The basic summary of what the Mission Impossible franchise is all about:
Jim Phelps is the head of a super-secret government agency, the I.M.F. (Impossible Missions Force), an elite group of agents chosen for their various abilities and is often given secret anonymous covert missions to attempt. Quite often, they are unmasking criminal organizations or rescuing hostages and infiltrating foreign governments. One thing is vital on an Impossible Mission: the mission must be carried out in entire secrecy, often relying on high-tech equipment and elaborate deceptions.
The famous line from mission impossible:
"Your mission, should you choose/decide to accept it, ... As always, should you or any of your IM Force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. This tape/disc will self-destruct in five/ten seconds. Good luck."
In the movies U.S. government operative Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his mentor, Jim Phelps (Jon Voight), go on covert assignments.
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