True Lies is a 1994 action comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, a husband who has kept his life as a covert government agent secret from his wife and daughter until a mission involving the theft of a nuclear device threatens to expose his cover. The film was directed by James Cameron and co-starred Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold and Charlton Heston.
In the beginning of the film, Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) uses a 2nd Generation Glock 19 pistol to shoot the guards pursuing him from the mansion. In the script, the gun was classified as a Glock 21 (The script called it a .45 ACP), but it was changed to a Glock 19 for the film, likely due to the larger magazine capacity. He was supposed to use the Glock throughout the whole film, but he instead uses a Ruger KP90.
During the bathroom scene, one of the two terrorists who follow Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) attempts to kill him with a sound suppressed Makarov PM, but thanks to the camera in the fake cigarette package on the bathroom sink, he is able to see the attack coming from his glasses, and avoids the shot, and he then disarms the terrorist using it.
The Ruger KP90 is the standard issue sidearm of Tasker's (Arnold Schwarzenegger) association, being carried by him, Albert Gibson (Tom Arnold), and Faisil (Grant Heslov) in many scenes. Tasker notably uses it when combating Salim Abu Aziz (Art Malik) in the bathroom and the proceeding chase through Central Park and the Marriot hotel.
In the briefcase of Simon (Bill Paxton), Helen Tasker finds what appears a pistol that closely resembles a Smith & Wesson 659. Later, the pistol appears to have been a Daisy Model 93 air gun.
Juno Skinner (Tia Carrere) carries as her sidearm of choice a Beretta 92SB-C. She uses it to hold Helen Tasker (Jamie Lee Curtis) hostage in a limousine and they struggle for it; a stray shot fired during the brawl kills the driver and sends the limo out of control on the bridge in Florida.
One of the terrorists carries a Heckler & Koch P9S while guarding Harry (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) in the torture chamber. Harry also takes the pistol after the guard has an encounter with a meat hook.
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Janice (Jane Morris), the receptionist at the Omega Sector, has a cocked-and-locked PT99 strapped to the bottom of her desk in a paddle holster, should an enemy attempt to break into the facility.
Taurus PT99 older model - 9x19mm Parabellum.Error creating thumbnail: File missingA Taurus PT99 strapped to the bottom of Janice's desk. "The last line of defense", Indeed.
Desert Eagle
While never seen in use, a Desert Eagle of unknown model is seen in Harry Tasker's (Arnold Schwarzenegger) shoulder holster when he is being X-Rayed by his agency's security system.
The guards pursuing Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) at the beginning of the film are armed with Heckler & Koch SP89s mocked up as MP5Ks by adding MP5K foregrips and converting them to full auto fire. A number of the SP89s were fitted with attachments at the pistol grip for fitting Maxabeam lanterns.
While fighting their way through the Crimson Jihad camp, Harry (Arnold Schwarzenegger) hands Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) a MAC-10 he took off a terrorist. In one of the film's more humorous scenes, Helen drops the weapon down a flight of stairs causing it to go off when it hits each step, the stray rounds scoring several kills. This scene was re-created on Mythbusters and thoroughly debunked.
Error creating thumbnail: File missingMAC-10 as used by Jamie Lee Curtis in the film - 9x19mm Parabellum. When the gun fell down the flight of stairs, wire was wrapped around the trigger to get the effect.Error creating thumbnail: File missingHarry hands Helen the MAC-10.Error creating thumbnail: File missingHelen nervously handles her MAC-10.Error creating thumbnail: File missingHelen tries to fire the MAC-10 at the terrorists, but the muzzle climb is too great for her to handle and she accidentally drops the weapon.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe MAC-10 falls down the stairs, firing off rounds as it hits each step.Error creating thumbnail: File missingThe MAC-10 runs dry and settles on the last step.Error creating thumbnail: File missingTasker unloads a pair of MAC-10s with a cool looking crossed-arms stance, which can't be tactically sound. This stance does, however, cut off the length the arms are spread out, making shooting more comfortable for the shooter.Error creating thumbnail: File missingTasker fires off two MAC-10s with his arms cross-linked. This is good for keeping the guns side-by-side, but allows the shell casing to eject above the gun next to it and not bounce off of it.
IMI Uzi
An Uzi is briefly seen in the hands of a terrorist following Aziz (Art Malik) when he goes to meet Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) after him and his wife are captured by the faction.
TRIVIA: The actor playing the terrorist, Max Daniels, later appeared in Heat, in which he played a bad guy who gets killed by Robert De Niro while also firing a Steyr TMP.
When Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and several other agents capture Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis) and Simon (Bill Paxton) for interrogation, they are armed with Heckler & Koch HK94A3s chopped down and converted to full-auto fire to resemble MP5A3s. They are also seen in the hands of the SWAT team members escorting the news reporters to the terrorists in the skyscraper.
Some of the men guarding the mansion at the beginning of the film are seen armed with Heckler & Koch HK91A3 rifles, as noted by their collapsing stocks.
Salim Abu Aziz (Art Malik) can often be seen using a Custom Shortened AKMS with two magazines taped together "jungle-style" as his primary weapon. It appears to have had the barrel professionally shortened to compact status, and clearly uses the hooded Norinco front sight, as well as other parts from both the Norinco Type 56 and the AKMS.
A weapon heavily used by the Crimson Jihad terrorists is the AKM assault rifle. Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) commandeers several AKMs as he makes his escape from the terrorist's camp.
At one point in the film, Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) uses a Mk II Hand Grenade to kill several terrorists. For those wondering where this grenade came from, it was originally in the script that Juno put a grenade between Helen's legs, saying all she has to do is keep her legs closed, which Helen remarks is a problem Juno seems to have. When the two escape, Harry re-pinned the grenade using Helen's diamond earring for use again later. This was cut from the film, causing this grenade's presence to appear to be a continuity error, however the scene remains in the True Lies novelization by Dewey Gram & Duane Dell'Amico. This grenade, complete with the earring in place of the pin, is prominently visible on many of the posters for the movie and on the region 2 DVD cover.
At the end of the firefight in the Crimson Jihad camp, Salim Abu Aziz (Art Malik) uses an M72A2 LAW to try to kill Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger), although Harry is able to escape the blast by diving into the ocean.
When the USMC Harriers are cleared to destroy the trucks the Crimson Jihad and the nukes are traveling in, one of the terrorists attempts to shoot down one of the planes with an FIM-92A Stinger, but another terrorist is blown out the windshield of the truck by the backblast.
Near the end of the film when Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) goes to rescue his daughter Dana (Eliza Dushku) from the terrorists in a Marine Corps Harrier, some terrorists flying by in a helicopter fire a door mounted M60 machine gun modified to use a brass catcher at the aircraft, and shatter the front of the cockpit's windshield while Tasker is trying to grab his daughter as she hangs from a construction crane. The M60 machine gun had the fore-end removed and the catch bag mount installed to use the brass catcher on the M60 but retained the standard butt stock and trigger group.
When Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) takes off in a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II jet, he uses its General Dynamics GAU-12/U 25mm auto cannon to great effect when demolishing the 23rd floor of the skyscraper and in an attempt to shoot down the terrorist's helicopter, which he fails to do. U.S. Marine pilots are seen using the weapon to destroy a truck being driven by Crimson Jihad terrorists on the Key Bridge earlier in the film as well.
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