True Lies (1994)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

James Cameron

Writers (WGA):

Claude Zidi (screenplay) and
Simon Michaël (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 July 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

When he said I do, he never said what he did.

Plot:

When a secret agent learns of his wife's extra-marital affair, he pursues her and uses his intelligence resources in a job he kept secret from her.

Plot Keywords:

Extramarital Affair | Spy Hero | Government Agent | Terrorist Plot | Seven Mile Bridge

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 6 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Harry Tasker
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Helen Tasker
Tom Arnold	...	Albert Gibson
Bill Paxton	...	Simon
Charlton Heston	...	Spencer Trilby
Tia Carrere	...	Juno Skinner
Art Malik	...	Salim Abu Aziz
Eliza Dushku	...	Dana Tasker
Grant Heslov	...	Faisil
Marshall Manesh	...	Jamal Khaled
James Allen	...	Colonel
Dieter Rauter	...	Boathouse Guard (as Deiter Rauter)
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
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Takao Komine	...	Party goer
Joseph Abby	...	Man on Escalator (uncredited)
Mary A. DeBriae	...	Swiss Aristocrat (uncredited)
Kim Giancaterino	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Al Kamarr	...	Terriorist Henchman to Salim Abu Aziz (uncredited)
Dave Knight	...	Downtown Miami Pedestrian (uncredited)
Jody Millard	...	Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Andre Nirmel	...	Subway Customer (uncredited)
Erik Parillo	...	French Chef (uncredited)
Manny Perry	...	Bass Player (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni	...	Man in Hotel Lobby (uncredited)
William Shipman	...	Office Worker (uncredited)
Ryken Zane	...	Snowboarder (uncredited)

Directed by
James Cameron

Writing credits (WGA)
Claude Zidi		(screenplay "La Totale!") and
Simon Michaël		(screenplay "La Totale!") and
Didier Kaminka		(screenplay "La Totale!")
James Cameron		(screenplay)

Produced by
Stephanie Austin	....	producer
James Cameron	....	producer
Pamela Easley	....	associate producer
Lawrence Kasanoff	....	executive producer
Rae Sanchini	....	executive producer
Robert Shriver	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Brad Fiedel

Cinematography by
Russell Carpenter

Film Editing by
Conrad Buff IV		(as Conrad Buff)
Mark Goldblatt
Richard A. Harris
James Cameron		(uncredited)

Casting by
Mali Finn

Production Design by
Peter Lamont

Art Direction by
Robert W. Laing		(as Robert Laing)
Michael Novotny

Set Decoration by
Cindy Carr

Costume Design by
Marlene Stewart

Makeup Department
Jeff Dawn	....	makeup supervisor
Lucia Mace	....	hair stylist (as Luca Mace)
Peter Tothpal	....	key hair stylist
Linda Boykin-Williams	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Jay Cannistraci	....	key makeup artist: second unit (uncredited)
Joe Colwell	....	likeness sculptor (uncredited)
Sharon Kalb	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Paula Kelly	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Tania McComas	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Brenda McNally	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Paddy Cullen	....	production supervisor
Scott Thaler	....	unit production manager
Patricia Whitcher	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Howell Caldwell	....	second second assistant director (as Patton Howell Caldwell IV)
E.J. Foerster	....	second unit director
J. Michael Haynie	....	first assistant director
Martin Jedlicka	....	key second assistant director
Aldric La'Auli Porter	....	first assistant director (as Aldric La' Auli Porter)
Karin Roffman	....	dga trainee (as Karen Roffman)
David Ticotin	....	second second assistant director (as David A. Ticotin)
Nancy Townsend	....	dga trainee
Glenn R. Wilder	....	second unit director (as Glenn Wilder)

