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Variety reports:

Tom Cruise was awarded a Guinness World Record during the production of “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning” by doing 16 burning parachute jumps while filming the climactic plane sequence.

Yes, Cruise jumped to his potential death while his parachute caught fire 16 times during the making of the latest “Mission: Impossible” film. Paramount marked the record with a new behind-the-scenes video touting the wild aerial stunt (watch below).

“If this is twisted while it’s burning, I’m going to be spinning and burnt. I have to kick out of the twist and then ignite in 10 seconds,” Cruise is heard saying before making one of the jumps. “We’re going to be real smart. I’m not saying be risky. We don’t take risks, obviously.”

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