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Podcast: Mostly Film
Episode: Take 189: Risky Business & Don’t Look Up. Cruise Vs. DiCaprio: A Hollywood Legacy.
Description: 🎬 Cruise vs. DiCaprio: Risky Business & Don’t Look UpThis 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 t...