Watch Tom Cruise Hang Off Side of a Plane for 'Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation'

"Why do the stunts look real? Because they are real," Cruise said.

ByABC News
July 13, 2015, 5:22 PM

— -- So, Tom Cruise did something kind of crazy for "Mission: Impossible Rogue Nation."

The film, due out at the end of the month, released a 1-minute video showing Cruise hanging off the side of a plane as it takes off.

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"I couldn't sleep the night before, then came the day. I thought, 'Oh, this is really going to happen?'" he says in the clip.

PHOTO: Tom Cruise seen holding onto the side of a cargo plane while filming scenes for his latest Mission Impossible movie in a video he shared on his Twitter.
Tom Cruise seen holding onto the side of a cargo plane while filming scenes for his latest Mission Impossible movie in a video he shared on his Twitter.

Furthermore, Cruise, 53, did the take eight times.

Watch it and try not to feel queasy.