@tomcruise takes @j_corden on a terrifying thrill ride to see if he’s got what it takes to be his #TopGun wingman.

It is 4.56 a.m. I'm in Burbank Airport, and I'm here because Tom Cruise has asked me to meet him here at 5 a.m. When Tom Cruise calls, you sort of have to say yes, so... James! Tom! What are we doing here? Huh? What are we doing here? We're going to have a date. Really? Yeah, we're going to have a date. It's a surprise. I feel like I'm being kidnapped. What is happening? All right. Look at this. So where are we? What's going on? What are we doing? Last time, we jumped out of an aeroplane. Oh, ****! We did. Never forget it. Today, we're going to go flying. But we just went flying. That's what we literally just did. No, we're going to fly in that. We're going to have a Top Gun date. Hang on. So when you say we're going to be flying in that, who's going to be flying in that? I'll fly you in that. But you're not a pilot. You're an actor. I fly airplanes also. Right. With all due respect, you played a lawyer in A Fugue Of Men. I wouldn't want you to represent me in court, OK? I'm going to go up in a 75-year-old plane with someone who isn't a pilot. OK, yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Mm-hm, cool. Yeah, I look forward to it. Wait! James! OK, James, where are you going? We're in the desert! I'm very excited that James is doing this. Was he the first late-night show that I asked? Hell no. He was just the first one. And the only one who said yes. Now what? Keep going? Do you mean up onto the...? Yes. Oh, my God. Even this is terrifying. Argh! So this is your seatbelt, OK? You've got your parachute underneath. It's not going to happen. But if it does happen, if we lose an engine and it catches on fire and we decide we're going to jump out of the aeroplane, I'll get rid of the canopy, I'm going to pitch the nose up 45 degrees and then I'm going to go inverted and I'm going to dump you out of the aeroplane. Now, when you dump out of the aeroplane, here's your ring... Are you joking? You should dump me out of the aeroplane. This is not going to happen. The plane is on fire. We lose an engine. How many engines are on the plane? One. So when you say lose an engine, you mean lose the engine? The engine, yeah. I'm just going to turn over and I'm going to plop you out. So you're going to plop me out? I'm just going to turn over and I'm going to plop you out. You're going to plop me out of the plane? Let me just plop you out of... I don't want to be plopped out. No, not really, no. A password. What's the Wi-Fi password? We don't have that on board yet. Tom, what do I do if I need the toilet? You're going to have to hold it on this flight. No, don't worry about it. I don't need the toilet anymore. Tom, who's that? Stop fighting. I don't want to fight them. I would like to go home, please. Oh, dear God. Oh, my God. Did you have a kill? I don't give a... We're still going to be flying quite close to the top of this mountain. Remember, we're in a dark space. That is a mountain. What do we do? Tom! Tom! Oh, my God, that's too close. Oh! Oh, my God. What are you doing? You're a madman. You're insane. How are you doing, Tim? How do you feel, buddy? I'm great. I'm absolutely great. I don't feel great. You did great, Tim. You did great. That was intense. I did good. I mean, the fact that this is your idea of a fun day out just tells me how different we are as human beings. It'll get better. The next plane has air conditioning. I mean, I couldn't run away if I wanted to, you know? This morning, that was fun. That was easy. 1944 airplane. Now we're getting into the serious Top Gun stuff. You and I are going up in that. Today is all about training to prepare you to fly in that tomorrow morning. You can do this. I don't want to do it, but listen, honestly, I don't want to do it. I have no interest in... You are my goose. When you say I'm your goose, it makes me feel excited, and then I realise that goose dies at the end of the film, so... You're the first half of the film goose. You've lost that loving feeling. Lost that loving feeling. Yes, well, that's the goose I want to be. That's the goose you are. I want to be in a bar singing You've Lost That Loving Feeling. You can do this. Feel that force? OK. Now, I'm pulling straight up. You're going to