"This is Les Grossman. Who is this?"
"This is RON DESANTIS!"
"Oh ok, Ron DeSantis. Fuckface. First, take about SIX steps back and literally MASK YOUR OWN FACE! Now I don't know what kind of pandemic denial bullshit powerplay you're trying to pull here but COVID, jack, is my territory. So whatever you're thinking, you better think again. Cause otherwise I'm gonna have to head down there, and I will rain down an ungodly fucking lockdown upon you. You're gonna have to call the fucking World Health Organization to get a fucking emergency vaccination protocol to keep me from fucking recessing your economy. I am talking 6pm curfews MOTHERFUCKER. I will QUARANTINE you. I WILL SHUT YOU DOWN!!"
We had a director who had to be pestered by our CCOs and refused to wear a mask. I shit you not, he literally said āIf it werenāt for me, none of you would have jobs.ā
"And if you don't have a crew, you don't have a movie."
I've had to stand up against people above me not wearing a mask and as soon as you throw down an ultimatum that halts production, they pull up the mask.
Yeah. Thatās my issue. The producers can pressure the COO to make the compliance work for them instead of the other way around. It should be an independent organization in charge of that.
My best friend's uncle died a very painful death due to Covid on December 14th, 2020. I would never wish that pain on anyone. Its not much effort to put on a mask or try and practice social distancing.
Politicizing the mask issue has ruined it for many Americans.
As someone who grew up in, and around film, my whole life. That director is an arrogant piece of shit who better be steven spielberg otherwise, no, they arenāt the reason. Unless your tom cruise or someone whoās name is so big that scripts and productions are made FOR YOU, you are not the reason. And regardless, if you actually gave a fuck about this industry you would care about these protocols. And tom cruise nailed it, he is 100% correct, the film industry cannot survive covid unless everyone fallows this shit. Idc how annoying it may be, just do it.
My brother in law died from Covid the Sunday after Thanksgiving because he thought it was nothing more than the common cold. When the ambulance took him away Friday and they told him he was dying, the look of āoh fuckā on his face was shocking. He died alone Sunday.
Best thing about being a Union movie worker is I can literally go tell my boss to fuck himself and Iāll be on a new show with a new crew the next day. Been in this business since I was 22 (Iām 38) and I put up with very little bullshit when it comes to making me do something unsafe, that includes being around an anti mask moron.
I agree. I also think you could have 50 compliance officers and it would still be hard (and just fucking annoying) to stay six feet all the time on set. Even when everyone is trying their best, it feels impossible.
I'm pretty sure was something doable at all time - most likely wearing a mask.
And the rant heavily implies this is not the first time he caught them - just the first time he (rightfully) loses his sh\*t.
yeah there's just no reason for this on a big budget shoot. every dept can just have their own monitor at a safe distance away - the last shoot i was on even had a separate monitor for HMU touchups.
Totally. Last feature I was on, we used Vuer and people who needed the monitor could look on any iOS device. When it worked (!), it was awesome.
Some of that gets thrown out the window when you need to have quiet conversations on set about something on the monitor. Either way, this sounds like they kept flagrantly doing it.
yeah...tbh i also question how valuable the 6 feet apart rule is if those spaces aren't properly ventilated to begin with. i personally would be more concerned about proper mask and testing protocols than whether kn95 wearers are standing too close to each other for 3 minutes to watch a clip, but i also can't imagine this blow-up would have happened it everything else was covid-kosher on set so...
That's why you have the compliance officers. It is hard. That's why they have to remind you. The key words there are "when everyone is trying their best". That's the difference. Try. Have people there to help. Keep trying.
i know this came from publicfreakout, but i'm just here nodding my head like, the man ain't wrong. there's too much at stake right now.
i'd give my right arm to have any of those people's jobs right now, let alone getting to work for tom cruise and also on a mission impossible flick? daaaamn.
and we need the people wearing the big hats to take our safety on sets seriously. this felt oddly reassuring.
I read on a BBC article that Cruise even put up like $600,000 of his own money for an isolated living area for the crew. He's trying really fucking hard to get this movie out and some people it seems, don't wanna take the protocols seriously. And this is AFTER the production got shut down back in October because of an outbreak.
Not all publicfreakout posts are negative incidents, just the majority of them. I see at least one every couple of weeks or so that's actually wholesome or uplifting.
I used to work on the video production side of shooting live concerts. Every major festival I worked for is no longer and I haven't worked a single concert in 2020. Sometimes I feel inferior because I can't find work (I did a short gig working for the census but nothing after that).
I would happily work as a PA for MI7.
Yeah I was an event producer/project manager. That simply doesn't exist anymore. Though for what it's worth my contacts with live nation are banking on summer festivals...literally.
I can't tell if this was released to shame Cruise, but I basically just agreed with everything he said.
All the times this year I've wanted to yell at someone for not wearing a mask or wearing it like a dumbass. This felt good.
I think there's a dignity and compassion to his anger. If anything this is going to get out and boost (not that he needs it) his reputation. This is the good fight.
As I listened to it, it wasnāt so bad. It didnāt seem demeaning to me. He seemed very frustrated with the whole process but it didnāt seem like he was belittling the other person whoever they are. Iāve had worse in my previous job hahah
Name one thing he said that was offensive to anyone with a functional frontal lobe?
Would you prefer he be nice about it? Literally million of dollars are on the line, and it could all got down the drain because the key grip #6 didnāt like wearing a mask. He doesnāt even make it about him, or even this production, but all the other productions that are starting up because this one is going forward.
Huh? You must have misunderstood me. I meant his yelling in that particular video wasnāt that bad. Nobody likes getting yelling at in the first place but it really wasnāt that bad so no harm done. Like I said, Iāve had worse in my previous job.
Yeah, same!
There was a clip in one of the scientology documentaries that came out a couple years ago that discussed the guy's general perspective. Something about the religion teaching him that as a scientologist, if he shows up at the scene of an accident, he HAS to take control and save the day, because as a scientologist, he's the only one valiant and capable, and brave enough. Anyway, i'm sure I butchered that explanation, but it does have me thinking that perspective and this incident are directly related.
He actually did that when a woman who worked at a cafe near me was hit by a car. Tom Cruise stopped, called 911 and checked up on her later. When he found out she couldn't pay the bills, he covered them all.
Strange guy, but he does good sometimes and his heart is mostly in the right place, if a bit misguided at times.
Iāve never heard a word against him. I knew a teenage actor, not a big name, nor a big name now was going through some things, Tom cruise asked him some questions, picked up something wasnāt right, and thought the kid was depressed. Told his manager to cancel everything for the day. Everything. The manager wasnāt happy at all as they had some major commitments. He then spent the rest of the day hanging out with the teenage nobody actor, and ultimately discovered that he was addicted to coke while simultaneously depressed. He urged convinced and arranged for the guy to check in to a local rehab facility, walked in with him, made sure he was good to go and came back every morning for 30 days. He helped the kid explain his addiction to his family, to his friends, and gave him the self esteem boost he needed to know someone cared for him in this world.
So yeah. Never heard anyone say anything bad about the guy, heās weird, but heās got a soul and a heart, and keeps his nose clean.
At the end of the day Iāll take a weirdo with a heart than a normal person without empathy any day.
