The following contains spoilers for Mission: Impossible 8.

Tom Cruise earns a Guinness World Record for his parachute stunt in Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. The eighth and latest installment in the action franchise has been known for featuring daring and dangerous sequences since its release on May 23. From wing-walking to risky underwater submarine scenes, the four-time Academy Award nominee has managed to pull off near-impossible stunts as he reprises his role as highly skilled secret agent, Ethan Hunt.

According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Cruise has broken a world record for the most burning parachute jumps by an individual, for having jumped out of a helicopter with a fuel-soaked parachute and set it on fire 16 times. For the scene, the actor pre-soaked the parachute and lit it ablaze midair. He would then cut the burning fabric and deploy a second chute for landing. Check out the behind-the-scenes footage below:

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What This Means For Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise Has Broken Two World Records Now

Cruise now holds two Guinness World Records. He had previously broken the record for the most consecutive $100-million-grossing movies by an actor, having had 11 movies that pᴀssed the threshold. In the same press release, Craig Glenday, the Editor-in-Chief of Guinness World Records, also praised the actor’s focus on authenticity and boundary-pushing as a lead man, which was what led to this new record.

Cruise’s behind-the-scenes footage offers a glimpse at the danger, hard work, and attempts that went into capturing the flaming parachute scene in the eighth Mission: Impossible movie. As the actor explained, if the parachute was twisted while he was in the air, he’d be “spinning and burning,” which did happen during one of the 16 jumps. However, despite the unpredictability and extreme danger ᴀssociated with the stunt, the actor broke the record that no one else could’ve reached so far.

Our Take On Tom Cruise’s Stunts In Mission: Impossible 8

Mission: Impossible 8 Features Some Of The Wildest Stunts

Mission: Impossible 8 has pushed the limits even further in terms of stunts and what could be captured authentically on camera. Besides the record-breaking flaming parachute stunt, the movie also saw Cruise pulling off wing-walking, a stunt that even professionals have claimed to be impossible. However, instead of taking the advice, the actor kept pushing until he found the experts who would help him make the task possible.

Cruise’s dedication and daredevil work ethic are what made the Mission: Impossible franchise iconic and rare. The eighth installment only saw him pushing the envelope harder and fiercer, instead of backing away from the dangerous stunt.

Source: Tom Cruise/X, Guinness World Records