feel that. Yep. OK? Now, if we're pulling back, you're going to feel that. OK. Negative G. That's negative G. Negative G. And then when you feel positive, it's going to be like that. Negative. Positive. Does that hurt at all, or is that OK? I mean, it hurts my pride a little bit, but it doesn't really hurt me physically. We're going to get in the same position that we are in the aircraft. OK. I'm in front. You're behind. OK. Put your hands on my waist. OK. That's a higher-pitched sound, OK? Stay with me. Banking left. Banking right. Right. Stay with me. This cannot be the training. This is reinforcing my belief that you don't have a clue what you're doing. This is a conga. We're doing the conga. Why can't we just spend a nice day? We've already gone in one flight. I didn't particularly enjoy it, but I knew you... Baby. I need your love. Need your love. I need your love. Need your love. OK. Right, if we can't fly that until 6am tomorrow, what do we do between now and then? You OK? Yeah, that's it. I can't fly tomorrow. I won't be able to fly with that now. Yeah? No, you'll be all right. Let me see it. No, you don't want to look at it. It's too bad. That's probably a break. It's a clean break. I'll just hold it. OK. Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan vibes. That's a shame. I was looking forward to going up there. That's all right. We'll see how you feel in the morning. Yeah, so I looked around and I saw everyone's drinking cocktails or making cocktails, so I said, let's call the movie Cocktail. It's ironic. It's in the movie Mission Impossible. The mission turned out to be possible. Because I did it. Right. And the same is true for all the sequels. Oh! Suddenly worried that Will attracted some kind of wolf. This is us tomorrow. Ah! Jack! James! Take your sweet milk! God! It's Jack! Ah! Jack, can you go out? Yeah, let's see. That isn't a funny joke. We were having a great time then and you ruined it. Tom? Yes, James? If you kill me tomorrow, I'll haunt you for the rest of your life. James? Yeah? If I kill you tomorrow, I'll be dead too. That's a good point. I hadn't thought of that. I love you, Tom. Thank you. Look at that. Yeah, nice. It's got my name on it, Tom. Oh, jeez. Hang on. Wait. I've got to... I've got to adjust my... Goose and Mavericks. Right. Yeah. Because that's my best look. You look like a fighter pilot. I look like a hamster. That's the throttle. I'm not going to touch the throttle. Here's the flaps. I don't need to know about your flaps. It's a fun day, isn't it? Yes. Ah, see, Tom? This is a different level to that last plane. I could take an in-flight meal in this plane. Today is music day. Got the same soul. I like that. Talk to me, Goose. Talk to me. Talk to me, Goose. You see these trees here, right? Yeah, I see the trees, Tom. I'm not blind. I can see the trees. I feel like I could touch the trees. Look at that. This is absolutely ludicrous. This is the craziest. Right down there. Is that good? This is the stupidest thing I've ever done. You can see how close the wing is right there. No, I don't want to see. Oh, Tom. Tom, come on, man. But, Cliff, don't be stupid. Tom. Tom! Oh, my God! This is crazy. That's just too much fun. Is it? Is that what you call it? You call that too much fun? Okay, James, I'm just going to try something here. Okay? Just hang on. Oh, my God. What are you doing? Oh. I'm just going to check. I just want to. I thought I saw something down here in the terrain. Yeah, it feels like we're just going to. Oh! Oh, my God! Hang on. Oh, my God! Shut up! Shut! Oh, my. Oh, God! You absolute bastard. Tom, I've got an idea. Why don't we just fly straight for a bit? Just maybe head back. Probably head back, I imagine. Yeah, we'll just fly straight. Just relax. Just take it easy. Okay. Just for a little bit. Got to check the airplane. This isn't what I meant when I said a straight line. Tom! What do you think? Oh, my God! Oh! Tom, I might be done in a minute. Okay, we're done. Well done. Well done, mate. Oh, my God. Oh, thank God for that. Thank you, God. Thank you, Jesus. Thank you, Goose. Oh, my God. I mean, I love you and I hate you at the same time. That was absolutely outrageous. That was incredible. You could be my wingman any time. I could be your wingman? Any time. Do you know what? I think I'm good.