Art Department
Mike Brooks	....	propmaker
William Les Collins	....	construction coordinator: Florida and Rhode Island (as Les Collins)
Thomas Conroy	....	graphic designer (as Thomas M. Conroy)
Tom Cranham	....	illustrator
Joseph A. Hodges	....	set designer (as Joe Hodges)
Glen Kennedy	....	on-set dresser
Teri Anne Kopp	....	art department coordinator
Martin Laing	....	assistant art director
Anthony Lattanzio	....	construction coordinator: California
Charles Dwight Lee	....	assistant art director
David Lowery	....	illustrator (as Dave Lowery)
Amie McCarthy	....	assistant property master (as Amie F. McCarthy)
William D. McLane	....	greensman
Phillip Norwood	....	illustrator (as Phil Norwood)
John Patteson	....	assistant property master (as John Patterson)
Bill Rea	....	assistant art director
Paul Richards	....	set dresser
Charles Stewart	....	property master
Richard F. Anderson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
P. Scott Bailey	....	second lead man (uncredited)
Pedro Barquin	....	greensman (uncredited)
Max E. Brehme	....	location leadman (uncredited)
Joseph Calta	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)
Curtis Carlin	....	on-set props: Florida (uncredited)
Marienus Cetani Sr.	....	head scenic (uncredited)
Peter Damien	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Jon Danniells	....	lead man (uncredited)
Ray Fisher	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Glenn Forbes	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
Scott C. Garrett	....	draper (uncredited)
Scott C. Garrett	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Chuck Herrmann	....	property assistant (uncredited)
Sean Hood	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Evan Jacobs	....	prop fabrication (uncredited)
Dean F. Janik	....	painter (uncredited)
Roger L. King	....	property maker (uncredited)
Robert E. Knight	....	paint foreman (uncredited)
Allen Lafferty	....	propmaker (uncredited)
John 'Butch' McCarthy	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Maureen McGuire	....	buyer (uncredited)
Alan S. Reynolds	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Brana Rosenfeld	....	buyer (uncredited)
Chris Santini	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Robb W. Ward	....	construction coordinator: Washington D.C. (uncredited)
Eric Weiler	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Cary Whittaker	....	on-set greens (uncredited)
Brook Yeaton	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Nicholas R. Allen	....	boom operator (as Nicholas Allen)
Robert Batha	....	first assistant sound editor
Gregg Baxter	....	supervising sound editor
Bob Beemer	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Robert Beemer)
Bob Beher	....	sound effects editor
James Beshears	....	sound effects editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	dialogue editor
Todd Egan	....	assistant sound editor
Patrick J. Foley	....	dialogue editor (as Patrick Foley)
Robert Garrett	....	sound effects editor
Scott Martin Gershin	....	sound effects editor
Douglas Greenfield	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Craig S. Jaeger	....	sound effects editor (as Craig Jaeger)
Chris Jargo	....	adr editor
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor (as Randy Kelly)
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Mike Minkler)
Lee Orloff	....	sound mixer
Jay B. Richardson	....	sound effects editor
R. Russell Smith	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Wylie Stateman	....	supervising sound editor
Peter Michael Sullivan	....	sound effects editor
Bill Voigtlander	....	adr editor
Willy Allen	....	foley editor (uncredited)
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Rick Bozeat	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Tony Cappelli	....	sound (uncredited)
Clayton Collins	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Rickley W. Dumm	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
David Kneupper	....	sound designer (uncredited)
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Glenn T. Morgan	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Philip D. Morrill	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Preston Oliver	....	transfer recordist (uncredited)
Mark Ormandy	....	additional sound (uncredited)
John Rotondi	....	sound engineer: Y4 (uncredited)
Cherie Tamai	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Knox White	....	utility sound technician (uncredited)
David Williams	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Paula D. Fisher	....	special effects administrator
Scott R. Fisher	....	special effects co-coordinator
Thomas L. Fisher	....	special effects coordinator
Andrew Miller	....	special effects foreman (as Andrew J. Miller)
Bruce Minkus	....	special effects foreman (as Bruce L. Minkus)
Mark Noel	....	harrier motion base operator
Dale Brady	....	Harrier Jet molding supervisor (uncredited)
Kim Derry	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Robert Hutchins	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)
Jay King	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Terry W. King	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Thomas Kittle	....	special effects (uncredited)
Richard E. Kruder	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)
