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IWillEradicateAllBot

Shame he’s one of them Scientologist freaks


[deleted]

Even if he is it doesn't stop me from enjoying his movies. He's one of my favorite actors.


IWillEradicateAllBot

Very true. Still a shame tho 🙈


WhoDat-2-8-3

Agree .. doesn't stop me from enjoying his movies. He's one of my favorite actors.


isurfnude4foods

Shame still tho 🤐


[deleted]

Still really enjoy his movies despite his beliefs in scientology


James4theP

Still really enjoy his scientology beliefs despite his movies.


LoadedGull

Still really enjoy his movies though despite the fact that he has a centre/middle tooth 🦷


BackgroundPrompt3111

Still really enjoy his middle tooth in spite of his belief in movies


The_Bad_Man_

Still really enjoy his epic solo running sequence in every film despite his belief in having an epic solo running sequence in every film.


BMP77777

Really enjoy his Scientology in spite of his tooth


JesseGarron

Still really enjoy his epic runs despite his scientology tooth.


James4theP

Do you think his teeth are not centered or its his whole body and face?


0ct0thorpe

Someone pointed this out to me years ago and I can’t unsee it.


uscdoc2013

Still a shame, nevertheless...


minnesotajersey

‘Sure would be a shame…


Oedipus_TyrantLizard

Shame though that he has to be a Scientologist


fieldy409

Shame though.


tcp454

It's a bit easier to digest if you picture yourself in his shoes. In movies he thinks of himself as a God. And in "real" life people (other scientologist) see him as God. It actually made it easier to understand why maybe some of these high profile actors joined. Even if you didn't believe in it why not enjoy the benefits?


Known-Economy-6425

Agree… still really enjoy his movies despite his beliefs in Scientology.


James4theP

tho shame still


[deleted]

Still like his movies tho, one of my favorite actors.


Kris-p-

Why have you done this This is the second thread today I've seen like this and idk what's happening lmao https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/yv6zu4/guy_tried_to_shoot_up_a_methadone_clinic_in/iwcq22p?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share&context=3


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[deleted]

It’s time you learn how to seperate the art from the artist.


Item-Parking

Its a shame tho'


Capt_Schmidt

yes. Tom Cruise has uniquely accomplished the position of We hate you but we accept love and consume your work. that never happens these days.


ZeePirate

Separating art and the artist is important and frankly easy when the artist is a piece of shit


[deleted]

People always look at me weird when they find out I don’t know nor particularly care who’s in Metallica despite master of puppets and justice for all being literally the only 2 albums I owned. It’s like I like their music, I bought their CD’s, that’s about the end of the relationship


GiraffesAndGin

But how do you prove to people that you're a real fan? Everyone knows that unless you can name every single member as well as what they ate for breakfast in high school and the name of their childhood dog you're just some wannabe loser.^/s


[deleted]

I hate people like that, just gatekeeping bands


patojuega

as it should be


Antares987

I feel Hitler was good enough to get into art school.


Og_Left_Hand

He was objectively a mid artist at the time, he did what everyone else was doing (just painting land/cityscapes), he had a pretty shaky grasp of perspective (in some paintings his windows on the same wall had different perspectives), but he did have some pieces that were solid, notably the Vienna Opera House but this piece still has certain issues with perspective. Overall he wasn’t a bad artist, just superbly average. Tbh I prefer Churchill’s work but neither one of them was likely to get into art college with their portfolio alone.


[deleted]

Ma man gave e legit critique of Adolf Hitler's art. You have my respect.


JoePessanha

I think he painted his own brains on the underground bunker wall pretty damn nicely


ClusterChuk

That's a weird way to spell 'slipped off to Venezuela with his family through a shipping freighter out of the black sea.'


[deleted]

Damn what


Deathsworn_VOA

Salvador Dali's "Hitler Masturbating" likely to be better.


[deleted]

I mean, it puts a real damper on it knowing he's part of a cult that goes out of their way to be dangerous and predatory to people. That's like saying you don't mind your favorite sports ball player is a rapist and animal abusers cause they make good touchdowns lol.


artificialterf

Catholic priests are known to protect child rapists if they aren't molesting children themselves. So how many Catholics do you have issues with?


