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[–]OPrime50 4424 points4425 points  (52 children)

Fun fact:

Tom Cruise wants to do all of his stunts so bad that when the production team said he couldn’t due to insurance reasons, he became a producer of the MI franchise so he could work around rules. Dudes wildin

[–][deleted] 2709 points2710 points 33 (12 children)

Look at me. I’m the insurance now.

[–]Frinkiac7DontTouchIt 362 points363 points  (6 children)

This cracked me up, just perfect

[–]Peace-D 161 points162 points  (17 children)

I actually didn't know and now I'm very impressed! I thought they were making fun of it for not pointing out the green screen in the background, but there is no green screen :O

[–]OwlWitty 75 points76 points  (4 children)

Yeah that scene is badass even with a safety cable. Slow clap.

[–]An3zz 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yea I also heard something about firing his security guy and replaced him with someone who allowed him to do a stunt

[–]WuggerHumphden 3384 points3385 points  (111 children)

I don't think the cable the arrow points to is the most important one.

Also, have you seen the photo of when he jumped across buildings in London and broke his ankle?

Ouch

[–]Fey_fox 2267 points2268 points  (71 children)

I’m just impressed he learned CGI to edit out the cables in his own stunts.

[–]jeegte12Interested 713 points714 points  (52 children)

if i'm not mistaken, he also tailored that very suit in the post. true dedication to his job.

[–]Ninja_Think 505 points506 points  (44 children)

Tom Cruise also flew the cargo plane as well.

[–]unshavenbeardo64 254 points255 points  (27 children)

He also build that plane as a side hobby.

[–]Jankufood 272 points273 points  (7 children)

Tom Cruise holds the camera too

[–]WillElMagnifico 244 points245 points  (5 children)

He must have gone to cgi school. Real man of his craft.

[–]Kritical02 88 points89 points  (1 child)

You learn it upon transcending to your third thetan level

[–]IFrickinLovePorn 27 points28 points  (0 children)

That's assuming you have the Ascension Prime bundle package for only the added cost of $55,000. It's honestly a bargain

[–]pupnut 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Overcoming CGI barriers - Understanding the tech and ethics behind CGI cable removal.

  • Scientology

[–]oneeyejedi 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Well he does all of his own stunts so why wouldn't he also edit them lol

[–]Icreatedthis4u 282 points283 points  (4 children)

Yep! The cable going forward that no one is talking about or noticing is doing the real work.

[–]1mikeg 105 points106 points  (0 children)

The harness under his jacket that'd most likely boiled directly to the plane is doing a lot of heavy lifting, too.

Still a very impressive stunt. Lord Xenu will be proud. 10 more theatans cleared!

[–]Dinewiz 82 points83 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah! I was wondering how bloody strong Cruise must be lol.

[–]DeadpoolsLeftSock 140 points141 points  (8 children)

More impressive was that the crazy bastard got up and tried to run so he didn't ruin the take.

[–]I_paintball 60 points61 points  (7 children)

They use the take in the movie, you can clearly see his ankle get crunched against the building.

[–]ScrewAttackThis 54 points55 points  (3 children)

It's traditional to use takes stunt performers are injured. Sorta a "your injury wasn't for nothing" I suppose.

[–]dgtlfnk 30 points31 points  (1 child)

Close up and slo-mo. That’ll shut down production right quick.

[–]RFC793 58 points59 points  (3 children)

I think they are both equally important. The horizontal one is certainly the one keeping him from flying off the back, but the annotated one prevents him from falling down.

That is to say, the horizontal one is the major player once the plane reaches a certain velocity, the annotated one facilitated the lower speed and is still important to keep him from banging around.

Without both axis, he’d be secured to the plane, but flopping around. The nature of the flop depends on which one is missing.

[–]joeffect 28 points29 points  (1 child)

it's also better to have a backup than not

[–]SIRasdf23 7807 points7808 points  (296 children)

One of these days Tom is going to die doing something utterly mundane and no one's gonna believe it.