Vincent Montefusco	....	mechanical animator (uncredited)
Tom Steves	....	moldmaker (uncredited)
Yvonne Sturm	....	snowmaker (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Victor Abbene	....	visual effects chief lighting technician: Digital Domain
Jon Aghassian	....	data wrangler: Digital Domain
Harry J. Alpert	....	camera operator: Digital Domain
Tony Anderson	....	visual effects best boy grip: Digital Domain
James G. Anka	....	modelmaker: Digital Domain (as James Anka)
Al Arthur	....	animator: PDI
Lisa Aycock	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Mat Beck	....	visual effects photography: Digital Domain
Suzanne Berger	....	technical director: Boss Film Corporation
Brent Boates	....	storyboard artist: Digital Domain
Shawn Broes	....	editor: PDI
Betzy Bromberg	....	optical supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects
Marc Brown	....	visual effects plate crew
John Bruno	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain
Allen Cappuccilli	....	visual effects editor: Digital Domain
Mike Chambers	....	visual effects producer: Digital Domain
Audrey Chang	....	film operations coordinator: PDI
Teresa Cheng	....	digital effects producer: Digital Domain
Daniel Chuba	....	visual effects producer: PDI
Kyeng-Im Chung	....	heat signature animation and compositing: Digital Domain
Aliza Corson Chameides	....	animator: PDI (as Aliza Corson)
Chris Cowan	....	chief modelmaker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Sean C. Cunningham	....	missiles and smoke animation: Digital Domain (as Sean Cunningham)
Robin L. D'Arcy	....	producer: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Julian de la Pena	....	visual effects best boy electric: Digital Domain
Aaron Dem	....	production coordinator: PDI (as Aaron 'The Sushi' Dem)
Sean Dever	....	animator: PDI
Feliciano di Giorgio	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain (as Feliciano Di Giorgio)
Jamie Dixon	....	visual effects supervisor: PDI
Crystal Dowd	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain
Jason Dowdeswell	....	technical director: Boss Film Corporation (as Jason David Dowdeswell)
Miller Drake	....	visual effects editor
Gilbert Draper	....	modelmaker: Digital Domain
Christopher Duddy	....	visual effects plate crew (as Chris Duddy)
Jonathan Egstad	....	offline compositing: Digital Domain
Leslie Ekker	....	mechanical effects chief: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Peter Farson	....	supervising animator: Digital Domain
Alan K.M. Faucher	....	model crew chief: Digital Domain (as Alan Faucher)
John Ferrari	....	modelmaker: Digital Domain
Raffaella Filipponi	....	missiles and smoke animation: Digital Domain
Michael Fleming	....	technical director: Boss Film Corporation
Jammie Friday	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Jenny Fulle	....	visual effects producer: Boss Film Corporation
Gil Gagnon	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
Laurie George	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Julia Gibson	....	visual effects producer: Digital Domain
Henry Gonzales	....	chief modelmaker: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Roy Goode	....	miniature special effects: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Karen E. Goulekas	....	missiles and smoke animation: Digital Domain
Ron Gress	....	lead model painter: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Sarkis Hardy	....	shop and location foreman: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
John Higbie	....	camera operator: Digital Domain
Caleb J. Howard	....	heat signature animation and compositing: Digital Domain
Chris Hummel	....	heat signature animation and compositing: Digital Domain
Leslie Huntley	....	visual effects producer: Fantasy II Film Effects
David Isyomin	....	pyrotechnics supervisor: Digital Domain
Victor Jimenez	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Michael Joyce	....	model crew chief: Digital Domain (as Mike Joyce)
Jeffrey Kalmus	....	digital recording: Digital Domain (as Jeff Kalmus)
Emmet Kane	....	pyrotechnician: Digital Domain
Michael Karp	....	camera operator: Digital Domain (as Michael Steven Karp)
Jake Kauth	....	data wrangler: Digital Domain
Elizabeth Maxwell Keith	....	heat signature animation and compositing: Digital Domain
Rachel Kelley	....	model painter: Digital Domain
Scott Keppler	....	editor: Boss Film Corporation (as Scott Michael Keppler)
Neil Krepela	....	visual effects supervisor: Boss Film Corporation
Brad Kuehn	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinecite
Candace Lewis	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Kevin Lingenfelser	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Robert Luciano	....	digital recording supervisor: Digital Domain
Anthony Mabin	....	heat signature animation and compositing: Digital Domain
Kevin Scott Mack	....	digital painter and colorist: Digital Domain (as Kevin Mack)
Martha Snow Mack	....	digital painter and colorist: Digital Domain
Josh Margolies	....	visual effects assistant editor: Digital Domain (as Josh Margulies)
Rebecca Marie	....	animator: PDI
Gray Marshall	....	assistant digital effects supervisor: Digital Domain
Gerald McClung	....	modelmaker: Digital Domain
Pat McClung	....	miniature supervisor: Digital Domain (as Patrick McClung)
