Jamie Lee Curtis inTrue Lies(1994).Photo: 20TH CENTURY STUDIOSJamie Lee Curtisstole the show with her striptease in 1994’sTrue Lies— and even though the stage was hers, she gives all the credit to the film’s writer, co-producer and directorJames Cameron.In the newest episode of the newPEOPLE in the ‘90spodcast, out now, the now-62-year-old actress recalls filming the iconic scene (in which she stripped down and danced in front ofArnold Schwarzenegger, who played her husband) over the course of three days.“The thing that nobody knows: There was no rehearsal, there is no choreographer. Jim [Cameron] said to me, ‘What do you want to dance to?’ " Curtis tells hosts Jason Sheeler and Andrea Lavinthal.Her tune of choice? “It was whenJohn Hiatt’sBring the Familyalbum was out and I said, ‘There’s a song called ‘Alone in the Dark’ that has this really funky rhythm,’ " the star explains.“And I said, ‘I really like that song.’ And that’s what they played,” Curtis says.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis inTrue Lies(1994).20TH CENTURY STUDIOSJamie Lee Curtis inTrue Lies(1994).20TH CENTURY STUDIOSCurtis tapped into her own penchant for dancing at home with “nobody around” to get into character, saying, “I don’t think Jim had seen me in my underwear. … We were doing it over and over and over, and it got quieter and quieter.““At one point, Jim walked up and he whispered in my ear, ‘If I get a pad, will you let go of the pole?’ I said, ‘Sure.’ So they just wheeled in a little thin mat, on the ground, and we did it again, and I let go.“And despiteher decades-long career in film, the scene of her character Helen falling during the steamy dance garnered her “the single biggest laugh [she] will ever get in [her] life.““It’s because Jim knew that the dance was too sexy; it was too real,” Curtis recalls. “It started to actually be good, and he knew he needed to break the spell of what the husband had put his wife through. I think we did two takes where I let go of the pole.“Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis inTrue Lies(1994).20TH CENTURY STUDIOSRELATED VIDEO: Jamie Lee Curtis Rearranged theKnives OutHome’s Kitchen: “They Still Can’t Find the Honey"The actress sawTrue Liesalongside dadTony Curtis, who was “sitting next to me, in Westwood, at the big Fox Theater there,” she says.“Thousands of people — and you know, it gets really quiet during that sequence,because it’s a little sexy. Then when [Helen] falls and then gets back up, oh my God,” she remembers.“The place, it was a huge … because you’re anxious. Then the laugh, and it’s all Jim,” Curtis adds. “To his great credit, it’s all him. He knew, it’s a comedy. It’s a comedy.“New episodes ofPEOPLE in the ‘90sdrop Thursday mornings oniHeartRadio,Spotify,Apple podcasts,Amazon Musicor wherever you like to listen to podcasts.Curtis’ new podcastLetters for Camp, Season 2, which she produced and performs on, is now available exclusively on Audible.
Jamie Lee Curtis inTrue Lies(1994).Photo: 20TH CENTURY STUDIOS
Jamie Lee Curtisstole the show with her striptease in 1994’sTrue Lies— and even though the stage was hers, she gives all the credit to the film’s writer, co-producer and directorJames Cameron.In the newest episode of the newPEOPLE in the ‘90spodcast, out now, the now-62-year-old actress recalls filming the iconic scene (in which she stripped down and danced in front ofArnold Schwarzenegger, who played her husband) over the course of three days.“The thing that nobody knows: There was no rehearsal, there is no choreographer. Jim [Cameron] said to me, ‘What do you want to dance to?’ " Curtis tells hosts Jason Sheeler and Andrea Lavinthal.Her tune of choice? “It was whenJohn Hiatt’sBring the Familyalbum was out and I said, ‘There’s a song called ‘Alone in the Dark’ that has this really funky rhythm,’ " the star explains.“And I said, ‘I really like that song.’ And that’s what they played,” Curtis says.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis inTrue Lies(1994).20TH CENTURY STUDIOSJamie Lee Curtis inTrue Lies(1994).20TH CENTURY STUDIOSCurtis tapped into her own penchant for dancing at home with “nobody around” to get into character, saying, “I don’t think Jim had seen me in my underwear. … We were doing it over and over and over, and it got quieter and quieter.““At one point, Jim walked up and he whispered in my ear, ‘If I get a pad, will you let go of the pole?’ I said, ‘Sure.’ So they just wheeled in a little thin mat, on the ground, and we did it again, and I let go.“And despiteher decades-long career in film, the scene of her character Helen falling during the steamy dance garnered her “the single biggest laugh [she] will ever get in [her] life.““It’s because Jim knew that the dance was too sexy; it was too real,” Curtis recalls. “It started to actually be good, and he knew he needed to break the spell of what the husband had put his wife through. I think we did two takes where I let go of the pole.“Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis inTrue Lies(1994).20TH CENTURY STUDIOSRELATED VIDEO: Jamie Lee Curtis Rearranged theKnives OutHome’s Kitchen: “They Still Can’t Find the Honey"The actress sawTrue Liesalongside dadTony Curtis, who was “sitting next to me, in Westwood, at the big Fox Theater there,” she says.“Thousands of people — and you know, it gets really quiet during that sequence,because it’s a little sexy. Then when [Helen] falls and then gets back up, oh my God,” she remembers.“The place, it was a huge … because you’re anxious. Then the laugh, and it’s all Jim,” Curtis adds. “To his great credit, it’s all him. He knew, it’s a comedy. It’s a comedy.“New episodes ofPEOPLE in the ‘90sdrop Thursday mornings oniHeartRadio,Spotify,Apple podcasts,Amazon Musicor wherever you like to listen to podcasts.Curtis’ new podcastLetters for Camp, Season 2, which she produced and performs on, is now available exclusively on Audible.
Jamie Lee Curtisstole the show with her striptease in 1994’sTrue Lies— and even though the stage was hers, she gives all the credit to the film’s writer, co-producer and directorJames Cameron.
In the newest episode of the newPEOPLE in the ‘90spodcast, out now, the now-62-year-old actress recalls filming the iconic scene (in which she stripped down and danced in front ofArnold Schwarzenegger, who played her husband) over the course of three days.
“The thing that nobody knows: There was no rehearsal, there is no choreographer. Jim [Cameron] said to me, ‘What do you want to dance to?’ " Curtis tells hosts Jason Sheeler and Andrea Lavinthal.
Her tune of choice? “It was whenJohn Hiatt’sBring the Familyalbum was out and I said, ‘There’s a song called ‘Alone in the Dark’ that has this really funky rhythm,’ " the star explains.
“And I said, ‘I really like that song.’ And that’s what they played,” Curtis says.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.
Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jamie Lee Curtis inTrue Lies(1994).20TH CENTURY STUDIOS
Jamie Lee Curtis inTrue Lies(1994).20TH CENTURY STUDIOS
Curtis tapped into her own penchant for dancing at home with “nobody around” to get into character, saying, “I don’t think Jim had seen me in my underwear. … We were doing it over and over and over, and it got quieter and quieter.”
“At one point, Jim walked up and he whispered in my ear, ‘If I get a pad, will you let go of the pole?’ I said, ‘Sure.’ So they just wheeled in a little thin mat, on the ground, and we did it again, and I let go.”
And despiteher decades-long career in film, the scene of her character Helen falling during the steamy dance garnered her “the single biggest laugh [she] will ever get in [her] life.”
“It’s because Jim knew that the dance was too sexy; it was too real,” Curtis recalls. “It started to actually be good, and he knew he needed to break the spell of what the husband had put his wife through. I think we did two takes where I let go of the pole.”
RELATED VIDEO: Jamie Lee Curtis Rearranged theKnives OutHome’s Kitchen: “They Still Can’t Find the Honey”
The actress sawTrue Liesalongside dadTony Curtis, who was “sitting next to me, in Westwood, at the big Fox Theater there,” she says.
“Thousands of people — and you know, it gets really quiet during that sequence,because it’s a little sexy. Then when [Helen] falls and then gets back up, oh my God,” she remembers.
“The place, it was a huge … because you’re anxious. Then the laugh, and it’s all Jim,” Curtis adds. “To his great credit, it’s all him. He knew, it’s a comedy. It’s a comedy.”
New episodes ofPEOPLE in the ‘90sdrop Thursday mornings oniHeartRadio,Spotify,Apple podcasts,Amazon Musicor wherever you like to listen to podcasts.
Curtis’ new podcastLetters for Camp, Season 2, which she produced and performs on, is now available exclusively on Audible.
source: people.com