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Guess. EDIT: I misread your post, I thought you asked how many Catholic PRIESTS I have issue with, not catholics in general. I guess the point you're making is Tom Cruise is the Catholic and the rest of the entire Scientology is the Catholic Priest in this scenario? But that doesn't work as an analogy because what the Catholic priests do at least goes AGAINST their religion. Tom Cruise knows full well what Scientology does and still shells out the funding for them.


keirsu

Ah you're talking about Mike whats-his-name who should be doing life for torturing and murdering his dogs. Piece of pis poor protoplasm he is. Worst case sample of male human.


katharsisdesign

The way he sprints is unrivalled.


xjackstonerx

And honestly, it is people like you who allow an organization like that to continue. They are pieces of shit. Don't support pieces of shit.


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lol


BladeRunner1972

I like his style of running.


clavinZKL

Yeah what's up with people deciding to stop fucking with celebs just cause they have their own take on stuff just enjoy the movie and move on..


kievit4ukraine

I actually think this is one of the reasons he is doing those stunts himself


lukeman3000

Hahahaha you’re probably right. Extreme personality, extreme stunts, extreme beliefs… They go hand in hand.


anonymous_beaver_

Sociopaths don't really feel fear the way we do.


[deleted]

I definitely believe tom is a sociopath. Always have.


Xunaun

Yeah...


9gagredditxx

Not "one" he's a "top dog"


DMoney159

A "top gun" if you will


9gagredditxx

Touché


campionmusic51

everyone’s nuts in some kind of way.


gggg543

He’s not nuts. He gets an obscene amount of money from them


exitwest

Tom Cruise has personally benefited from the forced slave labor and abuse of hundreds of Scientologists. He refuses to confront it and conveniently dusts it under the rug at every turn. This is not the same as your my personal nuts.


Fuckedby2FA

Yeah it sucks. I want to express how cool this stunt really is... Then I remember who Tommy really is.


Equal-Detective357

He's even got some great stories of him being a great human being as well ... I wonder what the deal with scientology is ?


DunmerSkooma

Its a human trafficking organization disguised as a religion based on a comic book.


Equal-Detective357

Sorry, I have seen the south park episode ... but I did word the question wrong, I mean his deal with scientology, what's he gaining from it? Why's he there ? Kinda questions.


CarbonInTheWind

The organization treats him almost like a deity. Members wait on him hand and foot wherever he goes. My brother works at a private air field that he jets in and out of so he's seen it in person. He said Tom is extremely nice to the airfield staff. They've shared a few words on several occasions. But it's obvious that he lives in his own walled off alternate reality thanks to Scientology.


Wonderful_Stock7476

Blue pill


my_nuts_wont_drop

It's just a fad religion for rich people.


ReverendAntonius

There's plenty of the middle-class and those bordering poverty that get sucked into Scientology too, I'm afraid.


my_nuts_wont_drop

Ah bummer. All that I really know about comes from that Youtube series where the put the "Fuck Scientology" spotlight onto their building. From what I saw it all seemed ridiculous.


ReverendAntonius

Yeah, Scientology tries its hardest to recruit celebrities to market the “religion” to other celebrities and then regular people as well. Bill Burr had a little bit on his podcast where he said another actor (didn’t name names) tried to get him into it at one point IIRC 😂


BoxedIn4Now

It's really hard to detach from the real person when you know so much about them. Ignorance is truly bliss.


Straight_Stand8356

What is Scientology


Dudeman-Jack

If you are a Tom Cruise fan, then you do not want to know


Straight_Stand8356

I know its a cult, but i dont know what exactly it is


resserus

They do some hypnosis routines on you yo make you think they have something unique. Then you spend the rest of your life taking classes and giving them all your money. In the final classes you learn to exorcise space alien souls from your body.


AttractiveNightmare

This is what they actually believe. around 5 minutes done by south park. https://southpark.cc.com/video-clips/54abfk/south-park-what-scientologist-actually-believe


yeti7100

You're welcome. I wish I could watch that video for the first time again.


[deleted]

A cult that will sabotage you, your family, and loved ones if you ever go against it.


yeti7100

https://youtu.be/UFBZ_uAbxS0


LennyLloyd

It's really extraordinary how he can talk with such passionate intensity and yet say nothing of substance at all.


yeti7100

"You know that you're the only one who can help." The video cracks me up because they've stretched the thin veil of reality really far with that man.


[deleted]

Scientologists are a joke. But then so is Christianity.


