For more than 55 years, the Mission Impossible franchise has hard-wired fans for thrills. It all began way back to the 1960s, when a new kind of TV show brought James Bond-like adventure right into your house. For those from younger generations—or simply fans of all things Tom Cruise— MI is an adrenaline rush that can only be found at the movies, with the seventh and eighth films soon to be released. But no matter how big the stunts and explosions get, or how wildly the plots twist and turn, MI remains what it’s always been: the story of the Impossible Missions Force—a band of secret government agents scheming, battling and sacrificing everything for nothing less than the fate of the world. Cue the theme music… things are about to get very interesting.
WHY WE LOVE MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE
C:1 LUCY’S BIG GAMBLE • IN THE BEGINNING, THE FATEOFM: IRESTEDIN THE HANDS OF “AMERICA’S FAVORITE REDHEAD”
C:2 MISSION REVIVAL • IN 1988, A WRITERS STRIKE BROUGHT M:I BACK TO TELEVISION
C:3 TOM CRUISE: PRODUCER • IN 1996, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE GAVE THE ACTOR HIS FIRST CREDIT AS A HOLLYWOOD PRODUCER
C:4 THE MOVIES • ARE FRESHER ON THE SIX FILMS IN THE FRANCHISE… SO FAR
C:5 TOM CRUISE AS ETHAN HUNT • THE SUPERSTAR HAS PLAYED THIS CHARACTER MORE THAN ANY OTHER
C:6 FAN-FAVORITE SEQUENCES • EVERY M:I MOVIE HAS AT LEAST ONE MAJOR SET PIECE. HERE ARE SOME OF THE MOST ICONIC
C:7 VING RHAMES AS LUTHER STICKELL • HE’S THE ONLY ACTOR BESIDES TOM CRUISE TO APPEARINE VERY M:I MOVIE
C:8 MORE THAN ANOTHER MOVIE • MAKING M:I – DEAD WAS ITS OWN IMPOSSIBLE MISSION
C:9 WHAT TO EXPECT • WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – DEAD RECKONING
MISSION:IMPOSSIBLE THE ULTIMATE FAN GUIDE
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