The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Top 5 Moments from Tom Cruise's Career | Postgame Show

Episode Date: September 16, 2026

"When I was a horny young kid, I was like, 'Damn. Nicole Kidman.'" JuJu is here with his Top 5 Tom Cruise Moments and to clean up the show, compliment Greg Cote, update the Polls, and give Tony an on-ramp to continue promoting his Substack, but first... You know about that Eyes Wide Shut? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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again, create an account and use code D-A-N for $20 off. I don't know about you guys, but when eyes wide shut came out with Tom Cruise, it was the first time my little child brain, I was kind of an adolescent. Sam'sies. Was like, wow, there are sex parties. I was just like, color me intrigued. I don't know what's going on here, but I'm interested. You were intrigued by that.

I love that movie. I just remember. I can remember there are a few shows and movies. Oz is one of these from when I was a young kid. And then that movie of just like, it's midnight. My parents don't know my TV's still on, and I am just, I don't know what's happening here.

I don't know what's what, but I am intrigued. You ever see that movie, Greg? No, I don't believe I did. He's the worst with movies. He's never going to say yes to anything. No, I'm, and I'm not going to say, yeah, I did because then you're going to ask a follow-up question that will betray the fact that I'm lying.

But do you know that there are such things as, like, masquerades where people go and they have these little, anonymous masks on. They put their watch in the bowl and then it's just a free-for-all. I've heard of stuff like that. Yeah, they used to be, back in the day, they used to be called orgies. Yes, yes. And sometimes men or women go there as a couple, and then the man just sits there in the corner and he watches his wife. Desloh does that. Yeah. You ever know about that, Desmond, no. Tom Cruise was awesome in that movie. And he was weird like he always is, but it leads me,

Juju, you've got a ranking, a top five of Tom Cruise moments. That better be on there. First of all, this is day two of you telling me what better be on my damn list. It ain't on there. I'm just tell you right there, make your own damn list. I feel like y'all too. When I was a young horny kid, I was like, damn, Nicole Kidman. Hello.

Hell yeah. For sure, salute. And be it to young cut. I see you. But here is my top five Tom Cruise moments. And remember, this is from the other side of America. So I don't have all of them Tom Cruise moments and memories that most of America has. So from this side of America, these are the top five.

Number, oh, let me go OLLI first. OLLI number one. Tom Cruise reveals that Ben Stiller is his body double. Come on, man. Okay. Nah, we got to do better than that, Roy. I don't like that. I need a big dog.

I need a big dog bark. My boy. I have that small dog. My boy got the little bark. Hell no, I need a big dog bark. I need some fan for my stuff, Big, man. I don't know the jokes.

Okay. All right. All right. And OLA, number two, because I consider this brother as nothing but serious every time I saw him. Tom Cruise and Austin Powers. Holy, holy. I ain't know he could do this. Who left?

him in here he's too serious for this goofball you did what you think tony i loved him in uh in austin powers i used i watched i mean i saw austin powers that came out in like 99 i was like eight years old and i was like i probably shouldn't be watching this zuck act number five man the number five moment from top tom cruise career that i remember him sliding across that damn flow and risky business man come on man what do you think about that fit is that something you were at the crib or not Hell yeah. Speaking of the krill, I like to send a special. Look at my dog, Tony Alley, ooh. Happy anniversary to my baby who always see me in that outfit around the house. Sliding around. You did? Come on, man. Putting up with me ain't easy. I love you, baby. And she's Jordanian slash Palestinian. So the last couple of years been rough for my dog. So her dealing with me on top of all that, brough, these flowers, baby, as well as some real ones later on for you. But back to Tom Cruise. Number four, when he almost hit that flow in Mission Impossible.

Sweating. Everybody was sweating there. Brough, I thought they had my dog. I ain't going to lie to you. Number three, when he told that boy, show me the money, man. That one was iconic, Juju. Hell yeah, man. Come on, man.

That thing went triple plastic. in the hood bootleg style nobody knew what the cover of Jerry McGuilar like until I grew up salute Number two just like my boy Tony just threw me to alley oop he threw the greatest alley oop in movie history to my boy jack when he said he wanted the truth and my boy jack say you can't handle the damn truth legendary man come on bro come on salute the bit time man jack man get well soon man And the number one moment of my Tom Cruise memory is bit out hanging off the side of that damn airplane in real life. What? Crazy. All of them are in real life.

To look at T.C. Crazy. Can you believe it? All of them are in real life. That is what I can't figure out. Mission Impossible is the greatest movie franchise of all time. Ooh. From a stunt's perspective, there's nothing better than Mission Impossible.

I think you're right. I think you're right. You shoot my boy's ass. I say some stuff that goes right over his head. What are you saying? What one is better for action? All right, but, well, yeah, like, let's at least classify. Like, he just threw out there.

It's the greatest movie franchise ever. And then we came down to stunts. All right. That's also true. Okay. I can fit in a couple of Venn diagram categories. We can have a couple of them in there. Juju, the last five minutes of the show,

Dan coined as the worst in 100 years. I agree. we were all just clunking and fumbling and bumbling around like Ellen Keller. Rat poison. Do you have any takes from today's show or any notes from today? Things you want to just clean up for us? For sure, man. In response to that, I disagree.

