Fans scarce as Tom Cruise slips into NZ

07.01.2003 By PAULA OLIVER
When a gleaming private jet carrying Tom Cruise flies into town, you would expect a big crowd.

Except in Taranaki, that is.

Yesterday morning only a lucky few caught a glimpse of the world’s highest paid actor as he stretched his legs on New Plymouth Airport’s tarmac shortly after 9am.

Cruise flew from Honolulu to begin filming the Japanese period epic The Last Samurai.

His arrival in Taranaki had long been the talk of the town, but the exact time he would touch down had been kept secret.

The American star of films such as Top Gun, Mission: Impossible and Jerry Maguire was greeted by a small but excited group of onlookers – mostly airport staff – as he stepped out of a Gulfstream jet.

“It’s Tom Cruiser, it’s Tom Cruiser,” one small girl shouted.

Dressed in black, Cruise hugged and shook the hands of waiting members of his entourage before spending about 10 minutes standing in the sunshine as Customs and MAF officials carried out checks.

He was accompanied on the plane by a small group, but his children and his partner, Penelope Cruz, did not fly with him.

After enjoying a few stretches, Cruise strolled about 20m across the tarmac to a waiting helicopter, pausing several times to raise his baseball cap and wave to the locals.

One family passing the airport diverted when they spotted Cruise’s twin-engined jet approaching.

They got to the carpark just in time to glimpse the star. A woman in the car said: “It’s our lucky day. I hope he enjoys New Zealand.”

Cruise, clutching his passport, was whisked away in the helicopter.

His numerous bags were plucked from the jet and ferried to his nearby accommodation in a fleet of four-wheel-drive vehicles with tinted windows.

Cruise is renting a mansion in the Kaitake Ranges, not far from Oakura, southwest of New Plymouth. The house has state-of-the-art security and a heli-pad.

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‘Narc’ Premiere

Movie titan Tom Cruise was walking the beat Tuesday night in Los Angeles with Ray Liotta and Jason Patric for the premiere of their gritty new thriller, “Narc.”

But in this movie, Tom isn’t the star. After seeing Ray and Jason in the drama, he signed on as executive producer. Tom says, “It’s just a great movie. It doesn’t take a brain surgeon to figure that out. It’s just a beautifully made picture.”

The film follows two burned out cops investigating the brutal slaying of one of their partners by going deep into the underworld of drugs. This low budget pick is already getting big Oscar buzz.

They made the film in just 26 days, and Ray Liotta had to put on 26 pounds. Losing it wasn’t easy. Ray says, “I worked out like a maniac. Working out, diet, and no carbs after noon.”

While ray lost the weight, Tom told “Extra” that the one thing he can’t seem to lose is the beard he grew while filming “The Last Samaurai” in Japan. He says, “I still got the scruffs, yeah. I haven’t been able to shave yet.”
There were a pic:

Source: Extra

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CRUISE’S NIGHT OUT

December 6, 2002 | Century City sparkled last night with the presence of TOM CRUISE, smile and all. The actor took a very short break from shooting ‘The Last Samurai’ just long enough to present Viacom Entertainment Group Chairman and CEO, JONATHAN DOLGEN, the prestigious Pioneer of the Year Award. He then jumped back in his waiting car to return to the set. MATTHEW McCONAUGHEY and a five months pregnant CATHERINE BELL of “JAG” were also on-hand to pay their respects.

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