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one two then and on two the tank behind
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and then three so it took everything in
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to stay there for three welcome to watch
mojo and today we're counting down our
picks for the top 10
secrets about how mission impossible
stunts were filmed
basically what i'm doing is taking tom
and rebecca through a breath hold
special operations program it's a
program that i've designed for military
that's sexy oh yeah are you kidding this
is just another day at work on mission
impossible
for this list we're looking at the
incredible true stories behind the
franchise's best action scenes
what's your favorite stunt from the
mission impossible movies let us know in
the comments below
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number 10 the roof jump was a freak
accident
mission impossible fallout i'm sure you
all saw the
the footage in in it was on the papers
and things on online
of the accident yes sometimes a stunt
becomes legendary when it goes wrong
tom cruise learned that the hard way
while filming mission impossible fallout
during the film ethan hunt leaps from
one rooftop to another to try to catch
up to john lark
when crew shot the jump he was attached
to a harness he was supposed to slam
into the building pull himself up and
keep sprinting
but when cruz hit the building he
unexpectedly broke his ankle
here he goes look at that whoa
although the footage of this incident
was widely shared the moment he was
injured doesn't appear in the movie
the only evidence of cruz's broken ankle
is a momentary limp
fortunately his injury didn't stop him
from doing more ambitious stunts down
the line
now anyone else would go well that's
over no
and he's running number nine they built
a convincing vatican double
mission impossible three a 109 acre
sovereign state in the middle of rome
surrounded by a 60-foot wall which is
monitored 24
7 with over 200 cctv cameras
that's not even what makes it a
challenge during mission impossible 3
ethan needs to infiltrate the vatican
when no one is looking he runs up the
side of the wall before dropping in on
the other side on a wire
since the pope didn't grant crews
permission to film at the real vatican
a model 40-foot wall was built to
imitate the real thing
the actor ran up the mock wall himself
while attached to a safety cable
cruz's drop into the vatican was riskier
a dedicated crew
held one side of the cable as the actor
fell if they didn't hold it correctly
cruz could have hit the ground hard
although he bounced against the ground
in at least one take
the final result looks ridiculously cool
oh
yeah are you kidding number eight a
knife came close to cruz's eye
mission impossible too go ahead here's a
hunt
it's not a bad way to go if you're
squeamish you might want to look away
from this behind the scenes fact
in the climactic final fight of mission
impossible 2
sean ambrose attempts to stab ethan
audiences are then treated to an
uncomfortable close-up shot of the
pointy weapon nearly poking ethan's eye
out
although this scene could have been
accomplished with cgi crews insisted on
doing it for real
the crew attached a knife to a steel
safety cable so it would stop
before hitting his eye crews stared
directly into the pointy end as a
stuntman pretended to bring the weapon
down
the realistic nature of this
eyebrow-raising stunt made it the most
memorable part of an exciting fight
sequence
it's fun that's why you want to make
these movies you know you get to roll
around and
get to do these wild things number seven
the cable drop is pretty accurate
mission impossible and you really think
we can do this
we're going to do it the most iconic
stunt in the franchise is the cable drop
when ethan has to hack into a cia
computer without touching a pressure
sensitive floor
his teammate krieger lowers him into the
room on a cable
the scene's tension lies in the fact
that franz could lose his grip at any
moment
this difficult mission was hard to
execute behind the scenes
when crews performed the stunt he was
held up by two crew members ropes and
his insane core strength
everyone involved had to coordinate the
stunt perfectly so ethan was always at
the right height
and crews had to avoid getting
light-headed from hanging upside down
for extended periods of time
their hard work resulted in an iconic
and often parodied scene
number six crews wanted real rock
climbing
mission impossible too it's amazing how
keen he is to go do this stuff
and how relaxed he's entrusting mission
impossible 2 opens with an impressive
rock climbing sequence
ethan hunt confidently scales a tall
cliff in utah without rope or fear
john wu initially wanted tom cruise to
shoot the scene at a smaller location
when the actor inevitably refused he
started practicing for the real climb
tom's had no fear he had no fear unlike
ethan cruz performed the stunt with
safety equipment that was digitally
removed in post-production
but that doesn't mean the scene was any
less difficult to shoot
it took five days of climbing to get all
the shots they needed
cameramen and helicopters also had to
fly extremely close to the actor to
