Tom Cruise ‘went ballistic’ when booked into Rob Lowe’s hotel room

Rob Lowe has recalled the epic moment Tom Cruise ‘went ballistic’ after learning they had been booked to share the same hotel room. 

It’s even more iconic as Tom, 57, wasn’t a major Hollywood star yet but rather a fresh-faced 18-year-old yet to make his mark in the industry. 

According to Rob, the production staff thought it would be a good idea to house the cast together at a New York City hotel to assess their chemistry. 

The star-studded cast included Matt Dillon, Patrick Swayze, Emilio Estevez and Ralph Macchio. 

Recalling his meeting with Mission: Impossible star Tom, Rob said on Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard: ‘All of the LA people survived the LA auditions, and then the hand-picked people had to go to New York to face the New York version; so it was me and Tom Cruise and Emilio and C. Thomas Howell. 

‘We check-in and Tom finds out that we’re sharing a room and just goes ballistic … I mean it made me laugh, it was gnarly.’ 

At the time, Tom was a fresh-faced newbie in the movie industry but had all the confidence that would eventually transform into one of the biggest box office heroes. 

‘To me, what’s great about the story is, there’s certain people who have always been who they are, and that element of them has powered them to where they are today and the rest is history,’ Rob continued. 

‘And the notion that an 18-year-old actor with a walk-on part in Endless Love… could have that kind of like wherewithal.