Everyone knows that Tom Cruise is a little eccentric; possibly very eccentric. His allegiance to his atomic era religion of Scientology has made his eccentricities stand out, even in an eccentric town like Hollywood. It was his bizarre behavior surrounding the production and release of War of the Worlds that brought him extra scrutiny, however.
While the couch jumping and spacey YouTube videos were the more public parts of his meltdown, the cast and crew of War of the Worlds were witness to even more bizarre behavior, which included Tom’s attempts to convert them to Scientology. Not even director Steven Spielberg was immune, though he was able to resist Tom’s attempts to lure him to a Scientology Org. Tom’s contract required the studio to allow Scientology tents on the set that could recruit new members. Apparently, they didn’t get many signups.