John McLaughlin	....	heat signature animation and compositing: Digital Domain
Barb Meier	....	technical supervisor: PDI
Cleveland Mitchell	....	animator: PDI
Bret Mixon	....	roto supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects
Michele Moen	....	digital matte supervisor: Boss Film Corporation
Bene Naudin	....	visual effects assistant coordinator: Digital Domain (as Benedicte Naudin)
Price Pethel	....	digital post-production supervisor: Digital Domain
Dianne Piepol	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain (as Diane Piepol)
Fred Raimondi	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Gary Rhodaback	....	modelmaker: Digital Domain
Lauren Alexandra Ritchie	....	visual effects coordinator
Christopher Roda	....	technical director: Boss Film Corporation (as Chris Roda)
Randall J. Rosa	....	heat signature animation and compositing: Digital Domain
Richard 'Rico' Sands	....	visual effects gaffer: Digital Domain (as Rico Sands)
Scott Schneider	....	miniature special effects: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Steven J. Scott	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Michael Shore	....	visual effects key grip: Digital Domain
Amie Slate	....	animator: PDI
Jay Sloat	....	senior software developer: heat signature shaders, Digital Domain
Robert Small	....	heat signature animation and compositing: Digital Domain
Douglas Smith	....	visual effects photography: Digital Domain (as Doug Smith)
Neville Spiteri	....	heat signature animation and compositing: Digital Domain
Robert Spurlock	....	miniature designer, fabricator and rigger: causeway, Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Mark Stetson	....	miniature designer, fabricator and rigger: causeway, Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
John K. Stirber	....	mechanical effects chief: Stetson Visual Services, Inc. (as John Stirber)
Jacques Stroweis	....	digital effects supervisor: Digital Domain
Richard Stutsman	....	miniature special effects: Stetson Visual Services, Inc.
Martine Tomczyk	....	digital compositor: Digital Domain
Timothy Tompkins	....	technical director: Boss Film Corporation
Marc Toscano	....	technical director: Boss Film Corporation
David Tucker	....	optical camera: Fantasy II Film Effects
Alfred Urrutia	....	data wrangler: Digital Domain
James Valentine	....	digital artist: Cinesite
Michele C. Vallillo	....	visual effects coordinator: Cinesite (as Michele Vallillo)
Joe Viskocil	....	pyrotechnics supervisor: Digital Domain (as Joseph Viskocil)
Cathy Wagner	....	animator: PDI
Christopher Warren	....	camera operator: Fantasy II Film Effects
Gene Warren	....	visual effects supervisor: Fantasy II Film Effects
Jon Warren	....	modelmaker: Digital Domain
Wayne Baker	....	first assistant cameraman (uncredited)
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski	....	technical assistant: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Brooke Breton	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Laura Buff	....	visual effects producer: pre-production (uncredited)
Floyd Casey	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Renee Chamblin	....	visual effects line-up editor (uncredited)
Adam Hill	....	model maker: Miami causeway, SVSI (uncredited)
Jim Hillin	....	CGI shader writer (uncredited)
J. Bryan Holloway	....	sculptor: Persian antiquities (uncredited)
Karin Joy	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Jamie Klein	....	visual effects key grip: Florida (uncredited)
Russell Koonce	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
David C. Lawson	....	imaging assistant (uncredited)
Carlyle O. Livingston II	....	foreman: full size harrier: Donald Pennington, Inc. (uncredited)
Terrence Masson	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Helen Medrano	....	assistant to visual effects producer (uncredited)
Douglas Miller	....	model maker (uncredited)
Stuart Mintz	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Michelle Murdocca	....	digital production manager (uncredited)
Alexandre Naufel	....	set lighting: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Dane Picard	....	technical director (uncredited)
Derek N. Prusak	....	visual effects assistant cameraman (uncredited)
Jay Riddle	....	visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
Brian Ripley	....	modelmaker and painter: Digital Domain (uncredited)
David Rosenthal	....	scanner and digital camera operator: PDI (uncredited)
Marc Rubone	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Olivier Sarda	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Jennifer Lee Scheer	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Doyle Smith	....	wire removal (uncredited)
Kevin Andrew Smith	....	systems administrator: Boss Film Studios (uncredited)
Suzanne Smith	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Stephen Sobisky	....	project manager: Viewpoint Datalabs (uncredited)
Ellen Somers	....	head of production: Boss Film Studios (uncredited)
Milos Twilight	....	computer graphics artist (uncredited)
Edson Williams	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Guy Williams	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Kieran Woo	....	production controller: Digital Domain (uncredited)
Xique	....	systems administrator (uncredited)
Thomas Zell	....	effects technician: miniature pyrotechnic (uncredited)