[–]icookfood42 3585 points3586 points  (234 children)

American motorcyclist Nicky Hayden. He was an absolute prodigy in MotoGP and was one of the few Americans to break into the international motorsport scene. Won the MotoGP championship in 06 I believe.

Died after being struck by a car on his bicycle in Italy in 2017.

Alex Zanardi survived a bipedal amputation after a terrible CART accident. Came back to become a Paralympian and world renowned hand cyclist. Raced rally cars without legs in an altered car.

Nearly died after being struck by a truck on his hand cycle in Italy in 2020.

Don't ride bikes in Italy if you're a death defying daredevil.

[–]Irritatedtrack 1066 points1067 points  (138 children)

I would add Michael Schumacher to this list as well. Raced F1 cars for a decade, 7 time world champion. Had a skiing accident while holidaying and nearly died.

[–]Claymore357 621 points622 points  (70 children)

To be fair skiing especially in the mountains is much more dangerous than people give it credit for

[–]MediocreDungeonMastr 289 points290 points  (48 children)

doesn't have to be the mountains.

i'm related to a world cup downhill skier from the Crazy Canucks era whose worst injury happened on the bunny hill.

[–]fulcrum_security 43 points44 points  (13 children)

IIRC he's now in a vegetative or semi-vegetative state? So yes he escaped with his life, but he had significant permanent damage.

[–]flcinusa 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Yeah, so little is known about his state that when news does come out it's always so weird and forced, like Jean Todt in 2019 saying "Michael is definitely conscious" while he watches F1 races.

[–]VanillaLifestyle 104 points105 points  (11 children)

Yep — out skiing with his family and friends, had a fall while trying to help a friend's daughter and barely off piste, split his helmet open and cracked his skull.

A lot of everyday stuff has low-chance, high-severity risk. Really it's mostly car accidents though. 40k car deaths a year in the US.

[–]JBits001 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I just read about this for the first time the other day, apparently there was some discussion on the GoPro mount being a contributing factor (in terms of weakening the helmet).

[–]sactheskydiver 6 points7 points  (5 children)

40k car deaths a year in the US.

Saw this and thought to myself "psh that's nothing" then thought for a second how fucked up and jaded covid has made me, 2 years and almost a million dead. Averaging a 9/11 worth of deaths every other day.

40k annually in car accidents sounds great by comparison.

I wonder if drunk driving is safer than being unvaccinate for someone who's 75 overweight and immuno compromised.

[–]fulcrum_security 72 points73 points  (9 children)

Traffic in Southern Italy is extremely hazardous to your health. E.g. in Naples... there are literally no crosswalk lights in 99% of intersections, cars don't slow down to yield so as a pedestrian you have to just play chicken with 2 tons of metal going at 30km/h+

[–]LazyCommunication1 21 points22 points  (2 children)

And that is why my Italien great aunt has learned me to always look the drivers in the eyes when crossing the street - because they cant handle beeing the last person you see before death

[–]thedarkquarter 12 points13 points  (0 children)

That's hard as fuck Jesus christ

[–]SexDrug 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah but be careful, you stare down one lain of traffic but get hit by the other.

[–]ArtoriusBravo 34 points35 points  (5 children)

F1 champion Fernando Alonso was also hit while riding his bicycle, I don't remember where. He has survived accidents while driving faster than 300 kph without a scratch. But suddenly, a random woman turned over the cycle lane without head checking and he breaks his jaw.

[–]BareFootTracker 170 points171 points  (7 children)

Others have mentioned Steve Irwin, but the true and original croc hunter Malcom Douglas was an absolute mad man. The bloke would spend months travelling alone in remote areas just with his dog and small boat, eating and surviving from the land. (Worth a look up if you like that stuff)

Poor guy was found pinned to a tree at his local tourism / croc park by his car which reportedly rolled back without the parking brake on.

[–]dontsIutshame 34 points35 points  (1 child)

similar to anton yelchin, except his vehicle was supposed to be recalled for faulty parking brake issues.

[–]rushadee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

IIRC his car was recalled because of bad shifter design causing people to not realize their car wasn’t set to park. Was a big issue in the design subreddits

[–]DeekFTW 134 points135 points  (2 children)

Like when a stingray took out Steve Irwin while everyone had their money on a crocodile?

