Being Tom Cruise appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" as "the best gag in the whole episode". Aidan Smith of "Scotland on Sunday" wrote favorably of the show, and noted, "Fearlessly, in view of how paranoid Scientologists are, the latest target was Tom Cruise. I especially liked the scene where the tiny screen giant winched himself, Mission Impossible-style, on to Nicole Kidman while she slugged from a tinnie like a good Sheila." "The Daily Mirror" described the program as "far too funny". A review in "The Daily Mirror" was positive, commenting, "If you want to see a brilliant spoof about Tom Cruise's faith
Being Tom Cruise Being Tom Cruise "The Church of Scientology Presents: Being Tom Cruise, Why Scientology Isn't In Any Way Mental" is a satirical spoof documentary from the series "Star Stories", parodying the life of Tom Cruise and his relationship with the Church of Scientology. It is episode 2 of the second series of "Star Stories", and first aired on Channel 4 on 2 August 2007. The show recounts Cruise's time with a group of some of his early acting friends. After filming "Top Gun", Cruise (Kevin Bishop) is introduced to Scientology by John Travolta (Steve Edge), who convinces him to join the