Interview with Rusty Lewis: Skydiving with Tom Cruise for Mission Impossible

On this special episode of The Content Clearinghouse, Brett and Josh have a conversation with their friend and former boss, Rusty Lewis about a stunt he performed for Mission: Impossible - Fallout. Rusty is a world-renowned skydiver who has competed in several disciplines and was instrumental in establishing the International Bodyflight Association, the governing body for wind tunnel instructors worldwide. Rusty trained us both at the indoor skydiving facility that brought the two of us together. During his downtime between that gig and his other day job as a Captain for Frontier Airlines, he has several other hobbies, such as performing as Henry Cavill's stunt double for the HALO jump in the spy thrilled MI:6 with Tom Cruise. (After training Tom personally in the wind tunnel and the sky.) Rusty, you rad. Editor's note: We had to delay the start of our interview by a few minutes so Rusty could make a cup of tea.

 

References:

Mission: Impossible - Fallout Trailer

How Tom Cruise Was Filmed Skydiving in MI:6

Frontier Pilot Jumps at the Chance to Skydive

HALO Jump Scene

Tom Cruise broke his ankle during stunt. 

Fallout HALO Jump Stunt Featurette

How Tom Cruise pulled off HALO stunt article.

Every Tom Cruise Run EVER.

 

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