In “True Lies,” Tia Carrere plays Juno Skinner, a central antagonist who sparks a faux romance with Schwarzenegger’s Harry. Naturally, the animus between Juno and Jaime Lee Curtis’ Helen intensifies as the movie progresses and leads to a showdown in the final act; the two fight inside a sedan while a helicopter hovers above. In a 2022 interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, Carrere explained how the dangerous sequence almost ended before it even started:
“I throw [Helen] into a limousine to take her hostage in the final sequence. We’re supposed to peel out in the limo, and the helicopter is supposed to land exactly where we are. Well, we’re in the car, and the driver goes to start the car, but it doesn’t start! The helicopter’s coming down and explosions are going on outside. Jamie was like, ‘Where’s the walkie-talkie? Stop, stop — the limo can’t start!’ Then the helicopter goes back up. That was real-life terrifying.”
Unfortunately, that wasn’t the only scary moment to happen on set.