Far and Away (1992)

In the 1992 Western, Cruise played Joseph Donnelly, a bare-knuckle fighter.

But he took a beating for real.

He said: "I caught a few shots.

"The stunt guys didn’t want to hurt me, but it had to look real.”

Co-star Nicole Kidman - who is Tom's ex-wife - said: “I screamed.

“I saw the bruises to his body and said you better tell Ron [Howard, the director] what’s happening. But [Tom’s] pretty tough.”