Rear Admiral: The end is inevitable, Maverick. Your kind is headed for extinction.
Maverick: Maybe so, sir. But not today.
Ed Harris and Tom Cruise in the sensational Top Gun: Maverick (2022), a long-awaited sequel to the hugely popular Top Gun (1986).
In the New York Herald, November 26, year 1911, there is an account of the hanging of three men. They died for the murder of Sir Edmund William Godfrey; Husband, Father, Pharmacist and all around gentle-man resident of: Greenberry Hill, London. He was murdered by three vagrants whose motive was simple robbery. They were identified as: Joseph Green, Stanley Berry, and Daniel Hill. Green, Berry, Hill. And I Would Like To Think This was Only A Matter Of Chance.
The opening lines as narrated in Magnolia (1999), a mosaic mixture of storylines that arguably includes Tom Cruise’s best ever performance.
Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee: Colonel Jessep, did you order the Code Red?
Judge Randolph: You don’t have to answer that question.
Colonel Jessep: I’ll answer the question! (to Kaffee) You want answers?
Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee: I think I’m entitled to.
Colonel Jessep: You want answers?
Lieutenant Daniel Kaffee: I want the truth!
Colonel Jessep: You can’t handle the truth!
Tom Cruise, J.A. Preston and Jack Nicholson in the legal and military drama A few Good Men (1992).
Who’s up for another film quiz? You know you want to. This time, it’s of one of the most enduring A-Listers around. The legendary actor born Tom Cruise Mapother IV has an almost unrivaled CV in cinema and continues to make successful films. See how well you do from the six films below.
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(1990s)
(1990s)
(1990s)
(2000+)
(2000+)
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