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True Lies

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True Lies (TV Series)

Original title

True Lies

Year

1994

Running time

141 min.

Country

United States

Director

James Cameron

Screenwriter

James Cameron. Original script: Claude Zidi, Simon Michael, Didier Kaminka

Cast

Music

Brad Fiedel

Cinematography

Russell Carpenter

Producer

20th Century Fox, Lightstorm Entertainment. Producer: James Cameron

Genre

Action. Comedy | Spy Film. Remake

Synopsis

Secret agent Harry Tasker (Schwarzenegger) is a busy man; when he's not saving the world from terrorists, he's under cover as a boring computer salesman, juggling the everyday needs of his wife, Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis), and his daughter. While Harry and his partner, Gib (Tom Arnold), work to stop a gang of international terrorists from getting their hands on missing nuclear weapons, Helen, feeling neglected, begins a covert affair with a sleazy used car salesman pretending to be a spy. When Harry finds out, he decides to give Helen a lesson in spy games, which backfires when the couple is kidnapped and stuck in the middle of an international terrorist crisis. Director James Cameron topped his previous spectaculars with this action-comedy extravaganza, featuring amazing stunts and special effects. Actual Harrier jets were hired from the U.S Air Force for their sequence, while production dangled from a skyscraper over the streets of Miami for the amazing climax. TRUE LIES is based on a 1991 French spy comedy entitled LA TOTALE!

Awards: 1994: Nominated for Oscar: Best Visual Effects

1994: Golden Globes: Best Actress Comedy/Musical (Jamie Lee Curtis)

1994: Nominated for BAFTA: Best Visual Special Effects

1994: Screen Actors Guild (SAG): Nom. Best Supp. Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis)

1995: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: nominated to Best Foreign Language Film.

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