Interesting facts about the film "True Lies" (16 photos)

Footage from the filming and some interesting facts about spyware action movie by James Cameron "True Lies" with Arnold Schwarzenegger in main role.





James Cameron's spy thriller "True Lies" was released in distant 1994. According to the plot of the film, Harry Tasker leads a double life and his family does not know that he is actually a special agent, who opposes terrorists.

1. This film could be the last for Schwarzenegger, as he nearly died during filming. When he was on horseback she almost threw him from a height of 30 meters. Luckily, it was nearby. a stuntman who helped the actor jump out of the saddle abruptly.



2. Few people know, but "True Lies" is not original film, but a remake of the French comedy by Claude Zidi "Total Surveillance", which came out in 1991. For the rights to use the script Claude Zidi received $15 million.



True, that's not all. After the release of the picture, there were people who claimed the rights to the script and even sued Claude Zidi. AND the most interesting thing is that the court satisfied these requirements, therefore the French director had to unfasten part of the proceeds from the deal.

3. In order not to fall into the mud face, Arnold Schwarzenegger took dance (tango) lessons for several months. He wanted to look as good as Al Pacino in Scent of a Woman.



4. The friend and partner of the protagonist was played by a famous comedian Tom Arnold. James Cameron liked him so much that he immediately took him to the role of Albert Gibson. The only problem was that at that time Tom Arnold was divorcing his wife, which of course left your imprint in the media. And as you know, filmmakers are not very fond of contact actors involved in scandals. But Cameron is so really wanted to see Tom in this role, that he even made a condition that he won't make a movie unless Tom Arnold is in it. well and you already know the result.



By the way, Tom Arnold and Arnold Schwarzenegger in life are good friends. Therefore, as Tom Arnold admits, they do not I had to play friendship in the frame, because everything was real.

5. Well, a little more about Tom Arnold. There is a scene in the movie where the hero of Tom tells the hero of Schwarzenegger that after the divorce with the second wife, she even took the ice from the refrigerator. Looks like a joke, but this is a reference to the divorce of the actor himself. After the divorce, the wife Tom Arnold really took even ice cubes from the house, located in the refrigerator.



6. The film "True Lies" got into the Guinness Book of Records, so this picture was the first, the budget of which exceeded 100 million dollars.



7. According to the plot, Schwarzenegger was not supposed to drop the recorder during his wife's striptease time. The recorder fell from the hands of the actor by accident. But Cameron liked the scene so much that he decided to include it in the film.



8. Jamie Lee Curtis did her own helicopter stunt. Exactly she, without any understudies, jumped and grabbed the hand of her screen husband. Moreover, the scene was shot in natural, that is, without chroma key (green screen).



9. The scene where Simon met Helen took place in the same place where the T-1000 from the movie "Terminator 2" first appeared. Naturally, this idea belonged to James Cameron himself, who filmed both of these films. And directors, in principle, often like to refer to their previous work.



10. Naturally, after the release of the film, various offended minority groups who were unhappy that Arabs in the film are presented as terrorists. American rights advocates Muslims even accused Cameron of xenophobia.



11. But in spite ofall protests and hype, the film collected very good box office, and with a budget of $ 115 million, the picture "True Lies" earned almost 400 million.



12 Art Malik Didn't Even Audition For The Role main villain Salim Abu Aziz. After Cameron saw the actor in film "Pleasure City", the director decided to invite Malik without trial.



13. Cameron planned to make a sequel to the film, but after the September 11 attacks, he abandoned the idea.



14. Arnold Schwarzenegger's wife got jealous of her husband when saw a striptease scene, and even asked him if he was too carried away Jamie Lee Curtis? To this Iron Arnie replied that he hated everyone hour of filming this scene.



15. The movie "True Lies" was released on 16-bit console Sega mega drive 2. The game is made in the style of a top-down and repeats the plot of the movie.