True Lies is a 1994 American action comedy film written and directed by James Cameron. It was executive produced by Lawrence Kasanoff and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Art Malik, Tia Carrere, Bill Paxton, Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov and Charlton Heston. It is based on the 1991 French comedy film La Totale! The film follows U.S. government agent Harry Tasker, who struggles to balance his life as a spy with his familial duties. True Lies 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. For her performance, Curtis won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and the Saturn Award for Best Actress, while Cameron won the Saturn Award for Best Director.
| Director | James Cameron |
| Produced by | James Cameron, Stephanie Austin |
| Screenplay by | James Cameron |
| Story by | James Cameron, Randall Frakes |
| Starring | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Art Malik, Tia Carrere |
| Music | Brad Fiedel |
| Cinematography | Russell Carpenter |
| Edited by | Conrad Buff IV, Mark Goldblatt, Richard A. Harris |
| Production, company | Lightstorm Entertainment |
| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox (North America, France and Italy), Universal Pictures (through United International Pictures, International) |
| Released | July 15, 1994 |
| Running time | 141 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $100 –120 million |
| Box office | $378.9 million |
| Netflix ID | 60029814 |
About True Lies
Harry Tasker is a secret agent for the United States government and while he tracks down terrorists, he learns that his wife is having an affair with a used car salesman.
Achievement of True Lies
James Cameron wrote, produced, and directed the film. The film made over $378 million worldwide.
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