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7.1A 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.
Released: 1994-07-15141 minDir: James CameronAction, Thriller
Cast
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Harry
- Jamie Lee Curtis as Helen
- Tom Arnold as Gib
- Bill Paxton as Simon
- Tia Carrere as Juno
- Art Malik as Aziz
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Key facts
- Directed by
- James Cameron
- Screenplay by
- James Cameron
- Based on
- La Totale! , (1991 film), by Claude Zidi , Simon Michaël, Didier Kaminka , Émilie , (1981 screenplay), by Lucien Lambert
- Produced by
- James Cameron Stephanie Austin
- Starring
- Arnold Schwarzenegger Jamie Lee Curtis Tom Arnold Bill Paxton Art Malik Tia Carrere
- Cinematography
- Russell Carpenter
- Edited by
- Conrad Buff IV Mark Goldblatt Richard A. Harris
- Music by
- Brad Fiedel
- Production company
- Lightstorm Entertainment
- Distributed by
- 20th Century Fox (United States, Canada, France and Italy) Universal Pictures (through United International Pictures , international)
- Release dates
- July 12, 1994 ( 1994-07-12 ) ( Regency Village Theatre ) July 15, 1994 ( 1994-07-15 ) (United States)
Key dates
- Published
- 12 October 1994
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- German
- Based on
- La Totale!
- Main subject
- terrorism
- Director
- James Cameron
- Cast member
- John Bruno
- Composer
- Brad Fiedel
Article
True Lies is a 1994 American action comedy film written and directed by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Harry Tasker, a U.S. government agent, who struggles to balance his double life as a spy with his familial duties, and Jamie Lee Curtis as his unknowing wife. Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Art Malik, Tia Carrere, Eliza Dushku, and Charlton Heston star in supporting roles. The screenplay is based on the 1991 French comedy film La Totale!.
The film was the first Lightstorm Entertainment project to be distributed under Cameron's multimillion-dollar production deal with 20th Century Fox, as well as the first major production for the visual effects company Digital Domain, which was co-founded by Cameron. It was also the first film to cost $100 million.