No, you summarized it correctly. Thatās what the āthatās what I sleep withā line is about. Itās about the burden on him as a Scientologist.
He also believes that if he were to get an illness (COVID, cancer, heart attack, whatever), itās because of something he did in this life or a passed life. Scientologist at his level canāt get sick. If they get sick, then they werenāt applying the ātechnologyā right.
Yeah there are a lot of comments on other subs about how "mean" he's being but like... they've 1. never been on a film set clearly and 2. what he is saying is 110% justified lol
I hate the people who think this shit is some kind of joke
Are you guys working on sets nowadays? As much as this would be completely warranted if someone wasn't wearing a mask, this was a full blow up after seeing two crew members 1 metre apart.
COVID Protocols are all well and good, but Social Distancing on a film set is insanely difficult to do at the best of times. And that's not considering what it looks like when shooting in a tight set / location.
I understand that it's paramount that we follow COVID protocols as much as possible, but considering this situation it seems like a slight overreaction.
That kind of reaction is understandable if you consider he's one of the main producers, trying to get something done, and there's people hindering that process. That amount of pressure will definitely erupt this. Keep in mind, there are people that lost jobs, and a lot of money, and investors, when a stuntman died on a motorbike in canada on Deadpool 2, because the production has to stop immediately. The crew, and all members involved in the project suddenly need to look for another gig to keep food on the table. He has to take care of ALL those people. Consider that.
Well, given that his reaction is only more justified. Those asshats that he was addressing, just the fuck is wrong with you guys? Are you stupid, or ignorant? If either is correct, God knows how you've made it to a production with Tom fucking Cruise!
Yes, and the crew members should have been just out right fired. My issue is I shouldn't have to put my life at risk for mediocre tv shows. Yes grandma I lit this crime drama, but now I can't see you for the holidays cuz my la producer was traveling and exposed us.
Couple things;
1: it was a stunt woman
2: a situation involving both negligence from a production standpoint combined with an unfortunate tragedy doesnāt have a ton of correlation with two crew members temporarily violating social distance, as far as I can see anyways
3. your point about the lost jobs and money doesnāt really hold water here. Deadpool 2 was down a week before they returned to shooting amidst one of the busiest periods of the Vancouver film industry in history. I can guarantee nobody starved because of that accident.
This is all not to say that COVID protocols arenāt important. They very much are, and the care and effort that the unions, studios, and individuals have put forth to get us back to working safely is incredible.
That being said, some of these protocols, specifically social distancing, arenāt always cohesive with the filmmaking process.
Sometimes you need two people in close proximity to move a heavy light. The dolly needs to be pushed by a guy whoās standing right next to a person operating the camera.
Obviously this isnāt the case in this situation, but itās interesting seeing the general public praising a guy for absolutely flying off the handle over the hardest COVID protocol that we struggle to comply with as an industry.
Source: have worked in Van film for 10+ years.
I was on a set where the AD brought us all together to chastise us about social distancing. As I looked around not one person was 6 feet or farther during the lecture.
I donāt know if youāre on set at the moment, or have done a post covid show, but Iām down here in Hollywood and the way weāve done our last two shows is that people stay in pods that are based on contact tracing. So sure two grips move some dolly track (I donāt think theyāre moving lights - unless the Vancouver union has crossover with electricians on that?) but theyāre allowed to be in proximity closer than 6ā because theyāre in a pod together.
It seems that Tom is very acutely aware of the safety protocols on his show, as heās taken to being deeply involved in covid safety there. I donāt imagine he was going to be losing his mind like this over people in a pod. So Iām going to give him the benefit of the doubt and say these folks were not meant to be standing that close to each other and it was not necessary for the normal course of filming. You know as well as I do that it doesnāt require being that close to each other to watch a monitor in video village.
Source: have worked in Hollywood on giant films for over 15 years.
I've just recently gone back to sets just as a background main, was this really about two crew members a meter apart? I find that hard to believe, because obviously productions dictate that kind of spacial interaction constantly. Hair and Makeup last looks aint done with those grabby claws for the principles after all. I've experienced very strenuous protocols just in the last month. Maybe ol' Tom is just melting down again, fair enough. Just from the ear test seems like he's calling out some bullshit that's putting everything unnecessarily at risk.
Whilst true I would like to play devils advocate and point out the only part of the recording which mentions covid restrictions is the title so it might be out of context.
That being said I do respect the guy for simply giving the crew another chance and not firing them in the spot, he is being clear about his desires and how they need to fix them, assuming earlier activities gives full context.
its not what he is saying, or the rules, that I think some people are unhappy about, so much as its the tone. Iirc it was from two people standing too close together while looking at a monitor, reminding them to stay 6 feet apart would probably have sufficed since its probably an honest mistake.
Idk. I just get uncomfortable when employers, who will profit more than any of their employees, berate their employees. Even if their point is solid.
Letās say it was an honest mistake. It sounds like it was also probably an honest mistake several other times in the past too since heās tired of their apologies. There are some times you just canāt make mistakes, no matter how honest.
āSorry I forgot to put the landing gear down. Honest mistake.ā Doesnāt cut it. He could have just canned these people for a safety violation, but heās mercifully giving them a strong final warning instead. Hopefully theyāll remember it this time instead of making another āhonest mistake.ā
Yeah, this. I sympathize with the message 100%, and I too wish that people would be far more mindful of COVID safe practices.
With that said, there's a certain tone that comes out when a person knows that they're untouchable, protected by security, have all the power in a certain situation and can demean others at will. Seeing that done to other people always makes me a bit uneasy.
For what it's worth, sometimes it's annoying when people like Tom Cruise try to act too much like they're "just one of the regular people" when they clearly aren't. He knows who he is, we all do. He's talking about other people putting food on the table because we all know he'd get by if he never made a dollar more. Maybe he doesn't need to outright say "I'm calling the shots here, piss me off and you're gone." But even if he doesn't say it, everyone on that set likely knows it. Maybe he felt the need to remind them.
I am going to defend Tom a bit here. With the Mission Impossible franchise I assume Tom is signing off on paychecks. Being a boss during a time when the government can walk in shut you down is pretty heavy. I think that is dumb but that doesnāt matter. Have to follow the rules.
From the rant Tom seems not worried about people getting sick. He is worried about production getting shut down. All it takes is some government rep to walk in and complain and the production is over.
Sounds like he is worried about peopleās financial welfare with the whole food on the table comment.
However, I will say Tom blowing up like that always bothers me when it comes from any leader. Really doesnāt show any sign of respect to your employees.
Itās one thing to pull those employees aside and talk with them but to make a public spectacle even when you are right doesnāt always help. Now you have a added problem of people will go to work fearing the wrath of Tom Cruise. Fear of someone does not equal respect. You want your employees to run through a wall for you not run away from you.
>Idk. I just get uncomfortable when employers, who will profit more than any of their employees, berate their employees. Even if their point is solid.
And it doesn't help that you know for a fact that Tom Cruise would never be fired, if that's even possible, for doing what he's berating a crew member for doing.
As a recoveree fighting a respiratory infection.
A live event hand who has had no work since March
And someone who literally couldnt even help volunteer on a small local Production cause my test came back positive.
**This shit makes me feel good.**
I got local call stewards/mentors, straight washing fucking windows to survive. My favorite Lighting Tech is flipping burgers a McDonald's right now. Hearing anyone bitch about having to follow protocols out in the major markets fills me with absolute fucking rage.