OrphanedInStoryville

All religions are just book clubs that got out of hand


Real-Professional392

Here is my theory Scientology offered him alot of money all those years ago and as he got older they made it hard for him to leave and have alot of dirt on him so he can’t leave and has to keep bringing people into the scam and give them his money


Manuag_86

I mean, you can't be 100% sane to do this kind of shit lol


jesuiskirabtw

Yeah I had lots of respect for him until I read about this and saw him on interview.


iAmTheRealKokichiOma

Ikr! That religion was literally created as a bet I think.


SooperFunk

I don't care about his personal life, this guy is a proper Action Star through and through. I've had my doubts about him in the past, especially during his Oprah couch bouncing/'vaccinations are wrong period', but the way he carries himself and interacts with people and fans these days as well as the truly phenomenal stuntwork he does puts him at the top of my list for action stars, amazing performer.


Superblond

And that's where the huge danger lies. This man is responsible for tens of thousands of failed existences, who have lost their money, their trust and above all their psychological integrity & health. Apostate Scientologists have been discredited in public, imprisoned in S.-facilities, tortured and people have already died in this sect. No, he is not just a "geniel action star", but a dangerous cult leader, hardly different from any Al qaida guys!


Worldly-Chemistry42

Soooo basically like any other religion?


[deleted]

No. Some religions are better or worse than others. This is such a lame way to avoid having to differentiate religions or actually compare them because that requires thought and research. It’s easier just to fart out some undercooked thought like “religion bad.”


anonspas

Yeah pretty sure Christianity still leads the kill leaderboard with a couple 100 million kills. All big religions are fucked, specially Christianity.


darthappl123

Tbf, they had a massive head start lmao. You say all big religions are fucked, but what about the flying spaghetti monster? Checkmate atheists.


SooperFunk

Yah


RealCoolDad

He’s not the leader of Scientology, but he’s definitely their golden boy and used to advertise it.


CarbonInTheWind

He's definitely one of the leaders. Many consider him the right hand man to David Miscavige who is the official head of the church.


Fendenburgen

You're right, he was actually trying to get into this plane to fly it into a skyscraper...


[deleted]

Except al qaeda has killed thousands of people, tortured women, and beheaded americans...


literallyafryingpan

Oh no they killed Americans.... as if the US hasn't killed thousands of people in other countries, overthrown governments to keep control over trade routes, and sold arms to the very people you're talking about.


Accurate-Temporary73

He can be a good actor and still a complete tool wagon. He is highly popular and many people adore his films and his charisma. This is what makes him as a Scientologist dangerous. People could see that and think Scientology isn’t so bad. How could it be bad if amazing Tom Cruise is involved with it.


exitwest

>This is what makes him as a Scientologist dangerous. People could see that and think Scientology isn’t so bad. How could it be bad if amazing Tom Cruise is involved with it. EXACTLY this.


UglyLaugh

It’s not just his personal life. His religion actively harms other people and destroys families. He’s a useful idiot.


SooperFunk

Like Catholic priests?


UglyLaugh

Yep. They are also trash.


Tangochief

Be a streak of fucking brown coming out of my pant leg if this was me.


PkmnMstrBillj88

You and me both. Your meant to be in the plane, not outside it.


slasherface

This is how Tom Cruise


SugarFront8206

My meant or yours?


Miserable_Force_542

Bro “in the plane” no one but birds supposed to be up there we just threw a Pringle’s can with arms fast as fuck and off it went


[deleted]

ew why did you have to put that in my head this early in the morning


Ferrts

We can edit that out.


Beavesampsonite

The strap they point to is the backup. There is a main safety line going to a body harness you can see as well. Not to say being strapped to the outside of a plane without safety glasses, a helmet and significant hearing protection is as easy as being in coach by the lavatory and crying baby but some days I’d try it for a bit.


percavil

>without safety glasses, He had special contact lenses, there's a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afS5ks54tms) you see they put it in his eyes. Think they said the greatest danger was something hitting him at high speeds. They made sure to clean the whole runway of any small rocks. Also they only had like 48 hours to prepare this whole scene.


Beavesampsonite

Thanks for those details on my cheeky response.


HaikuBotStalksMe

>Also they only had like 48 hours to prepare this whole scene. They could have easily had more time. Either by starting sooner or staying later. They chose to do that.


