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Tom Cruise kept smashing his face on the floor until he weighted his shoes with coins
Filming the 1996 Mission: Impossible vault heist, Cruise hit the floor take after take until pound coins in his shoes leveled him. On the last try he held the hover while De Palma howled.
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About Brian De Palma
Brian Russell De Palma is an American filmmaker. A major figure of the New Hollywood generation, he is best known for his work in the suspense, crime, and psychological thriller genres in a career spanning more than five decades.
Everything about Brian De Palma →- Occupation
- film director, screenwriter, producer, film editor
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- September 11, 1940