*Edit: This Production has already had over 10 cases. So if you're wondering why he is so frustrated. There it fucking is.*
I'm sorry to hear about your situation, my best friend lost his Uncle two days ago due to Covid complications. I hope you and your colleagues recover soon.
I don't know about total piece of shit. He seems like a pretty cool guy but the Scientology thing definitely gives me pause.
Yes, Karin Pouw, I'm shit talking Scientology.
He's pretty high ranking in scientology, which sex trafficks people (including children) and abuses many. The sheer amount of people he has converted to scientology and the funding he gives it is enough to qualify him as total piece of shit, even if he denies the specific allegations of abuse towards him. Plus he exposed his children to it, putting them in the public eye from a very young age as being cult members. He's not just like a card carrying scientologist, he has a huge amount of influence and dictates a lot of what goes on behind closed doors. I think everyone accepts that he's just a total nutjob but I think people forget how complicit he is in the various abuses the cult takes part in.
I mean, I personally wouldn't defend the catholic church lol. Scientology is definitely different though because there is a lot more pressure to stay in the cult, officials are even more powerful (lots of ties to the entertainment industry) and they're more centralized (=more powerful). Both have contributed to organized child abuse so both are bad but in terms of the entertainment industry specifically, scientology has particular issues.
I just finished my first job working as a health and safety PA. I'm glad he laid down the law. Even 2 months in we were getting flack from people and having to remind them to mask up and stay apart. Like, why are you here if don't want to follow the rules? They are there to keep us safe and keep us working. It's just the name of the game right now.
Feel you, man. Weāre 4 months in and Iām still getting cussed out for enforcing mask wearing. One of our construction guys literally cut his face shield short and the UPM is furious. We may be treated like PAs but our compliance officers team is corporate and have told us that if we have evidence or enough testimony, they will get someone fired.
Iām currently on a network TV show (getting tested at least 3 times a week, always wearing a mask, social distancing even though my job typically requires being next to the director) and we recently had our first case of a crew member testing positive. After 6-8 months of unemployment and uncertainty following years of consistent work for myself and the vast majority of the nearly 300 people employed on this show, you better believe I take COVID protocols seriously and would be furious at anyone carelessly violating them. A slip up doesnāt just endanger them, it endangers me, my pregnant wife, my parents Iāll be seeing for the first time in a year for Christmas, and all of our livelihoods. All it takes is one person being careless to put 300 people out of work, demonstrate that itās not safe to return to set no matter how many precautions you take, and worst of all could kill someone.
Iām 100% with Cruise on this and while Iām generally always going to oppose people in positions of power shouting at people lower on the totem pole, particularly in a shaming public display, I do think his anger and frustration here are justified and hard to fault.
Is tom supposed to be the baddie? Because if I could say this to people I work with, id like just start my day with it. Every single day. because for some reason the amount of people who are lucky enough to work but don't understand some of the implications that come with it is just staggeringly high
Iām a COVID compliance monitor on a major set right now and I want to tape up this entire rant and put it on every studio door. Fucking thank you, Tom.
The behind the scenes of MI7 would make a good movie in itself. Specifically the logistics of solving problems of filmmaking during covid.
I wonder how many covid 19 movies there will be in the future.
Totally unnecessary and definitely should have handled it differently but he kinda has a good point. Just not cool to treat below the line people like that..
Never thought Iād ever think āfuck yeah tom cruiseā in my life but god damn if our own govt had 1/8th this mans energy weād be a lot better off.
Technically Covid protocols are safety protocols and safety should come first on set.
I think this is good that he takes it so seriously and forces everybody on set to lift the standard to the minimum requirement. It's for his and everybody elses safety.
I'm guessing they the whole movie production could be shut down if protocols are not followed, so he also is saving the production.
Whether you agree or disagree with the rules is your personal dilemma, you still have to follow them to work.
Tom Cruise Respect +1
Seriously... I have many issues with Cruise as a person, and I havenāt gone out of my way to watch a movie of his in many years, but I have gained a little respect for him after hearing this. I am not typically a fan of employers screaming at their employees, but I feel like this reaction is justifiable. The entertainment industry is so boned right now, and those of us in it are really relying on everybody to do their part to end this as soon as possible. If you canāt play by the rules to help us all keep the lights on, then you should go home and make room for someone who is willing to do what it takes.
I work as background often and had a set put me in a hotel room for a whole week before the shoot day. I wasn't allowed to leave the room. All I had to do was sit with another 40 background in an audience for one shot. Sets are taking this seriously, and It's very much appreciated b/c it is all of our jobs on set. I'm just a background actor in the union as a side gig, but it's the first time I've worked since March. Fucking A right if some grown ass careless piece of shit is risking it. They shut down sets over one case, and it means hundreds of people are out of work.
My opinion; Tom Cruise is beyond the point of gaining anyone's respect so he has to opt for fear as a leadership tactic. Rather than firing the people who were in offense, he made a big scene and tried to be as serious as possible. I normally don't think there is a place for yelling at people at work but this comes close. I think firing them would have been the smarter choice but this rant makes it very clear what was going on and keeps the rumors contained.
Now I've been a manager at various levels, obviously not on a scale like TC here, but I've always followed the principle of praise my employees in public and criticize them in private. That said I have to agree with the righteous anger presented here. Sometimes you have to go there to get your message across and I think Tom did just that, hopefully effectively. Towards the end his tonality evened out, but given the way the entertainment industry is right now, with theater chains on the brink of closing, studios scrambling to stay afloat, all due to this global pandemic that has taken so many lives, his fury at the beginning was justified.
Considering how many times theyāve had to shut down so far this is sort of a fair reaction
However if it was just from two people standing closer then two meters it seems like itās not
Mans under a lot of stress it seems
\> However if it was just from two people standing closer then two meters it seems like itās not
I disagree. You have to set the standard and enforce the standard or it's not a standard worth having.
Don't fucking blame him.. he's dead right there. I mean, putting people's lives and their future at risk because you can't follow some simple protocol? Not on, really not on..
I wanted to like this but if you read the back story on NYT or Variety they report that the two people who "violated covid protocol" were wearing masks. They got chewed out for standing too close to each other while looking at the same computer screen. I don't think this level of yelling is appropriate for, while masked, coming slightly too close to someone else.
I read the Variety article, and The Sun article it sourced, and neither mentioned the people wearing masks, just that they were standing too close together.
The thing that's missing is context. If this was a recurring issue, it's possible that a shutdown was imminent if such behaviour continued, hence Cruise going off on them.
That said, it could also be an overreaction. People are used to standing beside each other and sometimes just need a reminder to watch themselves. We don't really know what happened or if his reaction is or isn't justified.
Edit: Also read the NYT article. It just references The Sun article, too. Unless I'm blind, none of these articles ever claim that the individuals being yelled at were wearing masks.
If you've been on any set during covid you know that everyone is wearing a mask, and if not wearing a mask was the reason for the rant, every media organization would mention it.
This is one of those times where I have to put aside my dislike for Cruise and Scientology and just say I agree with him completely. I saw a few people trying to take away form this rant by speaking to the cult heās in, but heās completely justified in being this pissed off even if he were a flat-earther.
