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Bogus rumor surrounding Tom Cruise

posted 20 years ago by Cube_TX
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I've heard from multiple sources that Tom Cruise asked for a cameo in Young Guns because he had never been in a filmed gunfight or killed in a movie. For awhile even IMDb posted this until I sent them a correction. ANYONE who has seen Taps knows that the rumor is a total lie. Tom Cruise DID have a cameo, but SEVEN YEARS before Young Guns he was in Taps where his character was gunned down in retaliation for him unloading multiple rounds on the national guard.

[–] blkbelt901 19 years ago

and shouting the words "It's beautiful man! Beautiful!"

What a moment.

[–] echozdog 19 years ago

Speaking of which: The last time I saw this movie was on HBO shortly after it came out (so about 24 years ago). I seem to remember Tim Hutton jumping through the air and tackling Tom Cruise and the room then getting shot to hell. The two bodyies lay on the floor. I don't remember if the died for sure or if there was a funeral service or if it was left to the imagination if they are dead or not.

Can anyone remember?

Thanks

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[–] mebrooks 19 years ago

It can be argued that the entire film was the fantasy that Moreland was having during the ceremony.

[–] artman910 19 years ago

interesting

[–] bigkda 19 years ago

Yes, that is very interesting. I never looked at it that way.

Backup will come if needed.....

[–] Cube_TX 18 years ago

Wow, that's pretty deep. I never imagined that, but it's entirely possible. Thanks for giving me some conversation the next time I watch the flick.

[–] 18 years ago

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[–] moviefanTP 18 years ago

That is an interesting theory. Even more interesting is that part of Moreland's fantasy involved thinking about Tom Cruise and Sean Penn showering together with two pubescent boys.

[–] tbirdman-1 18 years ago

Lorenzo D.

Yes, a very terrific ending and how I'd love to take a fully loaded
50 caliber machine gun and shoot out the windows and office of my
previous employer's district manager while shouting the very same
words: "it's beautiful man!" I wouldn't actually shoot the useless
loser himself though I'd have a real blast while destroying his
office, yeah baby!! You're dead Mr. Useless in Burbank! HA, HA, HA!

Lorenzo Sunny Florida

[–] tbirdman-1 17 years ago

Lorenzo D. Terrific scene and dialogue at the end of Taps
and how much I loved that particular scene!

Lorenzo Sunny Florida

[–] bigal_a 17 years ago

Does Dave Shawn actually die? We see everyone trooping out with Alex Dwyer holding Cadet-Major Moreland's riddled corpse, but I don't see anyone carrying Shawn's.

[–] tbirdman-1 17 years ago

Yes, both Moreland and Shawn were killed by the national guardsmen and
you are correct when you saw Dwyer carrying out Moreland's corpse.
However Shawn's body was not carried out by anyone on screen. What
just happened to his remains is left to the viewer's imagination!
"Taps" is still one of my favorite movies from the '80's.

LorenzoSunnyFlorida

[–] bigal_a 17 years ago

One thing's sure about Shawn's corpse - it's far from beautiful, man! ;)

[–] Polaris01313-1 16 years ago

I'd like to think that Shawn's shattered dead body was left there to rot, and deservedly so.

However, he was probably carried out later. We just didn't see it.

[–] jmramos0109 13 years ago

True! That rumor is surely FALSE for Taps was his 1st movie that had a firefight. I know that scene well, watched it several times and still gets me every time I see it. Everyone cannot surely handle the truth! And I would always quote that line from him. And I'm ready to utter these same words, especially when in a military academy threatened with closure.. and will die saying them.