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Tom Cruise has been the talk of Tinseltown ever since his inception. Not just for his good looks but also because of the insane life-threatening stunts that he likes to perform all by himself. Thus, acquiring the title of an action star, the actor recalled how he unleashed the bike scene inMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.
Appearing onJimmy Kimmel Live!,Tom Cruise discussed the high-stakes motorbike stunt that he performed in the movie. Speaking in retrospect about the childhood shenanigans that convinced him to perform his own stunts in his movies, Cruise confessed his first-ever bike stunt failure.
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Tom Cruise Recalled His Childhood Bike Stunt Failure
During the double duty of promotingTop Gun: Maverickand soft-launching the publicity tour forMission: Impossible 7, Tom Cruise appeared onJimmy Kimmel Live!Sitting to have a fun chat with the host, the actor spoke about the high-stakes motorbike stunt fromMission Impossible 7, which became the center of attraction in the movie.
While speaking about the scene, Tom Cruise reflected upon his childhood shenanigans that convinced him to perform stunts for a living. Speaking withJimmy Kimmel, the actor shared, “I just use everything I can, use every tool that I have, to entertain the audience”. Further recalling his childhood days, Cruise shared his first-ever failed bike stunt.
“Even as a kid, I’d used to steal lumber from the junkyard, and I’d ride down the hill as fast as I could and hit the ramp and go over garbage cans.” Tom Cruise recalled. He further added, “It didn’t work… I went through it, split the wood in half and went through the garbage cans, and spent the next few days in the hospital.”
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Tom Cruise Discussed His Motorbike Stunt FromMI7
While his childhood stunts landed him in the hospital, the actor proved his penchant for life-threatening stunts since childhood. Challenging death and narrowly escaping its shackles,Tom Cruisementioned how his childhood shenanigans and failed stunts convinced him that this is what he wants to do for a living.
Further, providing his commentary over the footage from the trailer featurette, Cruise discussed the challenges of his motorbike stunt from MI7. Stating how they shot the scene “eight times”, the actor stunned his audiences with the high-stakes motorbike stunt that was purposefully teased in the trailer.
The actor mentioned the stunt involved him riding a motorbike off a cliff, free-falling to the ground, and opening his parachute within seconds. Revealing how it took “six seconds to open the parachute” before hitting the ground, Cruise simply agitated the audience with the nerve-wracking behind-the-scenes situation from the film. Eventually, the actor discussed the success of the scene that kept his daredevil reputation intact.
WatchMission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Oneon Paramount Plus.
Read more:Forget the Bike Jump, Mission Impossible 7 Part Two to Feature Even Deadlier Tom Cruise Stunt: “We can do better”
Source:Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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