True Lies - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "True Lies"
True Lies (1994)
Timing:
2:21 (141 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Stephanie Austin
Producer
Executive Producer
Rae Sanchini
Executive Producer
Robert Shriver
Executive Producer
Casting
Ellen Jacoby
Casting
Editor
Richard A. Harris
Editor
Conrad Buff IV
Editor
Art Direction
Robert W. Laing
Art Direction
Michael Novotny
Art Direction
Costume Design
Marlene Stewart
Costume Design
Stunts
Kenny Alexander
Stunts
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunts
Lane Leavitt
Stunts
Manny Perry
Stunts
Norman Howell
Stunts
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
Joel Kramer
Stunt Coordinator
Second Unit Director
E. J. Foerster
Second Unit Director
Glenn R. Wilder
Second Unit Director
Set Decoration
Cindy Carr
Set Decoration
Stunt Driver
John Calvin Doyle
Stunt Driver
Makeup Artist
Tania McComas
Makeup Artist
Linda Boykin-Williams
Makeup Artist
Sharon Kalb
Makeup Artist
Paula Kelly
Makeup Artist
Frank Rogers
Makeup Artist
Key Makeup Artist
Jay Cannistraci
Key Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Patricia Whitcher
Unit Production Manager
Scott Thaler
Unit Production Manager
Production Supervisor
Paddy Cullen
Production Supervisor
Associate Producer
Pamela Easley
Associate Producer
Set Dresser
Eric Weiler
Set Dresser
Paul Richards
Set Dresser
Ray Fisher
Set Dresser
Stephen P. Durante
Set Dresser
Jim C. Johnson
Set Dresser
Richard F. Anderson
Set Dresser
Kai Blomberg
Set Dresser
Jane B. Johnson
Set Dresser
Second Assistant Director
Marty Jedlicka
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Double
Peter Kent
Stunt Double
Director of Photography
Pilot
Jeff Senour
Pilot
Musician
Camera Operator
Michael St. Hilaire
Camera Operator
Steadicam Operator
Costumer
Marina Marit
Costumer
Costume Supervisor
Lisa Lovaas
Costume Supervisor
Key Costumer
Tom Numbers
Key Costumer
Sound Effects Editor
Bob Beher
Sound Effects Editor
Dino DiMuro
Sound Effects Editor
Christopher Assells
Sound Effects Editor
James Beshears
Sound Effects Editor
Glenn T. Morgan
Sound Effects Editor
Robert Garrett
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Michael Sullivan
Sound Effects Editor
Jay B. Richardson
Sound Effects Editor
Randy Kelley
Sound Effects Editor
Mark Lanza
Sound Effects Editor
Craig S. Jaeger
Sound Effects Editor
Assistant Art Director
Martin Laing
Assistant Art Director
Charles Dwight Lee
Assistant Art Director
Bill Rea
Assistant Art Director
Property Master
Charles Stewart
Property Master
Visual Effects Supervisor
Neil Krepela
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jamie Dixon
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jay Riddle
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gene Warren Jr.
