Tom Cruise on The Rosie O'Donnell Show--December 1996

[@jstnsmutek]

Tom looks like the kind of guy who would admire a nice business card

[@alalbani1]

🤣under rated comment. most wont get it

[@adityap2291]

Impressive. Very nice

[@jamesoneil9834]

I think this is the interview Christian Bale based the Patrick bateman energy on

[@red_calla_lily]

2:30 reminds me so much of Bateman's reaction when asked about his girlfriend in the business card scene. "I'm very lucky to have her"

[@blair7721]

@Juan Rodriguez no

[@Rlrlrl1962]

No way, he shows true emotion here. I think the one ur talking about was a late night show with a male host can’t remember which one tho

[@johndalton3180]

100%. He's completely off the rails.

[@earlydoc6122]

@@Rlrlrl1962I think he was more metered on Letterman but here he is mirroring every emotion and action Rosie makes. Honestly I agree, this is more like Bateman

[@mitchfromtwitter81]

I still remember the build up for Tom’s visit to Rosie’s show. My wife and sister-in-law and myself left work early to watch it. Good times!!

[@sarajohnson9938]

Me too! She had a day calendar on her desk and mentioned every day for awhile before he came on the show. I was 16 and I unbelievably remember that.

[@jl3322]

😆

[@RunningToday77]

Same!!! Omg she talked about Tom SOOOO much! It was so fun!

[@Jay-wz7tj]

I love that!!! I feel that way about REBA!!!

[@jothegreek]

L

[@pam0626]

The world will never be this innocent again.

[@lethaldream50]

literally the first thought i had right as tom came on the set and they started playing the frickin 90s theme music was "huh, remember the age of innocence..."" let's NOT forget it wasn't actually that way though. it REALLY wasn't. it was different, and more naive, but not more innocent.

[@pam0626]

@@lethaldream50 You have a point. I think the country was all too happy to put the tumultuous 60’s & 70’s behind them and allow themselves to be lulled into a feeling of contentment.

[@lethaldream50]

​@@pam0626 yes, and it's totally valid for us to look back on those times with rose-tinted glasses or to get a nostalgia rush from them (i wrote my own comment about how nostalgic and happy this clip made me because of its "90s innocence") just as long as we don't forget what the reality was like. you're definitely right about the 80s & 90s up to about y2k being an era of what i would call a, umm, hmm... an "optimistic capitalistic cyber-casino celebrity dream sequence" or something like that i was 9 in 1999 but i'm very interested in history so i very vividly remember all the sort of futuristic "hope" and neo-futurist "vibe" that people felt the internet and digital world would lead our timeline into-- there was this feeling of a great future ahead of us when i was growing up, of so much potential and freedom. of course, it was that false sense of security still at work. but what you're talking about definitely started before i was born, and before PCs or the net was even widespread (from all i know of the 80s)-- big glitz, big celebrity, big comedy, big consumerism, and those big shopping malls that are now completely derelict and abandoned... big "safety" that i would say ended around 9/11 it was what i know about the 80s *especially* that prompted my original comment though. it's only human to seek that somatic lulling feeling of safety. sometimes a little of it is good for us, to keep our mental health well we do actually need to feel a little bit safe at times even when that's not the truth, because too much paranoia & fear is psychologically damaging ... we just have to not lose sight of what actually happened in history during these times and *why* we needed these comforts and feelings of "contentment" back then and also especially in the last few years i think we have longed for those feelings to return to us even more. didn't mean to write so much, i've just been binge watching old 90s tv bits all night and was feeling introspective about this. my 25 cents is free!

[@Ri57490]

The world was not innocent back then. You've got rose tinted glasses on while looking at the past

[@pam0626]

@@Ri57490 You are right, of course.

[@blissfulbaboon]

Tom looks happy here....the happiest ever in his life..when he was still an artist in his element enjoying his craft

[@meganpayne4946]

He still is 😀

[@sachinkumar-cq9ui]

only if you would hear to christian bale about this interview or patrick bateman , i could say.

[@RoSen344]

Tom was genuinely happy and himself here. Scientology ruined his personal life. I know he still appears to be bubbly and smiley, but something's missing. All his wealth and fame won't be enough if he ends up alone.

[@nateboytwo]

I actually miss this show , Rosie was so damn cute 😊😊😊

[@OttoByOgraffey]

She was fake as fake can get.

[@nateboytwo]

@@OttoByOgraffey well , your entitled to your opinion - although , I don’t actually want or need it - be well

[@josephine1465]

@@OttoByOgraffey and you're irrelevant

[@randomtees]

@@OttoByOgraffey You are why the world will never be this innocent again. Thanks for ruining it.

