The first movie was directed by Brian De Palma, and its convoluted plot centers on a mole trying to sell on the black market a disc containing the names of all the CIA's undercover agents, with Hunt framed for the crime. Jack Harmon (Emilio Estevez) shows Hunt the explosive chewing gum that'll save him twice in the first Mission: Impossible. With Mission: Impossible - Fallout, the sixth movie in the franchise, out this week, let's look at how the gear in the films has evolved in the 22 years since the original. However, laptops, spy cameras and all manner of increasingly implausible gadgets remain as crucial to each fight as fists and firearms. Over more than two decades, the series has evolved from espionage-heavy conspiracy thriller into a globetrotting, stunt-driven action extravaganza for the information age.
The adventures of Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) have seen him and his Impossible Mission Force (IMF) teams employ some pretty wild gadgets and cutting-edge real-world tech as he hunts down the bad guys. Ethan Hunt climbs the Burj Khalifa in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, one of the series' wild stunts that showcases a cool gadget.
