Tom Cruise's "Jerry McGuire" costar Beau Bridges thinks the 63-year-old actor is getting better and better with age."I really appreciated working with him," Bridges, who starred alongside Cruise in the 90s romcom, told People while attending the "Matlock" For Your Consideration event last week."He's a wonderful actor and just gets better with age.
I mean, he's still doing all those crazy stunts and stuff.Yeah.
And I like working with him.I thought he was great."Bridges isn't the only actor who has thoughts on Cruise's legendary stunts.Beau Bridges praised Tom Cruise for his death-defying stunts throughout the years.
(Getty Images)Earlier this year, Ethan Hawke revealed that he has grown "angry" with Cruise, explaining that the "Mission: Impossible" star’s high-risk stunt work has changed what audiences and studios expect from actors across Hollywood.'MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE' STAR TOM CRUISE'S UNUSUAL PREPARATION FOR DEATH-DEFYING STUNTS"Tom Cruise has totally changed what’s expected for actors," Hawke told Variety at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in February."Some part of me is getting angry over the years because everyone somehow feels like they’re less if they use a stunt team."While Cruise — who is returning for "Top Gun 3" — has never appeared in a superhero movie from Marvel, DC or any other comic-book franchise, the actor cemented his status as an action movie icon by insisting on performing increasingly dangerous, real-world stunts himself in blockbuster franchises including "Mission: Impossible," "Top Gun" and "Jack Reacher." Last year, Cruise nearly broke his back while performing a stunt for "Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning."Tom Cruise descended down into the Paris Olympics closing ceremony in 2024. (Getty Images)‘MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE’ STAR TOM CRUISE DEFIES DEATH, HANGING FROM AIRPLANE IN WILD NEW STUNTIn bonus content from the digital release of the film, Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie detailed one of the film’s...