Tom Cruise Officially Became A Movie Star 40 Years Ago Today With 1 Iconic Scene & A $63M Hit

Tom Cruise is frequently cited as one of Hollywood’s last remaining movie stars, with an extensive career that spans multiple decades and several successful projects within a variety of different genres. The actor first rose to fame in the 1980s with a series of teen comedies and action flicks that allowed him to easily build a name for himself and quickly climb the ranks of Hollywood before getting involved with more mainstream blockbusters in the ‘90s and ‘00s.