{"product_id":"tom-cruise-the-last-movie-star-paperback","title":"Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDuncan Thaw\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNo other star has pushed himself further - or stayed in the fight longer - than Tom Cruise.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than forty years, Tom Cruise has remained one of Hollywood's most driven, bankable and physically committed performers. From his rise as a defining star of the 1980s - through \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTop Gun\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRain Man\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eand\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBorn on the Fourth of July\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - to his modern reinvention as the producer-star of the \u003ci\u003eMission: Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e franchise and the box-office phenomenon \u003ci\u003eTop Gun: Maverick\u003c\/i\u003e, his career has repeatedly defied trends, setbacks and expectations. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom Cruise: The Last Movie Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e offers a definitive, career-spanning analysis of that evolution, featuring exclusive insights from six of the most respected voices in contemporary film criticism: \u003cb\u003eA. A. Dowd\u003c\/b\u003e (The A.V. Club), \u003cb\u003eBilge Ebiri\u003c\/b\u003e (New York Magazine \/ Vulture), \u003cb\u003eDan Jolin\u003c\/b\u003e (Empire), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Macnab\u003c\/b\u003e (The Independent), \u003cb\u003eScott Mendelson\u003c\/b\u003e (The Wrap \/ Forbes), and \u003cb\u003eRichard Roeper\u003c\/b\u003e (Chicago Sun-Times). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracing Cruise's rise, reinvention and resilience - from early superstardom through creative gambles and public backlash - this book explores how he reshaped his onscreen persona by placing personal risk at the heart of his performance and appeal, transforming into a totally unique figure in modern cinema. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClear-eyed, authoritative and deeply engaging, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Cruise: The Last Movie Star\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e examines one of the most extraordinary careers in film history, and the singular form of stardom Cruise has sustained against the odds.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 116\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.24 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53343176524083,"sku":"9781068327025","price":21.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/mJs9qmusno9781068327025.webp?v=1778706100","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/tom-cruise-the-last-movie-star-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}