[@OttoByOgraffey]

@Glenn Weeks oh, no. I'm not the only one that can't stand, fake Rosie.

[@treychrs]

I miss those days.

[@jcaliberty8288]

I use to watch every day after school

[@otisroseboro2837]

Same here

[@Ri57490]

I don't. It's better now

[@sugarsore]

This show was there for me during a very dark time in my life.

[@mkpooni]

Gosh I loved Tom just as much growing up and I swear this interview brought me just as much joy as it did when I watched way back then

[@joeyboy676]

Never noticed at the time but Rosie is almost taller than tom

[@annastasiakohen]

Tom Cruise has the laugh of a crazy person.

[@Badfriendsfan101]

Cus he is a crazy person

[@S-4711]

Scary indeed! His maniacal, put-on laughter is so out of place sometimes.

[@rajbiswas9077]

He is all heart

[@christianolmeda938]

y’all are interpreting as Maniacal but he really is “nervous”, wound up, It’s not easy to an A-list actor and be asked to kiss Rosie Odonald. so he’s over doing it.

[@alexanderwindh4830]

Your profile Pic looks just like a woman I know who falsely reported a man of abuse and destroyed his apartment. Are you crazy too?

[@gal1885]

I loved when she would play the “Tommy can ya hear me” soundbite constantly 🤣🤣🤣

[@lynnemarkgraf8689]

I miss the show. She is such a fan of her guests!

[@addisonspell5321]

Rosie is just mad because she can’t have Tom Cruise all to herself.

[@kristikristi1183]

My favorite guests were the Donnie Osmond make-up show, the young Hansons first appearance, and this one.

[@anime-tm6dh]

@@addisonspell5321she’s a flaming lesbian

[@chrisbush5965]

my 16th year 1996! i am 42 years old. in 2022. oh i missed Rosie show!!😢😢😢❤❤❤ each time after school this is my show!

[@MaseraSteve]

I've discovered this show through one singer called Anggun who came to this show. what a stark aura, this show felt more welcoming and soothing vs modern show. Rosie said she is her best pal, have you had any recollection how many time Anggun became Rosie guest? I wasn't born yet till end of 90's

[@chrisbush5965]

@@MaseraSteve Yes

[@Rlrlrl1962]

He kissed her on the lips like two times. I’m so jealous 🥹

[@JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Wouldn’t it have been sick if Tom Cruise played Patrick Bateman? 😄

[@jackiec1175]

Also love & miss this show. So many happy memories when life was simpler and the world was safer. Miss Rosie's unabashed unique energy and humor. Love this woman & her show.

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

i agree

[@JustinRosenthaI]

What the fuck are you talking about

[@KernelHughes]

The good old days when certain demographics had less rights

[@benjaminreynolds3780]

what?@@KernelHughes

[@otisroseboro5613]

I remember watching this with my grandmother she never missed an espiode of Rosie O'Donnell

[@Versace_Hottie]

I'm so grateful to be able to reconnect to this era. It was the last of pretense free yet bonified celebrity.

[@Spanglefangle]

Bonafide?

[@kellydixon8079]

These were better days, for sure.

[@danabarry81]

I can’t believe it’s been 24 years...

[@jaychun102]

You can say that again. 😔

[@lavenberry]

Love this episode. So nice of Tom Cruise to indulge Rosie.

[@Rlrlrl1962]

I come back to this all the time, tom cruise is so charming 💗

[@kev7161]

I'm so happy that Tom Cruise has been able to maintain a pretty good career for all these years. Never mind his private life, which seems a little sticky, I almost always enjoy his movies.

[@aritraroy2701]

Pretty good career? Biggest movie of all time 😂😂😂😂

[@haute03]

God he was so endearing here. Him being so adorably nervous. Aw.

[@JustinRosenthaI]

He wasn’t actually nervous

[@Karla_Marie]

Wow this is really taking me back. I remember all that the buildup and everything as well. This was just so lovely.

[@blazebaby89]

This channel is quickly becoming one of my favorites! All of this amazing media that would be lost to time without you. Thank you 💚

[@rubyelfcup9685]

He was breathtaking in his prime.

[@atune2682]

he just looks even more like bateman here than he already did in letterman

[@jones2277]

It’s the intense eye contact and out of place laughter.

