Claim: Tom Cruise turned down role he was offered in The Color of Money.
Evidence: One of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood , Cruise starred in several more successful films in the 1980s , including the dramas The Color of Money -LRB- 1986 -RRB- , Cocktail -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , Rain Man -LRB- 1988 -RRB- , and Born on the Fourth of July -LRB- 1989 -RRB-.
The film stars Paul Newman and Tom Cruise , with Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio , Helen Shaver , and John Turturro in supporting roles.