Stunts
Kenny Alexander	....	stunts
Jay Amor	....	stunts
Bobby Bass	....	stunts
Joe Bernal	....	stunts
Steve Boyum	....	stunts
Ericka Bryce	....	stunts (as Erica Bryce)
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts
Wally Crowder	....	stunts
Max Daniels	....	stunts
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts (as Steve Davison)
John Calvin Doyle	....	stunt driver
Kenny Endoso	....	stunts
Lance Gilbert	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Norman Howell	....	stunts
Donna Keegan	....	stunts
Peter Kent	....	stunts
Joel Kramer	....	stunt coordinator
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Billy D. Lucas	....	stunts
Cotton Mather	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts
Rita Minor	....	stunts
Ralph Morris	....	stunts
Zeljko Negovetic	....	stunts
Jimmy Nickerson	....	stunts
Miguel Nieves	....	stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunts (as Charlie Picerni Sr.)
Chuck Picerni Jr.	....	stunts
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts (as Jimmy Roberts)
Scott Rogers	....	stunts
Lori Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Scott Schmidt	....	stunts
Brian Smyj	....	stunts
Ron Stein	....	stunts
David Walling	....	stunts
David Webster	....	stunts (as J. David Webster)
Glenn R. Wilder	....	stunts (as Glenn Wilder)
Kim Zimmerman	....	stunts
Chuck Zito	....	stunts
Markus Alexander	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dave Bartholomew	....	stunts (uncredited)
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Ricou Browning Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)
Richard Bucher	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mike Cameron	....	stunts (uncredited)
Edward Conna	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tony De Leon	....	stunt terrorist (uncredited)
Donatella Dillon	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunts (uncredited)
Charles Grisham	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Martin Jedlicka	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rhonda Leigh Miller	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mia Reeves	....	extra stunts (uncredited)
Erica Richards	....	stunts (uncredited)
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts (uncredited)
Scott Thaler	....	stunts (uncredited)
Michael M. Vendrell	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul C. Babin	....	camera operator (as Paul Babin)
Kirk Bloom	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Derlin Brynford-Jones	....	crane technician: Technocrane
William Buckingham III	....	grip
David L. Butler	....	aerial photographer
Doug Chartier	....	dolly grip
Steve Cohagan	....	chief rigging electrician
John L. Dardis	....	electrician (as John Dardis)
Leigh Feitelberg	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Leigh Fettelberg)
Robert M. Fischer	....	grip
Roy Gittens	....	electrician
Raymond Gonzales	....	electrician (as Ray Gonzales)
Mark Jackson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Mark R. Jackson)
Jeffrey A. Johnson	....