Tom Cruise Lands a Helicopter in a Family's Field, Then Offers Them a Ride

ET ^ | 8/24/2021 | Desiree Murphy

[sodpoodle]

Tom Cruise's latest mission didn't go quite as expected, but it was still a success!

While in the United Kingdom to film his latest Mission: Impossible film, the 59-year-old actor landed via helicopter in a family's field in Warwickshire.

BBC News reports that Alison Webb and her family were told an "unnamed VIP needed somewhere to land," as the nearby airport, Coventry Airport, was temporarily closed. Cruise got permission to land his helicopter in her garden, and took some time to get to know the family.

"I thought it would be kind of cool for the kids to see the helicopter land in the garden," Webb told the outlet. "[Tom] basically arrived and got out and it was like, 'Wow.'"

In one of the pics, shared by Webb, Cruise can be seen posing with her and her partner on the porch. The actor later offered Webb's children, along with her partner's children, a free helicopter ride with his pilot as a thank you.

[sodpoodle]

Photos at the link.

[rarestia]

Notice how far in front of them he stands? This isn’t just due to his hypochondria. He’s incredibly self-conscious about his height as well.

[foundedonpurpose]

Partner?

[M Kehoe]

Hey, when you gotta go you gotta go.

5.56mm

[EEGator]

It’s a male and female at least.

[Signalman]

“Tom Cruise lands a helicopter” in the title, and Cruise “landed via helicopter” are not exactly the same thing. The first implies he was the pilot.

[Red Badger]

59-year-old actor...................Man, I’m old...................

[Pilgrim's Progress]

Probably gave him an opportunity to recruit some young Scientologists.

[\/\/ayne]

Saw an old Wanted Dead or Alive this morning and some thugs tell Steve McQueen something like "Why do you have such a big gun?"

McQueen: "I'm a little bitty fella so I need a big gun."

[Michael.SF.]

What height?

[Michael.SF.]

Reminiscent of the Johnny Cash - Kris Kristofferson “Sunday Morning Coming Down” story.

[rarestia]

He’s 5’7”.

[RWGinger]

What bs
So from where did they take off?
How did they not know when they took off that airport was closed.
Why did they have to land?
They obviously didn’t refuel in a garden
This was a planned photo opp

[IYAS9YAS]

59-year-old actor...................Man, I’m old...................

Yeah. John Voight was 57 when the first Tom Cruise Mission Impossible came out in 1996. That was 25 years ago. Voight is 82 now.

[ClearCase_guy]

The actor later offered Webb's children, along with her partner's children, a free helicopter ride with his pilot as a thank you.

Probably not Harrison Ford as the pilot, or else they'd all be dead.

[setter]

Say what you will about Cruise. He loves the US, is not preachy and is a stand up guy.

[Michael.SF.]

LOL. Yes, like I said: what height?

[Red Badger]

I should be so lucky.........................

[july4thfreedomfoundation]

I would have rather gone up for a ride in his P-51 Mustang.

[PghBaldy]

They appently even use that for male-female relationships in the UK, often. At least according to the many British TV shows I watch.