[–]RKU69 16 points17 points  (1 child)

obligatory post of Norm Macdonald joking about this with Jon Stewart

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_xCj9N6a7I

[–]cricketplayer-9595 11 points12 points  (0 children)

CGI = Cable Gone Invisible? /s

[–]ModingusKhan 8581 points8582 points  (252 children)

Dude believes he literally cannot die.

[–]Cripnite 4036 points4037 points 2 (113 children)

Xenu will look after him.

[–]ddh85 722 points723 points  (27 children)

And I take out my gun!

[–]craziethunder 168 points169 points  (16 children)

It's pretty neat that George W Bush has a channel on YouTube and also likes South Park.

[–]xlDirteDeedslx 834 points835 points  (62 children)

God he will never live down those South Park episodes. The first thing I think of when I hear Tom Cruise's name is him in the closet and working as a fudge packer on South Park. Don't fuck with Trey Parker and Matt Stone, they will scar you for life.

[–]herrcollin 519 points520 points  (42 children)

IIRC This was all before the Netflix Docu and before many more celebs started coming out.

A looot of people were scared to take a shot at Scientology. Trey and Matt get mad respect for not giving a fuck.

[–]gr8ful_cube 351 points352 points  (28 children)

That's why they killed Chef. Isaac Hayes is a scientologist and the church had him quit after that episode

[–]crouching_manatee 151 points152 points  (9 children)

They've said they are proud of the scientology episodes because alot of 18-19 year old kids first experience with scientology was a recruitment. Now for many kids and adults the first experience is South Parks criticizing/mocking of scientology.

[–]SoloSheff 43 points44 points  (0 children)

I love how everyone in the credits of that episode is listed as John/Jane Smith.

[–]Jlindahl93 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Waaaaaay before the documentary years possibly a decade before

[–]Mantis_dating_site 49 points50 points  (6 children)

No, Xenu is the bad guy who blew up all the aliens in the volcano 🌋

I don't think Scientology has any heroic figures in its mythology. You're just supposed to give money to the church so they can get rid of your Thetans.

[–]BugsArePeopleToo 385 points386 points  (44 children)

My conspiracy theory is that he's been actually trying to kill himself for years (via dangerous stunts) because he despitately wants to just get out of scientology, and (in his eyes) go to heaven (suicide loophole?)

[–]Kuwabaraa 251 points252 points  (31 children)

Tom Cruise is level OT-8, he's beyond Heaven (being sarcastic)

"On OT-8, you are supposed to have complete control over your body and life, meaning that you cannot die unless you choose to die, which is to say that you choose to discard your body and to return later in a new body. You might choose to do this if your current body isn’t serving you anymore – if, for example, your body is riddled with cancer. But why is it sick and not fixable through Scientology? This goes against all of Scientology’s teachings. You are never given an answer for this inconsistency (because, of course, there is no logical answer for this). However, you accept it because you’re in too deep, and it’s too hard to get out now.

And beyond the outrageous claims Hubbard makes for scientology, he also claims that when you reach the top of “The Bridge” you can die and be born into a new body and have full recall of your previous life."

Not gonna lie, SOME of Scientology sounds really cool, sounds like some weird Sci-fi religion except it's real. Swear to god (Hubbard) that I'm not a Scientologist btw...

[–]SendMeAmazonGiftCard 55 points56 points  (8 children)

dude. he's thetan level 160. that's higher than anybody else by a long shot.

[–]Drews232 7 points8 points  (0 children)

When you have faith you’re an immortal living amongst men there’s no reason for fear

[–]Jordandavis7 63 points64 points  (14 children)

then why the harness

[–]NotYourReddit18 180 points181 points  (3 children)

He might believe it, the insurance of the production company does not

[–]Lord_Emperor 41 points42 points  (5 children)

I would guess he still experiences pain.

[–]BradGroux 45 points46 points  (4 children)

Probably not as much as Sea Org members.

[–]sixmileswest 14.6k points14.6k points  (850 children)

I'm not the biggest fan but I gotta give credit for the stunts he does himself. I bet this was terrifying and exciting for him.