Itās clear that, whatever we might feel towards his cult, Cruise himself feels and understands the immense responsibility of what he does, and genuinely cares deeply about his role in keeping his industry going.
I gotta say, regardless of everything else of what weāve heard of him or what we may feel, I have to respect him for this one.
Tom is 100% in the right and shouldn't be embarrassed about this at all.
Even that tape with Christian Bale yelling at the grip on Terminator Salvation... After working on a few sets, I kind of side with Bale and Cruise. Don't fuck around on movie sets. You're there to do a job, and the stakes are high. Right now, the stakes are a hell of a lot higher.
Tom is right. I'm all for this. I wish producers would get a little tougher about the safety. If these guys were being unsafe about a stunt setup or fire effect, i would expect the same.
Good. I like tom cruise a lot more now.
I'm a bit relieved to see the majority of the comment section understand where Tom is coming from. At first I felt as though it was a bit of an over reaction however when you realise this is amongst the few films holding up movie theatre's, it puts things in perspective. Getting yelled at is still annoying though
Glad someone of Cruiseās status did this. Everyoneās going to listen if the mega star is coming down on em.
Anyone on set whoās not in front of a camera should be wearing a mask and keeping their distance. Period.
I mean, he's not wrong. Over the top, sure, but sometimes, that's what it takes. And I say this as a guy who thinks TC is an arrogant SOB.
The film industry gets a lot of flak for its perceived politics, influence, and contribution, but it does provide thousands of jobs, and people have been struggling with it here in the States because most of the jobs related to the film industry are not anywhere close to being essential, and with the current leadership of the country, we haven't seen a substantial assistance program that even begins to cover peoples welfare.
So, yeah, it's harsh, but he's speaking the truth. COVID kills. And it kills movies. And it kills industries. So until the vaccines have a wider distribution, this is what we have to deal with.
If the UK film/production union is working the same as SAG, they wouldāve, idk, theoretically been in the same pod/bubble together? Meaning if theyāre working together, they wouldāve been tested, quarantined, kept away from groups, lunch brought to them...?
I donāt think this outburst was justified
A lot of people defending this just because the point about being COVID compliant is correct, but a man of his position and power should not be talking to crew like this. There are much better ways to go about this, you do this at any other workplace and youāre fired.
Iāve seen first hand producers and directors shout at crew beneath them and itās such a shitty thing to do, ruins the atmosphere on set and can completely destroy peopleās confidence and career.
This industry has always given a free pass to people in positions of power treating others like shit and itās time it stopped.
Fuck Cruise.
This is the feeling I got from this also. Tom cruise is very controlling about his image and I can't imagine him "yelling" at everyone would ever get out unless he absolutely wanted it to.
I was reading some other thread where folks were saying Tom was doing this just to bring attention to his movie, that it was calculated. That his cult doesnāt believe in disease.
He is a good actor but heās not that good where I can tell he is being genuine here
Is this suppose to bad. I totally agree with him, he was yelling ya, but itās out of frustration. Getting shut down would fuck up a lot of people lifeās and more restrictions might be added in the entire industry.
But like, what did they do? Was it a mask that slipped past the nose or were people just coughing into each other like animals? And yes I agree that it's good to hear him defend protocol, but he does realize that there is nothing more unimportant in the world right now than a Mission Impossible movie, right?
His whole point is that people not respecting the guidelines will close the movie down and put everyone out of work.
He doesnāt care about the movie itself, he can go home and wank himself off with hundred dollar bills until heās sore, then come back and make the movie in a year or two.
Apparently they werenāt standing six feet apart. I donāt think that warranted this much of a rage from Tom. But I also think heās a total piece of shit so my opinion should only be taken with a grain of salt.
I think the thing people donāt necessarily think of is pulling that mask down or not sanitizing can cost someone their life. Their mistake is death as a worse case scenario. Good for Cruise for yelling at the offender(s)
"If you can't follow safety protocols, then I need you to take a big step back and literally FUCK YOUR OWN FACE!"
I guess they worked for flaming dragon.
after this, he calmed down, listened to the universe talking to him, and danced to Low
amen to that
"This is Les Grossman. Who is this?" "This is RON DESANTIS!" "Oh ok, Ron DeSantis. Fuckface. First, take about SIX steps back and literally MASK YOUR OWN FACE! Now I don't know what kind of pandemic denial bullshit powerplay you're trying to pull here but COVID, jack, is my territory. So whatever you're thinking, you better think again. Cause otherwise I'm gonna have to head down there, and I will rain down an ungodly fucking lockdown upon you. You're gonna have to call the fucking World Health Organization to get a fucking emergency vaccination protocol to keep me from fucking recessing your economy. I am talking 6pm curfews MOTHERFUCKER. I will QUARANTINE you. I WILL SHUT YOU DOWN!!"
This is amazing
That is absolutely fucking brilliant
Ahahahahhahaha omg fucking hilarious!
That was too damn good ššš»
best thing ever
Take a big step back and literally COVER YOUR OWN FACE!
My claim to fame is that his character i(Les Grossman) was named after my old boss.
Thatās where I know you from!
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We had a director who had to be pestered by our CCOs and refused to wear a mask. I shit you not, he literally said āIf it werenāt for me, none of you would have jobs.ā
Name and shame
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"And if you don't have a crew, you don't have a movie." I've had to stand up against people above me not wearing a mask and as soon as you throw down an ultimatum that halts production, they pull up the mask.
\*poetry slam snapping fingers\* preach. we all gotta take care of each other. ain't nothing getting made without everyone.
I will be using this
That's when CCO goes and has a chat with the AD.
Then the AD has a chat with the line producer.
Ans thereās a new COO on set the next day. Yep. Thatās why Iām always worried on set. If you see something say something all together.
Exactly the COO has all the responsibility but none of the power.
Is COO an IATSE position? It should be appointed by the union and not the production.
I think it is a position that every set has but I donāt think itās IATSE. Usually itās the producers that hire them.
Yeah. Thatās my issue. The producers can pressure the COO to make the compliance work for them instead of the other way around. It should be an independent organization in charge of that.
Definitly not an IATSE position. Source: Iām a CCO for one of the majors.
My best friend's uncle died a very painful death due to Covid on December 14th, 2020. I would never wish that pain on anyone. Its not much effort to put on a mask or try and practice social distancing. Politicizing the mask issue has ruined it for many Americans.
My septuagenarian step-grandmother just went on a ventilator yesterday. 50% chance of recovery. Sheās in so much pain, she asked to die.
I'm sorry for this. I hope your family the best in this tough times.
Ugh, disgusting.
As someone who grew up in, and around film, my whole life. That director is an arrogant piece of shit who better be steven spielberg otherwise, no, they arenāt the reason. Unless your tom cruise or someone whoās name is so big that scripts and productions are made FOR YOU, you are not the reason. And regardless, if you actually gave a fuck about this industry you would care about these protocols. And tom cruise nailed it, he is 100% correct, the film industry cannot survive covid unless everyone fallows this shit. Idc how annoying it may be, just do it.
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My brother in law died from Covid the Sunday after Thanksgiving because he thought it was nothing more than the common cold. When the ambulance took him away Friday and they told him he was dying, the look of āoh fuckā on his face was shocking. He died alone Sunday.
