalez8270]

😂

[@gobalik]

there were probably a *lot* of takes, and by around take 27 it just didnt seem so funny anymore

[@drgonzo305]

"We don't negotiate with terrorists" followed by the applause. Hands down Tom Cruise's greatest role ever.

[@aaravjohri5166]

can you please explain what is so iconic about this quote?everyone seems to be talking about it and i genuinely cant understand it lol

[@exilemorin04]

@@aaravjohri5166 prob cos its funny and such a different role than what we mostly have seen from Tom cruise like Mission Impossible and a few other movies

[@lucifermorningstar3709]

@@aaravjohri5166 the line is referring to an age-old stigma, used by governments whenever dealing with acts of terror “we don’t negotiate with terrorists.” But in this context what Les Grossman is saying is, “we don’t negotiate with terrorists, because we want to make a lot of money because your friend will die.” Essentially turning the phrase on its head

[@jaysonb.6669]

@@aaravjohri5166 It's because it's pure pompous political BS. Govt's have ALWAYS negotiated with terrorists! Especially when it involves potential re-election campaigns or making business deals under the table lol

[@dylancortez7363]

The moment when he says "we'll weep for him, in the press" too good

[@Delaney-and-the-Starlight]

And “way way down the road…. we file an insurance claim” 💀

[@cjpockets]

@@Delaney-and-the-Starlight I couldn’t stop laughing 🤣 🤣

[@bodieofci5418]

I can't decide who stole this movie more. Tom Cruise or RDJ.

[@jim191185]

Tom Cruise all the way. I'm surprised he did this. Legend.

[@aparnarajesh]

Iron man

[@aki007]

Tom cruise by a mile.

[@delrey874]

Tom

[@jcb3393]

RDJ was a major character that stole the *thunder* from Stiller and Black, but this bit part surprise role by Cruise was AMAZING!

[@markandrewpaul4233]

You can see Matthew McConaughey is so close to breaking character. It's funniest thing ever

[@jhanerachristopher8037]

You can't even say Tom Cruise didn't play the shit out of this role he was so unrecognizable and so hilarious the whole cast was I love this movie to this day

[@hypercrack7440]

No shit! I genuinely didn't know it was him until my friends told me

[@infojr.2299]

He was actually the one who came up with the props.. They wanted him to dress and act normal, but he convinced the director to make his hands look bigger. He also convinced them that his character should dance.

[@MeEntertainmentJo_876]

He always plays the shit out of everything. In Rock of Ages he stole every scene.

[@boahnation9932]

@@hypercrack7440 same! I had no idea until I saw him talking about it on TV one time 😂

[@synergygaming604]

I felt like an idiot not recognizing him watching this in theaters. I was like, who the fuck is magnificent bastard?

[@charlesadams4773]

Genius script writing. Brilliant portrayal of what everyone fears Hollywood really is. This scene should have its own star on the Walk of Fame.

[@abrahamray3389]

Les Grossman should have his own star on The Walk of Fame.

[@notmytruthTHEtruth]

This is how Hollywood is. Look at Harvey Weinstein and Roman Polanski.

[@dildonicplague]

Ben stiller wrote this whole movie

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

No one fears this is how Hollywood really is. We know this is how Hollywood really is.

[@codypriceYouTubeAddednumbers]

@@notmytruthTHEtruthyou're literally a moron. So by your logic the entire catholic religion is a pedo ring?

[@sepse7en261]

This is Tom Cruise's finest hour. And one of the funniest scenes in movie history. And let's not forget how amazing Matthew was as well. This....is comedy gold.

[@godvandamme9921]

Just hold your fuckin horses....

[@godvandamme9921]

I guess if spongebob and anime is all you know this would seem like the best thing in the world.

[@sepse7en261]

@@godvandamme9921 eeehh?!

