Last Action Hero
Sign in to save1993 film directed by John McTiernan
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6.5After 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.
Released: 1993-06-18131 minDir: John McTiernanAdventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Family
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
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Key facts
- Directed by
- John McTiernan
- Screenplay by
- Shane Black David Arnott
- Story by
- Zak Penn Adam Leff
- Produced by
- John McTiernan Steve Roth
- Starring
- Arnold Schwarzenegger F. Murray Abraham Art Carney Charles Dance Frank McRae Tom Noonan Robert Prosky Anthony Quinn Mercedes Ruehl Austin O'Brien
- Cinematography
- Dean Semler
- Edited by
- Richard A. Harris John Wright
- Music by
- Michael Kamen
- Production companies
- Columbia Pictures Steve Roth/Oak Productions
- Distributed by
- Columbia Pictures
- Release dates
- June 13, 1993 ( 1993-06-13 ) ( Westwood ) June 18, 1993 ( 1993-06-18 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 131 minutes
Key dates
- Published
- 7 October 1993
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Los Angeles Police Department
- Director
- John McTiernan
- Screenwriter
- Zak Penn
- Cast member
- Basil Sydney
- Composer
- Michael Kamen
- Producer
- John McTiernan
Article
Last Action Hero is a 1993 American fantasy action comedy film directed and produced by John McTiernan and co-written by Shane Black and David Arnott. It is a satire of the action genre and associated clichés, containing several parodies of action films in the form of films within the film. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater, a Los Angeles police detective within the Jack Slater action film franchise, while Austin O'Brien co-stars as Danny Madigan, a boy magically transported into the Slater universe, and Charles Dance as Mr. Benedict, a ruthless assassin from the Slater universe who escapes to the real world. Schwarzenegger also served as the film's executive producer and plays himself as the actor portraying Jack Slater.
Last Action Hero premiered in Westwood on June 13, 1993 and was released by Columbia Pictures on June 16, 1993 and failed to meet the studio's expectations at the box office, and was both a critical and commercial disappointment. Since its release Last Action Hero gained a cult following, with some noting it as underrated in Schwarzenegger's catalogue.