Can't believe this movie is almost 30 years old already. It still looks like it could've been made yesterday. Fabulous effects work. Excellent stunt coordination. Incredible action set pieces. When it wants to be a comedy, it's the funniest comedy ever, and when it wants to be an action movie, it's the most action-packed flick EVER! Does both to perfection, and moves so seamlessly between them. Plus, Bill Paxton......what can I say.......best performance of his colorful career. I really miss him.
That list of other possibles for Helen Tasker was truly frightening! Good actresses, most of them, but not one of them could have played as believable a hausfrau-morphing-to-bombshell as JLC! And Madonna? WTF was anyone thinking *there*?!?
I love this movie, and so does my wife. Rumor is that Tom Arnold got the line "what kind of sick b**h takes the ice trays" from his breakup from Rosanne Barr.
When the Marine pilot signs the Harrier over to Schwarzenegger, "sir, you need to sign for that." Best line in the movie. All the veterans will understand that. The mock-up Harrier that they used in this movie was also used in the first Avengers movie. It was in the Helicarrier hanger when Hulk and Thor were fighting.
This is one of my favourite action movies. One thing I really like is the realism, i.e. real jets, real stunts, real explosions. The bridge scenes, including the explosion using miniatures, looked so awesome. I can't imagine what it takes to get these things filmed the way it was. These days, it would have been CGI jets, CGI people doing stunts, CGI explosions. No matter how good the technology gets, you can always tell that something is not 100% real. True Lies is true fun to watch every time.
I was afraid when I saw that Tom Arnold was in this, but he was PERFECT! Indeed, all of the actors were. They played this to the hilt and probably had a ball doing it.
I remember the audience booed when his name rolled in the opening credits. I joined in on that booing too. After the movie, Tom Arnold went up a notch with me. He's still at notch one.
Chris Talbot just like Schwarzenegger, this movie showed that Tom can be hilarious with the right role/script. The two have such good chemistry onscreen.
James Cameron's best movies have Schwarzenegger in them. This movie is perfectly cast. Arnold with his mix of action and humor, Jamie Lee Curtis (a kinda nerdy, clumsy, middle aged woman who can be sexy when needed) Tom Arnold and of course, the late great Bill Paxton as Simon.
I keep discovering how good an actor Paxton was; had to re-watch Aliens, The Terminator and now True Lies; R.I.P Bill, you were in the big productions with a variety of characters
@@alerey4363 Don't forget Twister. I just showed my 11 year old grandson Twister and got a kick out of how excited he got watching it - yelling at the characters and telling them how to do things better, lol. Paxton's role was awesome in it. I enjoyed revisiting that movie! And then there's Chet in Weird Science. He played such a jerk in that.
@@magicvampirelver1321 it would've been interesting if Sharon Stone took on the role of Helen Tasker, as the movie would also feel like a "Total Recall" reunion of sorts
i just typed the same thing as you, i have been gagging for these movies on blu ray for years, i am really don't see why they have been overlooked for so long.
@@iankelsall25 There is a Blu-ray, but it's just a bare-bones release with only the film. I have a digital rip of it. As noted in my original comment, the film deserves a Special Edition with a commentary with Cameron and hopefully Arnold, maybe Jamie as well since she just did one for "Halloween Kills", as well as making-of featurettes and interviews.
He cares more about Junkatar. A 4k master is ready to be reviewed but James literally said he doesn't have the time. Blu Ray has been around since the late 2000's . The DVD version of True Lies is non anamorphic so it's 4:3 letterbox letterbox. It's the last title I've been itching to put in my collection.
@@BobDylanFan1966 Yeh im pretty much the same with my collection, im constantly searching for info regarding a release the last positive bit of news i read was possibly the end of 2018 we was going to get True Lies on blu ray along with the Abyss, 2020 still nothing!! Ah well hopefully one day i hope.
@@kjn6505 well like I said they've been completed by whichever studio owns them but he says he doesn't have the time. Like honestly Cameron just gives me another reason to hate Avatar. If it bombs he'll make the time to approve the Masters and get his percentage he owns.
@@BobDylanFan1966 Ive never even seen Avatar i just know its not for me. Hopefully it does bomb, and he approves True Lies, lets wait and see, it may be this year hopefully!
