{"product_id":"tom-cruise-duncan-thaw-9781068327025","title":"Tom Cruise: The Last Movie Star","description":"\u003cb\u003eNo other star has pushed himself further - or stayed in the fight longer - than Tom Cruise.\u003c\/b\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Duncan Thaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068327022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068327025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Symettrica Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.24d","brand":"Duncan Thaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48242069078271,"sku":"9781068327025","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17dcf25b-31b8-4653-aa23-c39aa1ecdbf0.jpg?v=1772657342","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tom-cruise-duncan-thaw-9781068327025","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}