[@WildSkyMtn]

Dude MM made the scene so much funnier by selling grossman as believable character

[@ianciti]

i'm so used to seeing tom cruise play a character straight, a character that's likeable. we all know they go out of their way to make tom cruise look taller in the mission impossible movies so to see him play up this character that is just so fucking unlikeable is a breath of fresh air.

[@cameronhenderson577]

"could you eh, find out who that was" breaks me every time, outstanding performance

[@themonopolyguy4365]

“What do you need Les, glasses?!” **wearing glasses “What?...”

[@EndOfSmallSanctuary97]

The Monopoly Guy The delivery of that “what” is possibly the most flawless delivery of one word ever

[@jamesfromthecomputer]

For some reason I never remember that joke so it kills me whenever I watch it again

[@VanillaCool]

In the german version he said „what do you need les, bigger glasses?“

[@ErickGarcia-qs2yh]

@@EndOfSmallSanctuary97 fuck yeah. Gets me every time

[@mbsevindik]

Peck felt strong after that insult. 😂

[@aravindravi6845]

They no longer make movies like these

[@malafakka8530]

Lol the movie isn't that old to say that.

[@jimmymemez3977]

@@malafakka8530 I think he means... the world is too PC now. Everyone would be in an uproar.

[@celeboria]

That is the sad thing about today´s SJW culture.People always say: "Most 80s movies could never be made today!"; Which is true.But, hello?!There are movies from this decade (perfect example: A Million ways to die in the West, 2014) that already couldn´t be made today!

[@johncena3034]

@@celeboria Has that much really changed within the last 5 years? I find it hard to believe that companies can get THAT PC that they'd stop making movies like a million ways to die in the west or wolf of wall street in just 6 years or less.

[@nathanlovatt5173]

John Cena Seth mcfarlane don’t give a fuck that’s why we need more directors like him

[@crashandersen602]

"...what do you need, Les?...Glasses?" "...what?" *clearly wearing glasses* It's stupid, obvious and dumb humor. But I freaking love it.

[@h0197]

thought it was less.thst works 2 hah

[@willnailer2118]

Their gonna kill him ... Everyone just stares

[@richardsanchez9190]

Dude. I just fucking realized that. This movies fucking comedy gold

[@mikepifer9585]

He said glasses bc he didn’t see the tivo clause in the contract

[@richardsanchez9190]

@@mikepifer9585 yeah but the jokes in the fact that he has glasses already. I mean yeah you're right but it's part of the joke.

[@HybridSpektar]

This is Tom Cruise's most underrated role! He even made himself look like a greasy business tycoon! Tom needs to make more morbid comedies like this. The fact he hasn't been in a Quinton Terrentino movie is almost criminal.

[@LuisGomez-uk3ot]

turn Less Grossman into a movie.

[@mrnettek]

Agree. Les Grossman movie...please.

[@MultiTHEJOKER]

he is actually Ethan hunt under cover and he is after the flaming dragons

[@tomandersson5089]

yes! thats what ive been thinking for a long time! Tom's best character of all time!

[@redprovince6427]

this will happen.

[@mende75]

Luis Gomez yes!

[@Psycopat]

“A G5….Airplane?” Perfect delivery of that line… Two great actors clearly having a blast!!!

[@zackbleecker7630]

"no more frequent flier b**** miles" lol smoothest delivery ever.

[@shibinmi]

I would have given up for a G wagon and some money.

[@PolishedWalnut]

And lots of money... playaaa

[@charliek9394]

@@zackbleecker7630 I love the "PAST YOUR KNEES" line lol

[@BigDangerous311]

I love how awkward Bill Hader is in the scene. "Swinging past ya knees." Lmao

[@lockandreload]

Big dick baby.

[@mikedecarlo9057]

Daniel Espinosa Hader is funny in this too......I like when he's telling Les who Flaming Dragon is ........"huge profit margin"..

[@danieliuspavilonis3200]

'welcome to the goody room' XD

[@himshady4723]

He's thinking they are legit bat shit insane.

[@al112v4]

Forgot this dude's name. He's really funny and I've seen him on other comedy movies.