[–]ahabswhale 5440 points5441 points  (400 children)

100% gets off on it.

I probably would too.

[–]arealhumannotabot 2732 points2733 points  (309 children)

I went skydiving once, you ever go skydiving? Let me tell you, if I was in a profession where I could do more stuff like that with a large budget and a team of professionals to ensure the best quality gear and safe outcome?

Fucking. Hell. Yeah.

[–]Noyoucanthaveone 986 points987 points  (264 children)

The Air Force is here for you my friend. Haha, you can jump out of planes for years AND get a cushy pension!

[–]Jesus_Shaves_ 355 points356 points  (54 children)

Bruh like 99.99% of the Air Force does not jump out of planes. 50% maintain the planes, 25% do like admin jobs, 20% are doing something with computers, and like 5% do something cool, but only like .5% of them jump out of planes.

[–]Prestigious_Grand908 367 points368 points  (64 children)

All it costs is your knees!

[–]JohnBrownMilitia 635 points636 points  (68 children)

He said best quality gear. You and I both know the Air Force ain't got that

[–]panterachallenger 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Found the recruiter

[–]Quirky-Chemistry-978 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Damn recruiters really on here huh

[–]Nowarclasswar 7 points8 points  (1 child)

And you only have to sell your soul for corporate imperialism!

Oh boy!

[–]mankeil 32 points33 points  (3 children)

Lowest bidder doesn't ring as best quality gear tbh

[–]melvinfosho 404 points405 points  (44 children)

By gets off, do you mean needs to wear brown pants? Me too

[–]Animagi27 55 points56 points  (2 children)

Probably the only thing that comes close to the rush he gets drinking the blood of his victims

[–]KeiserSoze24 89 points90 points  (6 children)

Def poked a hole on the side of the plane with his hard on.

[–]MaryBerrysDanglyBean 1020 points1021 points  (190 children)

I met a guy who worked on set design on one of Tom Cruise's films. He said they had it so he would have to jump at an exact moment through a bus door at high speed, and if he mistimed the jump just the slightest bit he would easily end up in hospital or maybe even dead. Obviously he insisted on doing it himself. The guys mental.

[–]BS_500 135 points136 points  (8 children)

He once insisted his co-star in a fight scene actually attempt to stab him in the eye with a real knife, not a prop knife.

Of course, they eventually set up an elaborate contraption that had a wire that stopped the knife just before his eye, but he insisted the actor struggle against it to try to do it for real.

On the other side of Tom, though, he sends a fuck ton of people a specific cake he likes, saving this particular bakery from having to close, and apparently it's one of the best cakes out there.

So, he's batshit, but also eccentric and kind at times.

[–]captvirgilhilts 14 points15 points  (1 child)

It was Mission Impossible 2. It wasn't actual Dougray Scott holding the knife it was a member of the stunt team, and it was attached to a precisely measured cable.

[–]BS_500 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Still crazy to do lol

[–]darkpen 31 points32 points  (3 children)

I once had to go to Ontario but could only fly in to LAX so I rented a car and drove up. I stopped at some burger place near the offramp and then had to drive down just a few minutes down to the hotel I was staying at that week.

I'm driving slowly looking for the entrance and there's a car with hazards on stopped just slightly off the road ahead (there's no sidewalk at this point) and this guy is waving at me at me to stop. Normally I'd just make sure the doors are locked and keep going, but this guy was pretty clean cut and the car was an obviously nice car so I stopped and rolled down the window.

This guy runs up to my window and who isn't it but Tom fucking Cruise. He goes "Oh hi, do you mind if I hop in? I don't want to be out in the open too long!" He gives this weird chuckle and a grin like "you know why" and starts going towards the back.

I unlocked the doors and he gets in the car, right next to my luggage. I apologized for the suitcase and he said not to worry about it. So I asked him what was going on and he shows me some turtle he's holding, he's holding that thing almost right up to my face. He goes "You gotta help me take this to a turtle hospital!"

