The Tom Cruise Laugh meme stems from a 2008 leaked video interview for the Church of Scientology. In the clip, Cruise displays an intense level of enthusiasm, punctuated by a series of deep, frantic laughs that struck viewers as bizarre and surreal. This specific reaction was quickly immortalized on the internet, often edited with multiple translucent faces of Cruise stacked on top of each other to signify overwhelming laughter. It is primarily used to represent mocking disbelief or a chaotic emotional response to something absurd.