[@krich451]

This is the greatest movie of all time. If "best picture" was an honest category tropic thunder would win every year.

[@rizla2000]

“Welcome to the goody room”, “Swinging past your knees” 😂😂😂 Hader is hilarious

[@doritozman5419]

So good

[@gusroca8602]

The actor who called Tom did a hilarious job

[@timmckennie4276]

“Smack it up, flip it and rub it down!”🤣🤣🤣

[@Urxas234]

Actually not even that funny his tone and lines are overrated and lame

[@dylonjackson6104]

​@@Urxas234 Enjoy your frequent flyer bitch miles

[@dantecrailman8861]

Les Grossman is the next villain in the Mission: Impossible movies.

[@iarthur3211]

hope so

[@ThornsOfOurTime]

yeah like an evil twin , or a secret clone

[@HABO2210]

reminds me of the whole situation with Paul Walker and F&F movies

[@acrobat9018]

Then that would be an impossible mission.

[@rami_escalant]

I´d buy that for a dollar!

[@gbenselum]

Bill hader killed it. Make tom cruise even funnier by being almost invisible

[@daniellazo888]

He truly did. It's these small details that make this movie great. Bill Harder barely says or does anything in this movie, but those little moments he gets with Tom Cruise, he just knows how to play off him perfectly and what their character dynamic needs to be. Perfect casting.

[@geeebuttersnap2433]

Seriously, it is hard to pick just one funniest scene or character in this film. Kirk Lazerous, les grossman, Jeff pointoi, bill headers character, the pyromaniac technician, they’re all funny.

[@thetalisman963]

I was just thinking to myself most other guys would’ve overacted and tried to steal the Thunder but he is such a great assist man.

[@paul3463]

Eh. It was all Cruise.

[@alexanderjames04]

You spank that ass les

[@nomad_wm]

“Welcome tot he goody room” and “swinging past your knees” Bill Hader plays his role so good 😂

[@247Deluxe247]

Huge profit margin! 😂

[@juancarlosnunezf96]

This movie shows what an amazing filmmaker Ben Stiller is. When you put a genius in front of the best cast ever you get this kind of gold. Everybody in this movie made a perfect job.

[@rand0mGT]

True. Which is why you’ll never see movies like these ever in this “modern” age

[@BrucknerMotet]

agreed. Stiller had me at Die Hard grocery store version skit.

[@willkoestner4159]

I don't even like Ben Stiller, but you're right. He really nailed this one. Respect

[@BoogieWoogieCat]

Also props to him for not having a big ego and actually giving all the other guys enough space for them to work on their characters, even though he also starred in the movie. Great actor and also excellent director, who knows exactly how to use the talent around him. This movie is perfect.

[@imaxinsertnounherex]

This movie is one of the best comedies to come out in my lifetime. Every actor does a side splitting job, including the side characters. They all let each other have some licks and it feels like they had a good time with the movie. Great watch.

[@richs1017]

Tom Cruise needs to do more comedies

[@mykovrivera8643]

Rich S plus profanity scenes

[@DevInvest]

He was the one who wanted “Fat Hands” as part of the character. Genius!

[@petere.9138]

Fat hands AND wanting to dance were his two requests to Ben Stiller when he helped come up with the character.

[@DevInvest]

Peter E. Precisely 📍👍🏻

[@rippspeck]

Cruise was pure gold in this flick. I only ever re-watched it because of him, great performance.

[@Katya_Lastochka]

plinco Is it a performance?

[@WisamSafi1978]

dude he was so good, i only realised it was him in the last scene when he took off his glasses

[@maxdurk4624]

I only disagree with the second sentence: This was a great rewatch even without Cruise.

[@Matbiel]

Have to admit Tom cruise won me over with this role. I was dying from him and RDJ. 😂

[@rsloop77]

The way he nonchalantly asks someone "can you find out who that was?" After ripping them apart is the best part

[@bcp5296d]

Its a perfect parody for America govt

[@kpz1234]

"Could you, uh, find out who that was?" Love it.

