True Lies

Year:

1994

Duration:

141 min

Genres:

Action | Comedy | Romance | Thriller

IMDB rate:

7.2

Director:

James Cameron

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 7 wins & 15 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1994-07-15

Filming Locations: Santa Clarita, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $115,000,000

Opening Weekend: $25,900,000 (USA) (17 July 1994)

Gross: $146,282,411 (USA)£10,923,140 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Harry Tasker

Jamie Lee Curtis

Helen Tasker

Tom Arnold

Albert Gibson

Bill Paxton

Simon

Tia Carrere

Juno Skinner

Art Malik

Salim Abu Aziz

Eliza Dushku

Dana Tasker

Grant Heslov

Faisil

Charlton Heston

Spencer Trilby

Marshall Manesh

Jamal Khaled

James Allen

Colonel

Dieter Rauter

Boathouse Guard

Jane Morris

Janice

Katsy Chappell

Allison

Crystina Wyler

Charlene

Ofer Samra

Yusif

Paul Barselou

Old Guy in Bathroom

Charles A. Tamburro

Helicopter Pilot (as Chuck Tamburro)

Jean-Claude Parachini

Jean-Claude

Uzi Gal

Lead Terrorist

Majed Ibrahim

High Rise Terrorist

Armen Ksajikian

Juno's Chauffeur

Mike Akrawi

Jihad Cameraman

Mike Cameron

Citation Pilot

Charles Cragin

Samir

Louai Mardini

Bread Van Terrorist #1

Gino Salvano

Bread Van Terrorist #2

Scott Dotson

Harrier Pilot (as SSgt. Scott Dotson)

Tom Isbell

Reporter at High Rise

John Bruno

Custodian

Joe Abby

Man on Escalator (uncredited)

Tony De Leon

Terrorist (uncredited)

Mary A. DeBriae

Swiss Aristocrat (uncredited)

Joan Quinn Eastman

Ballroom Guest (uncredited)

Kim Giancaterino

Restaurant Patron

Al Kamarr

Terriorist Henchman to Salim Abu Aziz (uncredited)

Sergio Kato

Bread Van Terrorist #3 (uncredited)

Dave Knight

Downtown Miami Pedestrian (uncredited)

Takao Komine

Party Goer (uncredited)

Cassidy McMillan

Omega Agent (uncredited)

Jody Millard

Hotel Clerk (uncredited)

Andre Nirmel

Subway Customer (uncredited)

Joseph Oliveira

Ballroom dancer (uncredited)

Erik Parillo

French Chef (uncredited)

Manny Perry

Bass Player (uncredited)

Charlie Picerni

Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)

William Shipman

Office Worker (uncredited)

Matt Sigloch

SWAT Team Leader (uncredited)

Mark Winn

Arab Terrorist (uncredited)

Ryken Zane

Snowboarder (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

During the motorocycle/horse chase scene, the elevators rode at the Marriott hotel in Washington DC are actually at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, also used in the climax scene between Clint Eastwood and John Malcovich in the secret service thriller, 'In the Line of Fire'.

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Rosanna Arquette, Kim Basinger, Annette Bening, Joan Cusack, Geena Davis, Melanie Griffith, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Madonna, Demi Moore, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sharon Stone, Emma Thompson, Lea Thompson and Debra Winger were considered for the role of Helen.

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Gib tells Harry "Maybe you're just not in touch with your feminine side". Arnold's next movie was "Junior" where his character got pregnant.

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Goofs

Bullets fired from an AK-47 would not shatter the canopy on a Harrier jet. This was known by the filmmakers, but the shattered canopy was included to avoid having to worry about reflections on the canopy glass.

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In the scene where the truck is teetering on the edge of the bridge the pelican that "lands" on the dash is wet while the pelican that flys away is dry.

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After Harry heads into the mall followed by the two terrorists, Gib tells Harry the third guy is still in the car. When Gib calls Helen, you can see the terrorists' car in the background. Before the bus pulls in to obstruct Gib's view of their car, you can clearly see the car is empty. Where did the third guy go if Gib was keeping an eye on him?

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Quotes

Harry: [Harry is reading the tapped phone conversations from Helen, notices something, and quickly pulls the car over to the side of the road and up onto the curb]

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Gib: [talking to Helen in a disguised voice] If you don't complete your mission, the deal is off

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Simon: Okay, just ask yourself: What do women really want? You take these bored housewives, married to the same guy for years, they're stuck in a rut, then need some release! Promise of adventure, a hint of danger. I create that for them.

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Faq

Q

Why is the film called True Lies?

A

Characters that lie to each other - Harry lies to Helen about him being a computer salesman, when he is really a secret agent. Simon the car salemsan lies to Helen about him being a secret agent himself, so he can manipulate Helen into having sex with him. Helen lies to Harry about leaving the office to meet with Simon at the Chinese resturant, which she told Harry that she was having a problem with a photo copier that had broken down and about her car breaking down, when Harry and Gib abducted and interrogated Helen, after catching Helen and Simon together and Gibs lied to his Ex wife who didn't know he was a secret agent.

Q

Is True Lies a remake of another film?

A

Yes, it is a remake of a 1991 French film called La Totale! about a secret agent whose wife thinks he's a telecommunications employee. Arnold Schwarzenegger had seen the film and told James Cameron about it and they decided to do a remake, which became True Lies, thinking it would make a good movie.

Q

Why is Simon making Helen think he is a secret agent when really he is a car salesman?

A

Simon is providing Helen with excitement and danger by creating a roleplay scenario, where he is a secret agent who needs Helen's help and he is using this secret agent roleplay, so he can manipulate Helen into having sex with him and confesses to Harry and Gib that he lies to women so he can seduce them and he is really a coward and a loser and wets himself when someone aims a gun at him.

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