Tom Cruise’s Real S*x Infomercial Left Safdie Brothers Baffled That Made Them Call Paul Thomas Anderson Instantly
Tom Cruise is one of the most talented and bankable actors in the world. The actor in his 60s is still jumping off cliffs and climbing the tallest skyscrapers, giving blockbusters, and raking in millions from his projects.
It is next to impossible to imagine Tom Cruise in a real s*x infomercial ever. The famous Safdie brothers were baffled upon coming across the real s*x infomercial and even went on to call Paul Thomas Anderson for a valid reason.
When Tom Cruise’s Seduce And Destroy Informercial Blew Safdie Brothers’ Mind
During an interview with the A24 Podcast in 2019, the talented director and actor siblings were accompanied by Paul Thomas Anderson. The phenomenal trio spoke about the mind-blowing infomercial of Tom Cruise. The Mission Impossible star came across as Frank T.J. Mackey, a character from Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia.
Oppenheimer star Benny Safdie said-
“Here is an amazing story. So I was sitting at home and there was like the channel 35 in New York, and it was like the s*x channel at nighttime. So I’m sitting at home and I’m watching it, and I’m watching the commercials, and all a sudden I’m like, ‘What is going on right now?”
He further explained-
“I see Tom Cruise, doing an ad for this s*x thing and I’m like, what the f*ck. I’m like literally, like my head exploded, ’cause this is late night, New York, nobody is there. And this is like months before anything was even out there.”
He was so shocked to see Tom Cruise as Frank T.J. Mackey, that he went on to call Paul Thomas Anderson. The filmmaker confirmed that the cool marketing ploy was his idea to promote Magnolia.
Tom Hanks On The Famous Coconut Cake Tom Cruise Sends Him And Other A-Listers
Tom Cruise is quite popular for his Christmas gift amongst the Hollywood celebrities. During an appearance on a culinary show on YouTube, Mythical Kitchen in 2023, Tom Hanks revealed that he hardly orders cakes, instead he is gifted by a very famous celebrity. He said-
“I don’t want you to go berserk, but I’m going to drop a name now. It is a Christmas gift we get every year from Tom Cruise. They start eyeing what mail has come in? Is the big box coming in? Are we getting, what has essentially been called, the Tom Cruise cake?”
While talking about the cake, The Terminal star said-
“Everybody starts slicing thinner and thinner slices. It’s a mathematical proof that if you just keep cutting everything in half, you will never run out of Tom Cruise cake.”
Tom Cruise is not only loved for his movies but also for his simple and heartwarming behavior. The down-to-earth nature of the Top Gun star has helped him solidify a place in the hearts of the people.
Source: YouTube/ A24 Podcast/ Mythical Kitchen
