Film Society Hosting an Evening with Tom Cruise and Career Retrospective

Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher
Tom Cruise stars in ‘Jack Reacher’ (Photo © Paramount Pictures)

Tom Cruise, soon to be seen in the lead role in Jack Reacher, will be the focus of the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s upcoming tribute and career retrospective. The Film Society will host An Evening with Tom Cruise on December 17th, featuring a look back at his most “iconic character work.”

Proceeds from the ticket sales will go to the Film Society of Lincoln Center’s 50th Anniversary Fund, supporting educational programs and emerging filmmaker initiatives. For info on purchasing tickets, visit Filmlinc.com.

“Tom’s body of work is defined by the bold characters he plays so brilliantly and his collaborations with filmmaking’s most venerable directors. Tom consistently chooses smart and exciting projects and we are pleased to present audiences with a first look at his newest role, Jack Reacher,” stated FSLC Executive Director Rose Kuo. “We are honored to host this exciting evening and to support our 50th-anniversary fund to benefit education and emerging artists.”

The Tom Cruise film retrospective, All the Right Moves: The Films of Tom Cruise, runs December 18 – 20, 2012.

The Films and Schedule of Events:

JACK REACHER (2012) – Mon. Dec 17, 7:00PM
Director: Christopher McQuarrie
From The New York Times bestselling author Lee Child comes one of the most compelling heroes to step from novel to screen—ex-military investigator Jack Reacher (Tom Cruise). When a gunman takes five lives with six shots, all evidence points to the suspect in custody. On interrogation, the suspect offers up a single note: “Get Jack Reacher!” So begins an extraordinary chase for the truth, pitting Jack Reacher against an unexpected enemy, with a skill for violence and a secret to keep.

BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989) – Wed. Dec 19, 9:00PM
Director: Oliver Stone
Cruise earned the first of three Oscar nominations for his transformative portrayal of disillusioned Vietnam vet Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone’s shattering portrait of the loss of American innocence.

JERRY MAGUIRE (1996) – Thurs. Dec 20, 8:45PM
Director: Cameron Crowe
Cruise earned his second Best Actor Oscar nomination as the eponymous high-powered sports agent whose existential epiphany loses him all but one client (Oscar-winner Cuba Gooding, Jr.) in Cameron Crowe’s wry American success story.

THE LAST SAMURAI (2003) – Thurs. Dec 20, 3:30PM
Director: Ed Zwick
Ed Zwick’s visually majestic, old-fashioned Hollywood epic stars Cruise as a disillusioned Civil War vet (Cruise) hired to train conscript in Japan’s first modern army, caught between the past and present of a rapidly changing nation.

MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996) – Thurs. Dec 20, 6:30PM
Director: Brian De Palma
Finding himself the only survivor of a mission gone awry, secret agent Ethan Hunt (Cruise) must unravel the conspiracy in the film that launched the successful franchise, directed by master of suspense Brian De Palma.

RAIN MAN (1988) – Wed. Dec 19, 6:00PM
Director: Barry Levinson
As a slick yuppie unexpectedly reunited with his autistic older brother (Dustin Hoffman), Cruise more than holds his own in Barry Levinson’s beloved 1988 Oscar-winner.

RISKY BUSINESS (1983) Wed. Dec 19, 3:45PM
Director: Paul Brickman
When mom and dad leave town, an enterprising Chicago teen (21-year-old Cruise in his star-making role) gets in over his head with a kind-hearted prostitute (Rebecca De Mornay) in writer-director Paul Brickman’s sparkling coming-of-age comedy.

TOP GUN (1986) – Tues. Dec 18, 8:30PM
Director: Tony Scott
Cruise flew into the danger zone (and sent sales of Ray-Bans and leather jackets soaring) as a hotshot Navy pilot romancing his civilian instructor (Kelly McGillis) in producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Tony Scott’s prototypical ‘80s blockbuster.