Tom Cruise Reveals 'Jack Reacher' Injury: Gnarliest On-Set Injury?

by SodaHead Slideshows Posted 2012/12/19 16:00:00

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Tom Cruise

Tom hurt his foot as a result of kicking a stuntman in the crotch too many times; poor stuntman!

Tom Cruise

Tom hurt his foot as a result of kicking a stuntman in the crotch too many times; poor stuntman!
Jackie Chan

Jackie Chan has had dozens of injuries, but the worst came during “Armour of God,” when he fell from a tree and landed on his head. To save his life, surgeons had to remove pieces of his skull from his brain.
Brad Pitt

While filming a rain-soaked chase scene in "Seven," Brad slipped on a car bonnet and stuck his arm through the windshield. His injury was worked into the script.
Halle Berry

Not only was Berry’s arm accidentally broken while filming “Gothika,” she was also concussed after smashing into a lighting fixture during “Catwoman.”
Sylvester Stallone

Stallone has a metal plate in his neck thanks to a fight scene with Stone Cold Steve Austin in “The Expendables.”
Malcolm McDowell

Remember the classic brainwashing sequence from "A Clockwork Orange"? Malcolm suffered scratched corneas as a result of it.
Sienna Miller

Sienna had a nightmare on the set of “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.” Not only did she injure her hand after slipping on a rubber bullet, but her cleavage was also set on fire by a spark!
Viggo Mortensen

Viggo kicked an orc helmet on the set of “The Two Towers"; unfortunately it was a lot heavier than it looked, and he broke two toes.

Tom Cruise Reveals 'Jack Reacher' Injury: Gnarliest On-Set Injury?

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Tom Cruise gave his first interview since his split with Katie Holmes on Tuesday, and he had a story to tell about an injury he sustained on the set of his new movie, “Jack Reacher.”

After a question from Jimmy Fallon about doing his own stunts, Cruise said, “There's a scene where I'm kicking a guy in the balls... We had to do the take over and over again, and the first ten times it was like, 'Yeah!’ After about 50 times in, my foot was swelling...I kept having to loosen my shoe."

How does Cruise’s injured foot compare to some of the worst injuries in movie history? Fellow heartthrob Brad Pitt stuck his hand through a windshield while filming “Seven,” and Viggo Mortensen broke two toes when he kicked an orc helmet on the set of “The Two Towers.”

Sylvester Stallone fractured his neck in a fight with Stone Cold Steve Austin — and remember the brainwashing scene in “A Clockwork Orange"? Malcolm McDowell’s corneas were scratched as a result.

Halle Berry broke an arm during “Gothika” and was concussed by a light fixture during “Catwoman,” while Sienna Miller hurt her hand AND had her cleavage set on fire on the set of “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.”

However, the king of on-set injuries is Jackie Chan. The worst one of his career came when he fell from a tree during the filming of “Armour of God” and landed on his head; to save his life, surgeons had to remove pieces of his skull from his brain.

Check out our slideshow and let us know: Who do you think had the gnarliest on-set injury?

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Timothy Carlson 2012/12/20 00:00:30

Jackie Chan

+16
Wasn't Brandon Lee KILLED during the filming of 'The Crow'? Getting killed beats all of these injuries BY FAR.
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kiedisf... to Timothy... 2012/12/20 17:24:57

Oh my god I don't know you but I love you for saying that!

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David 2012/12/19 23:20:29

Jackie Chan

+4
This guy actually survived. lol. What a Badass.

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Nia 2012/12/19 22:30:35

Jackie Chan

That made me flinch just reading it. :(

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disclaimer 2012/12/19 22:12:33

Jackie Chan

Well, that's not a question at all.

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Steve Lester 2012/12/19 21:50:03

Jackie Chan

Dwayne Johnson is how I imagined Jack Reacher when I read that films where going to be made...

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Erickzl to Steve L... 2012/12/19 23:54:00

+1
I have to agree. Reacher reads like he's a man mountain but Cruise is way too small.

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angel face 2012/12/19 21:48:34

Jackie Chan

+1
Jackie Chan definitely wins. And he's still going strong. That's why I love him

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Lakota Deviant 2012/12/19 21:38:49

Jackie Chan

+1
I'm so glad they put Jackie Chan as a choice. He used to do AMAZING stunts. If Tom's foot got swollen I wonder what happened to the guys nuts he was kicking.

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Sunrise.Ashes 2012/12/19 21:25:07

Jackie Chan

+2
Out of that list I'd have to say Jackie Chan.

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Emmy 2012/12/19 20:41:38

Jackie Chan

+2
Hands down. Brain injury is pretty serious...
Sienna Miller: how can cleavage set on fire...? It's your boobs. I'm pretty sure they're not flammable. At least mine aren't...

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Kurbdog to Emmy 2012/12/23 04:08:36

+2

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Jack 2012/12/19 19:38:11

Jackie Chan

+2
Cruise was brain damaged years ago by Scientology. Nothing else could compare...it cost him his career and marriage.

