Ein furchtloser, globetrotter, terroristisch kämpfender Geheimagent hat sein Leben auf den Kopf gestellt, als er entdeckt, dass seine Frau eine Affäre mit einem Gebrauchtwagenhändler haben k... Alles lesenEin furchtloser, globetrotter, terroristisch kämpfender Geheimagent hat sein Leben auf den Kopf gestellt, als er entdeckt, dass seine Frau eine Affäre mit einem Gebrauchtwagenhändler haben könnte, während Terroristen Atomkriegsköpfe in die Vereinigten Staaten schmuggeln.Ein furchtloser, globetrotter, terroristisch kämpfender Geheimagent hat sein Leben auf den Kopf gestellt, als er entdeckt, dass seine Frau eine Affäre mit einem Gebrauchtwagenhändler haben könnte, während Terroristen Atomkriegsköpfe in die Vereinigten Staaten schmuggeln.
- Für 1 Oscar nominiert
- 8 Gewinne & 23 Nominierungen insgesamt
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- (as Chuck Tamburro)
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I delayed renting it again because I remembered the Jamie-Lee-as-prostitute scene was difficult to sit through--her predicament is just so embarrassing. But this time I discovered it is probably my favorite scene. She is just a scream (and surprisingly erotic), while her underplayed klutziness throughout is hysterical, right down to the tango at the end. Especially in contrast to her husband's ridiculously effortless physical skills and unruffled cool. The only time he loses it, and hilariously so, is with Bill Paxton. (And I love that she gets her own back for Arnie's sleazy trick. A woman who packs a punch.)
Even the excellent special effects are pure humor. They are just huge enough to be ridiculous, and yet never seem overblown--and this with a nuclear explosion and a Harrier on an urban rampage. This film is a work of genius. How an action/espionage/romance spoof could deliver such outrageous tongue-in-cheek and yet never feel like corn, slap or déjà vu is a mystery to me.
I give this 8/10 for being relentlessly entertaining, at a very high level. And the acting is top notch all around.
This is one of the most re-watchable movies I have seen in my entire life. One thing that James Cameron is extremely good at is character-driven movies, you get the character's background story, their personal life and another thing he is good at is extremely kick-ass female leads! He did it with the Terminator films, Aliens, Titanic, Avatar and he does it once again with this. It's one of the greatest female performances of all time along with Sigourney Weaver in Aliens, Linda Hamilton in Terminator 2, Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver & Silence of the Lambs, Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club and many more!
I won't get into the story & plot because I feel that this is one of Cameron's movies less people have viewed because they are focusing on the bigger Cameron movies and I believe that's a mistake because this is one of the greatest films of the 90's!
100%
A secret agent's life fighting with a terrorist who is threatening nuclear war in America turns upside down when he discovers about extra marital affair of his wife, now he has not only to save his country but also his marriage.
Now this is what you called a good action film, the film has almost everything, great action scenes, regular dose of comedy and lots of Kabooms. The best part of the film is that it creates a great cocktail of action and comedy and will keep the viewers engaged throughout.
Acting is great and Arnie and Jamie Lee Curtis did a tremendous work, they looked really funny and complimented each other very well, Bill Paxton looked very funny and impressive, Tom Arnold lends a great support.
Screenplay of the film is good and has all the ingredients to keep you engaged, the climax of the film is good and gives a perfect ending. A Must watch action comedy film.
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- WissenswertesArnold Schwarzenegger had a near-fatal accident on set during the horse riding scene, when his horse got startled and ran out of control. Schwarzenegger managed to slide off the horse, but did this near a 30-foot drop-off. His personal stunt man saw what happened and was able to grab him before he went over the ledge.
- PatzerBullets fired from an AK-47 would not shatter the canopy on a Harrier jet. This was known by the filmmakers, but the shattered canopy was included to avoid having to worry about reflections on the canopy glass.
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Gib: [to Harry] Same thing happened to me with wife number two, 'member? I have no idea nothing's going on, right? I come home one day and the house is empty, and I mean completely empty. She even took the ice cube trays out of the freezer. What kind of a sick bitch takes the ICE CUBE trays out of the FREEZER?
- Crazy CreditsIn the middle of the credits, Gib (who's waiting outside in the stereotypical spy van as Harry's having fun inside the party) says, "You know what? I'm sick of being in the van. You guys can be in the van next time. I've been in the van for fifteen years, Harry."
- Alternative VersionenThe Non-North American versions except in Germany, Austria, Scandinavia, Japan, France and Italy are distributed by Universal Pictures the 20th Century Fox logo is replaced with the Universal Pictures logo. Fox distributed the French and Italian versions.
- VerbindungenEdited into 5 Second Movies: True Lies (2008)
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- Seven Mile Bridge, Florida Keys, Florida, USA(bridge escape)
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- Budget
- 115.000.000 $ (geschätzt)
- Bruttoertrag in den USA und Kanada
- 146.282.411 $
- Eröffnungswochenende in den USA und in Kanada
- 25.869.770 $
- 17. Juli 1994
- Weltweiter Bruttoertrag
- 378.882.411 $