Actor Tom Cruise introduces actor Adam Sandler as the recipient of the Generation Award at the 2008 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles June 1, 2008.[Agencies]

Many of Cruise’s former costars also came to celebrate, including Tobey Maguire (Tropic Thunder), Ben Stiller (Tropic Thunder), Dakota Fanning (War of The Worlds) and Cuba Gooding Jr. (Jerry Maguire). And, of course, there was family: Cruise’s mother and sister were among the first guests to arrive.

It was no small feat pulling off this party. Crews from Town and Country events had been setting up tents in the backyard of the new TomKat compound for days. An army of valets were on hand, as were eight police officers to direct the stream of limousines that began arriving around 8 p.m.

The Cruises spared no expense for this gathering. Famed chef Wolfgang Puck catered the event and a full band provided entertainment. Every contingency was thought of, even an ambulance and EMT unit were on hand just in case they were needed.