Jul
17

Tom surprises Steven Spielberg

Walking out from the wings and handing Spielberg the Golden Hugo award after festival founder Michael Kutza kidded that he couldn’t find it, Cruise spoke of his admiration for the director of Jaws, E.T., Raiders of the Lost Ark, Schindler’s List and Cruise’s own War of the Worlds.

“I had the great pleasure of meeting Steven,” Cruise said, reports CBS News. Then, addressing Spielberg directly, he added: “You took me to dinner when I was a young actor. I’ve seen every one of his films many, many times. I actually study his films” reports People.
The Chicago Tribune adds:
Several of Spielberg’s colleagues and celebrity friends congratulated him through videotaped messages, including Cruise. But when Spielberg took the stage to accept his award, Cruise sneaked up from behind and congratulated Spielberg in person. Hundreds of jaws hit the floor.
After Saturday’s benefit, Spielberg and Cruise headed to Midway, where they boarded a private jet headed for New York.

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July 17, 2006   //   General   //   9 Comments   //  

9 Comments to “Tom surprises Steven Spielberg”

• July 17, 2006 at 2:55 pm
  Jarrod Smith says:

  Tom Cruise is my Man. I don’t care what people say about him. I heard someone saying they hated everything he did, I stepped in and stood up for TomKat cuz he is the man
• July 18, 2006 at 7:39 pm
  Chris says:

  I just love when Tom does something like this. He goes out of his way to surprise a friend and enjoys doing it so much. I bet Steven appeciated Tom being there. He looked very happy. ( Tom looked very handsome–as always)
• July 19, 2006 at 7:56 pm
  Fostine Pitts says:

  It was good of Mr. Cruise to honor Mr. Spielberg, but we have waited long enough to see Katie and Suri.
• July 21, 2006 at 10:22 am
  tomica says:

  thanks for this info
• July 21, 2006 at 10:23 am
  tomica says:

  we all love tom cruise very much (sorry i’m not good in English)
• August 20, 2006 at 11:53 pm
  lindsey says:

  they both look so happy. tom is sooo cute in these pics.
• August 26, 2006 at 7:25 pm
  Nour says:

  hey i’m a big fan of Tom cruise i just want to congratulaite him for his new movie
• September 02, 2006 at 5:00 pm
  john w says:

  wanted to say hi
• September 06, 2006 at 10:42 am
  nancy s. says:

  Just wanted to congratulate Tom & Katie on their beautiful baby girl Suri, may this angel bring you lots of happiness and joy.

  A huge fan of both Tom & Katie