“Oh God, that was brutal,” Cruise remembered as the director noted: “This separated the joints in Tom’s fingers from the force, so by the time we finished this sequence, your hands were absolutely swollen — oh my God, it was so painful to watch.”

Tom Cruise says force split his finger joints while dangling off a plane during 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning.'

Director Christopher McQuarrie also reveals the stunt that "separated the joints in Tom's fingers," of which he says, "It was so painful to watch."