@@robertobuatti7226 yeah the weird thing is I watched it on one of the movie channels recently and it was in high def but it's not available to buy on home media it's just weird.
True Lies doesn't need a sequel. It's point was fully explored and we got a happy ending of a husband-wife team. Anything more would just be another spy movie.
Alien doesn't need a sequel. We got a happy ending when Ripley kills the alien, blowing it out of the airlock. Anything more would just be more ALIENS. Terminator doesn't need a sequel. We got a happy ending with Sarah Connor driving off into the sunset. Anything more would just be another SCI FI movie. Predator doesn't need a sequel. We got a happy ending with Arnold defeating the predator and that great shot with Arnold having that distant look in his eyes. Anything more would be.........Well........... to be honest we actually probably should've stopped after the first Predator........But my point still stands. You just never know what a sequel may bring to the table. At times they can exceed every expectation and give us some of the best movies in history. The Godfather 2, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, The Dark Knight. But other times you may get Speed 2, Cruise Control and Dumb and Dumberer. I loved True Lies. I very much wanted a sequel to be made. With the right actors and directors, it may have been even better than the first. Guess we will never know. (Because a True Lies sequel without Arnold in it, would indeed be a disaster.)
I just found this on Amazon Prime and watched it for the first time. It’s now one of my favorites. For a 25 year old movie it definitely stands the test of time.
My favorite scene was when the Tom Arnold says to the Arnold S character"What do expect Harry,Helen is a Flesh and Blood Woman and You are never around".
Arnold played in 2 "James Bond" movies in 1990's. The second one were "Eraser". Eraser is also the movie with Railguns. ;) Eraser deseves a top 10 video too.
When I watched Eraser the second time, I was not sure that I had seen it before till I was past the half way mark. It is that forgettable. Its not bad, its just without substance of any kind at all. Ethelred Hardrede
I love how you always bring up the video game tie ins! It inspired me to create a super deep dive on the many, many video game tie ins for 1995's Waterworld!
and what made that entire sequence even funnier, was that both Tom and Arnold couldn't keep a straight face. Cameron himself probably laughed his ass off as well
Fun fact - every time Paxton was in a shot with Arnold, they had to put Arnold on some type of box to make him taller than Paxton , who in real life was a really tall guy.
This is neither fun, nor a fact. Bill Paxton was 6 foot even , while Arnie is 6'2". I never have understood the humor of these false "fun facts" that some people seem to get from these.
Jamie Lee Curtis really fell from the poll during the strip tease scene. That part wasn’t acting but she kept going and it was so funny they kept it in the movie.
MINTY i got one for you.... The GUY in the elevtaor with ARNIE and the Horse was Steve Mcqueens LONGtime stunt double on such films as THE HUNTER LOren James!
Probably my favorite Bill Paxton role. He was pretty much the same in Aliens and Predator 2. He had a catch phrase in each one that my family and I use all the time. True Lies: they’re not the skanks either. WELL SOME ARE. Predator 2: _______ IS MY SPECIALTY. Aliens:GAME OVER!(of course).
Minty, as a fellow Aussie, I can’t believe you skipped the fact that it was one of those movies so well liked here in Australia, it was actually played on average three times a year on network television. In fact there was an article in the TV guide in the age newspaper once where they title was “not again, surely?” Owing to the fact it was the third time that year channel ten screened the movie
Fellow Aussie here, I was so shocked when my husband said he hadn't seen it I went out, bought the movie and forced him to watch it. My first question to him was "how have you not seen it? It's been on tv a million times!"
5:51 While real AV-8b Harriers were used, there was also a fiberglass mock-up used for some scenes. That mock-up was later used in Avengers before being sold to the Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois.
I _love_ this movie. I got made fun of a bit for being a girl who liked "cheesy" action movies. Especially Last Action Hero and Demolition Man. I knew they were good! Btw Minty, the situation there has not left my mind. I'm so sorry for beautiful Australia and I hope the recovery efforts are going well, Your friend from America.
This is my new favorite channel. Minty you're AWESOME!!! I totally get my 90's nostalgia fix here! Seems like Minty loves all the same movies and TV Shows I did. I had no idea American culture had this much influence in Australia, but I'm glad it did. Stay awesome Minty!!! Thanks for the awesome channel
Quick note: I remember when they where filming because the exterior shots of the galla where the big guy did the tango were filmed in Newport, RI. It was all over the local news. (well, the stations out of Providence)
I live in South Florida, Broward county. I remember driving downtown Miami and seeing the plane hanging on the crane. A new bridge to the keywest had be completed a few years earlier and the old bridge had sections slowly dismantled. The movie blew up the older bridge. There is still a section of the bridge left, it is used for fishing.
