True Lies

About True Lies

True Lies is a 1994 action-comedy film. It was directed by James Cameron, and stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere, Charlton Heston, and Art Malik. Eliza Dushku makes an early career appearance in this film. True Lies is an extended remake of the 1991 French film La Totale, directed by Claude Zidi and starring Thierry Lhermitte and Miou-Miou.

The movie begins in James Bond style as secret agent Harry Tasker (Schwarzenegger) infiltrates the alpine chateau of an international arms smuggler in Switzerland. Harry's mission is to track down nuclear warheads stolen from Kazakhstan. He is aided by his fellow Omega Sector agents, Albert "Gib" Gibson (Arnold) and Faisil (Heslov) who communicates with him from a computerized van. Inside the chateau, Harry meets Juno Skinner (Carrere), an antiquities dealer, and the two dance the tango while Harry arranges an explosive escape.

In a twist for an action hero, Harry has an ordinary home life. His wife, Helen (Curtis), is unaware that her husband is a spy and believes he is a computer salesman. Helen thinks Harry is boring, and their daughter Dana (Dushku), doesn't respect her father.