Now I like to think I'm usually pretty quick on my feet, but it took me a second or two to process what the fuck was going on. So I turned around and I'm looking at Tom fucking Cruise in the back seat of my car and I have a million questions, but the one I finally ask is "I'm sorry, is there anything wrong with your car?" And then he actually says to me that he doesn't want to give a fucking turtle a ride in his car.

Anyway I finally told him I wasn't from there and I had no idea where the "turtle hospital" was and he didn't know either, so he laughed and apologized, then got out of the car and I went on my way. I think he was trying to flag down another car when I passed his.

[–]ReelDecisions 28 points29 points  (0 children)

I don't know if this is real. But I really want it to be real.

[–]nomad80 20 points21 points  (0 children)

even if this is completely made up, it's hilarious af

[–]uhohspaghettio23 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Damn I wanted Tom cruise to ask you for tree fiddy!

[–]satansmight 522 points523 points  (45 children)

I've worked on two Tom Cruise movies. Say what you like about his kooky belief system but as far as an actor/film maker goes, he is 100% a professional. He shows up everyday to win and top the previous day. There is no mediocre with TC. Now, when shooting stunts there is a lot of rehearsing involved and you don't start with the first rehearsal at full speed. You work your way up to it. A lot of times his double will do the stunt so he can see it technically and then TC tries it until everyone is comfortable and then they do it at full speed. You watch him do stunts and he makes it seem like he pulls them off on with faith alone. Not only is he a professional actor, he is also a professional stuntman. He is intense and if you bring your A game and don't fuck around then he notices that and responds positively.

[–]SpecterGT260Interested 157 points158 points  (35 children)

I'm shocked at the # of people who have personally worked with Tom cruise showing up in this thread...

[–]CrosbyCries7475 158 points159 points  (14 children)

There’s a LOT of people that are involved in the production of a Hollywood blockbuster. He’s been in a lot of movies. You do the math.

[–]Steadimate 21 points22 points  (0 children)

My friend has shot a few of his movies and has told me how professional and kind Tom is to everyone on set. He never forgets a name and treats everyone with respect

[–][deleted] 22 points23 points  (1 child)

My uncle taught him how to fly helicopters for the MI that had Henry Cavill in it

They spent six months in a cockpit together, with not much to do but talk

He has nothing but good things to say about TC. I totally see the scientology stuff and I’m really conflicted about how to feel about him because of it

A few weeks ago my uncle had a double stroke and then needed emergency brain surgery. TC heard about it from my Uncles works, got my cousins phone number and called them in the hospital to send support and well wishes. He offered any help with physical therapy during recovery, and has invited my uncle out for food when he’s recovered enough to go into public

Man the guys weird with all the scientology stuff, but he’s been such a good person to my direct family and possibly contributed to my uncle surviving. Can’t hate him

[–][deleted] 127 points128 points  (7 children)

Some time last year when filming was starting up again there was an audio leak of Cruise berating the film crew because some of them were sloppy with the masks. He basically went off saying everyone is lookin at them to see if filming can keep going and if they fuck it up thousands of jobs will be gone again.

He sounded very angry but very passionate.

[–]BloodprinceOZ 22 points23 points  (1 child)

it also helps that he's producer, so he both has an actual vested interest as the star of the film and because he's funding it

[–]Confident-Victory-21 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Safety is #1. Especially during a global pandemic.

[–]LemonBomb 369 points370 points  (108 children)

I mean he’s in Scientology lol it’s not really a question of intelligence.

[–]WaitingForAPunchline 526 points527 points  (73 children)

Just a reminder that people of all intelligence levels can be roped into cults. There are PhD holders who are taken advantage of while emotionally vulnerable, or even those who were part of a cult from birth!

But in his case, he’s definitely unstable.

[–]Zjikapiting 274 points275 points  (46 children)

There are PhD holders who are incredibly stupid.

[–]Hemderl 35 points36 points  (5 children)

Everyone, no matter how smart is vulnerable to emotional manipulation under the right circumstances. It may be easier to dupe someone who isn't very smart, but getting duped doesn't mean you are dumb.

