Jame Lee Curtis Talks ‘True Lies’ Bridge Stunt in New Clip

December 11, 2023 @ 1:51 PM

This Tuesday, new versions of James Cameron’s “Aliens,” “True Lies,” “The Abyss,” “Avatar” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” will certainly show up electronically any place you acquire your films. This is widely interesting– not even if the films will certainly come completely remastered and with new unique functions, however, for a long period of time “The Abyss” and “True Lies” were tough to find by, intermittently appearing on various streaming solutions prior to going away once again. What’s a lot more interesting is that we have a clip from a new docudrama on the “True Lies” launch, which you can see above.

The clip originates from the docudrama “Fear is Not an Option: A Look Back at ‘True Lies.’” It includes Jamie Lee Curtis and James Cameron discussing the movie’s well known helicopter stunt.

If it’s been a while given that you have actually seen it, it includes Arnold Schwarzenegger’s personality of Curtis’ other half clinching her as her limo diminishes a damaged bridge. And, to ensure, it continues to be as thrilling today as it was in 1994.

“Donna Keegan, my stuntwoman, does the pull out at the end of the bridge — the actual stunt, which is insane,” Curtis claimed.

Cameron claimed that he had actually asked where he must terminate if Keegan had not been in location, yet that he could not truly see the cones where he was in a close-by video camera helicopter.

“Finally, at the last minute, she gets into position and the thing goes off the end of the bridge,” Cameron described. This is gone along with by behind the curtain video footage of the stunt, which is possibly a lot more painful than what made it right into the motion picture.

Yet there was still some motion picture magic, as John Bruno, the aesthetic results manager for Digital Domain name, notes.

“As it went off, the car literally fell away from her, which makes it look like she’s being pulled out,” Bruno claimed.

The stunt was, in Cameron’s words, “One and done.” “It really was magical to be a part of something like that,” Curtis claimed. “I will never have that opportunity ever again.”

“The Abyss,” “Aliens” and “True Lies” will certainly be offered in 4K Ultra UHD for the very first time ever before on Dec. 12 at electronic stores and on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc on March 12, 2024. “Avatar” and “Avatar: The Way of Water” Enthusiast’s Versions will certainly additionally be offered at electronic stores Dec. 12 and on Blu-ray Dec. 19.