Tom Cruise asked to use real nerve gas in which one of his movies?

The answer is: Born on the 4th of July. Tom Cruise was so passionate about wanting to accurately bring the true story Ron Kovic to the big screen that he was planning to use a real nerve agent to temporarily paralyze himself. Cruise and director Oliver Stone were working to make it happen when the film’s insurance company stepped in to veto the idea. Tom Cruise was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards, but lost, while Oliver Stone took home the award for Best Director.Source