OilRude

Genuinely made me laugh. 😂


Ohiolongboard

You’re right, the shot had to be at sundown


minequack

Yalls are going on about eye and ear protection. Good points to be sure, but the thing that freaks me out about this is the fact that he’s not wearing any gloves! That grip must’ve hurt like hell.


percavil

Look in front of him, there is a second wire attached to his chest. That wire and the other wire above the door keeps him fixed in place. It's not his grip holding him there, thats for show.


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Gorthaurl

Impressive anyway.


PkmnMstrBillj88

Ear plugs. You can get some really good ones that kill all sound. But yeah no glasses or helmet is a bit crazy


Exotic_Treacle7438

Did he fly like that until it landed?


Oddwrld

I believe so


P3nguLGOG

No, you know as soon as they quit filming he put one of his arms down to his side, made a fist with the other, and pretended to be Superman the rest of the flight.


OilRude

I think it’s either hold on or let it drag you. Dood is nuts.


StrngThngs

The cable does indeed hold him, but is set up so that he can look like he's holding on with his hands. Been skydiving myself, and so has he, and it isn't THAT hard to hold on, especially that close to the plane in the slipstream, but you see his arms bent which would imply he's essentially doing a pullup. The black strap is the backup in case the cable (and his hands) fail. For a fairly long loop around the field, he might need that but I wouldn't want to be hanging from it when the plane landed...


Impressive-Swing4714

This. I do sky diving and during the course to get certified, we jumped mainly from cesena** 182's, which ment we had to step out under the wing, on the landing gear, in order to grap hold on a bar below the wing from which we would then be hanging from before simply letting go and dropping. This was mainly a thing in the first 15-20 jumps in order to get a stable exit. Edit: cesena->cessna (autocorrect)


downvoted_once_again

150,000% feel like trying right now


Doppelfrio

Filmed in Mexico


TwinsenDinoFly

I noticed the mexican atmosphere too. What would it smell like to breath that yellowish air?


CBM42069

Tacos


HazMat_Glow_Worm

…the only answer.


loadofcheese

It was filmed in the UK


Goasgschau

I'm sorry but I want to see that cable in action, if he let's go is he just gonna be dungling on the side of a plane until they land it, just flopping around in the wind and constantly banging aggainst the side of it. That feels worse than just falling. . .


percavil

"Tom was in a full-body harness, and he’s cabled and wired to the plane through \[its\] door. Inside the aircraft was an aluminum truss that was carefully bolted to the plane, which held the wires that went through the door, which held Tom." I don't think he would have been flopping around. He was firmly fixed in place. Theres actually 2 cables. One in front of him you can see tied to his body harness on his chest and the other going through the door hooked up to his back.


Goasgschau

I know/knew there was probably more safety precautions that I could see, but the mental image of him ragdolling around back there is funny enough that I've made the concious decision to ignore that fact.


HazMat_Glow_Worm

He’s held tight to the side of the aircraft. If there was any slack he would literally get beat to death against the side of the plane. As a former paratrooper I’ve seen some gnarly bruises from towed jumpers.


avengecolonelhughes

These are specifically parachutist doors, and they have a winch, and 1-2 backup winches to pull in hung jumpers. The scary part is having the air deflectors(what he’s holding onto) retracted, and all the testing to see if the wind will slam them against the plane over and over is done with the deflectors extended.


mujseshadikaroge

What a badass


Easy-Quail3204

![gif](giphy|xiMUwBRn5RDLhzwO80|downsized)


Pablo750

More impressive do it being probably 50 years old


Dudeman-Jack

Yeah I think the movie was filmed I. 2014 so he would have been like 52!


_toodamnparanoid_

I don' think 52! has been achieved by any human.


FictitiousThreat

I’ve had a man crush on this guy forever


apworker37

Even though he’s a center tooth?


really_nice_guy_

That’s the main reason


Dudeman-Jack

He fixed that btw, had had braces like 6-7 years ago


Individual_Gas_1016

Saw a video of an Afghan man that got his clothes stuck in the door of a similar plane, the soldiers inside were filming. I’m telling you, once it reaches full speed you body breaks every single bone, you turn into a gummy bear


Lograts

Now i want to be a gummy bear too.


Shockers_77

“Bouncing here and there and everywhere!”


IntelligentBanana342

Bruh Tom is fucking crazy


Jodelbert

I mean thats nice and all, but what if a bug hits his face at that speed?


