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NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal recently joined fans to express his sheer disbelief at Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise’s risky stunt for an upcoming movie. It is safe to say, the nerve-racking stunt has stunned fans around the world including Shaq. It is well-known that the action hero prefers to do his own stunts and is known for doing some of the most dangerous stunts ever. And he is not stopping now, even at the age of 60. In fact, the superstar is taking it up a notch. The new stunt has left fans around the world wide-eyed.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Shaquille O’Neal is a huge fan of Hollywood and movies in general. He has starred in many movies himself, including an action movie where Shaq had to perform some dangerous stunts too. So it is no wonder that he would appreciate this mindboggling clip of Tom Cruise. In addition, fans flooded the comment section of Cruise’s clip to express their shock after witnessing sheer wizardry from the veteran actor.

Shaquille O’Neal shares the clip of Tom Cruise’s dangerous stunt

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The video clip of the risky stunt was initially posted by an Instagram page called Unstoppable. Shaquille O’Neal then shared it in an Instagram story to show his appreciation for the Hollywood superstar’s courage. As per the post, the stunt was shot for Cruise’s upcoming movie Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. It was a scary motorcycle jump off a cliff that would see Cruise land on the ground with the help of a parachute. Even Tom Cruise admitted, “This is far and away the most dangerous thing we’ve ever attempted.”

 

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The stunt started with a hilariously obvious yet scary comment to Cruise saying, “If you don’t open your parachute, you are not gonna make it!” Fans around the world could not believe their eyes as Cruise jumped off the cliff on a motorcycle at the signal of “Action.” The movie crew watched in silence as the superstar began to fade away into the abyss. The parachute finally deployed and everyone could finally breathe.

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Fans around the world gave a huge sigh of relief when Tom Cruise safely landed with his parachute. They could not believe the superstar doing stunts like this at the age of 60 and shared their reactions on social media. Here are some:

“At 60, that’s pretty badass”

“That’s crazy. He’s 60. At 60, I’d be afraid to do that in my dreams.”

“Cruise is a real one”

“He is 60 tho…”

“And that’s why he’s the goat the goaat”

If you don’t open your parachute you’re not gonna make it” elite comment 💯”

“Man made of steel”

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However, some fans felt that the superstar has done riskier stunts in the past.

Two of Tom Cruise’s most dangerous stunts

Over the course of his long and illustrious movie career, Tom Cruise has performed some very dangerous stunts. The superstar doesn’t like using a stunt doubles and tries to perform most of his stunts.

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One of his most iconic stunts was for Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol where he scaled the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa. In Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation, Cruise was attached to the side of an airbus for over six minutes as it ascended to 1,000 feet in the air at a speed of 100 knots.