Tom Cruise landed in a helicopter in a family's field then offered them a ride

Imagine Tom Cruise landing from the sky right in your back yard – literally. A family in the U.K. got a surprise treat when the actor landed in a helicopter in their field, then let them go for a ride.

Cruise is in Europe filming the latest "Mission: Impossible" movie and was supposed to be shooting in Birmingham, U.K. The nearby airport was closed and Cruise, who was traveling by helicopter, needed a place to land, BBC News reports. Alison Webb was asked if her field in nearby Warwickshire could be used to land a helicopter for an unnamed "VIP who was running late," she told BBC News.