[@lastk7ss]

this era of tom is still my favourite

[@michaelrodriguez340]

Wow that kiss on the lips was amazing!! I never saw that before..how delightful!!!😘

[@g1ycerine]

I remember loving to watch her show. It was always fun and entertaining. I miss these days.

[@sheryldollspoohlinsley8510]

Hi, Thanks for the memory!😷🤗🐽✌❤, Sheryl

[@unicornmadness6286]

I use to LOVE this talk show, I was 13 when it aired. At that age who really watches talk shows, but something about Rosie O'Donnell was fun to watch. ❤

[@annaandkevin5999]

I loved it. It was an entertaining show you could look forward to regardless of who the guests were. Rosie made it so fun.

[@tugboat2030]

The height of Rosie's heterosexuality.

[@tj.espygil4544]

But Tommy don't tap fatties.

[@funkpill]

😄😊

[@Prof_Tickles92]

A lot of queer people had (and some still do) a feeling of love/hate with their identities. I think Rosie, at times, wished she could be “normal.” I hope now she knows peace and understands that there’s nothing wrong with her because she’s gay. It’s a very happy, healthy, and beautiful thing.

[@myrnafitch7232]

This is what a talk show should be, great show, great questions, amazing lovable Tom, awesome funny Rosie❣😊🙏

[@kateoloughlin8774]

This was and is First Class Entertainment. What great memories. Kate 👱‍♀️💕💕

[@savage_skirt5386]

He is adorable here... very charming.

[@TomCruise-wg8eh]

Smile, thanks for your love and support towards me 🌹❤

[@itzrosegaming2690]

I remember this interview! I recorded it on VHS! 😁

[@patriciaalva1156]

I think it's amazing that when Tom Cruise was a little boy he projected such positive things into his future he wanted to be an actor and he is one of the biggest actors in the world he's going into space to film a movie and be an astronaut like he wanted to be as a kid that's pretty cool not everyone gets to make their dreams come true a lot of people these days have a bad opinion of Tom Cruise but I think he should be seen as an amazing role model and respected for all his amazing achievements

[@reconquistahinduism346]

He was 34 in this interview.

[@PeterCollins60]

Tom Cruise is a loser. Where were his children when he was making his drams come true.

[@PokemonGoPlus]

I think it’s his competing actors who want his big roles who spread negative gossip about him. Hollywood is evil.

[@ilovethesmelloffire]

What a bunch of horse doo doo

[@sgd.6830]

Did you see how Tom waited to sit down, until after Rosie did “ A gent “ ❤️

[@annettediaco3730]

I don't blame rosie for loving tom so much he is gorgeous

[@Poetic_Justice1962]

I think Rosie was probably the best host of her time.

[@erinjohnston2424]

I love one interview she said she snuck over to Nicole and said...isn't our husband beautiful?

[@Porn05Mouth]

He seems like a lost soul. I wanna hug him.

[@kristinacvetkovic5620]

Exactly

[@suredeydo]

Ted Bundy had the charisma to drum up hugs too.

[@Porn05Mouth]

@@suredeydo Touche.

[@charlesrebel9522]

I'd really wish that she would do a daytime talk show again she was so great in that role and did so much for so many charities and Broadway and etc

[@tj.espygil4544]

No. Plead no. Mo. Not evet,!! NO!! NO!! NO!!

[@tadi28]

…said no one ever

[@Marchant2]

Two here disagree, but I 100% agree. She was an awesome interviewer.

[@Lala-4597]

@@Marchant2 she was... That's the word, was. I don't think she could keep politics out of her interviews now.

[@jennyoneill8879]

I was obsessed with tom cruise in the 90s now its Rob Lowe and Tommy Howell

[@dgaller06]

I remember when Rosie used to act like she had the hugest crush on Tom Cruise. I was a kid back then, maybe eleven or twelve, and I totally believed it.

[@atlasrune3706]

well she still talks about how much she loves him lol

[@christianlorre]

Maybe it's real. I mean I'm gay, but if I had a chance to meet Candace Cameron Bure or Kate Middleton, I would drop everything and do everything to make them fall in love with me. I'm 95% gay but there are women who I would still happily sleep with for the rest of my life.

[@denischabriddell986]

@@christianlorre you do realize Candace is a born again Christian and is happily married so I don't see that happening sorry.

[@sugarsore]

@@denischabriddell986 her brother is a frickin nazi.

[@tj.espygil4544]

We also all believed that she was a nice person then too.

[@scottmatznick3140]

Hard to believe they passed the Turing test all the way back in '96

[@ibtehaljabeen01]

His voice is so cool 🥰

[@jmcnally647]

I miss funny Rosie...wish she would do this type of stuff again instead of being political all the time.

