For 27 years associated with the Mission Impossile brand as a producer and main actor, Tom Cruise has devoted the audience to many eye-catching, incredibly dangerous action sequences.
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part 1 marks the return to the famous action series after 5 years of absence. In this work, the character Ethan Hunt played by Tom Cruise must complete the task of stopping an AI (artificial intelligence technology product) that is plotting to threaten the future of humanity.
With a production budget of up to 290 million USD, the film entertains viewers with a series of epic, heart-pounding action scenes. At the age of 61, Tom Cruise is still rolling in dangerous action scenes without a stuntman.
In particular, the most impressive scene in the movie is the scene where the main character rides a motorcycle to chase the express train. Ethan Hunt launched his car from a cliff at high speed and then parachuted in mid-air to land on the hull of the ship.
According to Paramount Pictures, this is the biggest action scene in cinematic history, taking place on a cliff with an altitude of over 1.5 km. The team built a model of a 135 m long, 10 m high slope for Tom Cruise to get the momentum to skydive. Filming also had to parachute along with the actor to record from behind.
Tom Cruise had to risk his life to make this impossible scene. Because, if negligence occurs, the amateur will have to face the possibility of death.
In addition, the scene of Ethan Hunt clinging to the side of the A400M when the plane was about to take off was also very dangerous and brought a voyeuristic effect, giving viewers goosebumps.
Previously, throughout the Mission Impossible series, Tom Cruise made the audience go from one surprise to another when performing action sequences of unimaginable difficulty.
Breathtaking underwater battle scene in Mission Impossible 5
In Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation released in 2015, Tom Cruise learned to hold his breath for up to 6 and a half minutes to perform the underwater fight scene.
Director McQuarrie said that the best way to make a dramatic, honest scene is to shoot the segments without interruption, so Tom Cruise had to hold his breath for a long time.
McQuarrie said: “As soon as he finished filming, Tom was really exhausted, had nitrogen in his blood and aching pain all over his body, it was difficult for him to concentrate and remember the lines.”
The scene of the plane jumping from a height of 7 km in Mission Impossible 6
In Mission Impossible: Fallout, Tom Cruise made a jump from an Emirates plane from an altitude of 7 km. The suit that Tom wears is not only to act but also to keep the actor alive in the air.
This scene is divided into 3 parts: Tom jumps out of the plane, Tom grabs Henry Cavill in the air and finally connects Henry Cavill to oxygen.
Because it was a sunset, the crew only had 3 minutes of light each day to film. Therefore, the crew had to go back and forth many times to get these 3 scenes. Tom had to jump 106 jumps from the plane to complete the entire scene.
The scene swinging on the plane in Mission Impossible 5
Another extreme action scene of Tom in season 5 of the series is when Ethan Hunt swings on a plane to follow the enemy. Initially, the airline Airbus thought that it was not possible to make this scene, but the crew still insisted on asking for permission to do so.
Accordingly, Tom Cruise had to wear a harness inside to protect him when clinging to the plane. However, that still does not help him avoid the risks when the plane accelerates too fast, the flight path is bumpy, there are birds…
The actor had to wear lenses and headphones, which reduced his ability to hear and see… Fortunately, the scene took place successfully without problems, achieving the expected effect.
The plane chase scene in Mission Impossible 6
This is considered the most spectacular and dangerous scene in part 6 of the Mission Impossible series. Tom Cruise had to take an accelerated flight training course to fly the helicopter himself. Every day, he practices 16 hours to shorten the time from 3 months to 6 weeks.
Director McQuarrie also shared: “Once, Tom almost cut a propeller into a cliff and almost had an accident. But fortunately, this scene was finally successful.”