Movie connections for
True Lies (1994) More at IMDb Pro »

Remake of

Totale!, La (1991)

References

"The Bullwinkle Show" (1961)
The Music Man (1962)
Goldfinger (1964)
The Sound of Music (1965)
 -  Harry Tasker whistles "Edelweiss" when in the bathroom
Thunderball (1965)
Scorpio (1973)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Soldaat van Oranje (1977)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
For Your Eyes Only (1981)
First Blood (1982)
 -  After seeing Harry kill dozens of terrorists, Helen says: "I married Rambo".
Blue Thunder (1983)
"Scarecrow and Mrs. King" (1983)
Gremlins (1984)
Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
"Sally Jessy Raphael" (1985)
Aliens (1986)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Licence to Kill (1989)
Total Recall (1990)
Hot Shots! (1991)
Scent of a Woman (1992)
 -  The tango scene in the beginning
"Beavis and Butt-Head" (1993)
 -  Harry Tasker calls the terrorists "Beavis and Butthead" when he's on his way to the bathroom.
Cliffhanger (1993)

Referenced in

Empire of the Censors (1995) (TV)
 -  VHS cassette is shown
A Night to Die for (1995) (TV)
 -  mentioned once
Einkalíf (1995)
 -  The films poster is emphasised in the beginning
Go Now (1995)
"Baantjer: De Cock en de moord onder de doktoren (#1.11)" (1996)
 -  Open reference by a character.
"ER: True Lies (#2.12)" (1996)
 -  title reference
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Kite (1998)
20 Dates (1998)
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 5th Anniversary Special (1998) (TV)
 -  Mentioned while introducing Tom Arnold
The Matrix (1999)
Wild Wild West (1999)
'Halloween' Unmasked 2000 (1999) (V)
Charlie's Angels (2000)
Spy Kids (2001)
SpyHunter (2001) (VG)
 -  One scene features bridges being blown up similarly to True Lies.
Monsters, Inc. (2001)
Showtime (2002)
The Transporter (2002)
The 'Alien' Saga (2002) (TV)
Adaptation. (2002)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
 -  dialogue
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
 -  Tango scene between a married couple, both of whom are secret agents.
The Kid & I (2005)
 -  Poster on wall and explicit reference
Hot Fuzz (2007)
 -  After Nick Angel throws Lurch into the freezer, Danny asks him if he said "Cool off" afterwards.
Analog Hero in a Digital World: Making of 'Live Free or Die Hard' (2007) (V)
 -  mentioned once

Featured in

The Making of 'True Lies' (1994) (TV)
 -  clips shown
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)
 -  clips
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen (1996)
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003) (V)
 -  footage shown
The Kid & I (2005)
 -  Watches the movie on TV
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
 -  When talking about bloodless violence vs. realistic violence.
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People (2006) (V)
 -  Has clips
"Best! Movies! Ever!: Rescues (#1.15)" (2007)
 -  clips featured to illustrate the best rescues in movie history
"20 to 1: Sexiest Movie Moments (#5.3)" (2007)
 -  Clips shown in a segment on Jamie Lee Curtis's pole dancing scene.

Spoofs

Some Like It Hot (1959)
 -  At the very end of the movie, Harry and Helen dance a tango, respectively grabbing with their teeth the rose from the other's mouth.
Schindler's List (1993)

Spoofed in

The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995) (TV)
Kung kaya mo, kaya ko rin (1996)
 -  A number of scene from True Lies (1994) where copied in this movie.
Spy Hard (1996)
High School High (1996)
Erkan & Stefan (2000)
Chicken Run (2000)
Rush Hour 2 (2001)

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