‘Mission: Impossible’: 10 Facts You Probably Don’t Know About The First Film

For nearly 20 years, Tom Cruise has continued to find ways to shock fans and drop jaws with his Mission: Impossible movies.

With the recent release of the fifth installment of the blockbuster franchise, Mission: Impossible — Rogue Nation , quite a few fans and critics have taken a trip down Memory Lane to see Tom Cruise play Ethan Hunt for the very first time.

Make sure you check me out in the new Mission impossible 5 film!! I’ll give you a clue, train station with Tom Cruise pic.twitter.com/n2ScOXDSPp

— Jonny storm (@wonderkidjonny) August 1, 2015

In the 1996 box-office hit, Mission: Impossible, Tom Cruise lead an impressive ensemble cast in the first big-screen adaptation of the classic television series.

With an estimated budget of $80 million, the Brian de Palma-directed film generated over $457.6 million at the box-office worldwide — making it clear that it would not be the last time that Tom Cruise played Ethan Hunt on the big-screen.

Many Mission: Impossible fans and critics have likely seen the first film of the blockbuster franchise numerous times — especially since it is currently streaming on Netflix.

Watching the very first Mission Impossible from 1996. Tom Cruise looks so young, mind you he’s aged fabulously. — Irene acton (@ireneacton386) August 1, 2015

However, there are still quite a few behind-the-scenes facts about the popular film that even the biggest fans of the franchise might not know.

ScreenCrush decided to bring quite a few of those mostly unknown facts about the first Mission: Impossible film into the spotlight with a viral YouTube video.

The video, which was first posted online back in May, focuses on ten surprising facts about the film — including the fact that several of the original TV series cast members apparently did not like it.

The fact that Mission: Impossible was the first film that Tom Cruise took on as a producer was shocking enough — especially when you consider the commercial and critical success of the film after it was released.

Perhaps the most memorable scene of the first Mission: Impossible film was the scene with the exploding fish tank. Quite a few people on Twitter apparently agree with that statement.

The fish tank/restaurant scene in Mission: Impossible still looks good now. “Kittridge, you’ve never seen me very upset” #RicksterScale

— Rickster (@RicksterScale) July 27, 2014

Each time I see the fish tank scene in #MissionImpossible I always wonder what happened to the poor, innocent fish.

— Mel H (@funtoseeya) September 26, 2014

I would retitle the first Mission Impossible:Fish Tank #retrosequelnames #RogueNation

— Tim Logan (@TimLogan) July 31, 2015

As previously reported by the Inquisitr , Tom Cruise is currently working on the sixth installment of the Mission: Impossible franchise.