capture all of the action
cruz's dedication and passion for
climbing definitely shined through this
stunning sequence
that was the most fun
that i've had uh probably on the entire
picture
number five cruz got extremely good at
holding his breath
mission impossible rogue nation so i
have to hold my breath for three minutes
you can do that most people can hold
their breath underwater for at least
30 seconds tom cruise blew that breath
holding average out of the water for
mission impossible rogue nation
during the film ethan has to hold his
breath for three minutes to alter an
underwater security system
crews prepared for the stunt by training
with a professional free diver
although the actor blacked out
occasionally during the training he was
eventually able to improve
by the time cameras started rolling on
the scene crews could hold his breath
for over six minutes that's nearly twice
as long as ethan needed to hold his
breath
if cruz and ethan never had a free
diving competition we know who we would
bet our money one
three number four
crews did the helicopter stunts mission
impossible fallout
i'm in a helicopter going after walking
how did you get in the helicopter but
you can fly a helicopter did you say
helicopter what the hell are you doing
in the helicopter
before mission impossible fallout ends
ethan nearly falls out of the sky
performs crazy maneuvers in a helicopter
survives a crash
and fights henry cavill's jonathan lark
on top of a mountain
while the crash was done on a stage
nearly everything else was done
on location the actors filmed most of
their fight on an actual cliff
crews also fell out of a helicopter
backward with just a safety cord and no
other protection
but the most mind-blowing part of the
scene is that crews did all of the
helicopter flying himself
he performs all of the dizzying and
nerve-wracking maneuvers you see
on screen cruz's incredible flying
skills take this already amazing scene
to a completely new level most pilots
wouldn't attempt this
the corkscrew turn is very challenging
for a pilot
it takes a lot of skill a lot of
practice number three hanging off an
airplane
isn't easy mission impossible rogue
nation i'm on the plane
open the door how did you get in the
plane not near the plane
i'm on the plane open the door audiences
didn't have time to settle into their
seats for mission impossible rogue
nation before crews blew them away with
another incredible stunt
near the opening ethan gets stuck on a
military aircraft's wing as it's taking
off
all he can do is hold on to the door for
dear life when the cue
said look what about hanging off the
side of an a400 i said all right
now let's do it before crews attempted
this crazy stunt
the crew sent up dummies and brave stunt
people to make sure it was safe
the creative team also gave their star
special contacts so he could keep his
eyes open in the extremely fast winds
once the prep work was done the crew
strapped crews into a special harness
and took off
we wish every movie could open with a
stunt as stunning as ethan's unexpected
flight
that was pretty amazing watching him do
that he was just laughing and giving the
thumbs up
number two scaling the burj khalifa was
a race against time
mission impossible ghost protocol i'm
telling you we can get to it from
outside
we i'm on the computer
shooting the scene where ethan hunt
climbs outside of the burj khalifa was
far from easy
since the windows of the world's tallest
building get pretty hot crews prepared
by climbing on a heated glass wall
after modifying the building to
accommodate safety equipment the crew
discovered the harness that kept crews
safe
could cause his legs to go numb if they
shot too long
on top of that the helicopters could
only record film for 30 minutes at a
time
and if that wasn't enough pressure the
imax footage they captured could only be
checked a few days after shooting
despite the sheer number of moving parts
it took to make the burj khalifa
sequence work
the final result looks absolutely
seamless
that was not easy but uh i did it
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number one the record-breaking halo jump
took over
100 takes mission impossible fallout we
got to talk need to rethink this
with mission impossible fallout tom
cruise made hollywood history by
performing a halo jump from 25 000 feet
hello being military jargon for high
altitude low opening
there's always a ticking clock and
filming a movie but it's not usually the
earth flying
up towards you before becoming the first
actor to do this
on camera his production team built a
huge custom wins tunnel for training
as they prepared for the stunt the
studio found a cameraman willing to jump
out of the plane alongside crews to
record the action
since the team only had three minutes of
good lighting to capture the scene each
day
it took them around 106 attempts to get
the perfect shot
and did we mention cruz did all of this
with a broken ankle
the only problem with this
record-breaking jump is that we're
unsure how the franchise can top this
stunt in the next film
thank you nice one i can't wait for an
audience to see this
i still can't believe we got it do you
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