Visual Effects Supervisor
Brad Kuehn
Visual Effects Supervisor
Supervising Sound Editor
Gregg Baxter
Supervising Sound Editor
Wylie Stateman
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez
Script Supervisor
Electrician
John L. Dardis
Electrician
Set Costumer
Fran Allgood
Set Costumer
Greg Hall
Set Costumer
Aerial Director of Photography
David L. Butler
Aerial Director of Photography
Hairstylist
Lucia Mace
Hairstylist
Special Effects Coordinator
Thomas L. Fisher
Special Effects Coordinator
Still Photographer
Zade Rosenthal
Still Photographer
Digital Effects Supervisor
Jacques Stroweis
Digital Effects Supervisor
Sound Mixer
Visual Effects Producer
Brooke Breton
Visual Effects Producer
Daniel Chuba
Visual Effects Producer
Mike Chambers
Visual Effects Producer
Robin L. D'Arcy
Visual Effects Producer
Leslie Huntley
Visual Effects Producer
Laura Buff
Visual Effects Producer
Jenny Fulle
Visual Effects Producer
Julia Gibson
Visual Effects Producer
First Assistant Director
Aldric La'Auli Porter
First Assistant Director
J. Michael Haynie
First Assistant Director
Assistant Costume Designer
Chrisi Karvonides-Dushenko
Assistant Costume Designer
Animation
Rebecca Marie
Animation
Sean Dever
Animation
Amie Slate
Animation
Aliza Corson Chameides
Animation
Chief Lighting Technician
Rick A. West
Chief Lighting Technician
Driver
Bobby Enriquez
Driver
Boom Operator
Nicholas R. Allen
Boom Operator
Graphic Designer
Thomas Conroy
Graphic Designer
Screenplay
Simon Michaël
Screenplay
Set Designer
Joseph Hodges
Set Designer
Sound Designer
David Kneupper
Sound Designer
Propmaker
Butch McCarthy
Propmaker
Peter Damien
Propmaker
Mike Brooks
Propmaker
Allen Lafferty
Propmaker
Construction Coordinator
Anthony Lattanzio
Construction Coordinator
William Les Collins
Construction Coordinator
Robb W. Ward
Construction Coordinator
Location Scout
Marce Sterner
Location Scout
Art Department Coordinator
Teri Anne Kopp
Art Department Coordinator
Dialogue Editor
Patrick J. Foley
Dialogue Editor
Richard Dwan Jr.
Dialogue Editor
Assistant Editor
Caroline Ross
Assistant Editor
Shannon Leigh Olds
Assistant Editor
Clarinda Wong
Assistant Editor
Jane Kass
Assistant Editor
First Assistant Sound Editor
Robert Batha
First Assistant Sound Editor
Best Boy Grip
Eugene B. Kerry
Best Boy Grip
Foley Editor
Willy Allen
Foley Editor
Props
Brook Yeaton
Props
Rigging Grip
Brian A. Pitts
Rigging Grip
Transportation Coordinator
Donald R. Casella
Transportation Coordinator
Key Grip
Lloyd Moriarity
Key Grip
Location Manager
Carol Flaisher
Location Manager
Grip
William Buckingham III
Grip
Dolly Grip
Doug Chartier
Dolly Grip
Assistant Property Master
Amie McCarthy Winn
Assistant Property Master
Glenn Forbes
Assistant Property Master
John Patteson
Assistant Property Master
Key Hair Stylist
Peter Tothpal
Key Hair Stylist
Leadman
Jon Danniells
Leadman
P. Scott Bailey
Leadman
Assistant Location Manager
Patrick Burn
Assistant Location Manager
Location Assistant
Nigel Arscott
Location Assistant
Second Second Assistant Director
David Ticotin
Second Second Assistant Director
Howell Caldwell
Second Second Assistant Director
Carpenter
José Ignacio Álvarez
Carpenter
Rome Duval
Carpenter
Construction Foreman
Chris Santini
Construction Foreman
Assistant Set Decoration
Nadia Saah
Assistant Set Decoration
Painter
Dean F. Janik
Painter
Music Supervisor
Randy Gerston
Music Supervisor
Makeup Supervisor
Jeff Dawn
Makeup Supervisor
Special Effects Technician
Foley Mixer
James Ashwill
Foley Mixer
Production Controller
Kieran Woo
Production Controller
Production Accountant
Susannah Brengel
Production Accountant
Casting Associate
Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Sculptor
Monty Shook
Sculptor
Leo Rijn
Sculptor
Music Editor
Kenneth Karman
Music Editor
Patty von Arx
Music Editor
Video Assist Operator
