“None of That Is a Special Effect”: Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis Makes Exciting Revelation About Iconic Helicopter Scene From ‘True Lies’
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis starred in the 1994 superhit Action-comedy movie, True Lies, a fan favorite that minted over 378 million dollars at the box office. But as many would think, there was very little spent on the movie’s special effects. The reason? The lead actors themselves.
Both Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis showcased extreme athleticism during filmmaking. In fact, a recent clip has revealed that a famous scene from the movie involving the leads was entirely done without stunt doubles or digitalization. Let us see which scene it was.
Schwarzenegger praises Jamie Lee Curtis for her athleticism
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In a recent clip posted by IGN on YouTube, Schwarzenegger along with his co-star Jamie Lee Curtis were seen talking about the helicopter scene from True Lies. The Austrian Oak stated how his coworker wanted to do everything by herself. He commented, “Jamie Lee Curtis, again because she’s so athletic and she’s so physical, she was willing to do the scene so there was never kind of a doubt in her mind.”
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Jamie Lee Curtis on the other hand, revealed how she truly felt while shooting the scene. Calling the feeling of a helicopter flying over one’s head “weird,” she explained, “It’s a little weird to have a helicopter fly over your head and a guy you know, like reaching his hand down, and you’re reaching up and grabbing and holding on. And he’s pulling you and then he lets go.” Lee Curtis further added, “All of this is happening. None of that is a special effect, none of that is like on a sound stage none of it.”
This is, however, not the only instance of an interesting story from the sets of ‘True Lies’. Earlier, Schwarzenegger had revealed how during filming, he had been under the ire of his director.
Arnold Schwarzenegger gets scolded by James Cameron
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Schwarzenegger had once confessed that he was reprimanded by the Titanic director, James Cameron while filming True Lies. There came a scene where Arnie was not instructed that Jamie Lee Curtis would be stripping on screen. During the scene, Arnie involuntarily dropped a scene prop, a recorder, and got scolded by Cameron. He recalled, “After two minutes of (Curtis) doing this strip, I dropped it naturally,” said the Austrian Oak. “I was so shocked to see her… because I haven’t seen the rehearsal.”
Following this, Cameron shouted, “How many times did it tell you to do exactly what I tell you?” “I didn’t say you should drop it,” the legendary director added in anger.
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In any action film, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s contribution towards stunts has always shocked the public. On the other hand, in True Lies, Jamie Lee Curtis’s joining him made it all the more better. Can you think of any other co-star of Schwarzenegger who did their own stunts? Let us know in the comments.
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Abhishek Manikandan