Throughout his action-studded career, Tom Cruise has never once hesitated to take that extra step to deliver the ultimate realistic experience to viewers and fans that has them seated at the edge of their seats. Be it doing death-defying stunts or pulling off real-time Gs for his aviation projects, he has never once shied away from doing things others would consider “crazy” to do.
That said, when people fail to properly acknowledge the work he has done by intentionally choosing not to have that ultimate viewing experience as opposed to his wishes, Cruise really does get batsh-t crazy. Just like the times he did when Miles Teller and James Cordon tried to get under his skin by watching his films exactly the way he told them not to.
The Time Miles Teller Got Under Tom Cruise’s Skin
Besides being exceptionally famous for pulling off all his death-defying stunts by himself, Tom Cruise is also renowned for keeping his calm a majority of the time (except when he doesn’t). However, even he can’t help but lose his temper when people do the exact things that he specifically tells them not to do. Like watching his movies while turning off the motion smoothing feature.
As he tried to explain in a clip with director Christopher McQuarrie, motion smoothing aka video interpolation is basically a digital effect pre-turned-on on most HD devices that reduces motion blur in sporting events and other high-definition programming. This, unfortunately, makes “most movies look like they were shot on high-speed video rather than film.”
Also referred to as “the soap opera effect,” as the Mission: Impossible star explained, this takes away the motion picture viewing experience that the cast and crew work so hard to develop. To say the least, it doesn’t allow viewers to see the film the way the creators intend to deliver it.
Thus, viewers are advised to turn this feature off so they can see the film the way that the filmmakers intended it to, as the dynamic duo explained in the clip shared by @BrianPoemmele on X.
However, rather than adhering to these guidelines and simply watching the films in the theatres instead (since navigating through the settings to turn this feature off isn’t the easiest), Miles Teller, his co-star from Maverick, who decided to incite a feeling of annoyance in Cruise over this very thing.
And, of course, the Eyes Wide Shut actor actually lost his calm as he laughed his way out throughout the interview as Teller sarcastically went on to constantly provoke Cruise and pull his leg.
This happened during the pair’s appearance on The Graham Norton Show, where host Graham Norton asked Teller if he had the “big screen experience” of Maverick. To this, the 37-year-old Whiplash star slyly responded, “I watched it on an iPhone. It was…amazing. One of the new iPhones, like the really big iPhones. It was incredible.”
Of course, this had Cruise going batsh-t crazy to the core, as he, while trying his best to control his laughter, cried out loud:
You son of a b-tch, Miles. Miles… I am going to crush you. I’m going to crush you, OK? Wait till… [Teller: You’ll never find me, Tom. You’ll never find me.] I’m calling your wife and she is going to help me. Tell Keleigh she’s going to help me, OK?
As hilarious as this entire event was, Teller must have really needed to hide if he wanted to be saved from the Jack Reacher star, considering how he really has some Mission: Impossible routes to get where he wants to (pun intended).
But what’s even more hilarious than this is the fact that the Fantastic Four actor wasn’t the only one who had Cruise losing his calm, considering how Corden tried the same trick once before.
James Corden Also Mocked Tom Cruise on the Same Thing
In another hilarious turn of events, it was James Corden who mockingly decided to do the exact thing Cruise told everyone not to do: He watched Top Gun: Maverick on a “tiny TV in my kitchen” without turning off motion smoothing.
In a clip shared by @tcarchive0220 on X, the Maverick portrayer was seen having one of the most frustrated reactions where, while really trying his best to hold his anger in, all he said to Corden was: “I’m leaving. I’m leaving.” Even as Corden tried to further rile him up by saying, “Your hyenas are waiting for you!” He only screamed “Goodbye James” back as he walked out.
Needless to say, all of these comical stints by Corden and Teller were done only to get under Cruise’s skin and have a good laugh about it. Nonetheless, this is still a good lesson to take care of unless you want Tom Cruise to absolutely lose his calm in front of you!
Top Gun: Maverick is available to be streamed on Prime Video.