[@pangolothian]

Hahaha I busted up at that. Need to rewatch this

[@mykovrivera8643]

hey that's reggie lee having a dialog with tom c.

[@chaosdweller]

Favorite part!!!!!

[@GalinDray]

"Swingin past your kneeeeeees" 😂😂😂 Bill Hader is so underrated in this movie

[@tyronepersaudTyGrr]

"Pan Pacific bullshit powerplay"😂😂

[@bhbluebird]

Cruise must have had fun doing this -- the guy isn't just an actor, but he is also very much an industry insider.

[@tomlxyz]

@@jeffreybarlow8966 not every actor knows the industry in depth. Particularly something like that in the scene isn't something every actor would see

[@Ulmaramlu]

Les Grossman was Cruise's idea. The character wasn't part of the original plot.

[@PantonePapi]

@@jeffreybarlow8966 ​ Well there are actors in the industry who are just given a salary for a role. They say their lines, they go do press and then it’s off to the next film. Then there’s Tom Cruise who finances his own movies worth hundreds of millions of dollars, chooses his director, chooses his cast, and stars in the movie. He knows the ins and outs of the industry, from the script to the “Limited Edition” Top Gun popcorn tub you beg your mommy for at concession before the movie. Tom has probably sat in countless meetings with sociopaths just like this guy. I think that’s what he meant Jeff. I’d explain it with pictures, but KZbin isn’t very inclusive to the smooth brains.

[@bhbluebird]

@@jeffreybarlow8966 Keep figuring it out. Good luck.

[@joachimb5721]

@@jeffreybarlow8966 I think he means the pseudo religious cult industry. He had his Scientology experience to know how people like Grossman tick.

[@craig2e46]

I never pictured Tom Cruise as a comedian or even to have a sense of humor but that was one of the funniest clips in a Movie ever.

[@joshdunham7167]

Go watch his movie about music, it's funny as hell.

[@maddkrabbtv6121]

@@joshdunham7167 what's the title?

[@fredleeland2464]

His roles in the 80s are mostly comedic in character Cocktail, Rain Man, Risky Business, Top Gun, Color of Money...he's not someone that people take serious

[@huskiehuskerson5300]

@Ivan Renard magnolia was so good

[@ADPax10]

@Ivan Renard Regardless of his affiliation with Scientology and their many crimes, it's completely fucking undeniable Tom Cruise is the GOAT. Prove me wrong I say.

[@jesseburleson432]

Cruise is out of control here. He's a beast.

[@anaussie213]

Playa, playa!

[@teebrinner5939]

There's no controlling that dogg

[@Veronica.A.]

How does Matthew McConaughey keep a straight face with Les Grossman dancing? 😂

[@blairbrown4812]

5:10 The way he just sat there, reconsidering every decision he ever made from the moment of his first conscious thought up until that point, makes me think that he caught a glimpse into the Abyss that is Tom Cruise's genius.

[@Veronica.A.]

@@blairbrown4812 😂. You don't need to go do deep. Relax. It's just a movie and a comedy movie at that.

[@alexsolosm]

I literally didn't realize he was Tom Cruise until the rolling credits at the end and I was like WTF!!!!

[@lordseaworth6055]

You must be blind and deaf and not heard about tom cruise then.

[@DukeofBruhington_III]

alsouni I recognized his voice and mouth

[@vishakhadeo8585]

Lmaoo I recognised him half way through the video call in the starting and when I did I jumped off my bed. He really did nail this character

[@alasdairwatson712]

@alsouni. Same!

[@cordellsenior9935]

Don't recall exactly when I figured it out during the scenes (or if somebody blurted it out in the theater); I just recall being absolutely blown away when that character started dancing and say'n "playa". I don't think I fully realized it was Tom until his solo dance. I mean, a house had to fall on me before I "knew" it was him, he went so deep into character. I didn't know he was in it (was he on the playbill?) and was loving the movie up to that point, and Tom took it over the top. This shit's a comedy classic like Caddy Shack.

