Tom Cruise himself shot the scene in the blockbuster Mission Impossible 6 – Photo: The Telelgraph

Clinging to a plane taking off, climbing the tallest building in the world, performing car crash scenes, train explosions… it seems there is no risky scene that “super spy Ethan Hunt” wouldn’t dare to do.

Let’s review Tom Cruise’s 14 scariest stunts as voted by The Telegraph newspaper in the article “14 risky movie scenes that almost killed Tom Cruise”.

The Mummy (2017)

“I had to convince the studio to let me do that scene. Annabelle and I had to film that scene 64 times,” Tom Cruise said about the zero-gravity scene in The Mummy .

That was the scene where he and co-star Annabelle Wallis were blown away in the airplane cabin.

And to film that scene, the film crew had to spend two days “flying around” in a state of zero gravity and… vomiting continuously during filming.

“That scene was very painful and I couldn’t believe they could let me do it,” the 55-year-old actor excitedly shared.

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

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The title of “most terrifying stunt” probably belongs to part 5 of the Ethan Hunt spy series, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation .

In the movie, there is a scene where Tom Cruise’s character Ethan Hunt tries to break into a giant Airbus A400M military plane while taxiing on the runway preparing to take off.

To break in, talented super spy Ethan Hunt clung to the Airbus with his bare hands.

The film crew did not use effects for this scene, but Tom Cruise performed the scene himself, in other words, he was “tied” to the plane to film this scene.

Even to be able to film the scene where super spy Ethan Hunt opened his eyes in that scene, the film crew had to use contact lenses that covered Tom Crusie’s entire eye to protect his eyes from dust and wind. moving while clinging to the aircraft’s wings.

The media called this scene “absolutely crazy”, even at first, Airbus did not agree to let Tom Cruise do so and the film crew took time to convince.

“We spent many days cleaning the grass around the studio to keep out birds, sweeping the runway as cleanly as possible.

The scene coordinator is responsible for alerting me if there are signs of a bird collision, and the pilot has to keep an eye out for anything in the air that could affect me,” Tom said.

Finally, the scene was completed after 8 takes. “I’ve flown military aircraft and aerobatics before, but this time I’m really excited,” spy Ethan Hunt did not hide his excitement.

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (2015)

Another risky scene in Rogue Nation is the underwater diving scene, in which Tom Cruise held his breath underwater for up to 6 minutes to shoot the scene.

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To prepare for this scene, Tom Cruise had to practice with a professional free diver.

“The training methods we use are pretty crazy. I’ve done quite a few underwater scenes but never anything like this,” Tom shared.

Edge of Tomorrow (2014)

While filming a car chase scene with co-star Emily Blunt, Tom Cruise almost died.

According to the script, actress Emily Blunt had to make a right turn at high speed.

Emily said that when she was about to turn right, she suddenly heard Tom sitting in the car shouting “brake, brake, oh my god, brake!”.

However, she could not react in time and the car crashed into a tree. “I almost killed Tom Cruise,” the actress recounted.

Jack Reacher (2012)

In 2012, Tom Cruise shared on Jimmy Fallon’s talk show how his leg hurt after he kicked a co-star while filming the spy-themed thriller Jack Reacher .

“The first 10 times it was okay, but by the 50th time my legs were all swollen,” Tom said.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)

While filming Mission Impossible – Ghost Protocol , Cruise insisted on doing the scene himself climbing the Burj Khalifa building in Dubai, which is more than 828m high and is the tallest building in the world.

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So Tom himself made the “heart-stopping” scene when agent Ethan Hunt climbed up the building with sticky gloves, then swung himself with a rope to get inside through the window.

In addition, the film crew also had to struggle to find an alternative insurance company, after the original company they used refused to insure Tom’s risky scene.

Valkyrie (2008)

In Valkyrie , Tom Cruise plays Claus von Stauffenberg, an officer who plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler.  

Although the actor was unharmed, 11 supporting actors were injured after being thrown out of a truck.

Collateral (2004)

Collateral is another time Tom Cruise “almost died” on set. In the movie, there is a scene where actor Jamie Foxx had to crash his car into Tom’s car, but unfortunately he miscalculated the speed.

As a result, Tom Cruise’s car was thrown out of the filming area. “I was thrown onto the roof of the car and then hit the floor,” Tom Cruise recounted his terrifying moment.

The Last Samurai (2003)

To play The Last Samurai, Tom Cruise spent 8 months training in martial arts and horseback riding.

The incident occurred while Tom was filming a fight scene with the character played by actor Hiroyuki Sanada.

“He was riding close to me and suddenly the horse kicked me and his sword was just inches away from my neck,” Tom recalls.

Thanks to his quick reaction, actor Hiroyuki Sanada immediately turned the sword around and avoided Hollywood from a terrible loss.

Mission: Impossible II (2000)

In the opening scene of this 2000 blockbuster, spy Ethan Hunt hangs from a cliff in Dead Horse Point National Park in Utah.

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Even director John Woo said he did not dare look at the camera when filming this scene, fearing that the actor might slip from a height of more than 600 meters and die.

Mission: Impossible (1996)

The most memorable scene in this 1996 blockbuster is the scene of a giant fishing boat exploding, creating a huge wave full of broken glass.

As always, Tom performed this scene himself, and luckily he did not suffer any serious injuries, except for a sore ankle.

Far and Away (1992)

In the 1992 film about immigration, Cruise played the role of a boxer and was “beaten” many times while filming.

“I took a few hits. My co-star didn’t want to hurt me, but the scene needed to be realistic,” Tom said.

“I screamed,” said actress Nicole Kidman, his wife and co-star at the time in the film. “I saw bruises all over his body and said he should talk to Ron (film director).”

And of course the “stubborn” Tom would rather endure pain to complete the movie.

Days of Thunder (1990)

Not only was he the one who proposed the idea for the racing scene in the movie and did it himself, Tom Cruise was even praised by real-life racers for this scene.

However, during a spin, Tom lost control of the steering wheel and had an accident.

Luckily, he was not seriously injured, but the camera worth $100,000 mounted in the car was seriously damaged.

Top Gun (1986)

In the scene where Tom Cruise and Goose’s characters have an accident and parachute into the water, his parachute gets flooded without him realizing it.

Luckily, someone noticed and quickly cut the parachute rope, before the actor was pulled deep into the sea.