Watch how Tom Cruise filmed Mission: Impossible 5's crazy plane stunt

If you've seen a single preview for Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol, one image undoubtedly stood out in your mind: Tom Cruise, clinging desperately to the outside of a plane as it took off. As per usual, Tom Cruise didn't fake any of this. How do you pull off such a crazy stunt? A behind-the-scenes featurette offers some insight:

"I couldn't sleep the night before," adding that he was "scared s--tless" during filming. Despite the fear and the difficulty of the stunt, Cruise shot the scene eight times to make sure they got it right.

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