Title: True Lies
Runtime: 141 Min
Year: 1994
Genres: Action - Thriller
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Bill Paxton, Tia Carrere, Art Malik, Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov, Charlton Heston, Marshall Manesh, James Allen, Dieter Rauter, Jane Morris, Katsy Chappell, Crystina Wyler, Ofer Samra, Jean-Claude Parachini, Majed Ibrahim
Directed By: James Cameron
PLOT
Harry Tasker leads a double life. At work he is a government agent with a license to do just about anything, while at home he pretends to be a dull computer salesman. He is on the trail of stolen nuclear weapons that are in the hands of fanatic terrorists when something more important comes up. Harry finds his wife is seeing another man because she needs some adventure in her life. Harry decides to give it to her, juggling pursuit of terrorists on one hand and an adventure for his wife on the other while showing he can Tango all at once.
Country: U.S.A.
Language: English - French (only a few words) - Arabic - German
Writers: (screenplay "La Totale!") Claude Zidi, Simon Michaël and Didier Kaminka
IMDB Rating: 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 70%
Parental Advisory Certification: MPAA: Rated R for a lot of action/violence and some language
Certification: Argentina:16 / Australia:M / Canada:13+ (Quebec) / Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) / Canada:AA (Ontario) / Canada:PG (Manitoba) / Chile:14 / Denmark:15 / Finland:K-14 / Germany:16 / Netherlands:16 (original rating) (cinema release) / Norway:18 / Peru:14 / Singapore:PG / South Korea:15 / Spain:18 / Sweden:15 / USA:R / UK:15 (cut) / Finland:K-16 (original rating) / Iceland:14 (original rating) / Iceland:16 (video rating) / Hungary:16 / New Zealand:M / Brazil:14 / Portugal:M/12 / France:U / Netherlands:12 / South Korea:12 (cable rating)
Awards:
1995- Academy Awards, USA (Oscar)
-Best Effects, Visual Effects - John Bruno, Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis & Pat McClung (NOMINATED)
1995- ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards (ASCAP Award)
-Top Box Office Films - Brad Fiedel (WON)
1995- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA (Saturn Award)
-Best Actress - Jamie Lee Curtis Tied with Sandra Bullock for Speed (1994/I). (WON)
-Best Director - James Cameron (WON)
-Best Special Effects - John Bruno (Digital Domain). (WON)
-Best Action/Adventure/Thriller Film (NOMINATED)
-Best Actor - Arnold Schwarzenegger (NOMINATED)
-Best Supporting Actor - Bill Paxton (NOMINATED)
-Best Supporting Actress - Tia Carrere (NOMINATED)
1995- American Cinema Editors, USA (Eddie)
-Best Edited Feature Film - Mark Goldblatt, Conrad Buff IV & Richard A. Harris (NOMINATED)
1995- American Comedy Awards, USA (American Comedy Award)
-Funniest Actress in a Motion Picture (Leading Role) - Jamie Lee Curtis (WON)
1995- Awards of the Japanese Academy (Award of the Japanese Academy)
-Best Foreign Film (NOMINATED)
1995- BAFTA Awards (BAFTA Film Award)
-Best Special Effects - John Bruno, Thomas L. Fisher, Jacques Stroweis, Pat McClung & Jamie Dixon (NOMINATED)
1995- Cinema Audio Society, USA (C.A.S. Award)
-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Feature Film - Michael Minkler (re-recording mixer), Bob Beemer (re-recording mixer) & Lee Orloff (production mixer) (NOMINATED)
1995- Golden Globes, USA (Golden Globe)
-Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical - Jamie Lee Curtis (WON)
1995- MTV Movie Awards (MTV Movie Award)
-Best Action Sequence - For the bridge explosion/limo rescue. (NOMINATED)
-Best Comedic Performance - Tom Arnold (NOMINATED)
-Best Dance Sequence - Arnold Schwarzenegger & Tia Carrere (NOMINATED)
-Best Female Performance - Jamie Lee Curtis (NOMINATED)
-Best Kiss - Jamie Lee Curtis & Arnold Schwarzenegger (NOMINATED)
1995- Screen Actors Guild Awards (Actor)
-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role - Jamie Lee Curtis (NOMINATED)
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