They were both young actors on the rise when they starred in Risky Business. But Cruise after starring in Top Gun, became the biggest movie star in the world.
shareThere's always plenty of competition for the young woman type. It's very difficult to be one of the biggest movie star(s)" in the world. Maybe Jennifer Lawrence, EmmaStone but that's it.
shareShe had to deal with contemporaries who were actually younger than her.
I should point out that the '90s were when Rebecca still lied about her age by claiming that she was born in 1962 instead of 1959, so she was "16" when she wrote a theme tune to a 1975 Chinese movie. You can see her name credited on the vinyl.
https://www.discogs.com/release/4471407-Kandy-2-Amazing-Pop-Machine-King-Of-Kung-Fu-Originalmusik-Aus-Dem-Spielfilm-Goodbye-Bruce-Lee-Sein-L