Set during the summer of 1987, Cruise focuses on Gio Fortunato, a blue-collar Italian-American who is preoccupied with car racing and chasing women. Life starts to change for Fortunato when he meets Jessica Weinberg, a "nice Jewish girl" from Long Island who ventures into Gio's neighborhood looking for some action.[1]
In September 2015, it was announced Spencer Boldman and Emily Ratajkowski had joined the cast of the film, with Robert D. Siegel directing from a screenplay he wrote. Alex Garcia, Laura Walker, Holly Brown, and Scott LaStaiti served as producers on the film under their AG Capital banner.[2][3] UTA Independent Film Group initially held the domestic rights to the film as its financier.[4] In October 2015, Kathrine Narducci and Gino Cafarelli joined the cast of the film.[5]Principal photography started in fall 2015 in New York City.[6] This was Ratajkowski's first starring role, after playing supporting roles in Gone Girl, Entourage, and We Are Your Friends, which had preceded this movie in production.[7]
On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 38% based on reviews from eight critics.[10] On Metacritic the film has a score of 46% based on reviews from 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[11]
