Tom Cruise Was So Exhausted by ‘Mission: Impossible’ Stunt He Had to Be Carried Off Plane
Tom Cruise is known for doing his own stunts, but one scene in the upcoming Mission: Impossible film pushed him to his limit.
Cruise was so worn out after performing a dangerous stunt that his team had to carry him off the plane. The stunt involved walking on the wing of a small biplane while flying through the air.
Wade Eastwood, the film’s stunt coordinator and second unit director, told The Times of London how tough it was. “It beat the hell out of him. The wind hitting him, and the blast of the propeller, particles hitting him. It was the hardest workout you could ever do, it was very dangerous and very exhausting for him. Many times we were carrying him off the wing because he was so tired. And he was flying all day.”
This intense scene is part of Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning, the eighth and reportedly final movie in the series. Eastwood has worked with Cruise since 2013, starting with Edge of Tomorrow. He said Cruise never seems afraid.
“Tom doesn’t show fear, Tom shows competence,” Eastwood said. “He had fun during all his stunts, even when it was exhausting. He’s always positive, he’ll always put on a smile, and he genuinely enjoys it.”
Eastwood has worked on the last four Mission: Impossible films. He shared that one of his favorite stunts came in the seventh movie, Dead Reckoning Part One, when Cruise rode a motorcycle off a cliff.
To prepare for that, Cruise trained for over a year in motocross and skydiving. “It involved more than 500 skydives and 13,000 motocross jumps,” Eastwood said.
When asked if Cruise plans to slow down or stop doing such demanding stunts, Eastwood said no way. “No, no chance. He’s a machine. He acts like a 20-year-old. And there’s no magic there, it’s just hard work and discipline with his food, nutrition and training.”
Even at 61, Tom Cruise is still pushing himself to the extreme — and enjoying every minute of it.
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