Charles May II
Video Assist Operator
VFX Editor
Miller Drake
VFX Editor
Allen Cappuccilli
VFX Editor
First Assistant Camera
Michael Condro
First Assistant Camera
Mark R. Jackson
First Assistant Camera
Special Effects Assistant
Gary L. King
Special Effects Assistant
Digital Compositor
Jammie Friday
Digital Compositor
Candace Lewis
Digital Compositor
Martine Tomczyk
Digital Compositor
Mimi Abers
Digital Compositor
Feliciano di Giorgio
Digital Compositor
Fred Raimondi
Digital Compositor
Lisa Aycock
Digital Compositor
Marc Rubone
Digital Compositor
Post Production Coordinator
Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
Post Production Coordinator
Standby Painter
Joseph Calta
Standby Painter
Conductor
Post Production Supervisor
Price Pethel
Post Production Supervisor
Music Coordinator
Rick Fleishman
Music Coordinator
Additional Hairstylist
Brenda McNally
Additional Hairstylist
Sound Engineer
John Rotondi
Sound Engineer
Stand In
Kathleen Conway
Stand In
Production Assistant
Trish Minnich
Production Assistant
Greensman
William D. McLane
Greensman
Pedro Barquin
Greensman
Additional Grip
Hugh McCallum
Additional Grip
VFX Artist
Production Coordinator
Aaron Dem
Production Coordinator
Scoring Mixer
Tim Boyle
Scoring Mixer
Loader
Amy La Licata
Loader
Sound
Mark Ormandy
Sound
Athonia Cappelli
Sound
Visual Effects Coordinator
Michele C. Vallillo
Visual Effects Coordinator
Lauren Alexandra Ritchie
Visual Effects Coordinator
Crystal Dowd
Visual Effects Coordinator
Karin Joy
Visual Effects Coordinator
Gil Gagnon
Visual Effects Coordinator
Jennifer Lee Scheer
Visual Effects Coordinator
Key Set Production Assistant
Michael Salven
Key Set Production Assistant
Utility Sound
Knox White
Utility Sound
Scenic Artist
Jack Reeves
Scenic Artist
Alan S. Reynolds
Scenic Artist
Visual Effects Editor
Allen Cappuccilli
Visual Effects Editor
Visual Effects
Nelson Cabrera
Visual Effects
Suzanne Smith
Visual Effects
Payroll Accountant
John R. Hansen
Payroll Accountant
ADR Editor
Chris Jargo
ADR Editor
Bill Voigtlander
ADR Editor
Extras Casting
Dan Parada
Extras Casting
Rich King
Extras Casting
Kimberly Skyrme
Extras Casting
Best Boy Electric
Robert Neville
Best Boy Electric
Assistant Accountant
Stacy Layne Kramer
Assistant Accountant
Sound Recordist
Rick Bozeat
Sound Recordist
Supervising Music Editor
Allan K. Rosen
Supervising Music Editor
Second Assistant Camera
Kirk Bloomberg
Second Assistant Camera
Choreographer
Lynne Hockney
Choreographer
Assistant Sound Editor
Rickley W. Dumm
Assistant Sound Editor
Philip D. Morrill
Assistant Sound Editor
Cherie Tamai
Assistant Sound Editor
Todd Egan
Assistant Sound Editor
Modeling
Gerald McClung
Modeling
Executive In Charge Of Production
Donna Smith
Executive In Charge Of Production
Rotoscoping Artist
Tim Scannell
Rotoscoping Artist
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
David Isyomin
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Joe Viskocil
Pyrotechnic Supervisor
Production Executive
Aron Warner
Production Executive
Title Designer
Kyle Cooper
Title Designer
Swing
Sound Editor
Clayton Collins
Sound Editor
Set Medic
Marie Nashold
Set Medic
Head of Production
Ellen Somers
Head of Production
Dolby Consultant
Douglas Greenfield
Dolby Consultant
Color Timer
Jim Passon
Color Timer
Dan Muscarella
Color Timer
Negative Cutter
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein
Negative Cutter
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Josh Margolies
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
VFX Production Coordinator
Aaron Dem
VFX Production Coordinator
Roto Supervisor
Bret Mixon
Roto Supervisor
Assistant Camera
Scott Hering
Assistant Camera
Data Wrangler
Jon Aghassian
Data Wrangler
Visual Effects Technical Director
Jason Dowdeswell
Visual Effects Technical Director
