How Tom Cruise Pulled Off 8 Amazing Stunts | Movies Insider | Insider

Tom Cruise is perhaps most famous for doing almost all of his own stunts, which have intensified throughout his career.

In the "Mission: Impossible" franchise, he climbed part of a 2,000-foot cliff in "Mission: Impossible 2" and then climbed 1,700 feet up the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, in "Ghost Protocol."

In "Rogue Nation," Cruise did not one, but two dangerous stunts. First, he hung off the side of a plane that took him up 1,000 feet in the air. He then had to hold his breath underwater for about six minutes, a stunt that required military-style preparation.

In "Fallout," he jumped 25,000 feet out of a plane and filmed a helicopter stunt that required him to get 2,000 hours of training and learn how to do a 360-degree corkscrew dive. Outside the "Mission" franchise, he filmed a scene on a real zero-gravity plane instead of a soundstage in "The Mummy" and learned how to do action in an 85-pound suit in "Edge of Tomorrow." He is soon set to return to one of his most iconic roles in "Top Gun: Maverick."

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[mahbubmemories]

The quote "Thanks to the cameraman who risked his life to get the shot" is perfectly true for Tom Cruise's movie.

[cqtaylor]

Tom Cruise doesn't act, Tom Cruise does. If you told dude his next role was as a NASA astronaut, Tom would fly the rocket himself.

[junq]

I think a lot of people failed to appreciate how extremely capable this man is, there are some other actors who would like to do their own stunts but literally CAN'T due to the risk. Here we are talking about a person that has insane skills, deep diving, skydiving, parachuting, helicopter flying, motorcycle racing and all of them under extreme conditions, each one of those skills would probably take a normal person's half of the lifetime to master, and yet he made it look like a piece of cake.

[pipeman]

now I'm starting to wonder if mission impossible is just based of tom cruise's life experiences

[istrumguitars]

Tom Cruise's physical abilities give me the impression that most other actors aren't really actors anymore. This is probably why star power fades for most of them after just a couple of years, but in Tom's case his longevity says it all. His movies also build a good case against the excessive CGI fests polluting so many modern films.

[CopperSucks]

Tom cruise. The last ever real action actor.

[dengueberries]

When it comes to action actors, there is NO one up to par with Tom Cruise. The MI series may have a repetitive concept, but it is such a thrill to watch the movies knowing that he actually did these things himself. And his work ethic is unparalleled.

[canwetalk]

I used to think that Tom Cruise was just another one of those pretty boy actors that got by because of his looks. This guy does stuff that would make Navy SEALs proud. My respect for him has grown a hundredfold He truly is one of my favorite actors and deserves all the money and acclaim that he has earned

[redflamelcd]

The Burj Khalifa stunt was just insane. No other actor would have done that.

[rubenoteiza]

Imagine if every professional, every worker, every craftsman in the world had Tom Cruise's work ethic.

[randydicotti]

Deepest respect for this man. He deserves all that life offers him.

[joebanter]

“Wasn’t happy til he did the take 8 times.” Nah stupid, he was happy with the first, he just realized how fun it was to hang on to the side of an airplane.

[gamerzero]

I’ve never taken into consideration the amount of work it takes to make a blockbuster movie. I have a lot of respect for Tom Cruise. His work ethic is insane!

[Tbone]

Whether you like Cruise or his movies, or not, what he does is truly amazing!

[jackwallace]

He didn't know how to fly a helicopter, but was wiling to learn for just one epic chase scene!!!

[Hakton]

Tom Cruise and Jackie Chan are the definition of pure dedication!

[mauricioarredondo]

Respect to the camera man who filmed Tom jumping out of a plane

[JacPac]

Watching all the movies and knowing he performed the stunts by himself - respect!

[DevaPatel]

He should get an Oscar just for pulling of those awesome stunts time and time again

[d-u-p-p-y]

Tom Cruise: i dont need a stunt double

The Camera man: me too