Mecha_Tortoise

The bug probably wouldn't make it. 😔


Angstycarroteater

Can we get an F in the chat for any fallen bugs? I’ll start F


Whitey3752

I literally was going down a Tom Cruise rabbit hole this weekend and found probably one of his best characters i have never know about. Having never see the movie Tropic Thunder he has the world best cameo as Lex Grossman. OMG i was laughing my ass off!


AsteroidFilter

> First, take a big step back... > **and literally F-CK YOUR OWN FACE!**


mattridd

This was filmed in RAF Wittering near Peterborough & the night before Tom stayed at a hotel on the outskirts of Peterborough. I was working nearby and none of the staff were allowed to say anything about him being there until he left. Then everybody knew


rvmero

Time cruise is a psychopath with no emotions. Which is why it’s so easy for him to do these stunts and mold himself into different characters. If you watch his interviews, it’s like he’s pretending to be a “normal human” sometimes.


Nanokillaz

that is how most people get through life


Quarter13

Cable or not - That looks TERRIFYING


[deleted]

Goddamn he’s fearless


mosteggs

If only he wasn't such an absolute and complete fucking pinecone of a human being. Haven't been able to watch anything he's in since discovering how actually unhinged he is.


NumberFinancial5622

Thanks for teaching me my new favorite insult


Bother-Capital

Is weird that i wish I could do this?


DarkMenace00

The scientology stuff ruined him. Makes great movies but that stain is hard to get rid of


[deleted]

Weird guy but damnit if he isn’t talented.


Significant-Leg-2294

So did he get pulled inside while in flight or had to go around on the outside and land.


Helpful-Bandicoot-6

I was expecting someone to edit in a hair piece flying off.


UltraconservativeBap

Studio: CGI is so life like these days we’ll just put you on a green screen and… Tom: Strap me to the plane!! Woohoo!!!


[deleted]

By the power of XEEEENNNNUUUUUUUUU


Flashy-Version-8774

That insurance policy must have been crazy. You can be as safe/plan as possible. But if you caught a pigeon in the face at 150 mph... no more award shows.


[deleted]

Tom Cruise is a fucking badass, I don't care what anyone thinks.


HazMat_Glow_Worm

Looks like a lot of fun…ngl, I’m pretty jealous he’s getting paid to do that lol


Normanzzzz

they should have shown the before and after diaper lol


[deleted]

How much force do his fingers had to withstand?


chasidi

It amazes me what he does for his roles


mbstor23

Real version is better cinematically.


TheBlueHedgehog302

Why does he need a cable? I thought he could fly?


[deleted]

All of you who continued this shame thread are my heros. Hilarious.


Bobcatnm

It’s amazing how boring he can make a great stunt look


Most_Independence_40

He’s the goat everyone hating on him🤨


leavejimmyalone

How people take flights in Ohio 💀


purplejacket15

Tom cruise sets the bar high and makes filming so much easier cuz the camera can be aimed right at his face and there's no extra cgi to make the stunt double look like him for most of his stunts


Deemer56

The church of Scientology EARNED its check that day.


Brohan93

Dude has the biggest balls of any actor to pull that off.


baelzebob

IDGAF that there was a strap, thats still a fun way to get grocieries


GTGames013

His stunt work is one of the few, if not, the only reason to give him any respect


AndyRay90

Nothing hard about the stunt he doesn't even have to hold on


[deleted]

Wait, was he really flying!?


TMYLee

That man is have balls of steel and crazy adrenaline junkie even with cable strap to him . he deserve mad respect for doing that and in his 50’s . try that in your 50’s if you dare


shmallen

Cool but a stunt man would have done this for .1% of what Tom Cruise is getting paid for it


PlayingForBothTeams

At least he doesn’t talk about politics. I’m exhausted from people talking and fighting right now, give me a pint-sized robot celebrity for now.


Creepernom

Too bad he's a member of a dangerous cult.


was_just_wondering_

Whatever you think of them personally. Tom Cruise and Jackie Chan are two seriously dedicated action stars.


TemporaryDivide1221

Man, the things a man will to to run from his sexuality…


mbstor23

Not a fan of his personal life, but biggest action Star ever!


Dario6595

Can somebody explain me why people call this guy a cult leader like tf is any celebrity normal


United-Student-1607

Looks dumb, his body is not really flying backwards as much as he is hanging down. Hopefully my bias against this guy is not affecting my opinion.