Take 189: Risky Business & Don’t Look Up. Cruise Vs. DiCaprio: A Hollywood Legacy.
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🎬 Cruise vs. DiCaprio: Risky Business & Don’t Look Up
This week on Mostly Film, we’re diving into two very different eras of movie stardom—Tom Cruise in Risky Business (1983) and Leonardo DiCaprio in Don’t Look Up (2021).
First up: Cruise in Risky Business. We unpack how a not-so-obvious choice for the role of Joel Goodson became a career-defining performance. From that legendary underwear dance (which wasn’t even scripted) to his transformation from nervous teen to confident star, we explore how this film launched Cruise into Hollywood superstardom.
Then: DiCaprio in Don’t Look Up. We talk about how Leo brought his passion for climate activism into Adam McKay’s satirical disaster comedy, why his nervous, nerdy scientist was such a refreshing change of pace, and how his improvised TV rant became one of the movie’s standout moments.
It’s a showdown between two icons at pivotal moments in their careers—one breaking out, the other breaking type.
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