Tom Cruise's F-bomb rant dubbed into scene from beloved 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' TV special — and it's busting some guts



Someone did everybody a big solid for the end of yet another long week in the year 2020 and dubbed actor Tom Cruise's headline-grabbing F-bomb rant at his "Mission: Impossible 7" crew into a scene from the beloved "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" TV special from the 1960s.

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What's the background?

In his audio-only rant, Cruise was angry at several members of his crew for not following through with COVID-19 protocols and told them "we're the gold standard! They're back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us! Because they believe in us and what we're doing! And I'm on the phone with every f***ing studio at night, insurance companies, producers, and they're looking at us and using us to make their movies!"

He added, "We are creating thousands of jobs, you motherf***ers!" and warned, "I don't ever want to see it again! Ever! And if you don't do it, you're fired, and I see you do it again, you're f***ing gone!"

Jason Gallagher — a director of video and strategy — called the humorous dub of Cruise's rant into the "Rudolph" scene his "December passion project."

In the clip, Santa Claus is shown mouthing Cruise's rant to his elves and even poor Rudolph, as they gather 'round St. Nick to see what all the fuss is about.

By the end of Santa's rant, he's pointing directly at Rudolph and hollers, "And you! Don't you ever f**ing do it again!"

Image source: Twitter video screenshot via @jga41agher

Fox News reported that as of Friday morning the clip had over 421,000 views.

What was the reaction?

As you might expect, lots of folks found the dubbed clip exactly what the doctor ordered:

  • "This is very, very funny. Thanks so, so, much for the laugh. Just what I needed. Happy Holidays," one commenter exclaimed.
  • "I would like to Venmo you $100 just for having brought it into my life," another user said.
  • "This makes my day thank you," another commenter said.

Even journalist Megyn Kelly was feeling the spirit: "I am wasting my spare time. Why am I not doing things that matter, like this?"

Anything else?

Cruise reportedly opted for an early Christmas break after his meltdown on the set. In addition, five movie staffers reportedly quit after a second Cruise meltdown Tuesday night.

Five 'Mission: Impossible' staffers reportedly quit movie after second Tom Cruise meltdown



In the wake of iconic actor Tom Cruise's expletive-laden rant on the set of "Mission: Impossible 7" over crew members' failure to follow social distancing protocols, five movie staffers quit after a second Cruise meltdown, the Sun reported.

What are the details?

The paper said Cruise erupted yet again Tuesday night after news of his first rant grabbed headlines around the world.

"The first outburst was big, but things haven't calmed since," a source told the Sun. "Tension has been building for months, and this was the final straw. Since it became public there has been more anger and several staff have walked. But Tom just can't take any more after all the lengths they have gone to just to keep filming at all. He's upset others aren't taking it as seriously as him. In the end, he's the one who carries the can."

What's the background?

In Cruise's initial rant, the 58-year-old hollered that "we're the gold standard! They're back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us! Because they believe in us and what we're doing! And I'm on the phone with every f***ing studio at night, insurance companies, producers, and they're looking at us and using us to make their movies!"

He added that "we are creating thousands of jobs you motherf***ers!" and warned, "I don't ever want to see it again! Ever! And if you don't do it, you're fired, and I see you do it again, you're f***ing gone!"

Cruise also yelled that he's trying to protect people's jobs: "No apologies! You can tell it to the people that are losing their f***ing homes because our industry is shut down! It's not going to put food on their table or pay for their college education! That's what I sleep with every night! The future of this f***ing industry!"

Tom Cruise warns Mission Impossible crew they're 'f***ing gone' if they break Covid rules on set youtu.be

More from the Sun:

Cruise, 58, who plays Ethan Hunt and is a producer, has pumped a fortune into Covid measures including hiring a cruise ship so staff can isolate.

In October, he held crisis talks with director Christopher McQuarrie days after 12 people on set in Italy were said to have tested positive.

Since returning to the UK two weeks ago, Cruise has been pictured wearing a mask on set.

"Mission: Impossible 7" is set to release Nov. 19, 2021, the paper said.

Anything else?