@@gingerkid1048 I think Pfeiffer would have played the average housewife a bit like her role at the beginning Batman Returns. She would have been great in this.
@@dannyblanchflower1882 yes michelle would have done great. Like u said in batman she was timid, until she became cat woman. She also played a meek house wife in what lies beneath. But I made a comment saying sharon stone would have been interesting cause she plays Arnolds wife in total recall. She was a spy pretending to be his wife. It would have been a nice/fun flip to watch the roles reversed. But JLC did great.
I have a friend whose brother works for Industrial Light and Magic. You mentioned the Abyss. He worked on that movie and at the end everyone got a T-shirt that said Life’s Abyss and then you dive”. Also, and as far as cultural insensitivity, goes, if you’re talking about the terrorist, it seems like that’s spot on to me. Not many Welsh people aren’t out there blowing things up.
A great, fun action movie and maybe one of the best in that category. The cast was absolutely on point, including young Eliza Dushku. It's full of incredible scenes like the truth serum scene and when he broke free and even when the skinny agent posing as a camera man popped all the terrorist. I remember seeing it in the theater and it was one of those movies where you could feel the energy and excitment in the room along with plenty of laughs. Thanks for the video Minty.
Cheers Minty, copped your vid Jan18 2020 watched the movie Jan 18 2020. Long time no see, great blast from the past. Mucho respect my friend, love your work. UK out.
I believe another reason it remains highly not talked about is because until 2024, the last home video release that occurred for this movie was in 1999 with a crappy quality DVD, so it just sorta became forgotten due to that
Interesting fact. Harry’s daughter is played by a young Eliza Dushku who a few years later would go on to play the badass dark Slayer “Faith” on Buffy the vampire slayer and Angel.
I was really glad that number one was the fact that it is a remake of the original French version. The star is a french actor name Theirry Lhermitte. I met him at a Club Med in Turks and Caicos. He was my dive buddy. Very nice guy and he said he liked me because I didn't know who he is....apparently he is very famous in France.
Every scene Bill Paxton was in, I was on the floor laughing, RIP to a great actor who brought the world many loveable and memorable caracters
Good call
I agree - so many great lines "I've only got a small penis".....
"I got a little dick... It's pathetic!" 🤣🤣
Cris Jonson... "caracters"
“ get her pilot lit and she can suck start a leaf blower.”
Can't believe this movie is almost 30 years old already. It still looks like it could've been made yesterday. Fabulous effects work. Excellent stunt coordination. Incredible action set pieces. When it wants to be a comedy, it's the funniest comedy ever, and when it wants to be an action movie, it's the most action-packed flick EVER! Does both to perfection, and moves so seamlessly between them. Plus, Bill Paxton......what can I say.......best performance of his colorful career. I really miss him.
What makes the striptease even sexier is that Jamie Lee Curtis provided the lingerie herself.
did she ?
Make that, 11 Things You Didn't Know About True Lies. 🤣
DAMN!!!
If that's true...its epic
If you liked the striptease scene, watch Trading Places. She does two topless scenes.
She has a great rack.
One of my favorites
Bill Paxton played a sleazy car salesman quite good. I miss him RIP
"Have you ever killed anyone?"
"Yes, but they were all bad."
wstine79 when he said "you now my hand cuffs I picked them"
That was to funny😄
Love that scene
Lol!
Best line ever from this great movie.😀👍
The best James Bond film that never was. And Jamie Lee Curtis and Tia Carrera were super sexy in this.
Check out Tia in Showdown in Little Tokyo and Jamie in Trading Places 👊💦
@@kobrien4121 a man of culture you are 👍
2 words : limousine fight scene. In slow motion.
I still love Jamie as a actress, she hasn't aged as well as Tia has.
That list of other possibles for Helen Tasker was truly frightening! Good actresses, most of them, but not one of them could have played as believable a hausfrau-morphing-to-bombshell as JLC! And Madonna? WTF was anyone thinking *there*?!?
