Last Action Hero (1993)

A young movie fan gets thrown into the movie world of his favourite action film character.

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers:

Zak Penn (story), Adam Leff (story),

Stars:

Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney

1 win & 14 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Jack Slater / Himself
F. Murray Abraham	...	John Practice
Art Carney	...	Frank
Charles Dance	...	Benedict
Frank McRae	...	Lieutenant Dekker
Tom Noonan	...	Ripper / Himself
Robert Prosky	...	Nick
Anthony Quinn	...	Tony Vivaldi
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Irene Madigan
Austin O'Brien	...	Danny Madigan
Ian McKellen	...	Death
Professor Toru Tanaka	...	Tough Asian Man
Joan Plowright	...	Teacher
Keith Barish	...	Himself
Karen Duffy	...	Herself

Storyline

Young Danny Madigan is a big fan of Jack Slater, a larger-than-life action hero played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. When his best friend, Nick the projectionist, gives him a magic ticket to the new Jack Slater film, Danny is transported into Slater's world, where the good guys always win. One of Slater's enemies, Benedict the hitman, gets hold of the ticket and ends up in Danny's world, where he realises that if he can kill Schwarzenegger, Slater will be no more. Slater and Danny must travel back and stop him.

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Plot Keywords:

ticket | hero | magic | action hero | projectionist | 

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Taglines:

He's mean . . . And he'll blast through your screen! [DVD cover]

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for strong action sequences

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 June 1993 (USA)

Also Known As:

Extremely Violent

Filming Locations:

1100 block of Angelina Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$70,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

£3,634,344 (UK) (17 September 1993)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation, Oak Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) SDDS (8 channels) (35 mm prints)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The explosion of Jack Slater's ex-wife's house was used from The Last Boy Scout, also written by Shane Black.

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Goofs

When Slater throws the body over the edge at the funeral, he clearly throws it onto the flower bed right behind him.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dekker: This is one hell of a way to spend Christmas...

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Crazy Credits

The only opening credits in this film are the ones for "Jack Slater IV"

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Connections

Referenced in 3satfestival: Michael Ehnert - Lost Action Hero (2010)

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Soundtracks

"Two Steps Behind"
Written by Joe Elliott
Performed by Def Leppard

User Reviews

Underrated

What can I say? A lot of people looked at this as a cheap Arnold action movie, and while it's not a great film it's certainly a good one with a very good concept. The intentional continuity errors are funny and clever, the movie cliche's are great. So what if it's a little cheesy and Arnold is the only decent actor? Enjoy the conflict of reality and fiction, and see this movie because it's a fun and somewhat thoughtful flick.