The four times Oscar nominated established the record of the largest amount of jumps with a parachute in flames.
In addition to breaking some box office records, the performance of Tom Cruise in Impossible mission: final sentence It earned him a Guinness world record.
The four times Oscar nominated established the record of the largest amount of parachute jumps on flames made by a person after jumping from a helicopter 16 times with a parachute soaked in fuel set on fire in a trick for the last installment of the action franchise.
“Tom not only plays action heroes, he is an action hero!”said Craig Glenday, Chief Editor of Guinness World Records. “Much of its success is due to its absolute dedication to authenticity and its ability to overcome the limits of what a main actor can do. It is an honor to recognize his absolute courage with this new title of Guinness World Records.”
How was the scene that earned a Guinnes record to Tom Cruise
While filming the sequence in Drakensberg, South Africa, Cruise and the team of specialists prepared for weeks before ascending more than 25 meters in the helicopter, from where the actor jumped with the parachute in flames before freeing himself and displaying a backup parachute.
For several of the shots, Cruise had a 50 -pound Snorri camera team (about 22 kilos) subject to his body to obtain a closer shot of the burning trick.
A video between racks revealed the 16 shots after the actor toured the scene with the team. “We are going to be very intelligent. I do not say that we risk. We do not risk … obviously”Said Cruise in laughter.
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