Correction: He does the tango in 2 scenes. The movie ends with him and Jamie lee curtis doing it.
I love this movie, and so does my wife. Rumor is that Tom Arnold got the line "what kind of sick b**h takes the ice trays" from his breakup from Rosanne Barr.
Rlchris Rlguenther correct. Cameron found it such a funny story that he added it to the script
Maybe the best movie line ever!
Stop cheering me up
🍺 Jamie Lee Curtis striptease scene was the best
Yes it was
oh yes
No issues here🤘
Great childhood experience
I never realised JLC had a body like that. Them legs went up and made a perfect ass of themselves
When the Marine pilot signs the Harrier over to Schwarzenegger, "sir, you need to sign for that." Best line in the movie. All the veterans will understand that.
The mock-up Harrier that they used in this movie was also used in the first Avengers movie. It was in the Helicarrier hanger when Hulk and Thor were fighting.
How do you know it's the same one? Or are you assuming?
@@LeRoyBoxley434 Jos Wheadon mentions it in the Avengers commentary.
Is that because digital domain was involved in both films
What about the fact that Jamie Lee Curtis's fall in the strip scene is legitimate, as is Arnie's reaction.
I didn't know that! Makes it even funnier! 😂
She popped back Up in a nanosecond though...
No shit, that’s awesome… Lol
Probably the best scene in the whole flick…
Oh wow. That's too funny. I never knew that.
This is one of my favourite action movies. One thing I really like is the realism, i.e. real jets, real stunts, real explosions. The bridge scenes, including the explosion using miniatures, looked so awesome. I can't imagine what it takes to get these things filmed the way it was. These days, it would have been CGI jets, CGI people doing stunts, CGI explosions. No matter how good the technology gets, you can always tell that something is not 100% real. True Lies is true fun to watch every time.
This is THE underrated Arnold film
Nah, The Running Man.
Last Action Hero was way ahead of it's time
The last stand is pretty good too
Eraser is underrated too.
@Rob T I have to agree Last action hero might even be more underrated and Eraser is great too!
Such a classic. So glad its finally this films turn. So underrated.
"Are they gonna kill us"
"Yeeeepppppppp"
I was afraid when I saw that Tom Arnold was in this, but he was PERFECT! Indeed, all of the actors were. They played this to the hilt and probably had a ball doing it.
I remember the audience booed when his name rolled in the opening credits. I joined in on that booing too.
After the movie, Tom Arnold went up a notch with me. He's still at notch one.
Chris Talbot just like Schwarzenegger, this movie showed that Tom can be hilarious with the right role/script. The two have such good chemistry onscreen.
I also was very pleasantly surprised at how good Tom Arnold was in this movie.
Get lost, dipshit.
I always thought Tom Arnold stole the show he was so perfect in that role!
James Cameron's best movies have Schwarzenegger in them. This movie is perfectly cast. Arnold with his mix of action and humor, Jamie Lee Curtis (a kinda nerdy, clumsy, middle aged woman who can be sexy when needed) Tom Arnold and of course, the late great Bill Paxton as Simon.
I keep discovering how good an actor Paxton was; had to re-watch Aliens, The Terminator and now True Lies; R.I.P Bill, you were in the big productions with a variety of characters
Well abyss was a good one too.
@@alerey4363 Don't forget Twister. I just showed my 11 year old grandson Twister and got a kick out of how excited he got watching it - yelling at the characters and telling them how to do things better, lol. Paxton's role was awesome in it. I enjoyed revisiting that movie!
And then there's Chet in Weird Science. He played such a jerk in that.
@@nickdogg7320 Abyss IS good, and highly underrated.
I couldnt imagine Madonna or Jodi foster or anyone else playing that roll. 🤔 Mayyyybe Jodi Foster.
I love this movie, Jamie Lee Curtis is awesome in this 😁
Hey girl, I love this movie too ;) pretty women N awesome action n some comedy..👍 heck yeah
@@magicvampirelver1321 it would've been interesting if Sharon Stone took on the role of Helen Tasker, as the movie would also feel like a "Total Recall" reunion of sorts
I love Jamie Lee Curtis to this day.
DrQuagmire1 even though she’s batshit crazy you have a really good point. Lol.