[@traceyc2576]

I agree

[@Amy-gq7ft]

Agree!

[@joeaiden4894]

I used to watch this show when I was a kid. I miss her "crush" on Tom Cruise. She just became a totally different person after she "came out." She became mean, nasty and bitter.

[@mdstudio]

The past four years have been upsetting for many of us. Some people feel the need to do what they can when they see evil and speak out.

[@tuttifrutti5300]

yup, back in those days things were more lighthearted, not as touchy and political. I know what you mean.

[@gigibrady333]

HOW MANY 💋 KISSES 💋 😘 CAN ONE HANDLE W TOM ??

[@theshocker9188]

Now let’s see Paul Allen’s interview..

[@stevencramsie9172]

It must’ve been Cuba’s lucky day because he won an Oscar for that role.

[@chuckyjules8488]

Rosie is so frickin’ awesome!!!!!

[@herbertmoreno1173]

Ohmygawd he's so nervous and shy. He's a lil clammed up here. Open up Tom! He's a super movie star , still. I met him on a promo for War of Worlds. The nicest, most humble guy on any set. When he came on set, everyone stopped what they were doing. More movies Tom.

[@listentothenightfilms]

I get what Bale means, but I dont see a psychopath here but someone who is severely unwell and medicated. Its not that he feels nothing, its that he's been unplugged from his feelings. Once Kidman left him he chucked his meds and you got the couch jumping. You also got War of tne Worlds in which he gave a great performance. I always felt sorry for Cruise. Mental illness doesnt discriminate.

[@stevemarkey8824]

ROSIE TOM........I LOVE YOU........FANTASTIC SHOW

[@antiochiaadtaurum3786]

He's got the Jeff Bezos psychopath laugh

[@PiazzaGurl]

Yooooo I remember the whole Build up. Almost every show she would press the music button “Tommy can you hear me!” 😂😂😂😂. I remember watching this.

[@kennybegeske8824]

I'm Falling in love with Tootsie Wootsie Rosie O'Donnell

[@susanfit47]

I loved Rosie's talk show when it was on during its original syndicated airings.

[@char3679]

😁 Ohhhhh, such an amazing moment. She was like 13 again for a minute. Rosie,🤗 your the best! Absolutely the best. So friggin adorable!☺️🙏🇨🇦❤️ # my Tommy!

[@tj.espygil4544]

Sorry, Rosie. Tommy don't tap fatties.

[@heythere7048]

Omg good olden days n ppl looking sooooo cute

[@jako3214]

K...he was/ IS (still!) a demon lol BUT reeally genuinely loved & still loves Rosie!! Seeing all her old shows it's underrated (maybe forgotten) but she was waay better than Ellen and all the others. *Fantastic interviewer AND listener=KEY/75%+ of it! Tom, Aretha, *Prince etc.. and soo many other typically 'difficult/rough' people to interview soo felt at ease and their BEST selves w/ Rosie! Had a hypnotizing vibe that brought out the best w/in some of the worst people in Hollywood lol

[@kristikristi1183]

Rosie worked so hard to make her talk show back in the 90s the very best one around.

[@stephenfermoyle4578]

love them together

[@ecdl4679]

Time stamp 4:53 is the laugh of Patrick Bateman

[@shannonsmith2642]

Loved Rosie!

[@user-zc6pp4zh6i]

Nicole and Keith Urban Forever 😍

[@mc9145]

He is the cutest ever 😍🥰

[@TomCruise-wg8eh]

Smile, thanks for your love and support towards me ❤

[@Ms.OliversLife]

He’s the cutest. He’s so bashful.

[@TomCruise-wg8eh]

Smile, thanks for your love and support towards me ❤

[@lisafrizzell1839]

I love Rosie with her Tommy ♥

[@Page-Hendryx]

This is Tom Cruise appearance is believed to be the one that inspired actor Patrick Bateman, in his portrayal of "American Psycho". Here is the actual quote from director Mary Herron. "“We talked about how Martian-like Patrick Bateman was, how he was looking at the world like somebody from another planet, watching what people did and trying to work out the right way to behave. And then one day he called me and he had been watching Tom Cruise on David Letterman, and he just had this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes, and he was really taken with this energy.” Eight years later (1996) Tom appeared on The Rosie O'Donnell Show. In that appearance, he wastightly wound and controlled. My guess is Herron conflated the O'Donnell Show with Letterman. There's really nothing at all American Psycho about this appearance. But the O'Donnell appearance is more Patrick Bateman-esque.