Dane Picard
Visual Effects Technical Director
Marc Toscano
Visual Effects Technical Director
Christopher Roda
Visual Effects Technical Director
Supervising Animator
Peter Farson
Supervising Animator
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
R. Russell Smith
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Pyrotechnician
Emmet Kane
Pyrotechnician
Robert Hutchins
Pyrotechnician
Technical Supervisor
Barb Meier
Technical Supervisor
Senior Visual Effects Supervisor
Systems Administrators & Support
Kevin Andrew Smith
Systems Administrators & Support
General Manager
Scott Ross
General Manager
Dialogue Coach
Peter Kelley
Dialogue Coach
Visual Effects Camera
Michael Karp
Visual Effects Camera
Production Illustrator
Tom Cranham
Production Illustrator
Digital Effects Producer
Teresa Cheng
Digital Effects Producer
Project Manager
Stephen Sobisky
Project Manager
Storyboard
Brent Boates
Storyboard
Underwater Camera
Pete Romano
Underwater Camera
Weapons Master
Harry Lu
Weapons Master
On Set Props
Curtis Carlin
On Set Props
Visual Effects Lineup
Renée Tymn
Visual Effects Lineup
Trainee Production Coordinator
Karin Roffman
Trainee Production Coordinator
Nancy Townsend
Trainee Production Coordinator
Smoke Artist
Karen E. Goulekas
Smoke Artist
Raffaella Filipponi
Smoke Artist
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is based on the 1991 French comedy *Total Recall*.
- To film two short tango scenes, actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tia Carrere, and Jamie Lee Curtis had to train for about six months.
- Video games with the same title as the film were released on various gaming consoles.
- As for a full-fledged continuation of "True Lies", it was never filmed, despite James Cameron’s and many actors from the original film’s interest in it, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis. The reason for this was the September 11th terrorist attacks, after which terrorism ceased to be a subject for jokes, and Schwarzenegger’s election as Governor of California.
- In the film "Me and My Baby", Tom Arnold plays the "second self" of himself – actor Bill Williams, who once starred in "True Lies", but did not achieve recognition, fame, or money.
- Schwarzenegger’s character works for a secret government agency called "The Omega Sector", whose motto is "The Last Line of Defense". This agency is headed by Charlton Heston’s character, who starred in the film "The Omega Man" (1971).
- The song that Schwarzenegger’s character whistles in the bathroom is "Edelweiss" from "The Sound of Music", which takes place in Arnold Schwarzenegger’s homeland – Austria.
- When Harry and Helen Tasker are fleeing from Samir, Helen says: “I married Rambo.” Director James Cameron helped write the screenplay for "Rambo 2" (1985).
- The number of corpses in the film is 71.
- The music to which Schwarzenegger and Carrere's characters dance is the tango "Por Una Cabeza." The exact same tango was featured in "Scent of a Woman" (1992).
- Jodie Foster was initially considered for the role of Helen, and she became interested in the script but declined due to scheduling conflicts. Ellen DeGeneres (Cameron found her "too funny" after screen tests), Isabella Rossellini ("too Italian"), and Kyra Sedgwick (who turned down the project because she felt she was too young for the role) were also mentioned as candidates.
- Rosanna Arquette, Kim Basinger, Annette Bening, Joan Cusack, Geena Davis, Melanie Griffith, Madonna, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Michelle Pfeiffer, Debra Winger, Emma Thompson, and Jennifer Jason Leigh also auditioned for the role of Helen.
- To film two short tango scenes, actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tia Carrere, and Jamie Lee Curtis had to train for about six months.
