Last Action Hero

Watch: Last Action Hero

PG-13

6/18/19932h 11m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ This isn't the movies anymore. ~

Overview:

After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is transported into the film and teams up with the cop to stop a villain who escapes into the real world.

Director:

John McTiernan

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$85,000,000.00

Revenue:

$137,300,000.00

Key words:

hero
magic
villain
child in peril
film in film
breaking the fourth wall
spoof
magical object
cartoon cat
ticket
self-referential
projectionist
child's point of view
action hero
good versus evil

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger

~ as ~

Jack Slater / Self

Austin O'Brien

~ as ~

Danny Madigan

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

~ as ~

Whitney / Meredith

F. Murray Abraham

~ as ~

John Practice

Art Carney

~ as ~

Frank

Charles Dance

~ as ~

Benedict

Frank McRae

~ as ~

Lieutenant Dekker

Tom Noonan

~ as ~

Ripper / Tommy Noonan

Robert Prosky

~ as ~

Nick

Anthony Quinn

~ as ~

Tony Vivaldi

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Reviews (1)

Gimly
Written 7 year(s) ago
6
Having just watched this for the first time in 2018, I wonder if Arnold Schwarzenegger had intended for this to be a sort of retirement movie. It very much has that vibe, and would have worked spectacularly to that end in a fun, meta, kind of way. But for better (Maggie) or worse (Terminator 3) Arnie just keeps on sluggin' and that's the world we live in.

So instead of that, I guess Last Action Hero is really just a deconstruction of the over the top action movies the 80s and early 90s did with such aplomb. Is it a scathing criticism of them, or a love letter to them? I don't know, but Last Action Hero works for me, and that's all I'm taking away from it.

Final rating:★★★ - I liked it. Would personally recommend you give it a go.