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True Lies

  • 1994
  • R
  • 2h 21m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Arnold Schwarzenegger in True Lies (1994)
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High-Concept ComedyOne-Person Army ActionSpyActionComedyThriller

A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smu... Read allA fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.A fearless, globe-trotting, terrorist-battling secret agent has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used-car salesman while terrorists smuggle nuclear war heads into the United States.

  • Director
    • James Cameron
  • Writers
    • James Cameron
    • Claude Zidi
    • Simon Michaël
  • Stars
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Jamie Lee Curtis
    • Tom Arnold
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    292K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,479
    113
    • Director
      • James Cameron
    • Writers
      • James Cameron
      • Claude Zidi
      • Simon Michaël
    • Stars
      • Arnold Schwarzenegger
      • Jamie Lee Curtis
      • Tom Arnold
    • 502User reviews
    • 103Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 8 wins & 23 nominations total

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    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    • Harry Tasker
    Jamie Lee Curtis
    Jamie Lee Curtis
    • Helen Tasker
    Tom Arnold
    Tom Arnold
    • Albert Gibson
    Bill Paxton
    Bill Paxton
    • Simon
    Tia Carrere
    Tia Carrere
    • Juno
    Art Malik
    Art Malik
    • Salim Abu Aziz
    Eliza Dushku
    Eliza Dushku
    • Dana Tasker
    Grant Heslov
    Grant Heslov
    • Faisil
    Marshall Manesh
    Marshall Manesh
    • Jamal Khaled
    James Allen
    • Colonel
    Dieter Rauter
    • Boathouse Guard
    • (as Deiter Rauter)
    Jane Morris
    Jane Morris
    • Janice
    Katsy Chappell
    • Allison
    Crystina Wyler
    • Charlene
    Ofer Samra
    • Yusif
    Paul Barselou
    • Old Guy in Bathroom
    Charles A. Tamburro
    Charles A. Tamburro
    • Helicopter Pilot
    • (as Chuck Tamburro)
    Jean-Claude Parachini
    • Jean-Claude
    • Director
      • James Cameron
    • Writers
      • James Cameron
      • Claude Zidi
      • Simon Michaël
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Arnold Schwarzenegger had a near-fatal accident on set during the horse riding scene, when his horse got startled and ran out of control. Schwarzenegger managed to slide off the horse, but did this near a 30-foot drop-off. His personal stunt man saw what happened and was able to grab him before he went over the ledge.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Gib: [to Harry] Same thing happened to me with wife number two, 'member? I have no idea nothing's going on, right? I come home one day and the house is empty, and I mean completely empty. She even took the ice cube trays out of the freezer. What kind of a sick bitch takes the ICE CUBE trays out of the FREEZER?

    • Crazy credits
      In the middle of the credits, Gib (who's waiting outside in the stereotypical spy van as Harry's having fun inside the party) says, "You know what? I'm sick of being in the van. You guys can be in the van next time. I've been in the van for fifteen years, Harry."
    • Alternate versions
      The Non-North American versions except in Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, Japan, France and Italy are distributed by Universal Pictures the 20th Century Fox logo is replaced with the Universal Pictures logo. Fox distributed the French and Italian versions.
    • Connections
      Edited into 5 Second Movies: True Lies (2008)
    • Soundtracks
      I Never Thought I'd See the Day
      Written by Sade (as Sade Adu) and Leroy Asbourne

      Performed by Sade

      Courtesy of Epic Records

    User reviews502

    Featured review
    9/10

    A mixture of action and comedy at its best!

    Joining Terminator 2: Judgement Day as one of the best action movies of all time! Terminator 2 is my favourite action movie of all time followed by Aliens, but this has to be extremely close! This is not only one of the best Cameron movies, but also one of the most fun movies I have seen in my entire life. The action is absolutely breathtaking! The script is absolutely hilarious! It's got all of your favourite Arnold Schwarzenegger dialogue that James Cameron seems to be extremely good at. The one-liners are perfect, the performance by Jamie Lee Curtis is great and she makes it even better.

    This is one of the most re-watchable movies I have seen in my entire life. One thing that James Cameron is extremely good at is character-driven movies, you get the character's background story, their personal life and another thing he is good at is extremely kick-ass female leads! He did it with the Terminator films, Aliens, Titanic, Avatar and he does it once again with this. It's one of the greatest female performances of all time along with Sigourney Weaver in Aliens, Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2, Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver & Silence of the Lambs, Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club and many more!

    I won't get into the story & plot because I feel that this is one of Cameron's movies less people have viewed because they are focusing on the bigger Cameron movies and I believe that's a mistake because this is one of the greatest films of the 90's!

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 15, 1994 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Arabic
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Mentiras verdaderas
    • Filming locations
      • Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys, Florida, USA(bridge escape)
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Lightstorm Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $115,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $146,282,411
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $25,869,770
      • Jul 17, 1994
    • Gross worldwide
      • $378,882,411
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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