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Tom Cruise Says He Was Cast in ‘Rain Man’ After His Sister Forced Him to Go Up to Dustin Hoffman at a Restaurant: ‘As I Was Leaving He Said, “I Want to Make a Movie With You”’
Tom Cruise told the story of how his sister forcing him to go up to Dustin Hoffman in a restaurant led to 'Rain Man' during a BFI conversation.
During a wide-ranging conversation at the BFI in London on Sunday, Cruise reflected on the films that made his career and told the story of his chance meeting with Dustin Hoffman at a New York City restaurant. After being presented with the BFI Fellowship, Cruise will head over to the Cannes Film Festival for the world premiere of “The Final Reckoning” on Wednesday. Cruise has worked in the U.K. on many other features, including “Legend” with Ridley Scott, Stanley Kubrick’s “Eyes Wide Shut,” “Interview with the Vampire” by Neil Jordan and Doug Liman’s “Edge of Tomorrow.”
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