Stunt Camera Selects

Six vehicle set pieces — the Tom Cruise flag handover that closed the Paris 2024 Olympics, and chases across three features. Each entry lists the set piece, the rig it was covered with, and a link to the officially released footage.

Tom Cruise — Flag Handover

Closing ceremony · live broadcast · in clip 2:46 – 3:21 · main cast on camera

Camera Operator — Arm Car · Filmotechnic dynamic arm

Tom Cruise rappelling from the roof of the Stade de France, taking the Olympic flag out on a motorcycle through Paris.

▶ Watch 2:46

Limousine & Fire Truck

Convoy sequence · Trieste · in clip 2:35 – 3:11

Camera Operator — Arm Car · Macan arm car, Filmotechnic dynamic arm

The presidential limousine and the fire truck — heavy vehicles, close quarters, and a crash beat with no second take on a hero limo.

▶ Watch 2:35

Glasgow-for-London McLaren Chase

Street chase · Glasgow for London · main cast on camera

Camera Operator — Arm Car · Can-Am arm car, Filmotechnic dynamic arm

A McLaren 720S driven by Martin Ivanov at ~100 mph on the straights, in cold, slippery conditions.

▶ Watch

Mexico City Night Chase

Cold open · 1985 · in clip 0:00 – 1:20

2nd Unit Stunts · Camera Operator — Arm Car · Macan arm car, Filmotechnic dynamic arm

Night exterior, wet street, practical vehicles — a Ferrari Testarossa through Mexico City, ending on the bridge launch and the 150-foot leap to the crane.

▶ Watch

Forest Chase

Third act · main cast on camera

Camera Operator — Arm Car & Handheld · Can-Am arm car, Filmotechnic dynamic arm

The forest firefight and Can-Am escape — helicopters and Humvee pursuit through the trees, running into the C-17 jump.

▶ Watch

Aston Martin City Chase

Present day

Camera Operator — Arm Car · Filmotechnic dynamic arm

The armoured Aston Martin through city streets against police vehicles, with practical crashes and flips.

▶ Watch