Tom Cruise Breaks Guinness World Record with Fiery Mission: Impossible Stunt

No stunt double, no green screen, just Tom Cruise setting new world records and parachutes on fire.

Fez– Tom Cruise just added another jaw-dropping stunt to his growing collection and this time, it’s certified by Guinness World Records.

The Hollywood action icon has officially broken the record for “most burning parachute jumps by an individual,” after leaping out of a helicopter 16 times with a parachute intentionally set on fire.

Yes, on fire. The now-legendary stunt was filmed for “Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning”, the latest (and supposedly final?) installment of the explosive franchise that Cruise has basically turned into his personal adrenaline playground.

The sequence was shot high above the Drakensberg mountains in South Africa. In behind-the-scenes footage shared by Cruise and Paramount, the 61-year-old actor is seen walking through the danger with military-level focus: “If this is twisted while it’s burning, I’m going to be spinning and burning.

“I have to kick out of the twist and then ignite within 10 seconds.” No green screens. No doubles. Just Cruise, a parachute soaked in fuel, and some very committed stunt coordinators.

Of course, he didn’t just do it once. He jumped 16 times, just to get the perfect shot. Imagine your Monday morning meetings being that intense.

Craig Glenday, editor-in-chief of Guinness World Records, summed it up perfectly: “Tom doesn’t just play action heroes, he is an action hero.” He’s not exaggerating.

Over the years, Cruise has sprinted across the tallest building in the world (Dubai’s Burj Khalifa), clung to a plane mid-takeoff, and driven a motorcycle off a cliff before BASE-jumping into a canyon.

Somewhere in between, he also managed to film dialogue scenes.

This isn’t his first record either. Cruise already holds the Guinness title for “most consecutive $100-million-grossing movies by an actor,” with 11 blockbusters in a row, from “Jack Reacher” (2012) to “Final Reckoning” (2025).

And speaking of numbers, “The Final Reckoning” has already pulled in nearly $400 million globally since its release in late May.

While some actors take early retirement or pivot to quieter indie roles, Cruise is out here rewriting the laws of physics.

Whether or not this is truly Ethan Hunt’s last mission, Cruise is clearly not done pushing the limits of what’s humanly possible. Or maybe legally insurable.

At this point, the only real mission left is figuring out how to top this. Fireproof wingsuit, maybe?