While filming Cocktail in 1988, Tom Cruise and Elisabeth Shue had just finished a scene involving a helicopter when a dangerous moment unfolded off camera. Unaware of the risk, Shue began walking toward the back of the helicopter, where the tail rotor was still spinning and nearly invisible. Cruise immediately recognized the danger and rushed forward, pulling her away just seconds before she reached the blades. Shue was shaken and confused at first, only then realizing how close she had come to