And the chat disagrees. The YouTube chat disagree. Brut, this cast has been bringing it, bro. I'm talking about y'all boys have been funny from the top to the bottom of the show, bro. Greg, you are on another planet right now. Don't come back because wherever you are, you are a glowing big brother. And my boy, my boy Roy today too, he put Dan right in this place.

Yep, I knew that off the dome. Did you get any layoff sex? You get any layoff sex, Greg? Yeah, right I am. We are. Hello. Pity sex. We don't have to do that.

Salute the early, man. But yeah, bro. To kind of clear up the whole journalist calling coach coach situation, I think you got to go Coach Franklin. You got to add the last name if you're a journalist, but if you're just a player,

you go coach. What you think, Greg? You know what? I've never considered that before, but I think that's a point taken. I think if you go Coach Shula, it's like a title. It's not a familiar,

friendly kind of thing. It's more of a formal thing. So, yeah, I can see that. Hey, Michael. Salute. Also, when Dan said earlier that his, his hand was left hanging when he tried to shake bit, bro, hand.

That happened to me as well, bro. I had wrote all my ex-girlfriend's papers in college, and she graduated college. And I met her dad for the first time. I was like, what's up, brother? I'm Julian. And he looked at my hand, and he looked at his brother and said, what is he doing?

So I know that pain, bro. But side note, I'm a good writer, nobody knows. So I think I can contribute to whatever your substack is, Greg. Whatever the substack is, get the first ever. And maybe the only exclusive substack written, whatever it's called from me on BitBrah page. Let's do that. I'm going to take you up on that. What is substantive?

Yes, sir, man. Wait, yours isn't created yet. Mine is, so maybe I can get Juju first. He said he wanted to be on mine. Yeah, but we seven majors yet. Dan said he's going to do yours too. He did. Dan volunteered that, by the way.

No, he did. Yeah, he volunteered that. I actually gave a little shout out to Greg an homage, if you will, to Greg in my most recent article. I'm the kind of guy that all one word. You're going to keep plugging yours. Absolutely. You're going to look at yours. I'm going to look at yours. I'm going to send it to you right now.

What an honor. Yeah, 10-day Tony. Is this the first time you've ever promoted your sub-stack? Anything on the planet, yes. Promoting things is hard. It really is. It makes you feel so self-aggrandizing. But Pablo has shown, not you.

It's like a hobby of mine. Is it? You got to do a better job then. I know. You're right. Right. We got to get you. You're right. Yeah, we do. Greg, why don't you show up on my substack to launch your substack?

A little home and home? A little home and home. Yeah, okay. All right, let's do it. Some of your football thoughts on my football thoughts, we mix them together. There you go. Yes, sir, man. Also, I want to send some prayers up, bro, because I don't know if y'all notice the

the Skorogami account on Twitter, bro. That thing been cold since February. So I want to spend some prayers to whoever runs that account, hearts and blessings get well. Soon whatever the case, we miss you actually i believe there was a score of garmy this week there was and they did post it yep they posted it they posted it i don't know oh they posted it i saw other people talking about it it was the bears game 59 37 a miracle look on the show a christmas miracle performed live on the show thank you

roe you bought them back thank you salute and last note i got bro the uh did you guys know that the timber wolves and the pistons were in on kawai and were this close at the end We didn't get to that, but I thought it was important to bring up. Back to you, Trista. I think the Pistons getting Kauai would have been monumental for them. They immediately become favorites in the East. Do they not, guys? Yeah, I mean, and the T-W wolves.

Imagine him on the wolves. That's championship robust with him and A-A-Man. Salute. And Lamello. I don't know how that affects the Lamello thing, but it definitely would have been a game-changer. It is weird, though, Juju, that he said or the report say that the reason that he chose Toronto was legacy?

What legacy? That one championship where you were rented for one season? Exactly. I know somebody trying to get out of the United States on a Rico charge when I see one. Come on. There's more details coming that Kauai is outside of the scope of the NBA, and there's rules being broken there, Juju. But we also got to get to some polls.

We're desperately over time. Oh, shit. Damn. Okay, cool. But while I pull up the pose Oh no! Just remind folks that Asia Wilson, she reminded everybody that

she was skipping that time over there contrary to what Ms. Linda Cohen said. She was getting ready for the season, giving up for the rest of the season. And remember, Melissa Smith Plus Plus got hurt at the end so they've been integrating Kalani Brown into that system over there with Las Vegas Aces.

Salute, though. Are you disgusted by the smell of raw cabbage? 49% of the audience Say yes And 51 say no Me Is Tom Cruise the biggest movie star ever 56% of the audience says yes

Me Did you recognize Tom Cruise In Tropic Thunder 52% of the audience says No they did not Me Also side note Jessica made a good point

bruh If y'all want us to stick to sports And talk about sports or whatever the hell going on. Stop being misogynistic against women and stop being racist against black people and we won't feel the need to speak up all the goddamn time. Salute, though.

Back to y'all. Back to you all. Back to me. Cooler thing to keeping your mouth. A toothpick or a match. 77% of the audience says a match. Me? Did you all know that U.L. Washington played shortstop with a toothpick in his mouth?

Horrible question, Dan. 76% of the audience says no. And last post. Is it hard to make a movie about arm wrestling? 83% of the audience says yes, and those are your pose. Me? Me? Thanks, Juju. Yes, sir.

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