Francis Ford Coppola’s coming-of-age crime drama thriller ‘Beast’ was the ultimate 1983 testosterone-pumped movie. Featuring a cast of C. Thomas Howell, Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez, Matt Dillon, Tom Cruise, Patrick Swayze, Ralph Macchio, and Diane Lane.
Almost 40 years after the hit movie, star Rob Lowe opens up about his experience on the set and how much fun he had with Tom Cruise. The 60-year-old actor recalled his memories of shooting ‘Beast’ on The Rich Eisen Show. He also recalled Tom Cruise being very competitive.
Rob Lowe Recalls Working With Tom Cruise On ‘Beast’
Both of them are now well-established actors in Hollywood. But there was a time when Rob Lowe and Tom Cruise used to fight each other in hotel corridors in between shoots. The 60-year-old actor revealed some interesting stories of shooting with the ‘Mission Impossible’ star.
“We used to box in the hallway of the hotel we were staying at during Outsiders,” Lowe revealed. He admitted there was, “so much testosterone,” because they were, “18-year-old guys stuck on location.” Lowe revealed that they would wear headgear and mouthpieces while fooling around.
Rob Lowe recalled, “We would legitimately spar. And I just remember… Tom is jacked. I’m like a pipe cleaner arm. I hadn’t started working out yet so I look like Karen Carpenter. I am not jacked.” He continued, “And Tom is like this beast, but I hit him real clean and I rang his bell. The next thing I knew I woke up… I was coming to on the floor. He like completely knocked me out. Because I hit him… hard, and his eyes just went black, but that’s the stuff we did. That’s the kind of… that’s what guys do, it’s like Fight Club.”
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Rob Lowe Also On The Time He First Met Tom Cruise
‘Beast’ set the path for a deep friendship between the stars on the show. Rob Lowe has some very fond memories from the set that he shared on the interview. “I was 17 and I think Tom’s a year older than me, so he was just 18, and he was living at Emilio’s (Estevez) house, auditioning, right after Taps,” Lowe recalled about meeting him for the first time.
Lowe also explained a rare photo from the set which captured all the boys smiling. “We were supposed to be looking tough and cool. We shot for an hour, tough cool, tough cool, tough cool, and they brought in food just off camera,” Lowe explained. He continued, “There were a lot of local kids who would come into this little place where we were shooting and steal the food.”
Lowe continued with the story, “Leif Garrett was standing near them and there was announcement that the food is for the talent only, and Ralph Macchio says, “Yeah Leif, the food is for the talent only.”‘ Rob Lowe added, “And we all laughed and that’s the photo. That’s the photo after that happened. It’s the only smiling photo we took.”
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