Rewind & Review Ep 93 - True Lies (1994)

That Film Stew Podcast

When he said I do, he didn't say what he did. Written and directed by James Cameron, True Lies is the action comedy film based on the 1991 French comedy film La Totale! Jason and Rob rewind to 1994 to review the Arnold Schwarzenegger starring action-packed spy romp, and the first film to cost $100 million to make. Secretly a spy but thought by his family to be a dull salesman, Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) is tracking down nuclear missiles in the possession of Islamic jihadist Aziz (Art Malik). Harry's mission is complicated when he realizes his neglected wife, Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis), is contemplating an affair with Simon (Bill Paxton), a used-car salesman who claims he's a spy. When Aziz kidnaps Harry and Helen, the secret agent must save the world and patch up his marriage at the same time.