Tom Cruise did that motorcycle stunt in 'Mission: Impossible' on Day 1 — here's why

The key stunt involves Tom Cruise driving a motorcycle off the edge of a cliff, dismounting and parachuting into a Norwegian valley. Photos: Handout

More than half a year before the release of the upcoming movie Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Paramount Pictures made sure audiences got to see Tom Cruise once again risking his life.

Cruise's mind-blowing stunts have become a signature of Mission: Impossible films, each one seemingly topping the next.