[@sholekefe4021]

The 2008 vibes tho. Bluetooth earpiece and blackberry’s lol

[@Herodollus]

sholekefe Also actual humor and not irony

[@cell9899]

You mean current AirPods

[@vandy6v]

LG monitors

[@zantig1]

damn son lemme download some akon right onto my motorola flip phone ima be coolest kid in school

[@boctorbepperj35]

Jeremy Balbirnie *Razor

[@Craig_N]

People hate Tom but he is one of the greatest actors of our age.

[@crochunter35]

True fact.

[@Cenot4ph]

Both can be true and in this case they are

[@elchalo8738]

People hate Tom?

[@Craig_N]

@@elchalo8738 Only the people you wouldn't want to associate with.

[@dilbophagginz]

I don't hate him, but scientology is weird as hell. And yes, he is an amazing actor.

[@kylev.1163]

The fact that we were deprived of a Les Grossman spin-off movie but given an emoji movie an unspeakable insult.

[@zayderex2393]

Fact: I have never heard Tom Cruise swear so many times in my life

[@teeoh9192]

NO ONE has! I couldn't believe he agreed to do this film! I wasn't really a fan of his, until I saw this. Got a newfound appreciation for him. Comedy is HARD.

[@doncherryclips7239]

Magnolia

[@Erasureeraser]

Fact : His joke would never worked if the movie was made today

[@commentator4ever498]

Time stamps pls

[@Skac01]

Born on Fourth of July. I think it's top 10 in Hollywood history when it comes to "f-words"

[@papalannister6730]

"And eventually. And I'm talking way, way down the line. We file an insurance claim." "Preferably before the end of the fiscal year." 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cordellsenior9935]

Too much. "We'll weep for him ...in the press."

[@thomasjuniardi3559]

@@unnecessarytwat9945 it's a really dark humor, laughed at greed and cold heart human. 🤣

[@KvnDWr]

4:55 Yes.... Tom Cruise was legendary but you have to give Matthew McConaughey credit too... he really played his role to perfection

[@erikafigueroa5128]

THANK YOU!!!

[@brandonwallace1725]

Honestly everyone in this movie was on point.

[@606danco]

No i dont have to give anything also its not up to you

[@KvnDWr]

@@606danco It's really not that serious man lol

[@KvnDWr]

@The Honorable Marik Ishtar That was the point... the point was for his character to be contrasted with the ridiculous caricatures around him. Think Jim from The Office

[@joycemorrison]

the flabbergasted face of matthew all throughout especially during the dance scene, bill's pandering to tom's antics, and tom's amazing les grossman - PRICELESS.

[@midoribushi5331]

This was sheer cinema magic. Golden performance from Tom Cruise. Best cast ever.

[@24sowl11]

The entire movie is characters misunderstanding each other lol

[@24sowl11]

I didn't know it was Tom cruise till I saw the credits at th end of the movie. I was wondering why this character getting this much screen time lol

[@midoribushi5331]

@@24sowl11 same and right?!

[@harold3165]

This isn't cinema though

[@OccidentalAryan]

@@harold3165 It is.

[@glaze86]

2:08 The way he says "I will massascre you" is so full of rage. Epic performance

[@erikw113]

Matthew McConaughey' s face at 2:09 is fucking hilarious as well

[@Tigerman1138]

Best performance.

[@dennisjr77]

Scorched Earth!!!!

[@rubenrodriguez6358]

cruise is hillarious in this film

[@rubenrodriguez6358]

Gerardo Rodriguez Yes bro lol

[@gerardorodriguez7500]

hollywoodsaint57 you, you hit that director in the face really fucking hard

[@gordonm7038]

One of the most outlandish performances of all time!

[@evanmoore2141]

Even better that he designed the whole character himself.

[@emoney9295]

So many awesome scenes and quotes. This movie is underrated