Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise may not be part of the Marvel or DC film universe, but he is a real-life example of an actor who almost boasts a superhuman status when it comes to working in films.

Whether it is climbing on top of the Burj Khalifa, jumping buildings, holding his breath underwater for 6 minutes, flying a plane, or jumping off one, the 58-year-old actor has everything under his belt.

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Recently, Bill Bennett, who was the camera operator on Cruise's 1988 film Cocktail, revealed exactly how the Top Gun actor saved the life of his co-star Elisabeth Shue by stopping her from walking into a spinning helicopter blade.

According to Bennett, who now works as a TV and commercial cinematographer, the incident occurred when Cruise and Shue were shooting an aerial scene from a helicopter.

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"But by that time he is pointing at the tail rotor which is now a couple of feet away, screaming at her that she almost died. At that point, she turned white, and he pulled her back towards the front of the helicopter and they walked away. All of us in the helicopter were quite shaken up by the close call, but there was nothing to be said. Tom had, in that instant, truly saved her life." said Bennett.

Well, we wonder if Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige also read this piece of news and calls Tom and says the iconic words, "Your Mission, Should You Choose To Accept." 

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