Cruise's sister Cass helped him land a role in Rain Man, the Academy Award-winning title that saw him star opposite Dustin Hoffman, the actor revealed during a wide-ranging conversation with Sight and ...

Tom Cruise has revealed he landed his role in the Oscar-winning film Rain Man after a chance encounter inside a London takeaway with the film's star Dustin Hoffman. Speaking at BFI Southbank ...

Tom Cruise has shared the serendipitous tale of how he bagged his part in the Oscar-laden film Rain Man, thanks to a random run-in with co-star Dustin Hoffman at a London takeaway. At BFI ...

Back in 1984, Cruise had just wrapped filming Legend with Ridley Scott and was visiting Cass in the city when they spotted none other than Dustin Hoffman grabbing takeout. “She goes ...

Tom Cruise has revealed he landed his role in the Oscar-winning film Rain Man after a chance encounter inside a London takeaway with the film's star Dustin Hoffman. Speaking at BFI Southbank on Sunday ...

Tom Cruise has revealed he landed his role in the Oscar-winning film Rain Man after a chance encounter inside a London takeaway with the film’s star Dustin Hoffman. Speaking at BFI Southbank on ...

“She goes, ‘There’s Dustin Hoffman.’ I looked up and there he was, in a hat—he was doing Death of a Salesman—and he was ordering takeout,” Cruise said. “She goes, ‘You go over ...

It was Hollywood legend Dustin Hoffman who convinced her to hang on, offering her the perfect encouragement at a time when rejection felt relentless. “I was thinking of throwing in the towel ...

Dustin Hoffman and Rachel Weisz. “Not to be eclectic for eclectic’s sake, but if I follow this idea of ‘what do I like?’ I guess it’s going to be eclectic,” Foley said at the time ...

His peace didn’t last long however, as he immediately knocked heads with Louis (Rick Hoffman) over using a luggage carrier. “When Aaron called me and pitched the idea I was immediately excited.