True Lies (1994)
- James Cameron originally wanted a completely different ending for the film, but test audiences preferred the one we see today.
- Many of the practical effects used in the climax were achieved without any CGI.
- During the filming of True Lies, Arnold Schwarzenegger improvised one of the most famous lines in the movie.
True Lies is a 1994 American action comedy directed by James Cameron. Arnold Schwarzenegger stars as Harry Tasker, a top-secret U.S. government agent whose wife Helen, played by Jamie Lee Curtis, believes he is a boring computer salesman. When Harry discovers Helen is having an affair with a man who is pretending to be a spy, played by Bill Paxton, to impress her, the domestic crisis intersects with Harry's real mission โ stopping a nuclear-armed terrorist group led by Aziz, played by Art Malik.
James Cameron brought his trademark perfectionist spectacle to the action sequences, including a horse chase through a hotel, a fighter jet hovering beside a skyscraper, and a nuclear detonation visible from the Florida Keys. Jamie Lee Curtis's performance โ a dowdy housewife who transforms into a glamorous action participant โ earned her a Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy. The hotel room striptease scene, in which Helen performs an awkward seduction while Harry watches hidden behind one-way glass, was one of the decade's most memorable comedy sequences.
True Lies earned $378 million worldwide on a $100 million budget.