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Bronar 2012/12/19 19:19:08

Viggo Mortensen

+4
OTHER...didn't somebody's head get chopped off by a helicopter blade on one one of the "Twilight Zone" sets? Seems like a winner to me.

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Emmy to Bronar 2012/12/19 20:43:14

+3
Actually. The star got his head chopped off and two illegally hired kids got killed when the helicopter landed on all 3.

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Bronar to Emmy 2012/12/19 21:43:15

+1
Now that's a bad day! (and wins for gnarliest in my book)

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Osama M... to Bronar 2012/12/20 04:45:18

+3
I believe it was veteran actor Vic Morrow that died in the helicopter accident while they were filming the first 'Twilight Zone' movie (I think it was a Vietnam war recreation scene). Strange I remember all that.

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Emmy to Osama M... 2012/12/24 17:05:04

+1
Yep. I read it in Uncle Johns bathroom reader when I was 8... Aha not in the bathroom though

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scurvison 2012/12/19 19:09:52

Jackie Chan

+1
The drunken master, so much fun

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die Küss der Tod 2012/12/19 19:08:20

Jackie Chan

+2
Out of all of these Jackie Chan had the worst injury but I think it was much worse that on the filming of Aleksandr Nevski that there were actors who drowned in the battle of Novgorod scene, making it look just as lifelike as it was supposed to be.

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addie to die Küs... 2012/12/20 03:13:07

Yikes! They used the footage where people actually drowned? That is doubley horrible!

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die Küs... to addie 2012/12/20 13:47:24

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I do believe so. Since some of the extras/actors of Teutonic knights were wearing armor when the ice broke (like it was supposed to) some of them couldn't swim with the weight of the armor on them so when they were pretending to drown some of them actually did.

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addie to die Küs... 2012/12/20 14:17:04

That is pretty disgusting of the producers. And before that, pretty careless of someone.

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die Küs... to addie 2012/12/20 20:58:10

Well, yes, it obviously was, but the thing about it was that I don't think it was put out the year it was made since Stalin didn't approve of it. Supposedly it was destroyed, but it must not have been completely since it still remains.

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daveinperry 2012/12/19 19:03:16

Jackie Chan

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I only picked Jackie Chan, as a vote was required and "non-of-the-above" was not an option. If we look at the history of movie set accidents, and who sustained the worst injuries, I can only assume that the very worst injuries would result in death. For that reason, I have to pick Vic Morrow as one of the primary actors who suffered a very grisly and deadly injury during the filming of the Twilight Zone.

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addie to daveinp... 2012/12/20 03:19:52

But of injuried and survived Chan's is pretty bad.

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kevracer 2012/12/19 19:00:45 (edited)

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise PLEASE quit trying to convince the public you are not gay.

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Melizmatic to kevracer 2012/12/19 19:17:14

+5
Tom Cruise, please quit trying to convince the public that you arent short.

'Jack Reacher' is supposed to be 6"5' according to the books...

O_o

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kevracer to Melizmatic 2012/12/19 19:17:53

+3
worst casting ever

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Bronar to Melizmatic 2012/12/19 19:20:08

+1
Probably wasn't the only place he swelled up on the scene...

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Melizmatic to Bronar 2012/12/19 19:21:52

+3
Ew!

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Ruby De... to Melizmatic 2012/12/20 08:05:17

+2
Lol, you know he has specially designed platform shoes to keep level with his womenfolk? And that he stood on a soapbox during parts of Top Gun to appear taller. It cracks me up.

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Melizmatic to Ruby De... 2012/12/20 16:36:34

+1
I do know that, oddly enough.

*lolz

Denial isn't just a river in Africa.

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Ruby De... to Melizmatic 2012/12/20 17:05:43

+1
Nothing wrong with being a short person, but going to such great lengths to hide it is slightly whackjob.

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Melizmatic to Ruby De... 2012/12/20 17:09:42

+1
Agreed.

Sadly, that's just one aspect of his persona that makes him suspect as a whackjob.

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Ruby De... to Melizmatic 2012/12/20 17:18:22

+1
Ha yeah.

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Steve L... to Melizmatic 2013/05/07 23:47:07

Look at the description on the inside page: 6'5 250lbs not 5'6 and 180 shouts Dwayne Johnson NOT Tom cruise, but then look at the actors who have portrayed other literary adaptations, this has got to be one of the worst. Film wasn't bad though.

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Melizmatic to Steve L... 2013/05/07 23:49:14

'Not bad' isn't good enough of a description to make me spend money on seeing it in the theaters.

:)

I'll stick with the books.

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Sophie to kevracer 2012/12/20 02:50:35

+1
How is that an injury...

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MissAshley 2012/12/19 18:48:01

Jackie Chan

+2
Whah! poor tom cruise hurt his widdle foot... meanwhile Jackie Chan almost broke his head. geeze, grow a pair, will ya?

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XiaoQiao 2012/12/19 18:47:49

Halle Berry

Poor girl

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