Tom Cruise makes Steven Spielberg feel uncomfortable

teforde23 · July 18th, 2006, 04:49 PM

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Given the feud supposedly raging between Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg over the actor's appropriation of the War of the Worlds press tour as a pro-Scientology, anti-psychiatry infomercial (see this Page Six item citing an upcoming New Yorker article that apparently confirms the bad blood), Cruise's surprise appearance at the Chicago International Film Festival's ceremony to present the directing legend with a lifetime achievement award could have been a deeply uncomfortable moment; indeed, Spielberg's admitted speechlessness at Cruise's materialization on stage can be read as either pleasant surprise or mute horror at seeing his onetime star stroll on stage. as CBS2Chicago.com reports:

''I can't believe you're standing here! I'm speechless,'' Steven Spielberg exclaimed to Tom Cruise Saturday night as the actor surprised the legendary director and presented him with a lifetime achievement award at the Chicago International Film Festival's annual summer gala. [...]
Turning to the crowd, Cruise said, ''I couldn't let him be honored without me being here. That's an impossibility.''

We can entertain the possibility that this very public reunion is meant to be an indication that the feud is over (or as they'd probably prefer, that there was no fight in the first place), but in the absence of any publicist statements to either effect, we'll have to rely on the visual evidence at hand to explain what really transpired between the two men. In the photos, Spielberg does look uneasy with the situation, quickly grabbing onto Cruise's shoulders in hopes of repelling him before he can get his momentum behind a second, conciliatory pelvic thrust. Verdict: This obvious physical rejection of the actor's peace-seeking dry-hump will escalate the feud--if Spielberg were really interested in reconciliation, he would've bitten his lip and let Cruise go to town.

Bellatheball · July 18th, 2006, 04:55 PM

I vote for mute horror. SS looked horified and I would be too if Thetan Tom came at me with a statue and a pelvic thrust!

twitchy · July 19th, 2006, 01:09 PM

Turning to the crowd, Cruise said, ''I couldn't let him be honored without me being here to try to steal the spotlight. That's an impossibility. Mission Impossibility.''

aabbcc · July 19th, 2006, 01:13 PM

Tom Cruise probably makes a lot of people uncomfortable.

GoldDust77 · July 19th, 2006, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by twitchy

Turning to the crowd, Cruise said, ''I couldn't let him be honored without me being here to try to steal the spotlight. That's an impossibility. Mission Impossibility.''

Exactly! You hit the nail on the head.
Anyway, YIKES, imagine the horror & repulsion Spielberg must have felt wash over him when he saw that scarey freak TomThumb standing there on stage? If i'd have been in Spielberg's shoes, once i came strolling out on stage to collect my award all cool-as-a-cucumber Mr. Bigshot Movie Director, once i saw ThetanTom, i'd have lost my cool composure, shrieked in horror like a little girl, and turned & bolted off the stage, running for my life.

SVZ · July 19th, 2006, 01:15 PM

did you guys see that penis hug he gave him? gross, it was like they were having sex, and spielberg was the woman.

twitchy · July 19th, 2006, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by SVZ

did you guys see that penis hug he gave him? gross, it was like they were having sex, and spielberg was the woman.

Ooooh! You got pics? That sounds worth a laugh!

MrsDark · July 19th, 2006, 01:31 PM

I vote mute horror too. Spielberg is just too classy (or fearful, Co$ can be some dangerous fuckers) to publicly slam/snub Tom. This is doing nothing to help Tom's image of a crazy, deluded maniac. And if Spielberg ever works with him again it'll be because of something beyond his control.