Tom Cruise Pulled Off an ‘Outrageous’ Pilot Stunt for ‘American Made’

Tom Cruise loves to do his own stunts. Even when his face isn't on camera, the 54-year-old actor prefers to be in on the action because he wants everything to be completely authentic. This has always been the staple of Cruise's Mission: Impossible franchise, as the actor gradually increased the number of stunts he performed in each film, culminating in him doing all of his own stunts in the most recent installment, Rogue Nation. That included the incredible opening shot of Cruise hanging from the side of an Airbus. That was all him, and people were obviously very nervous that the face of the franchise might get hurt.

But Cruise gets more ambitious with each new film, and his latest, American Made, features perhaps his boldest stunt yet. According to director (and pilot) Doug Liman, in an interview with Yahoo! Movies UK, Cruise's devotion to the story led to quite the "hair-raising" moment.

American Made is based on the true story of Barry Seal, an American pilot and smuggler who worked for the Medellín cartel. It hits theaters on September 29.