Posted on 07/03/2005 9:14:29 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
Actor Tom Cruise stunned the worlds of cinema and space travel today, bidding Earth farewell forever as he returned to his planet of origin.
At a launch pad on the outskirts of Malibu constructed specifically for his intergalactic journey, Mr. Cruise spoke briefly to friends, well-wishers, and Larry King, who was covering the launch for CNN.
“Farewell, earthlings,” Mr. Cruise told the crowd. “My work here is done.”
The actor then engaged in a twenty-minute kiss with his fiancée, Katie Holmes, whom he said he would “send for later.”
Boarding the spaceship, Mr. Cruise delighted the crowd with the thumbs-up gesture he immortalized in the film “Top Gun,” then told them, “I feel the need… for speed,” before disappearing into the stratosphere.
While many had expected Mr. Cruise to return to his own planet at some point, the timing of his departure took many by surprise, coming as it did on the eve of the debut of his summer blockbuster, “War of the Worlds.”
Executives at Paramount Pictures, who produced the film, expressed concern that Mr. Cruise’s departure from the solar system would limit his availability to appear on the late-night talk shows.
But according to Buddy Schlantz, a veteran talent agent and observer of the Hollywood scene, Mr. Cruise’s decision to return to his planet before the film’s opening may be a masterstroke: “If Tom Cruise wanted to do something to make himself more popular, leaving Earth forever was a great place to start.”
Elsewhere, in a deeply divided decision, the United States Supreme Court allowed the Texas State Capitol to display The Five Commandments.
LOL! If only it were true.
Gravity shouldn't be a problem for Tom, he's always been a little light in the loafers.
But there's nothing wrong with that, tho......
Good riddance.
I am really starting to feel sorry for Katie Holmes.....
and not ONLY because shes hot....
He looks like Monica Lewinsky in that shot.
Hope that picture wasn't taken in San Fran!
Latest report is that Cruise's space ship collided with the Deep Impact comet probe.
Ping!
ROFLMAO!
(Xena. Take a look at this. lol)
I think it was Tom that collided with a probe.
You owe me a keyboard!
Remember that guy who soaked him and then stood there while tom insulted him?
He ticked me off.
I would have drenched his face every time that he opened his mouth, until he either left very wet, or was dumb enough to take a swing at me.
I suppose he will have to do something to top the Katie Holmes theme. Maybe he will get a divorce, just as the next movie opens. That ought to drive ticket sales.
FREAK
Spectromety of the collision reveals there was nothing there.
Sorry but anyone that tells Matt Lauer off is ok in my book.
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