Last Action Hero (1993)

Director:

John McTiernan

Writers (WGA):

Zak Penn (story) &
Adam Leff (story) ...

Release Date:

18 June 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy

Tagline:

Did Someone Say Action? [Theatrical]

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Ticket | Hero | Magic | Projectionist | Action Hero

Awards:

14 nominations

Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger	...	Jack Slater / Himself
F. Murray Abraham	...	John Practice
Austin O'Brien	...	Danny Madigan
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
Ian McKellen	...	Death
Professor Toru Tanaka	...	Tough Asian Man
Joan Plowright	...	Teacher
Jason Kelly	...	Lieutenant Governor
Noah Emmerich	...	Rookie

Also Known As:

Extremely Violent (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

130 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Sound Mix:

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

Certification:

Finland:K-14 (re-rating) | Finland:K-16 (original rating) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #32089) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

When Jack and Danny are in the video store we see the boxes for Die Hard (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), and Medicine Man (1992), which were all directed by John McTiernan.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the house explodes (Jack's favorite second cousin) you can clearly see the hydraulic jack popping up to flip one of the police cars into the air.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Incident at Loch Ness (2004)

Soundtrack:

Twilight Zone Theme

I've got my Ticket Now I'm Going To See The Movie!

Last Action Hero may well have arrived DOA due to Dan Cortese's lame as could be tagline for Burger King " I got my ticket, now I'm Going To See The Movie!".

Aside from that unsuccesful cross promotion, there is little in this film that actually is not as it was intended to be. That is, funny, over the top and full of explosions! I am a fan of self depricating humor and a fan of Arnold, so this movie hit the spot for me.

The cast is all good too, with the obvious exception of the homely kid who plays opposite The Schwarz. Recomended for fans of TV action shows and for those who appreciate Arnold's experimental comedy films. I liked this well enough to take the time to recommend it, if that helps.

By the way, I didn't bother to summarize, because this not that kind of movie. Just watch it and you'll realize the reason people like it, and it has nothing to do with the plot.