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The Last Action Hero (1993)
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Reviews Counted:32
Fresh:11
Rotten:21
Average Rating:4.9/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 11 mins
Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy
Synopsis: Arnold Schwarzenegger and director John McTiernan join forces again in, THE LAST ACTION HERO, a heart racing thriller in which a young boy uses a magical ticket to infiltrate his favorite movie.... Arnold Schwarzenegger and director John McTiernan join forces again in, THE LAST ACTION HERO, a heart racing thriller in which a young boy uses a magical ticket to infiltrate his favorite movie. Danny (Austin O'Brien) passes through the movie screen and into the whirlwind life of crusader Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger) becoming his sidekick. But when the villains learn that they too can travel back and forth between cinema and reality, it's up to Jack Slater to put a stop their havoc wreaking. Once a character in the "Jack Slater 4" film, Danny takes on the role of Slater's sidekick, and together they combat Vivaldi (Anthony Quinn), Benedict (Charles Dance), and The Ripper (Tom Noonan), an infamous troika bent on global malice. Trouble really however, when Benedict gets a hold of Danny's magic ticket, and travels to the real world laying waste to Times Square. Jack Slater leaves his cinematic bubble and follows the villain into reality--a reality where heroes don't always win. Like a prophet armed with fire, director John McTiernan uses explosive action and booming special effects to foretell of a time when hyper reality will be achieved with the ease of buying a ticket to a movie. [More]
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Anthony Quinn, Mercedes Ruehl, F. Murray Abraham
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Anthony Quinn, Mercedes Ruehl, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance, Austin O'Brien, Tom Noonan, Sharon Stone
Director: John McTiernan
Director: John McTiernan
Screenwriter: Shane Black, William Goldman, Zak Penn
Producer: John McTiernan
Composer: Michael Kamen
Reviews for The Last Action Hero
A loud, overproduced, chaotic and incredibly stupid action-comedy that's neither thrilling nor funny.
Even if this intermixing of kid fantasy and adult shoot'em-up, Hollywood insider jokes and cheap Arnold puns, doesn't completely bowl you over, it's clever and intriguing.
Joyless, tastelss, and soulless, Last Action Hero can't decide if it's an actioner, a comedy or a spoof.
Schwarzenegger merely goes through the familiar motions in this toothless send-up of cliched' action flicks
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