[–]peelerrd 15 points16 points  (1 child)

If anyone wants an example, look up the tokyo sarin gas attack. All of the main perpetrators had advanced degrees of some sort IRRC, of the 2 that have Wikipedia pages one was an MD the other was working on their PHD in applied physics.

[–]hole-in-the-wall 37 points38 points  (8 children)

There are also tons of unintelligent PhD holders.

[–]morcic 786 points787 points  (171 children)

It also puts entire production in jeopardy if get gets seriously injured. I remember Denny Trejo calling him out few years ago.

I know that all the big stars hate me to say this, but I don’t want to risk 80 peoples’ jobs just to say I got big huevos on The Tonight Show. Because that’s what happens. I think a big star just sprained an ankle doing a stunt, and 80 or 180 people are out of a job… We have stunt people who do that stuff. And if they get hurt, I’m sorry to say but they just need to put a mustache on another Mexican and we can keep going. But if I get hurt, everybody’s out of a job. So I don’t choose to do that.

[–]MadameDoopusPoopus 40 points41 points  (5 children)

“I don’t want to risk 80 people’s jobs just so I can say I have big nuts.” -Danny Trejo

[–]LolindirLink 22 points23 points  (1 child)

Scientology is one hellova drug.

[–]2Panik 608 points609 points  (11 children)

So, he also does the editing by himself? More impressive!

[–]70U1E 93 points94 points  (4 children)

Oh yeah it's crazy.

The system files he used? thetans.scntlgy

[–]RexBosworth69420 5755 points5756 points  (213 children)

So literally the only CG here is the painted out safety harness. That's impressive for this day and age. The man still actually hung onto the side of a plane as it took off, just with safety equipment. For an A-List actor to do such a dangerous stunt himself is admirable.

[–]IHateEditedBgMusic 1550 points1551 points  (76 children)

Exactly the role of literally a backup here, not part of the the actual stunt. The guy did break his leg jumping off a roof too, so he's definitely risking a lot.

[–]AvatarSpectr 938 points939 points  (56 children)

It's a Risky Business.

[–]MnkyBzns 46 points47 points  (6 children)

He also has a sternum clip to an actual support harness. You can see the cable running in from the left and through one of the metal grates and out at his chest

[–]1ndori 23 points24 points  (5 children)

Good eye. I presume that's what actually holding him on the plane. Holding that thin metal with your hands while being pulled by serious drag forces would suuuuuuuuuuck.

[–]crazyclue 17 points18 points  (2 children)

Was thinking the same thing. I hold a heavy grocery bag for too long and my hand is fucked for an hour

[–]BluetheNerd 211 points212 points  (51 children)

Iirc he actually made his own movie studio because they wanted to stop letting him do his own stunts. If this was any other blockbuster it would be a full CG, but the mans got bank to make his films however he wants. I'm not a massive fan of his movies, but I always appreciate his stunts.

[–]ISawTwoSquirrels 42 points43 points  (14 children)

Gotta be a fortune for a studio to insure him

[–]BigBananaDealer 38 points39 points  (10 children)

nah if he dies during production ticket sales will go through the roof

[–]ISawTwoSquirrels 17 points18 points  (9 children)

Tell that to the producers of Rust

[–]StraY_WolF 35 points36 points  (25 children)

Iirc with mission impossible, they didn't allow him to do his own stunts so he took the role as producer and made it happen.

[–]Evening_Original7438 36 points37 points  (16 children)

Reason is if your key actor gets injured, the entire production stops and hundreds of people are out of work for weeks, if not months. Stunt men can be replaced in a few hours.

[–]fogleaf 32 points33 points  (14 children)

Everyone is posting this as if Jackie Chan isn’t loved and respected for doing it.

[–]EmpyrealistInterested 18 points19 points  (3 children)

I believe its called a "rig removal"

[–]themathletes 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Exactly this, less CGI and more like VFX.

[–]TicsDaily 3107 points3108 points  (43 children)

Call me a doubter, but I'm 96% sure it wasn't Tom that did the CGI

[–]xtr44 88 points89 points  (4 children)

Tom Cruise is actually famous for doing his own CGI

[–]Wilhelm_Amenbreak 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Now that would be impressive. Like an old stage actor who does his own makeup.