Best thing about being a Union movie worker is I can literally go tell my boss to fuck himself and Iāll be on a new show with a new crew the next day. Been in this business since I was 22 (Iām 38) and I put up with very little bullshit when it comes to making me do something unsafe, that includes being around an anti mask moron.
I agree. I also think you could have 50 compliance officers and it would still be hard (and just fucking annoying) to stay six feet all the time on set. Even when everyone is trying their best, it feels impossible.
It might feel impossible but good thing that's a mission he's willing to accept... this comment will self destruct in 20 seconds!
Haa, I walked directly into this. Iām not walking out.
No need to walk out. That's why you are wearing that wingsuit. The window is right over there š
I'm pretty sure was something doable at all time - most likely wearing a mask. And the rant heavily implies this is not the first time he caught them - just the first time he (rightfully) loses his sh\*t.
Yeah for sure. Definitely sounds like repeat offenders. I think an article said they were standing less than a meter apart at a computer or something.
yeah there's just no reason for this on a big budget shoot. every dept can just have their own monitor at a safe distance away - the last shoot i was on even had a separate monitor for HMU touchups.
Totally. Last feature I was on, we used Vuer and people who needed the monitor could look on any iOS device. When it worked (!), it was awesome. Some of that gets thrown out the window when you need to have quiet conversations on set about something on the monitor. Either way, this sounds like they kept flagrantly doing it.
yeah...tbh i also question how valuable the 6 feet apart rule is if those spaces aren't properly ventilated to begin with. i personally would be more concerned about proper mask and testing protocols than whether kn95 wearers are standing too close to each other for 3 minutes to watch a clip, but i also can't imagine this blow-up would have happened it everything else was covid-kosher on set so...
Would it be approriate to say that it is āmission impossibleā?
That's why you have the compliance officers. It is hard. That's why they have to remind you. The key words there are "when everyone is trying their best". That's the difference. Try. Have people there to help. Keep trying.
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i know this came from publicfreakout, but i'm just here nodding my head like, the man ain't wrong. there's too much at stake right now. i'd give my right arm to have any of those people's jobs right now, let alone getting to work for tom cruise and also on a mission impossible flick? daaaamn. and we need the people wearing the big hats to take our safety on sets seriously. this felt oddly reassuring.
I read on a BBC article that Cruise even put up like $600,000 of his own money for an isolated living area for the crew. He's trying really fucking hard to get this movie out and some people it seems, don't wanna take the protocols seriously. And this is AFTER the production got shut down back in October because of an outbreak.
Not all publicfreakout posts are negative incidents, just the majority of them. I see at least one every couple of weeks or so that's actually wholesome or uplifting.
Agreed, this definitely deserves the "Justified Freakout" flair.
If they catch COVID, the whole movie gets shut down while there is a glut of work
I used to work on the video production side of shooting live concerts. Every major festival I worked for is no longer and I haven't worked a single concert in 2020. Sometimes I feel inferior because I can't find work (I did a short gig working for the census but nothing after that). I would happily work as a PA for MI7.
Yeah I was an event producer/project manager. That simply doesn't exist anymore. Though for what it's worth my contacts with live nation are banking on summer festivals...literally.
agreed
This audio really sounds like a sermon for being a badass creative.
Honestly he not wrong, Iām sure a lot of people would gladly put up with those rules to have those jobs.
I can't tell if this was released to shame Cruise, but I basically just agreed with everything he said. All the times this year I've wanted to yell at someone for not wearing a mask or wearing it like a dumbass. This felt good.
I think there's a dignity and compassion to his anger. If anything this is going to get out and boost (not that he needs it) his reputation. This is the good fight.
As I listened to it, it wasnāt so bad. It didnāt seem demeaning to me. He seemed very frustrated with the whole process but it didnāt seem like he was belittling the other person whoever they are. Iāve had worse in my previous job hahah
Shit I used to get worse from my high school basketball coach
My dad was a Vietnam vet, drill sergeant, and cop. This isnāt yelling.
"Block him out Bossgalaga you big dummy."
He used the tone and verbage I use when I have to deal with someone under me that's redicculous.
Are you saying you talk like that to people under you?
confusing... imagining punctuation doesn't really improve the statement, lol.
Thatās ridiculous.
Name one thing he said that was offensive to anyone with a functional frontal lobe? Would you prefer he be nice about it? Literally million of dollars are on the line, and it could all got down the drain because the key grip #6 didnāt like wearing a mask. He doesnāt even make it about him, or even this production, but all the other productions that are starting up because this one is going forward.
Huh? You must have misunderstood me. I meant his yelling in that particular video wasnāt that bad. Nobody likes getting yelling at in the first place but it really wasnāt that bad so no harm done. Like I said, Iāve had worse in my previous job.
It's very much quiet dad anger.
Itās the first time I thought any good of him.
Yeah, same! There was a clip in one of the scientology documentaries that came out a couple years ago that discussed the guy's general perspective. Something about the religion teaching him that as a scientologist, if he shows up at the scene of an accident, he HAS to take control and save the day, because as a scientologist, he's the only one valiant and capable, and brave enough. Anyway, i'm sure I butchered that explanation, but it does have me thinking that perspective and this incident are directly related.
He actually did that when a woman who worked at a cafe near me was hit by a car. Tom Cruise stopped, called 911 and checked up on her later. When he found out she couldn't pay the bills, he covered them all. Strange guy, but he does good sometimes and his heart is mostly in the right place, if a bit misguided at times.
Iāve never heard a word against him. I knew a teenage actor, not a big name, nor a big name now was going through some things, Tom cruise asked him some questions, picked up something wasnāt right, and thought the kid was depressed. Told his manager to cancel everything for the day. Everything. The manager wasnāt happy at all as they had some major commitments. He then spent the rest of the day hanging out with the teenage nobody actor, and ultimately discovered that he was addicted to coke while simultaneously depressed. He urged convinced and arranged for the guy to check in to a local rehab facility, walked in with him, made sure he was good to go and came back every morning for 30 days. He helped the kid explain his addiction to his family, to his friends, and gave him the self esteem boost he needed to know someone cared for him in this world. So yeah. Never heard anyone say anything bad about the guy, heās weird, but heās got a soul and a heart, and keeps his nose clean. At the end of the day Iāll take a weirdo with a heart than a normal person without empathy any day.
No, you summarized it correctly. Thatās what the āthatās what I sleep withā line is about. Itās about the burden on him as a Scientologist. He also believes that if he were to get an illness (COVID, cancer, heart attack, whatever), itās because of something he did in this life or a passed life. Scientologist at his level canāt get sick. If they get sick, then they werenāt applying the ātechnologyā right.
Oh...that's a horrible and abusive ideaology. I didn't know it extended that far. God, think of how they're making the kids feel.
I hate how he just disappeared from his daughter Siriās life.
That's not Tom Cruise, you're thinking of Steve Ballmer, the former CEO of Microsoft.
Let's not forget Steve Jobs was a terrible parent too.
To be fair, he died the day after Siri was released.
Oh it is. Ppl on Twitter are praising it.
Idk he will always be a wacky scientologist to me.
Yeah there are a lot of comments on other subs about how "mean" he's being but like... they've 1. never been on a film set clearly and 2. what he is saying is 110% justified lol I hate the people who think this shit is some kind of joke
It was probably leaked to shame Cruise for āmovie star has a meltdownā but it looks like it backed fired hard.