It's amazing that this film and "The Abyss" still haven't come out in re-mastered Blu-ray Special Editions yet.
i just typed the same thing as you, i have been gagging for these movies on blu ray for years, i am really don't see why they have been overlooked for so long.
@@iankelsall25 There is a Blu-ray, but it's just a bare-bones release with only the film. I have a digital rip of it. As noted in my original comment, the film deserves a Special Edition with a commentary with Cameron and hopefully Arnold, maybe Jamie as well since she just did one for "Halloween Kills", as well as making-of featurettes and interviews.
Yes, RIP Bill Paxton, loved his one liners before Predator (2) and Aliens got him. I think he only got one line out before Terminator got him.
I want a friggin blu ray or 4k release of True Lies wish Cameron would sort it out
Absolutely
He cares more about Junkatar. A 4k master is ready to be reviewed but James literally said he doesn't have the time. Blu Ray has been around since the late 2000's . The DVD version of True Lies is non anamorphic so it's 4:3 letterbox letterbox. It's the last title I've been itching to put in my collection.
@@BobDylanFan1966 Yeh im pretty much the same with my collection, im constantly searching for info regarding a release the last positive bit of news i read was possibly the end of 2018 we was going to get True Lies on blu ray along with the Abyss, 2020 still nothing!! Ah well hopefully one day i hope.
@@kjn6505 well like I said they've been completed by whichever studio owns them but he says he doesn't have the time. Like honestly Cameron just gives me another reason to hate Avatar. If it bombs he'll make the time to approve the Masters and get his percentage he owns.
@@BobDylanFan1966 Ive never even seen Avatar i just know its not for me.
Hopefully it does bomb, and he approves True Lies, lets wait and see, it may be this year hopefully!
Action blockbuster masterpiece. Someone please release it in 4K, this needs to be seen in Ultra High Definition. ♥️🎥
Be nice if it was even on Blu-ray.
@@bigkmoviesandgames Yes I would love that. I own it on DVD but I really want it in a higher definition.
@@robertobuatti7226 yeah the weird thing is I watched it on one of the movie channels recently and it was in high def but it's not available to buy on home media it's just weird.
@@bigkmoviesandgames Really I did not know that there was a HD version out there.
@Meta Man Really they have this HD, I didn't know there was a HD version out there, hopefully they can bring the transfer to Blu-ray or 4K.
True Lies doesn't need a sequel. It's point was fully explored and we got a happy ending of a husband-wife team. Anything more would just be another spy movie.
j mtx check out Chuck (tv series).
:)
.🤔😑.
Alien doesn't need a sequel. We got a happy ending when Ripley kills the alien, blowing it out of the airlock. Anything more would just be more ALIENS.
Terminator doesn't need a sequel. We got a happy ending with Sarah Connor driving off into the sunset. Anything more would just be another SCI FI movie.
Predator doesn't need a sequel. We got a happy ending with Arnold defeating the predator and that great shot with Arnold having that distant look in his eyes. Anything more would be.........Well........... to be honest we actually probably should've stopped after the first Predator........But my point still stands. You just never know what a sequel may bring to the table. At times they can exceed every expectation and give us some of the best movies in history. The Godfather 2, National Lampoons Christmas Vacation, The Dark Knight. But other times you may get Speed 2, Cruise Control and Dumb and Dumberer. I loved True Lies. I very much wanted a sequel to be made. With the right actors and directors, it may have been even better than the first. Guess we will never know. (Because a True Lies sequel without Arnold in it, would indeed be a disaster.)
star wars had happy ending too but then re release episode IV
Fun Fact: one of the Harrier jet mock ups was reused in Marvel's The Avengers in the scene where Thor and the Hulk fight on the Heli-carrier.
Ahhhhhhh! I did wonder why the hell they needed a harrier when they had all those super high speed low drag aircraft already.
If they need a place to store it, I’ve got room in the garage.
I just found this on Amazon Prime and watched it for the first time. It’s now one of my favorites. For a 25 year old movie it definitely stands the test of time.
My favorite scene was when the Tom Arnold says to the Arnold S character"What do expect Harry,Helen is a Flesh and Blood Woman and You are never around".
"The plot is absurd and unconvincing". That's the whole point!
Basically bro!
Good to see Charlton Heston!
Sigurd he was a great choice for his small role, as you really got the impression Arnie was intimidated by him.