Fellow actor George Clooney defended Cruise during a Wednesday interview with Howard Stern:

"He didn't overreact because it is a problem," Clooney said. "I have a friend who's an AD on another TV show who just had the almost exact same thing happen with not quite as far out a response. ... I wouldn't have done it that big. I wouldn't have, you know, pulled people out. You're in a position of power, and it's tricky, right? You do have a responsibility for everybody else, and he's absolutely right about that. And, you know, if the production goes down, a lot of people lose their jobs. People have to understand that they have to be responsible. It's just not my style to, you know, to take everybody to task that way."

George Clooney defends Tom Cruise’s purported social distancing rant against workers: He’s not wrong



A-lister George Clooney has spoken out in defense of fellow actor Tom Cruise and his purported epic rant at film crew who were reportedly violating social distancing guidelines.

On Wednesday, video purporting to feature Cruise's voice went viral on social media. You can read more about Cruise's angry diatribe here.

What are the details?

During a Wednesday video interview with radio host Howard Stern, Clooney said that his Hollywood peer "didn't overreact."

"He didn't overreact because it is a problem," he said. "I have a friend who's an AD on another TV show who just had the almost exact same thing happen with not quite as far out a response. ... I wouldn't have done it that big. I wouldn't have, you know, pulled people out. You're in a position of power and it's tricky, right? You do have a responsibility for everybody else and he's absolutely right about that. And, you know, if the production goes down, a lot of people lose their jobs. People have to understand that they have to be responsible. It's just not my style to, you know, to take everybody to task that way."

Clooney added that there's always another side to the story.

"I think it doesn't help necessarily to point to specific people in that way and do it that ... but, you know, everybody has their own style," he explained. "The people who were on that shoot will tell us more about it. I understand why he did it. He's not wrong at all about that. You know, I just, I don't know what I would have done it quite that personally, but I don't know all the circumstances, so maybe he had [said] it 10 or 15 times before."

In the audio recording, a voice purported to belong to Cruise can be heard shouting at unidentified film staffers on the set of "Mission: Impossible 7" and threatening to fire them if they don't adhere to social distancing guidelines.

"No apologies," the voice purported to belong to Cruise can be heard saying. "You can tell it to the people that are losing their f***ing homes because our industry is shut down. It's not going to put food on their table or pay for their college education. That's what I sleep with every night. The future of this f***ing industry!"

The voice added, "We're the gold standard! They're back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us! Because they believe in us and what we're doing! And I'm on the phone with every f***ing studio at night, insurance companies, producers, and they're looking at us and using us to make their movies! ... We are creating thousands of jobs you motherf***ers!"

"If I see it again," the voice warned, "you're f***ing gone."

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Leaked recording catches Tom Cruise going ballistic on his movie crew over social distancing guidelines



Hollywood movie superstar Tom Cruise was caught on an audio recording berating people on his movie set in Britain for not following coronavirus social distancing guidelines.

The expletive-filled audio was published by The Sun, a London-based newspaper, and quickly went viral on social media Tuesday.

"We're the gold standard!" yells Cruise on the recording that lasts more than two minutes.

"They're back there in Hollywood making movies right now because of us! Because they believe in us and what we're doing! And I'm on the phone with every f***ing studio at night, insurance companies, producers, and they're looking at us and using us to make their movies!" he continued.

"We are creating thousands of jobs you m****rf***ers!" yelled Cruise.

"I don't ever want to see it again! Ever! And if you don't do it you're fired, and I see you do it again, you're f***ing gone!" he added.

Further along in the recording he says that he is trying to protect people's jobs.

"No apologies! You can tell it to the people that are losing their f***ing homes because our industry is shut down! It's not going to put food on their table or pay for their college education!" he yelled.

"That's what I sleep with every night!" he added. "The future of this f***ing industry!"

Cruise was filming "Mission: Impossible 7" when he excoriated the crew members for endangering the movie by not following the coronavirus guidelines. "Mission: Impossible 7" is set to release on Nov. 19, 2021.

What was the reaction?

Some on social media, like epidemiologist Eric Feigl-Ding, praised Cruise for taking the guidelines seriously and trying to hold people accountable.

"He actually puts up some good arguments that literally the entire Hollywood film industry and thousands of people's livelihoods are on the line," he tweeted.

Others scolded those praising Cruise over the accusations of abuse against the Church of Scientology that Cruise belongs to and has promoted for so many years.

Here's the audio from The Sun with expletives bleeped out:

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