"Mission: Impossible": remember crazy and dangerous scenes with Tom Cruise

Since Ethan Hunt appeared on screen in 1996, played by Tom Cruise, the "Mission: Impossible" film series has surpassed itself with each new chapter, delivering increasingly insane, daring and dangerous moments.

Tom Cruise didn't want to use stunt doubles when recording scenes for the franchise - risking his own life in moments like climbing the biggest building in the world and jumping off a cliff while riding a motorbike.

The craziest and most dangerous moments in "Mission: Impossible"
Jumping off a cliff with a motorbike

Mission: Impossible - Reckoning Part 1 | Behind the Scenes: The Greatest Stunt | Paramount Pictures

"Mission: Impossible - Reckoning: Part 1 (2023)" features the moment in which Tom Cruise jumps off a cliff riding a motorcycle. The sequence was filmed on a mountain in Norway and required months of preparation. Cruise performed the jump several times to capture the perfect angle.

Hold your breath for more than 6 minutes
In "Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)", Tom Cruise needs to infiltrate an underwater facility to change a security chip in a highly protected system.

To give authenticity to the scene, the actor trained with professional divers and learned advanced apnea techniques. As a result, he was able to hold his breath for more than 6 minutes during filming, without the use of special effects or disguised cuts.

Climbing the tallest building in the world

Recording of Mission Impossible - Ghost Protocol. Tom Cruise climbs the Burj Khalifa building in Dubai

Cruise literally climbed the Burj Khalifa, known as the tallest building in the world at more than 828 meters high, using only safety cables and special gloves. He ran around the outside of the building and threw himself from one window to another.

Hanging on a plane - on the move

Mission: Impossible - The Final Hit | Behind the scenes: Tom Cruise on the plane | Paramount Pictures Brazil

In the last film of the action saga, "The Final Hit (2025)", the star was left hanging from the wing of a plane in the heights. At the Cannes Film Festival, the film's director commented: "Tom [Cruise] tried so hard that he was so physically exhausted that he couldn't get up off the wing. He was lying on the wing, with his arms hanging out in front of him. We couldn't tell if he was conscious or not. You can't do that when you're unconscious. No one on Earth can do that except Tom Cruise."

Jumping off a building (and breaking his ankle)

How Tom Cruise Broke his Ankle on Mission Impossible Fallout Stunt - SLOW MOTION FOOTAGE

During a scene where he jumps from one building to another in "Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2017)", Cruise breaks his ankle when he hits the wall, but continues running until the end of the scene. The fracture was real - and the take also made it into the film.

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Source: CNN