Lemme tell ya, if I lost an eye, I'd have a patch like that one.
So Sharon Stone could have played Helen Tasker? I thought they were divorced when he had to get to Mars?
Charles Rivera I have to wonder if she could have been an alternative to Tia Carrera’s role.
You mean get his A$$ to Mars.
Consider that a divorce.
@@TheRealNormanBates oh, no!!! Tia was Perfect!
they were never married! she was a plant to spy on him to make sure his erased memory 'stuck'
Arnold played in 2 "James Bond" movies in 1990's. The second one were "Eraser". Eraser is also the movie with Railguns. ;)
Eraser deseves a top 10 video too.
V3ntilator but he plays a Marshall in Eraser. If you are just calling any action movie a James Bond movie then he’s stared in dozens.
When I watched Eraser the second time, I was not sure that I had seen it before till I was past the half way mark. It is that forgettable. Its not bad, its just without substance of any kind at all.
Ethelred Hardrede
Eraser have many James Bond type of scenes.
@@dirgramsey6132 ... Looked unblinkingly in dozens. Yeaaahhh.
Totally agree. Eraser was a bad ass movie.
"Kindergarten Cop" was another action/comedy by Arnold. You should do that one if you haven't already
...and legendary Charlton Heston. True Lies is a very good movie.
I love how you always bring up the video game tie ins! It inspired me to create a super deep dive on the many, many video game tie ins for 1995's Waterworld!
Absolutely love this movie! Great action sequences, great dialogue, great cast, great everything! One of Cameron's best movies ever!
True Lies, T2, and Last Action Hero are 3 of my favorite movies of all time.
As a kid I watched the Hell outta this movie Jamie Lee Curtis strip tease dance for Arnold got me through puberty 😍
🤣😂🤣 I went to see True Lies in the theater with my BROTHER. Talk about an awkward time during that scene!
I saw that scene with my mom but she thought it was funny so I got to watch wet no awkwardness or having to close me eyes lol.
My favorite part is the Jamie Lee Curtis scene!
I'm gonna go watch that scene again..brb
I jacked off a few times to that scene Hahahaha
@@LuisGarciaSprout i believe it
Check out Trading Places. She does two topless scenes, and they are both spectacular
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One of my favorite movies!
Same
One of my favorite movie of all time.
He should have said that when the actress that played he’s daughter. Grows up she became the second slayer in Buffy aka faith
Bill Paxton will always be my favorite actor. RIP
He was such a great character actor.
Was he in terminator 1 as well he's a funny actor in true lies even more so didn't know he died thats a shock to see RIP
"It's game over, game over man. It's game over."
'PaxTONized' ℹ️☑️
He's not your favorite
Who else reversed the video to hear Minty TRY to say “mnemonic “, again?
Yep
We should get him to do a video on the movie so he have to keep saying it lol
Ya got me.
😂😂 i almost did but i knew what i heard and felt i didnt need to
Not me. Made my ears bleed the first time. I'm no masochist!
7:27 He did “the tango” twice in the movie! First with Tia Carrera and second at the end with Jamie Lee Curtis!!
Best part of the movie was Bill Paxton lying just to get laid.
and what made that entire sequence even funnier, was that both Tom and Arnold couldn't keep a straight face.
Cameron himself probably laughed his ass off as well
😂
LOL HE WAS GREAT IN THIS
Awesome I loved this film ! can’t wait to see this Minty👊🏻😁🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
bigstackD Casting well, we’re waiting to hear what you think! People are talking! Don’t keep the masses in suspense!
he did a good job.
fact 11, its still not available in HD, the early 00s dvd was its last home video release.
Fun fact - every time Paxton was in a shot with Arnold, they had to put Arnold on some type of box to make him taller than Paxton , who in real life was a really tall guy.
I've always wondered about that, he seemed bigger than everyone else in Twister, but small and scrawny in True Lies...
Wait Bill Paxton is taller than Arnold Schwarzenegger?
@@josephlowry4320 he was a lot taller lol surprisingly
This is neither fun, nor a fact. Bill Paxton was 6 foot even , while Arnie is 6'2".
I never have understood the humor of these false "fun facts" that some people seem to get from these.
Tip of the spear, edge of the knife...crack of my ass!!!
Jamie Lee Curtis really fell from the poll during the strip tease scene. That part wasn’t acting but she kept going and it was so funny they kept it in the movie.
