Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Following the death of his father, young Danny Madigan takes comfort in watching action movies featuring the indestructible Los Angeles cop Jack Slater. After being given a magic ticket by theater manager Nick, Danny is sucked into the screen and bonds with Slater. When evil fictional villain Benedict gets his hands on the ticket and enters the real world, Danny and Jack must follow and stop him.
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| Release Date | 1993-06-18 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 2h 11m |
| Directors | Dean Semler, John McTiernan, Jim Dultz, Brian W. Cook, Carl Goldstein, Fred Waugh, Christopher Nibley, Newt Arnold, Richard Baratta, Brian W. Cook, Cellin Gluck, Dana J. Kuznetzkoff, Bruce Moriarty, David Ticotin, Vic Armstrong |
| Producers | John McTiernan, Stephen J. Roth, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert H. Lemer, Neal Nordlinger, Robert E. Relyea, Tricia Henry Ashford |
| Writers | Shane Black, David Arnott, Zak Penn, Adam Leff |
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.
— Gimly