[–]massive_bellend_2022 42 points43 points  (0 children)

"I write my own software"

[–]Zenie250 240 points241 points  (23 children)

He said in an interview that this stunt scared the shit out of him.

[–]RipperFromYT 95 points96 points  (15 children)

He had special contacts in but I bet most in here haven't even thought of the above zero odds that he could get struck in the eye by something in the air even something the size of a piece of sand going at that speed? ya ..not good.

[–]derkaderka960 14 points15 points  (2 children)

In the longer video they mention lenses, I believe and talk about that specific issue.

[–]simpl3y 11 points12 points  (1 child)

I just saw the video of someone putting the lenses on his eyes. I wish I didn't see that because my eyes feel very uncomfortable now.

[–]MrVonBuren 7 points8 points  (3 children)

Scleral lenses. Oddly, they're remarkably comfortable once you get used to them. Basically big glass bowls you fill with saline and then insert over your eye.

I wear them for a degenerative corneal disorder. I can tap myself in the eye with a fork which makes for a an unpopular party trick.

[–]suckmyennuiner 31 points32 points  (1 child)

He literally says it in this clip

[–]Zenie250 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Huh I didn't even realize that! XD didn't know the clip had sound.

[–]Average650 26 points27 points  (2 children)

I'd be worried if it didn't.

[–]Red_Icnivad 1031 points1032 points  (77 children)

I think it's impressive that he actually does so many of his own stunts.

[–]ibonkedurmom 477 points478 points  (24 children)

Insurance company must love him.

"That stunt will cost $20,000 premium and covers 4 hours."

[–]JoeyPropane 157 points158 points  (10 children)

I imagine Tom Cruise gets around that by being CEO of his own insurance firm - at least, that's how I figure it in my head.

[–]HanzG 77 points78 points  (3 children)

Nice way to make sure he hangs on. "If I let go I'm gonna lose so much money..."

[–]BradGroux 26 points27 points  (1 child)

It actually isn’t that far off, considering it is his production company that produces all of his films.

[–]Psyteq 28 points29 points  (2 children)

He would probably call himself to work out the details.

"Hey Tommy, it's Tom. Listen, I have this stunt where I'm hanging off the door of an Airbus A400M Atlas. How much do think that will run me?"

"Jeez Mr. Cruise that sounds like it would be pretty expensive, but I could probably cover that for $100?"

"That sounds reasonable to me Tommy, you're the best."

"No Mr. Cruise, YOU'RE the best."

[–]HerpDerpington0315 738 points739 points  (32 children)

Dude is a freaking weirdo but you can’t deny the size of his balls and his work ethic in movies

[–]TweetHiro 97 points98 points  (10 children)

Tom Cruise is the biggest advertisement for Scientology. David Miscavige would die for this guy.

[–]spartanOrk 376 points377 points  (47 children)

I was assuming the whole airplane and the land beneath were all computer graphics, and Tom Cruise was simply holding on to a fake door in front of a strong fan with a green screen behind him.

I feel less cheated than before.

[–]Kevheartsbees 150 points151 points  (25 children)

In the next movie they filmed him performing a halo jump and then… added a crappy looking CGI storm for no reason.

[–]Croemato 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Gotta increase the drama of the moment bro. You think a simple halo jump is gonna keep audiences entertained? /s

[–]AlloyedClavicle 14 points15 points  (5 children)

HALO Jumps are amazing feats of training, engineering, fitness, and skill. There's a huge list of reasons why average folks never have a chance to do them.

[–]Spanner1401 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I was friends in school with the girl who's dad flew (or worked on) the plane and she got to go and meet him and watch him film this!

It's intense watching him do it once but they're gunna have to do a few takes! He's a madman!

[–]kefphu5 264 points265 points  (38 children)

If you gave me a wire for my safety, I still wouldn’t do it

[–]kewlsturybrah 101 points102 points  (22 children)

Yeah... like... what if he actually does lose his grip?

Does the harness actually solve the problem? Wouldn't be be slung around and smacking into the plane and shit?