I lived in Miami when this movie was being made. Pretty cool to see the jets hanging over the building with cranes and the shot out windows.
MINTY i got one for you.... The GUY in the elevtaor with ARNIE and the Horse was Steve Mcqueens LONGtime stunt double on such films as THE HUNTER LOren James!
Is it just me or do you also love Jingle all the way? Its such a great Christmas movie. One of my fav Arnold movies.
Fidel did amazing with Fright Night. It's magical. It's 80's.. 80's will never die.
Probably my favorite Bill Paxton role. He was pretty much the same in Aliens and Predator 2. He had a catch phrase in each one that my family and I use all the time. True Lies: they’re not the skanks either. WELL SOME ARE. Predator 2: _______ IS MY SPECIALTY. Aliens:GAME OVER!(of course).
My favorite Bill Paxton line is from Aliens: "Maybe you haven't been keeping up on current events Pal, but we just got our asses kicked!"
One of my favourite movies.
This movie was so awesome! Thanks so much for this!
This ones right near the top of one of my favorite Arnold Schwarzebegger movies. Also Tom Arnold played the comic sidekick perfectly!
Minty, as a fellow Aussie, I can’t believe you skipped the fact that it was one of those movies so well liked here in Australia, it was actually played on average three times a year on network television.
In fact there was an article in the TV guide in the age newspaper once where they title was “not again, surely?” Owing to the fact it was the third time that year channel ten screened the movie
Fellow Aussie here, I was so shocked when my husband said he hadn't seen it I went out, bought the movie and forced him to watch it. My first question to him was "how have you not seen it? It's been on tv a million times!"
I love this old classic
“The vette gets them WET!”
@Jason Phillips I was about to write the same line, hahahaha.
5:51 While real AV-8b Harriers were used, there was also a fiberglass mock-up used for some scenes. That mock-up was later used in Avengers before being sold to the Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois.
I _love_ this movie. I got made fun of a bit for being a girl who liked "cheesy" action movies. Especially Last Action Hero and Demolition Man. I knew they were good!
Btw Minty, the situation there has not left my mind. I'm so sorry for beautiful Australia and I hope the recovery efforts are going well,
Your friend from America.
Made fun of????
I'd have asked you out on a date.
The M is silent in Mnemonic Minty.
Always appreciate your uploads! I would love to hear your informative commentary on the great flick "Strange Days"
This is my new favorite channel. Minty you're AWESOME!!! I totally get my 90's nostalgia fix here! Seems like Minty loves all the same movies and TV Shows I did. I had no idea American culture had this much influence in Australia, but I'm glad it did. Stay awesome Minty!!! Thanks for the awesome channel
Arnold Schwarzenegger was like oh Horse Shittttt!!!!!!!!......🐴
Such a shame we never got a sequal
I would've loved a sequel.
Maybe after the French do a La Totale sequel.
I don’t need a sequel.
If there was a sequel, could it have been called "False Truths"?
Steve Espinola that’s nice.
Nice shirt 👕 and video Minty! One of my favorite Arnie flicks! You’re Fired 🔥 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾🔥💯
Quick note: I remember when they where filming because the exterior shots of the galla where the big guy did the tango were filmed in Newport, RI. It was all over the local news. (well, the stations out of Providence)
BaltousPrime789 Just the comment I was looking for, since I’ve lived in Rhode Island my whole life! ☺️
I really really loved this movie.. Tom Arnold and The late Bill Paxton truly were awesome in this movie. R.I.P Bill
TRUE LIES is my favorite action movie.
Thanks for another banger minty! Love this movie omg when I was kid this was one of my go tos for a good time.
As always minty, thanks for covering this. This movie was one of many that my roommate and I enjoyed. Even did a rp campaign based off this movie!
"Look at me when i talk to you! What kind of a cop are you anyway?"
Love the "Good Guys" shirt
I live in South Florida, Broward county. I remember driving downtown Miami and seeing the plane hanging on the crane. A new bridge to the keywest had be completed a few years earlier and the old bridge had sections slowly dismantled. The movie blew up the older bridge. There is still a section of the bridge left, it is used for fishing.
I have this on DVD! - its one of my alltime favorite films, better watch it again.
