Last Action Hero

"This isn't the movies anymore."

1993 2h 11m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 3,126

FantasyActionComedy

Synopsis

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After 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.

“This isn't the movies anymore.”

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Cast

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jack Slater / Self
Austin O'Brien
Danny Madigan
Bridgette Wilson
Whitney / Meredith
F. Murray Abraham
John Practice
Art Carney
Frank
Charles Dance
Benedict
Frank McRae
Lieutenant Dekker
Tom Noonan
Ripper / Tommy Noonan

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John McTiernan
Writers: Shane Black, David Arnott, Zak Penn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $85M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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33 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

CAST

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291+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John McTiernan, shot by Dean Semler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Michael Kamen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor John Wright shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien and Bridgette Wilson carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "This isn't the movies anymore.".

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The take

John McTiernan directs. Dean Semler behind the camera. Michael Kamen scores. John Wright cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $85M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
233 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3291+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
4Directed by John McTiernan, shot by Dean Semler. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Michael Kamen. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor John Wright shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien and Bridgette Wilson carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "This isn't the movies anymore.".
9IMDB entry: tt0107362 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has multiple community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
11Classified under 16 themes, including "hero", "magic", "villain", "parody".
12Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Dean Semler
Original score: Michael Kamen
Editing: John Wright
Production design: Eugenio Zanetti
Costume design: Gloria Gresham
Makeup / hair: Peter Tothpal
VFX supervisor: Neil Krepela
Sound: Bill W. Benton
Stunt coordinator: Vic Armstrong
Runtime: 131 min · 2h 11m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $85,000,000
Box office: $137,298,489
Return: 162% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG-13
IMDB: Last Action Hero (1993)

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Gimly2018-03-19
★ 6/10
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.

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