- Jodie Foster was initially considered for the role of Helen, and she was interested in the script but declined due to a scheduling conflict. Ellen DeGeneres (whom Cameron found "too funny" after auditions), Isabella Rossellini ("too Italian"), and Kyra Sedgwick (who turned down the project because she thought she was too young for the role) were also among the candidates.
- Rosanna Arquette, Kim Basinger, Annette Bening, Joan Cusack, Gina Davis, Melanie Griffith, Madonna, Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, Michelle Pfeiffer, Debra Winger, Emma Thompson, and Jennifer Jason Leigh all auditioned for the role of Helen.
- When the main character, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, tells a friend, played by Tom Arnold, that his wife (played by Jamie Lee Curtis) is seeing someone else, the friend responds by saying that his ex-wife took literally everything from him in the divorce, even the ice cube trays from the freezer. This episode referred to Tom Arnold's divorce from Roseanne Barr, which was happening at the time. It was claimed that she even took the ice cube trays with her when she left. Schwarzenegger relayed this to director James Cameron and added the line, “What a bitch you have to be to even take the ice cube trays!” Cameron liked the line and included it in the film.
- During the filming of the horseback riding scene, Arnold Schwarzenegger nearly died when the horse stopped responding to commands. The actor began to slide off the saddle, and this was happening near a 9-meter cliff. One of the stuntmen noticed this and pulled the horse and actor away from the edge in time.
- Tom Arnold didn't even hope to get into the film's cast, and he went to the audition mainly to see James Cameron with his own eyes. He played a few scenes with Schwarzenegger, Cameron immediately noticed the instinctive chemistry between Schwarzenegger and Arnold, and cast Arnold in the film. The management of 20th Century Fox tried to object – mainly because of the situation with Roseanne Barr – but Cameron pushed back, and they gave in. When news of this reached Arnold, he was sincerely grateful to Cameron for the opportunity and subsequently became close friends with both Cameron and Schwarzenegger.
- The US government provided three 'Harrier' attack aircraft along with pilots, costing the filmmakers $100,736 (or $2,410 per hour). Director James Cameron said that he first filmed the aircraft flying past from a helicopter with the main character, while the pilots maintained the distance specified in the instructions. After that, he asked if they could make exactly the same pass, but a little closer to the helicopter. They conferred for a moment, answered the question in the affirmative, and completed the pass. Then Cameron asked if they could repeat the pass again, but even closer, and this time they would have to break safety regulations (instructions). The pilots deliberated for much longer, but finally made the pass again, and this third take was used in the film.
- During the performance of the final tango, Jamie Lee Curtis slipped down and at one point had to lean on the floor with her hand – simply because she was already tired (it wasn't the first take). Initially, the actress was upset that James Cameron left this particular take in the final cut of the film, but then she realized that it was entirely in keeping with her character.
- The scene in the public restroom was written in the script very schematically – half a page – and without any details. When James Cameron saw the corresponding set a couple of days before filming, he said that the set needed to be three times larger (for filming shooting, fights, and so on; and Cameron also envisioned jets of water shooting up from the urinals and lampshades falling from the ceiling). It was at this moment that the props and set decoration department first learned that the scene would be filmed there. After that, the film's production designer, Peter Lamont, and his subordinates had only two days to change the set to match the director's plans and wishes. The entire scene was supposed to be shot in one day, but it ultimately took five shooting days.
- Filming the episode (in the mansion) that begins the film was difficult. It was filmed at night in sub-zero temperatures, and the mansion itself had no heating. The women froze during filming, as they were wearing nothing but evening dresses, and had to change clothes practically on the street. The tents were heated with kerosene lamps, one of which flared up, and someone in the extras' dress caught fire. The extras were paid an additional $50 for filming in the cold. The cold also hampered the filming of the scene of the main character's escape, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Cars and equipment were sliding on the surface, so filming on the mountainside was not easy. According to director James Cameron, they only managed to film 10% of what he had intended to include in the episode.