I LOVED this movie! Underrated
They did right with JLC as Helen the others they were eying don’t have the ability to seem believable as an average woman.
I think Michelle Pfeiffer could have pulled it off. But I agree none of the others could do both secret agent and average housewife.
Patrick McCurry I think Michelle could nail spy but short of giving her the full Charlize in Monster you’re never going to make her look ‘average’.
@@gingerkid1048 I think Pfeiffer would have played the average housewife a bit like her role at the beginning Batman Returns. She would have been great in this.
@@dannyblanchflower1882 My thoughts as well. She was the average Selina Kyle, but spiced up for the Catwoman portrayal.
@@dannyblanchflower1882 yes michelle would have done great. Like u said in batman she was timid, until she became cat woman. She also played a meek house wife in what lies beneath. But I made a comment saying sharon stone would have been interesting cause she plays Arnolds wife in total recall. She was a spy pretending to be his wife. It would have been a nice/fun flip to watch the roles reversed. But JLC did great.
I have a friend whose brother works for Industrial Light and Magic. You mentioned the Abyss. He worked on that movie and at the end everyone got a T-shirt that said Life’s Abyss and then you dive”. Also, and as far as cultural insensitivity, goes, if you’re talking about the terrorist, it seems like that’s spot on to me. Not many Welsh people aren’t out there blowing things up.
This is one of my favorite 90's movies!! The perfect blend of action & comedy.
One of the best action movies of all time this!!!
The Jet Arnold is in is the same prop used in The Avengers. The one that Thor hits the Hulk into during their fight on the helicarrier.
It was Raptor F 22
No it isn’t, at all. A Harrier jet was used in True Lies and a Raptor F - 22 jet was used in Avengers, very different
I just found your channel, and love it!
I was delivering party rentals a long time ago when they had their after party in Burbank. True Lies stickers on all the parked cars everywhere
I'm so disappointed that they didn't do the sequel.
If there were a sequel, do you think it should have been called "False Truths"?
forcewielder2000 that or Truer Lies
A bonus fact
True lies has never been released on blu ray format.
But it was released on High Definition VHS, which is almost Blu-Ray quality.
Thanx for bringing back this most enjoyable movie from the past and telling me things I didn't know about it.
A great, fun action movie and maybe one of the best in that category. The cast was absolutely on point, including young Eliza Dushku. It's full of incredible scenes like the truth serum scene and when he broke free and even when the skinny agent posing as a camera man popped all the terrorist. I remember seeing it in the theater and it was one of those movies where you could feel the energy and excitment in the room along with plenty of laughs. Thanks for the video Minty.
The real question is why this and The Abyss are not on Blu ray.
Jamie Lee Curtis! :)
Cheers Minty, copped your vid Jan18 2020 watched the movie Jan 18 2020. Long time no see, great blast from the past. Mucho respect my friend, love your work. UK out.
I believe another reason it remains highly not talked about is because until 2024, the last home video release that occurred for this movie was in 1999 with a crappy quality DVD, so it just sorta became forgotten due to that
I love this damn movie. Jamie Lee Curtis was hot as hell too.
Can we a 10 thing you didn't know about "The three musketeers" (1993) next please?
Love the games rundown. And seeing them takes me back. Good ole days
Interesting fact. Harry’s daughter is played by a young Eliza Dushku who a few years later would go on to play the badass dark Slayer “Faith” on Buffy the vampire slayer and Angel.
yo minty can you do a review of TWISTER with paxton in please??
Minty has already done it though
@@gt6champnk69_dk4 has he i haven't seen it?
@@benconway9010 Yep he did. Go into his channel, then click on Videos, and then scroll down to "TWISTER " 4 months ago 👍😊✌
True Lies and Eraser were his two best movies when he wasn't playing a cyborg from the future.
I prefer Raw Deal and Commando.
Bill Webb totally agree
nonsense, Eraser is not good and all of these are better than Terminators:
Predator
Total Recall
The Running Man
Conan the Barbarian
True Lies
I was really glad that number one was the fact that it is a remake of the original French version. The star is a french actor name Theirry Lhermitte. I met him at a Club Med in Turks and Caicos. He was my dive buddy. Very nice guy and he said he liked me because I didn't know who he is....apparently he is very famous in France.
Thank you Minty for keeping the uploads coming. Praying you and your family and friends stay safe during wildfires.