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Along with hisdeeptiestoScientology,Tom Cruiseis also known for his commitment to real stunts.
(The Pentagonreportedlydoes not allow nonmilitary personnel to operate F/A-18s.)
Ahhh, trauma bonding.
Every single day of the shoot we were really getting after it, he said.
Up until the very last day people were fainting and puking.
In fact, Tellertold London Livethat he personally felt like vomiting every time he went in the air.
Its funny, he said, pausing to chuckle with the interviewer.
After a moment, however, he added, Wasnt so funny for me.
It was pretty intense, she said.
We got to watch Tom do it a few times.
I was the first person of us pilots to do it.
I was the guinea pig.
It wouldve been a huge disservice to get out of shape.
He was also impressed by the tailored feedback that came with the program.
Heres what I do, Pullman recalled.
Before he shotTop Gun: Maverick, Ramirez apparently had never known how to recover after vomiting.
But Lewis [Pullman] has the most grit of anyone Ive ever met, Ramirez recalled.
He was going to puke and instead said, Not today, and swallowed it all back down.
Clubthat Cruises commitment to reading everyones daily questionnaires was humbling.
The cast submitted responses on a computer that were then sent to Cruise.
The next day you would get an email from Tom, Ellis recalled.
And he would say, Hey, I read your questions last night.
Going to add a few more days to your flight training.
Does next week work for you?
But Elliss training takeaways werent limited to aviation.
As you might expect, that meant he had some fears to face when it came to flight training.
Still, he faced his own physical challenges while in the air taking gs.
Due to the camera setup, he could not look at the horizon to settle his stomach.
You have to look inside the cockpit that makes you even sicker, he said.
Hes like the greatest Yelp reviewer ever, Davis said.
Every time we went up there you have to mentally brace for a fight, he said.
You get on the ground and youre exhausted.
Thats whats impressive about Tom.
Hes flying more than anyone in the movie he would fly three times a day.
But whenever the said maneuver was executed incorrectly?
You just venture to keep pushing blood back in your head so you dont black out.
Still, with Cruise in the lead, the training program was inspiring to his younger co-stars.