[@ElChupacabra77B]

Tom Cruise is the reason why I call Rosie “The Tommyizer”. In my world, Rosie O’Donnell, and anyone you would call “The Tommyizer”, or anyone who refers to themselves as “The Tommyizer” are the same person.

[@killa.mode.one.818beastmod9]

Every man needs a woman like rosie on their side

[@adrianmontpetit3702]

Can you post the full episode

[@carolinen5396]

So funny, I remember this! Luv when Rosie would play Tommy can you hear me?

[@MrSoldierperson]

Gotta keep the family together until he doesn't. 👍

[@sachinkumar-cq9ui]

found it finally , yeah !

[@jackiec1175]

God she's so brilliant.

[@vu9497]

Omg then him so young when him smile shy make it look to him

[@mrsmacca126]

Rosie is SO HAPPY!!!❤❤

[@JyotiSingh-qv3xu]

2:47 he blushed ❤my heart is melting

[@helloandgoodmorning3596]

Id love to hang out with these two. Great energy 🤗

[@TomCruise-wg8eh]

Smile, thanks for your love and support towards me ❤

[@KayKay114]

Laser disk 😅😅😅 what a throw back!!

[@hassaniluli7634]

So sweet ❤️❤️

[@Ks-nb6sf]

He is perfect 😍

[@MsMars.]

I often thought that Tom Cruise would have made a good movie Superman if viewers could separate the movie actor Cruise from the character. He definitely has the looks. Maybe a little short, tho.

[@jorgedeguzman142]

He's just a happy camper 😃

[@ajecks]

Now let's see Rosie O'Donnell's buissness card

[@ImOmarXD]

wow he is so handsome and cool here in this video when he was young

[@LunaTunaKitty13]

I can’t believe he’s 34 here. He looks like he is in his 20’s to be honest-

[@ImOmarXD]

@@LunaTunaKitty13 ehm no? he looked his age he looked 34 cause he was so young

[@LunaTunaKitty13]

@@ImOmarXD Yeah, it’s probably just cause I’m used to seeing him as an older man lol

[@geocape7060]

Does Tom still send Roise flowers for her birthday?

[@lethaldream50]

i was a kid in the 90s and not allowed to watch tv often or at all. and we only had about 5 channels. i was obsessed with finding ways to watch tv, so if we'd go to a hotel, i'd immediately go see if i could find a daytime talkshow on it or something like that. to this day i'm still totally obsessed with watching 90s talk shows or daytime shows no matter how weird or trashy they can get (like jerry springer, jessi etc)... i get a big nostalgia rush even if i've never seen an episode before, because they all trigger the same amalgamated collection of connections in my brain associated with that "rush" feeling i used to get when i discovered an episode of a talk show to watch when i was a kid (because it was that awesome to me) so it's cool that as an adult i can find so many old episodes on youtube. would've blown my mind. also as a kid, and a teenager, i never saw or understood WHY people find Tom Cruise attractive. maybe it's because his hairstyle looks like my dad's did back then (im slightly faceblind, so i notice other things more to identify people...) but wow, he is so charismatic and young-looking (...see, i'm not TOTALLY faceblind...) in this and i just can't believe someone can polish and curate their natural levels of charisma to these perfected heights. and if i ignore the fact that he kinda looks like my dad to me, i see why people are into him. damn, it's really weird to think about how crazy Tom actually is and around the time this was filmed he was moonlighting as a Scientology Super-Idol ... putting all your points into +CHA is apparently not as stupid as it sounds.

[@user-wf9gc1kz9j]

@LD 50 Your dad looks a lot like him?Tom’s face was once called the most suitable golden ratio mask for human faces by the BBC documentary The Human Face, as handsome as a Greek sculpture!

[@otisroseboro5613]

She loves her some Tom cruise

[@TrashPaint]

For the holidays lol.

[@chandrahaschouhan4218]

Yup this is your Patrick Bateman

[@LunaTunaKitty13]

Tom Cruise is the in real life version of him for sure

[@adeledicristo8546]

Tom sei stupendo!

[@_dakota_298]

Rosie looks good there with Tom .

[@JosiePanzani-oc8ng]

So cute ❤❤❤❤

[@ChrisBeenDeadInside4WhileNow]

So Creepy like the devil running wild inside that man . Dead Eyes completely disingenuous . Dudes always been a piece of work . No wonder he cant see his daughter ....

[@PokemonGoPlus]

Good old days.

[@jaimescorner3.051]

I wonder if she still has a crush on him