Editing True Lies (section)

==Production==
Arnold Schwarzenegger stated that while filming a scene with a horse, a camera boom hit the horse and "it went crazy, spinning and rearing" near a drop of {{convert|90|feet}}. Schwarzenegger quickly slid off the horse and a stuntman caught him; he concluded, "[this is] why I will always love stunt people".<ref name="ama20140121">{{cite web | url=https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1vshw2/iamarnold_ama_20/cevdgrv?context=1 | title=IamArnold. AMA 2.0. | publisher=Reddit | access-date=21 January 2014 | author=Schwarzenegger, Arnold | date=21 January 2014 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225200944/http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1vshw2/iamarnold_ama_20/cevdgrv?context=1 | archive-date=25 December 2014}}</ref> Art Malik said he was drawn to the script's "[[pantomime]] quality” and the chance to work with director James Cameron.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Fordy |first=Tom |date=July 15, 2019 |title=Comic Muslim terrorists and a Jamie Lee Curtis striptease: was True Lies the last wholly un-PC action film? |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/true-lies-turns-25-arnold-schwarzeneggers-bond-send-up-last/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220724084008/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/true-lies-turns-25-arnold-schwarzeneggers-bond-send-up-last/#selection-1531.468-1531.711 |archive-date=July 24, 2022 |access-date=July 25, 2022 |website=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]}}</ref> Costing $100<ref name="Powerhouse" /><ref name="Kempley (1994)">Kempley, R., 1994. [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/trueliesrkempley_a0a475.htm ‘True Lies’ (R)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211203251/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/style/longterm/movies/videos/trueliesrkempley_a0a475.htm |date=2011-12-11 }}. ''[[The Washington Post]]'', [internet] July 15. Accessed July 24, 2010.</ref>–120<ref name=EGM61/><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1994/07/29/5-true-lies-about-james-cameron/|title=5 True Lies about James Cameron|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Thompson|first=Anne|date=29 July 1994|access-date=15 March 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023205/http://ew.com/article/1994/07/29/5-true-lies-about-james-cameron/|archive-date=16 March 2018}}</ref> million to produce, ''True Lies'' was the first film with a production budget of over $100 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=First film with a $100 million budget |publisher=[[Guinness World Records]] |url=http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-film-with-a-$100-million-budget |access-date=February 2, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204003044/http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/first-film-with-a-$100-million-budget |archive-date=February 4, 2017}}</ref> It was filmed over a seven-month schedule.<ref name=EGM61/>

Of the many locations that were used in the film, the [[Rosecliff]] Mansion was used for the ballroom tango scenes in the beginning of the film and the exterior of the Swiss chalet that Harry Tasker infiltrates is [[Ochre Court]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newport-discovery-guide.com/movies-filmed-in-newport-ri.html|title=Movies Filmed in Newport RI - Hollywood loves the "City by the Sea"!|work=newport-discovery-guide.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091207064949/http://www.newport-discovery-guide.com/movies-filmed-in-newport-ri.html|archive-date=2009-12-07}}</ref> The ballroom dancing scene that closes the film, as well as the scenes in the lobby of the fictional Hotel Marquis in Washington, take place in the Crystal Ballroom of the [[Millennium Biltmore Hotel]] in downtown Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.millenniumhotels.com/usa/millenniumbiltmorelosangeles/90anniversary/biltmore-filming-history.html|title=Filming in Los Angeles - Millennium Biltmore Hotel Los Angeles Filming History - Filming in LA|work=millenniumhotels.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130724131027/http://www.millenniumhotels.com/usa/millenniumbiltmorelosangeles/90anniversary/biltmore-filming-history.html|archive-date=2013-07-24}}</ref> The outdoor structures used by Aziz's smuggling ring as a base of operations were a series of custom made Alaska Structures fabric buildings, leased to the production crew during filming.<ref>{{cite web|title=Alaska Structures Leases Fabric Buildings for Movie and TV Sets|url=https://alaskastructures.com/news/fabric-building-leases-for-movies-tv-sets/|website=Alaska Structures|date=18 January 2018|access-date=29 January 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130013815/https://alaskastructures.com/news/fabric-building-leases-for-movies-tv-sets/|archive-date=30 January 2018}}</ref>

It was during the production of ''True Lies'' in 1993 when Cameron would also first meet his future ''[[Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic]]'' and [[Avatar (franchise)|''Avatar'' film series]] co-producer [[Jon Landau (film producer)|Jon Landau]], who Cameron stated in July 2024 was "the studio 'suit' assigned to oversee ''True Lies''."<ref name=cameronacknowledges>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jon-landau-dead-hollywood-tributes-1235940368/|title=James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet and More Remember Jon Landau: "He Gave Everyone a Sense of Purpose and Belonging"|first=Carly|last=Thomas|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=July 8, 2024|accessdate=July 8, 2024}}</ref> In the time following the production of ''True Lies'', Landau would leave Fox to join Cameron's production company [[Lightstorm Entertainment|Lightstorm]].<ref name=cameronacknowledges />

=== Joel Kramer sexual misconduct allegation ===
In 2018, [[Eliza Dushku]] alleged that while filming ''True Lies'' at the age of twelve, she was [[sexually molested]] by the film's stunt coordinator, Joel Kramer. According to Dushku, soon after that, an adult friend of hers confronted Kramer on set, and that same day, Dushku was injured during a stunt and several of her ribs were broken, while Kramer was responsible for her safety.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dushku |first=Eliza |author-link=Eliza Dushku |date=January 13, 2018 |title=Facebook post |url=https://www.facebook.com/OfficialElizaDushku/posts/1769957739689557 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180113174023/https://www.facebook.com/OfficialElizaDushku/posts/1769957739689557 |archive-date=January 13, 2018 |access-date=January 13, 2018 |website=Official Eliza Dushku on [[Facebook]]}}</ref> Dushku's co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, and director James Cameron all voiced support and admiration for Dushku's bravery.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Abrams |first1=Natalie |last2=Snierson |first2=Dan |date=January 13, 2018 |title=James Cameron addresses Eliza Dushku's claim 'True Lies' stunt coordinator molested her |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/01/13/james-cameron-eliza-dushku-true-lies/ |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Rahman |first=Abid |date=January 15, 2018 |title=Arnold Schwarzenegger "Shocked and Saddened" by Eliza Dushku's 'True Lies' Assault Claims |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/arnold-schwarzenegger-shocked-saddened-by-eliza-dushkus-true-lies-assault-1074888/ |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Stedman |first=Alex |date=January 14, 2018 |title=Jamie Lee Curtis: Eliza Dushku's 'True Lies' Assault Allegation 'Has Awakened Us to a New, Horrific Reality' |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/jamie-lee-curtis-eliza-dushku-true-lies-assault-1202664265/ |access-date=July 24, 2022 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Kramer has denied the accusation of sexual misconduct.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mumford |first=Gwilym |date=January 15, 2018 |title=Eliza Dushku claims True Lies crew member sexually assaulted her aged 12 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/15/eliza-dushku-accuses-true-lies-crew-member-of-sexually-assaulting-her-aged-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116002748/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/jan/15/eliza-dushku-accuses-true-lies-crew-member-of-sexually-assaulting-her-aged-12 |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |access-date=January 16, 2018 |work=The Guardian}}</ref>