True Lies is a 1994 American action comedy thriller about a fearless, globe-trotting, bad guy-battling secret agent that has his life turned upside down when he discovers his wife might be having an affair with a used car salesman while bad guys smuggle nukes into the United States. It was written, directed, and co-produced by James Cameron. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold, Art Malik, Tia Carrere, Bill Paxton (the Dinkster), Eliza Dushku, Grant Heslov and Charlton Heston.