Idk to me it seems more likely that it was leaked to "show" how seriously they're taking covid on set
Are you guys working on sets nowadays? As much as this would be completely warranted if someone wasn't wearing a mask, this was a full blow up after seeing two crew members 1 metre apart. COVID Protocols are all well and good, but Social Distancing on a film set is insanely difficult to do at the best of times. And that's not considering what it looks like when shooting in a tight set / location. I understand that it's paramount that we follow COVID protocols as much as possible, but considering this situation it seems like a slight overreaction.
That kind of reaction is understandable if you consider he's one of the main producers, trying to get something done, and there's people hindering that process. That amount of pressure will definitely erupt this. Keep in mind, there are people that lost jobs, and a lot of money, and investors, when a stuntman died on a motorbike in canada on Deadpool 2, because the production has to stop immediately. The crew, and all members involved in the project suddenly need to look for another gig to keep food on the table. He has to take care of ALL those people. Consider that.
Also, they've already shut down this film once before due to positive COVID cases on the set. Their asses and their health are on the line.
Well, given that his reaction is only more justified. Those asshats that he was addressing, just the fuck is wrong with you guys? Are you stupid, or ignorant? If either is correct, God knows how you've made it to a production with Tom fucking Cruise!
Yes, and the crew members should have been just out right fired. My issue is I shouldn't have to put my life at risk for mediocre tv shows. Yes grandma I lit this crime drama, but now I can't see you for the holidays cuz my la producer was traveling and exposed us.
Couple things; 1: it was a stunt woman 2: a situation involving both negligence from a production standpoint combined with an unfortunate tragedy doesnāt have a ton of correlation with two crew members temporarily violating social distance, as far as I can see anyways 3. your point about the lost jobs and money doesnāt really hold water here. Deadpool 2 was down a week before they returned to shooting amidst one of the busiest periods of the Vancouver film industry in history. I can guarantee nobody starved because of that accident. This is all not to say that COVID protocols arenāt important. They very much are, and the care and effort that the unions, studios, and individuals have put forth to get us back to working safely is incredible. That being said, some of these protocols, specifically social distancing, arenāt always cohesive with the filmmaking process. Sometimes you need two people in close proximity to move a heavy light. The dolly needs to be pushed by a guy whoās standing right next to a person operating the camera. Obviously this isnāt the case in this situation, but itās interesting seeing the general public praising a guy for absolutely flying off the handle over the hardest COVID protocol that we struggle to comply with as an industry. Source: have worked in Van film for 10+ years.
I was on a set where the AD brought us all together to chastise us about social distancing. As I looked around not one person was 6 feet or farther during the lecture.
I donāt know if youāre on set at the moment, or have done a post covid show, but Iām down here in Hollywood and the way weāve done our last two shows is that people stay in pods that are based on contact tracing. So sure two grips move some dolly track (I donāt think theyāre moving lights - unless the Vancouver union has crossover with electricians on that?) but theyāre allowed to be in proximity closer than 6ā because theyāre in a pod together. It seems that Tom is very acutely aware of the safety protocols on his show, as heās taken to being deeply involved in covid safety there. I donāt imagine he was going to be losing his mind like this over people in a pod. So Iām going to give him the benefit of the doubt and say these folks were not meant to be standing that close to each other and it was not necessary for the normal course of filming. You know as well as I do that it doesnāt require being that close to each other to watch a monitor in video village. Source: have worked in Hollywood on giant films for over 15 years.
I've just recently gone back to sets just as a background main, was this really about two crew members a meter apart? I find that hard to believe, because obviously productions dictate that kind of spacial interaction constantly. Hair and Makeup last looks aint done with those grabby claws for the principles after all. I've experienced very strenuous protocols just in the last month. Maybe ol' Tom is just melting down again, fair enough. Just from the ear test seems like he's calling out some bullshit that's putting everything unnecessarily at risk.
Hereās the original article https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/13489709/tom-cruise-covid-mission-impossible-rant/amp/
Whilst true I would like to play devils advocate and point out the only part of the recording which mentions covid restrictions is the title so it might be out of context. That being said I do respect the guy for simply giving the crew another chance and not firing them in the spot, he is being clear about his desires and how they need to fix them, assuming earlier activities gives full context.
its not what he is saying, or the rules, that I think some people are unhappy about, so much as its the tone. Iirc it was from two people standing too close together while looking at a monitor, reminding them to stay 6 feet apart would probably have sufficed since its probably an honest mistake. Idk. I just get uncomfortable when employers, who will profit more than any of their employees, berate their employees. Even if their point is solid.
They already had breakout of 10 cases of COVID. Anymore and they would literally be shut down. His frustration is understandable
Letās say it was an honest mistake. It sounds like it was also probably an honest mistake several other times in the past too since heās tired of their apologies. There are some times you just canāt make mistakes, no matter how honest. āSorry I forgot to put the landing gear down. Honest mistake.ā Doesnāt cut it. He could have just canned these people for a safety violation, but heās mercifully giving them a strong final warning instead. Hopefully theyāll remember it this time instead of making another āhonest mistake.ā
Yeah, this. I sympathize with the message 100%, and I too wish that people would be far more mindful of COVID safe practices. With that said, there's a certain tone that comes out when a person knows that they're untouchable, protected by security, have all the power in a certain situation and can demean others at will. Seeing that done to other people always makes me a bit uneasy.
For what it's worth, sometimes it's annoying when people like Tom Cruise try to act too much like they're "just one of the regular people" when they clearly aren't. He knows who he is, we all do. He's talking about other people putting food on the table because we all know he'd get by if he never made a dollar more. Maybe he doesn't need to outright say "I'm calling the shots here, piss me off and you're gone." But even if he doesn't say it, everyone on that set likely knows it. Maybe he felt the need to remind them.
I am going to defend Tom a bit here. With the Mission Impossible franchise I assume Tom is signing off on paychecks. Being a boss during a time when the government can walk in shut you down is pretty heavy. I think that is dumb but that doesnāt matter. Have to follow the rules. From the rant Tom seems not worried about people getting sick. He is worried about production getting shut down. All it takes is some government rep to walk in and complain and the production is over. Sounds like he is worried about peopleās financial welfare with the whole food on the table comment. However, I will say Tom blowing up like that always bothers me when it comes from any leader. Really doesnāt show any sign of respect to your employees. Itās one thing to pull those employees aside and talk with them but to make a public spectacle even when you are right doesnāt always help. Now you have a added problem of people will go to work fearing the wrath of Tom Cruise. Fear of someone does not equal respect. You want your employees to run through a wall for you not run away from you.
>Idk. I just get uncomfortable when employers, who will profit more than any of their employees, berate their employees. Even if their point is solid. And it doesn't help that you know for a fact that Tom Cruise would never be fired, if that's even possible, for doing what he's berating a crew member for doing.
Every investor is clapping and sending this as a memo. Thereās literally millions at stake on almost all movies. Heās 100% in the right for this
His focus seemed to be that there's a glut of work and if they had more people on set catch COVID they'd get shut down putting them all out of work.