- Filming took so long that work on the film fell significantly behind schedule. Actress Tia Carrere had a contract for seven weeks of filming, but ended up filming for 7 months (her fee increased accordingly). Bill Paxton managed to star in another film during breaks in filming (it was Robert Boris’s western “Frank and Jesse”). James Cameron was repeatedly bothered by Roseanne Barr – she called him demanding that he allow her ex-husband Tom Arnold to return to filming the series “Roseanne” (1988-2018).
- Initially, the script did not provide for Spencer Trilby, played by Charlton Heston, to wear an eye patch. He simply showed up on set on the first day of filming with a black eye, and the props department had to figure something out. Furthermore, he insisted that his character be given the surname Trilby (he himself loves to wear trilbies – a type of soft men's hat with small, upturned brims).
- While preparing for filming, director James Cameron, along with his friend and screenwriter Randall Frakes, gathered information about international terrorism. Cameron and Frakes were literally shocked by how easily it turned out to be to smuggle weapons across the US border unnoticed (everything changed after the September 11, 2001 attacks). Much of what they discovered was incorporated into the film's script to portray the terrorists as realistically as possible. At the same time, no one wanted to be accused of promoting terrorism and its methods, so the film was made as comedic as they deemed possible.
- The explosion of the Sevenmile Bridge was filmed using a small-scale model. The old bridge had already been 'blown up': its drawbridge section had been removed to allow ships to pass underneath. This happened after the opening of a parallel new bridge.
- For filming Arnold Schwarzenegger at the controls of a fighter jet, a full-size mock-up of a 'Harrier' attack aircraft was built. The aircraft was controlled from a crane installed on the roof of a building nearby, which was later removed from the frame using computer technology (as were the cables on which the aircraft was suspended).
- As for a full-fledged sequel to “True Lies,” it was never made, despite the interest of James Cameron and many actors from the original film, including Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis. The reason for this was the September 11th terrorist attacks, after which terrorism ceased to be a topic for jokes, and Schwarzenegger's election as Governor of California.
- Jodie Foster was initially considered for the role of Helen, and she became interested in the script but declined due to a scheduling conflict. Ellen DeGeneres (whom Cameron found “too funny” after auditions), Isabella Rossellini (“too Italian”), and Kyra Sedgwick (who refused to participate in the project because she considered herself too young for the role) were also among the candidates.
- When the main character, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, tells a friend, played by Tom Arnold, that his wife (played by Jamie Lee Curtis) is seeing someone, the friend responds by saying that his second wife took literally everything from him in the divorce, even the ice cube trays from the freezer. The episode referred to Tom Arnold’s divorce from Roseanne Barr, which was happening at the time. It was claimed that she even took the ice cube trays with her when she left. Schwarzenegger relayed this to director James Cameron and added the line, “You have to be a real bitch to take even the ice cube trays!” Cameron liked the phrase and included it in the film.
- The US government provided three “Harrier” attack aircraft along with their pilots, and they cost the filmmakers $100,736 (or $2,410 per hour). Director James Cameron said that he first filmed the aircraft flying past from a helicopter with the main character, while the pilots maintained the distance specified in the instructions. After that, he asked if they could make exactly the same pass, but a little closer to the helicopter. They conferred for a moment, answered in the affirmative, and made the pass. Then Cameron asked if they could repeat the pass again, but even closer, now requiring them to violate safety regulations (instructions). The pilots conferred for much longer, but eventually made the pass again, and this third take was the one used in the film.
- The scene in the public restroom was written in the script very schematically – half a page – and without any details. When James Cameron saw the corresponding set a couple of days before filming, he said that the set needed to be three times bigger (for filming shooting, fighting, and so on; and Cameron also envisioned jets of water shooting up from the urinals and lampshades falling from the ceiling). It was at this moment that the props and set decoration departments first learned what would be filmed there. After that, the film’s art director, Peter Lamont, and his subordinates had only two days to change the set to match the director’s plans and wishes. The entire scene was supposed to be filmed in one day, but ultimately it took five shooting days.
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