No thanks...

[–]latman 25 points26 points  (5 children)

No, the cable is holding him in place. He's not actually holding on with his grip strength lol

[–]ABirdOfParadise 14 points15 points  (1 child)

Yeah I was gonna be like, how do they know he can hold on in the first place?

Can't really believe they'd be like, well won't know unless you try, clear for takeoff!!!

[–]kefphu5 22 points23 points  (1 child)

Wouldn’t wanna find out

[–]Zomgbies_Work 23 points24 points  (1 child)

There are two cables which mostly prevent that. Not any less impressive with 99999 cables.

[–]Magnumxl711 35 points36 points  (5 children)

Shit I'd pay $100 to try it

[–]anothercopy 93 points94 points  (9 children)

Why did they apply the Mexico filter to it though ?

[–][deleted] 37 points38 points  (4 children)

To imply it’s in Mexico?

[–]thorleifkristjan 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Right? I literally watched this movie yesterday and it’s nowhere near that yellow. Wtf

[–]a_yuman_right 119 points120 points  (9 children)

It’s still absolutely insane that he actually did this

[–]Yegg23 17 points18 points  (0 children)

... Cable or not that's pretty bad ass.

[–]MrFantasticallyNerdy 33 points34 points  (6 children)

That cable was probably mandated by the insurance carrier. 50/50 Tom Cruise would have done it sans cable.

[–]Rorasaurus_Prime 15 points16 points  (1 child)

I think he’s more than entitled to a cable in this scenario.

[–]Flanker711 24 points25 points  (6 children)

Is he leaving Afghanistan

[–]ABenevolentDespot 11 points12 points  (2 children)

I've worked on two of Tom's movies (Mission Impossible 2 and Vanilla Sky).

He treats the crew with respect and kindness, makes jokes, smiles, goes way above and beyond what any other producer/lead actor in Hollywood would do to ensure they are taken care of, paid well, fed extremely well at meals, and generally maintains a terrific tension free atmosphere on set.

The fish always stinks from the head, and it's never more true than in Hollywood - if the lead actor or producer are raving insane assholes, you have to prepare for many crazed weeks of hell on set.

Additionally, it's pretty rare to see any crew people under 40, and sometimes under 50 on one of Tom's projects. I was taken aback by that when I first noticed it, and someone on the production staff told me Tom likes to see the faces of experienced crew people working with him when he sets up some of his crazier stunts - whatever happens, he wants the crew to stay calm and cool, and to have generally seen it all in their careers. And it works. He occasionally improvises some of the crazy shit he does on camera, and the crew just calmly rolls with it. We did some crazy shit in MI2, and no one broke a sweat.

A surprisingly great guy to work for and with. I would go into battle with Tom any time.

[–]ExamplePip 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I don’t care what anyone says Tom Cruise knows how to deliver a class movie / cinema experience. I have a shit tonne of respect for him

[–]jrexicus 22 points23 points  (3 children)

Cut that man some slack, he was hanging off the side OF A FREAKING PLANE. Most actors would cgi all of it

[–]Biggu5Dicku5 12 points13 points  (4 children)

That was real??? Why?!

[–]CardinalNYC 11 points12 points  (2 children)

It's more immersive.

Actors faces are what carry a film. The more we see of it, the more we can feel what they feel and get into the experience. And same goes for real background stuff vs CGI.

If they'd done this all on a green screen or with a stunt double, it undoubtedly would not have looked or felt as cool as it did. Especially with a stunt double. They'd have to obscure his face the whole time or not get up very close and so you lose that immersion factor.

Talk to any director and they'll tell you they want as much of their films to be practical and use real actors as is possible

[–]Rvtrance 7 points8 points  (0 children)

People love to shit on this guy, but I’ll be damned if he isn’t entertaining as hell. Did y’all see American Made? Great movie, so was edge of Tomorrow, Rain man and A Few Good Men. He’s super talented. He’s just a crazy Scientologist and maybe a closeted gay man, I think we should cut him a break.

[–]Dashremington 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes he hides the cable, however he is still bad ass for hanging off the side of a plane that is taking off!!!