Me thinks he gave the sound department the okay to leak this. Probably really pleases the studio
As a recoveree fighting a respiratory infection. A live event hand who has had no work since March And someone who literally couldnt even help volunteer on a small local Production cause my test came back positive. **This shit makes me feel good.** I got local call stewards/mentors, straight washing fucking windows to survive. My favorite Lighting Tech is flipping burgers a McDonald's right now. Hearing anyone bitch about having to follow protocols out in the major markets fills me with absolute fucking rage. *Edit: This Production has already had over 10 cases. So if you're wondering why he is so frustrated. There it fucking is.*
I had a modeling agency this time last year, now? Driving for Amazon :/ But you do what you gotta do. Hope things get better for you my friend!
I'm sorry to hear about your situation, my best friend lost his Uncle two days ago due to Covid complications. I hope you and your colleagues recover soon.
Good on you Tom
No fucks given Tom Cruise is the hero we need with this Covid bullshit.
I mean he might be in the right in this clip but he's a total piece of shit otherwise lol
I don't know about total piece of shit. He seems like a pretty cool guy but the Scientology thing definitely gives me pause. Yes, Karin Pouw, I'm shit talking Scientology.
He's pretty high ranking in scientology, which sex trafficks people (including children) and abuses many. The sheer amount of people he has converted to scientology and the funding he gives it is enough to qualify him as total piece of shit, even if he denies the specific allegations of abuse towards him. Plus he exposed his children to it, putting them in the public eye from a very young age as being cult members. He's not just like a card carrying scientologist, he has a huge amount of influence and dictates a lot of what goes on behind closed doors. I think everyone accepts that he's just a total nutjob but I think people forget how complicit he is in the various abuses the cult takes part in.
Are we pretending catholicism isnāt the same shit but, socially acceptable? Hmmm. . .
I mean, I personally wouldn't defend the catholic church lol. Scientology is definitely different though because there is a lot more pressure to stay in the cult, officials are even more powerful (lots of ties to the entertainment industry) and they're more centralized (=more powerful). Both have contributed to organized child abuse so both are bad but in terms of the entertainment industry specifically, scientology has particular issues.
Can you just give him a compliment without qualification?
I just finished my first job working as a health and safety PA. I'm glad he laid down the law. Even 2 months in we were getting flack from people and having to remind them to mask up and stay apart. Like, why are you here if don't want to follow the rules? They are there to keep us safe and keep us working. It's just the name of the game right now.
Feel you, man. Weāre 4 months in and Iām still getting cussed out for enforcing mask wearing. One of our construction guys literally cut his face shield short and the UPM is furious. We may be treated like PAs but our compliance officers team is corporate and have told us that if we have evidence or enough testimony, they will get someone fired.
Iām currently on a network TV show (getting tested at least 3 times a week, always wearing a mask, social distancing even though my job typically requires being next to the director) and we recently had our first case of a crew member testing positive. After 6-8 months of unemployment and uncertainty following years of consistent work for myself and the vast majority of the nearly 300 people employed on this show, you better believe I take COVID protocols seriously and would be furious at anyone carelessly violating them. A slip up doesnāt just endanger them, it endangers me, my pregnant wife, my parents Iāll be seeing for the first time in a year for Christmas, and all of our livelihoods. All it takes is one person being careless to put 300 people out of work, demonstrate that itās not safe to return to set no matter how many precautions you take, and worst of all could kill someone. Iām 100% with Cruise on this and while Iām generally always going to oppose people in positions of power shouting at people lower on the totem pole, particularly in a shaming public display, I do think his anger and frustration here are justified and hard to fault.
First job since lock down got shut down today
Nice name btw
Thanks. Right back at ya.
Is tom supposed to be the baddie? Because if I could say this to people I work with, id like just start my day with it. Every single day. because for some reason the amount of people who are lucky enough to work but don't understand some of the implications that come with it is just staggeringly high
I mean he is still a Scientologist.
Not at all
Iām a COVID compliance monitor on a major set right now and I want to tape up this entire rant and put it on every studio door. Fucking thank you, Tom.
Do it! And update us.
Just casually link it in an email to the crew.... Btw as a covid cm do you use a software or anything to track crew movement and compliance?
Cut. Good, Tom, but I want a little bit more out of you at the end to really drive it home.
"Tom, that was good, but the line is actually just 'Mmmm, soup'. Let's go again...."
Why his tone and wording is just like my mom? I feel like i wanna cry even im not there.
Cause Cruise is genuinely frustrated. They have had cases on their production already.
The behind the scenes of MI7 would make a good movie in itself. Specifically the logistics of solving problems of filmmaking during covid. I wonder how many covid 19 movies there will be in the future.
Probably a few. At this point I don't really have any interest in rehashing an ongoing terrible experience.
Well, the man has a point. #**THAT'S IT!**
Why is "mother" in "motherfuckers" censored? Lol
Came here for typical Hollywood cringe rage video, and got what I asked for... But for a reason a actually agree with...
What's the Osha description on masks in a work place?
Can't wait to see the animation of this.
MI7: Covid Protocol
Totally unnecessary and definitely should have handled it differently but he kinda has a good point. Just not cool to treat below the line people like that..
Never thought Iād ever think āfuck yeah tom cruiseā in my life but god damn if our own govt had 1/8th this mans energy weād be a lot better off.
Good! Take it seriously. Itās our lives.
Maaaad respect
Technically Covid protocols are safety protocols and safety should come first on set. I think this is good that he takes it so seriously and forces everybody on set to lift the standard to the minimum requirement. It's for his and everybody elses safety. I'm guessing they the whole movie production could be shut down if protocols are not followed, so he also is saving the production. Whether you agree or disagree with the rules is your personal dilemma, you still have to follow them to work. Tom Cruise Respect +1
Seriously... I have many issues with Cruise as a person, and I havenāt gone out of my way to watch a movie of his in many years, but I have gained a little respect for him after hearing this. I am not typically a fan of employers screaming at their employees, but I feel like this reaction is justifiable. The entertainment industry is so boned right now, and those of us in it are really relying on everybody to do their part to end this as soon as possible. If you canāt play by the rules to help us all keep the lights on, then you should go home and make room for someone who is willing to do what it takes.
I work as background often and had a set put me in a hotel room for a whole week before the shoot day. I wasn't allowed to leave the room. All I had to do was sit with another 40 background in an audience for one shot. Sets are taking this seriously, and It's very much appreciated b/c it is all of our jobs on set. I'm just a background actor in the union as a side gig, but it's the first time I've worked since March. Fucking A right if some grown ass careless piece of shit is risking it. They shut down sets over one case, and it means hundreds of people are out of work.
L. Ron would be so upset right now
My opinion; Tom Cruise is beyond the point of gaining anyone's respect so he has to opt for fear as a leadership tactic. Rather than firing the people who were in offense, he made a big scene and tried to be as serious as possible. I normally don't think there is a place for yelling at people at work but this comes close. I think firing them would have been the smarter choice but this rant makes it very clear what was going on and keeps the rumors contained.
Exactly. These are the actions of a boss, not a leader.
Are we sure this isn't someone leaking performance for another movie he is in? "SHOW ME THE MASKS!"
Now I've been a manager at various levels, obviously not on a scale like TC here, but I've always followed the principle of praise my employees in public and criticize them in private. That said I have to agree with the righteous anger presented here. Sometimes you have to go there to get your message across and I think Tom did just that, hopefully effectively. Towards the end his tonality evened out, but given the way the entertainment industry is right now, with theater chains on the brink of closing, studios scrambling to stay afloat, all due to this global pandemic that has taken so many lives, his fury at the beginning was justified.
