“Couldn’t Believe All the Physical Stuff He Did”: Tom Cruise’s Unrealistic Performance in Mission Impossible Was Called Out by Hulk Fame Actor in 2019

Published 11/26/2022, 12:00 PM EST

Lou Ferrigno, a legendary bodybuilder cum actor, appeared in The Incredible Hulk, Sindbad of the Seven Seas, Hercules, and the latest, ‘The Offer’. Given his experience on-screen across different eras, the 71-year-old once shared his insights on action heroes performing stunts in the olden days versus now.

As the former professional bodybuilder is a contemporary of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, his opinions are undeniably based on experiences rather than assumptions.

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In a 2019 interview, he gave a critical review of Tom Cruise’s performance in his action-packed movie, Mission Impossible. When the host asked Lou Ferrigno whether the days of the real masculine superhero-type actors are gone, ‘The Incredible Hulk’ replied that the heroes of today use cables and wires. The Hercules actor shared, “I don’t really believe it.”

Regarding the stunts in the Mission Impossible movie, he said, “Tom Cruise may be a good actor, but when I watched Mission Impossible I couldn’t believe all the physical stuff he did. You want it to be believable.”

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Lou Ferrigno underscored the effort and transformation actors went through in those days to add soul to their roles. He stated examples of Arnold Schwarzenegger in Commando and Sylvester Stallone in Rambo. Comparing the olden days’ movies with the current era’s films, he said, “special effects are dominating everything.”

Lou Ferrigno shared his views on bodybuilding in the modern era

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The legendary bodybuilder’s life is a classic example of achieving greatness by starting from scratch. Similarly, The Incredible Hulk star recalled, “everyone had a story about themselves and we were all unique.”

Moreover, he affirmed that guys in those days gave their best performance solely based on their “symmetry and natural talent,” but the modern era “is all being the biggest and heaviest onstage.” Also, he said that money was not a deciding factor.

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Ramya Bachu is a US Sports author for Essentially Sports. Ramya has a Master’s degree in Psychology. She strongly believes in the power of discipline, consistency, and willingness to learn to achieve greater heights.

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Pritam Priyedarshi

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