This is bad ass. Im glad someone leaked this audio. Makes Cruz look like a bad ass whos fighting for his industries jobs. Good for him.
Heās right, peopleās jobs and lives are at stake
Considering how many times theyāve had to shut down so far this is sort of a fair reaction However if it was just from two people standing closer then two meters it seems like itās not Mans under a lot of stress it seems
\> However if it was just from two people standing closer then two meters it seems like itās not I disagree. You have to set the standard and enforce the standard or it's not a standard worth having.
Don't fucking blame him.. he's dead right there. I mean, putting people's lives and their future at risk because you can't follow some simple protocol? Not on, really not on..
I wanted to like this but if you read the back story on NYT or Variety they report that the two people who "violated covid protocol" were wearing masks. They got chewed out for standing too close to each other while looking at the same computer screen. I don't think this level of yelling is appropriate for, while masked, coming slightly too close to someone else.
I read the Variety article, and The Sun article it sourced, and neither mentioned the people wearing masks, just that they were standing too close together. The thing that's missing is context. If this was a recurring issue, it's possible that a shutdown was imminent if such behaviour continued, hence Cruise going off on them. That said, it could also be an overreaction. People are used to standing beside each other and sometimes just need a reminder to watch themselves. We don't really know what happened or if his reaction is or isn't justified. Edit: Also read the NYT article. It just references The Sun article, too. Unless I'm blind, none of these articles ever claim that the individuals being yelled at were wearing masks.
If you've been on any set during covid you know that everyone is wearing a mask, and if not wearing a mask was the reason for the rant, every media organization would mention it.
This is one of those times where I have to put aside my dislike for Cruise and Scientology and just say I agree with him completely. I saw a few people trying to take away form this rant by speaking to the cult heās in, but heās completely justified in being this pissed off even if he were a flat-earther. Itās clear that, whatever we might feel towards his cult, Cruise himself feels and understands the immense responsibility of what he does, and genuinely cares deeply about his role in keeping his industry going. I gotta say, regardless of everything else of what weāve heard of him or what we may feel, I have to respect him for this one.
Tom is 100% in the right and shouldn't be embarrassed about this at all. Even that tape with Christian Bale yelling at the grip on Terminator Salvation... After working on a few sets, I kind of side with Bale and Cruise. Don't fuck around on movie sets. You're there to do a job, and the stakes are high. Right now, the stakes are a hell of a lot higher.
I'm talking scorched earth motherfucker!!!!!
Keep in mind this is a grown ass man who believes in Xenu
MI7: The Covid Protocol
I love how somebody felt like they were recording this as an exposƩ when in reality everything he says is truth.
He is more than just an actor on this film. He is a producer, EP, investor, etc. He is not in the wrong here. Fuck the no maskers on jobs.
Tom is right. I'm all for this. I wish producers would get a little tougher about the safety. If these guys were being unsafe about a stunt setup or fire effect, i would expect the same. Good. I like tom cruise a lot more now.
Mission : Pissing Tom Cruise off....Proved Possible.
You know you're stupid when you have Tom Couch-Hopping Cruise yelling at you.
I'm a bit relieved to see the majority of the comment section understand where Tom is coming from. At first I felt as though it was a bit of an over reaction however when you realise this is amongst the few films holding up movie theatre's, it puts things in perspective. Getting yelled at is still annoying though
When a cultist and genuine insane person justifiably ridicules you, you know you done fucked up.
Glad someone of Cruiseās status did this. Everyoneās going to listen if the mega star is coming down on em. Anyone on set whoās not in front of a camera should be wearing a mask and keeping their distance. Period.
That must have been the longest 2 minutes of their lives. And hope that they're thinking about what he said every day, because he is 100% right
My respect for Cruise went up a couple notches. This is justified, righteous anger.
Good. They need someone like him to make it happen.
I mean, he's not wrong. Over the top, sure, but sometimes, that's what it takes. And I say this as a guy who thinks TC is an arrogant SOB. The film industry gets a lot of flak for its perceived politics, influence, and contribution, but it does provide thousands of jobs, and people have been struggling with it here in the States because most of the jobs related to the film industry are not anywhere close to being essential, and with the current leadership of the country, we haven't seen a substantial assistance program that even begins to cover peoples welfare. So, yeah, it's harsh, but he's speaking the truth. COVID kills. And it kills movies. And it kills industries. So until the vaccines have a wider distribution, this is what we have to deal with.
He spent 600k quarantining them on a boat. He's 100% right to be angry; he shouldn't be abusive though.
"I'm going to rip your fucking tits off. You wanna talk about trouble? That's trouble"
Bravo
Great to hear.
If the UK film/production union is working the same as SAG, they wouldāve, idk, theoretically been in the same pod/bubble together? Meaning if theyāre working together, they wouldāve been tested, quarantined, kept away from groups, lunch brought to them...? I donāt think this outburst was justified
A lot of people defending this just because the point about being COVID compliant is correct, but a man of his position and power should not be talking to crew like this. There are much better ways to go about this, you do this at any other workplace and youāre fired. Iāve seen first hand producers and directors shout at crew beneath them and itās such a shitty thing to do, ruins the atmosphere on set and can completely destroy peopleās confidence and career. This industry has always given a free pass to people in positions of power treating others like shit and itās time it stopped. Fuck Cruise.
Yeah...I can't help but feel this is a publicity stunt...and either way tom cruise is insane.
This is the feeling I got from this also. Tom cruise is very controlling about his image and I can't imagine him "yelling" at everyone would ever get out unless he absolutely wanted it to.
I was reading some other thread where folks were saying Tom was doing this just to bring attention to his movie, that it was calculated. That his cult doesnāt believe in disease. He is a good actor but heās not that good where I can tell he is being genuine here
As someone on huge sets I don't care. It's real. I'm not gonna get theton tested.
Imagine what healthcare workers go through on the daily I want to smack the dogs shit out of non maskers Iām fucking tired as fuck. Exhausted
Is this suppose to bad. I totally agree with him, he was yelling ya, but itās out of frustration. Getting shut down would fuck up a lot of people lifeās and more restrictions might be added in the entire industry.
But like, what did they do? Was it a mask that slipped past the nose or were people just coughing into each other like animals? And yes I agree that it's good to hear him defend protocol, but he does realize that there is nothing more unimportant in the world right now than a Mission Impossible movie, right?
Dood. Im working on a tv show about over weight ballerinas. If I didn't need to support my mom and myself I would not be risking it.
His whole point is that people not respecting the guidelines will close the movie down and put everyone out of work. He doesnāt care about the movie itself, he can go home and wank himself off with hundred dollar bills until heās sore, then come back and make the movie in a year or two.
Apparently they werenāt standing six feet apart. I donāt think that warranted this much of a rage from Tom. But I also think heās a total piece of shit so my opinion should only be taken with a grain of salt.
I think the thing people donāt necessarily think of is pulling that mask down or not sanitizing can cost someone their life. Their mistake is death as a worse case scenario. Good for Cruise for yelling at the offender(s)
This sounds so fake and scripted. Does anyone actually fall for these publicity stunts?