Last Action Hero

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Last Action Hero

PG-13

1993

2h 11m

Action

Comedy

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Following the death of his father, young Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) takes comfort in watching action movies featuring the indestructible Los Angeles cop Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger). After being given a magic ticket by theater manager Nick (Robert Prosky), Danny is sucked into the screen and bonds with Slater. When evil fictional villain Benedict (Charles Dance) gets his hands on the ticket and enters the real world, Danny and Jack must follow and stop him.

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Critics Consensus

Last Action Hero has most of the right ingredients for a big-budget action spoof, but its scattershot tone and uneven structure only add up to a confused, chaotic mess.

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Jonathan Rosenbaum

Chicago Reader

06/02/2022

2/4

It’s nothing new that the makers of Last Action Hero don’t have a clear notion of what separates movies from life, but the makers of the other summer blockbusters aren’t any better versed in reality...

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David Ansen

Newsweek

11/08/2018

Last Action Hero loses control of itself.

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Adam Mars-Jones

Independent (UK)

11/14/2017

The director has to boost the realism of his staging in a rather self-defeating manner. It begins to look, not that he's having it both ways, trading on what he mocks, but that he has painted himself into a corner.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Feb 17

7/10

Far from being a failure, frankly, I find it to be an entertaining and criminally underrated film from McTiernan, which parodies the clichés of the action genre with an Arnold Schwarzenegger in full form. [Full review in Spanish]

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Paul Klein

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

07/04/2024

4/5

Last Action Hero is like a four-course meal made at a Michelin star restaurant. The perfect people bringing about the perfect creation.

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James Croot

The Post NZ

04/05/2023

It’s an important, albeit flawed, movie.

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Graham M

@Greyzer Jun 23

Hated this when it first came out but over the years I've watched it half a dozen times. It has spirit, which I can't say about the vast majority of movies and if you live films, you'll enjoy its fruits.

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Enrique R

@NostalgicNerd Jan 20

Last Action Hero, one of my favorite action movies ever made. The story, the straight up entertainment. The action sequences was over the top. If you love watching nostalgic 80s and 90s movies. Definitely watch this. I love Arnold Schwarzenegger and he does great and acts like the Terminator. The cameos in this movie were unexpected. Like T-1000 from Terminator 2: Judgement Day and Sharon Stone from Basic Instinct. Overall, I give Last Action Hero a 9.5/10 or a 4/5 stars.

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Joy B.

@9mr_0 Jan 16

فلم حلو لكنه يعاني من عدم الاتزان. الفكرة رائعة و السيناريو يقدّم لحظات ذكية إلا أنه يتردد في تطوير فكرته بشكل متماسك، ما يجعل الفيلم متذبذبًا في طرحه. الإخراج يبدأ بثقة ويقدّم مشاهد ممتعة، لكنه لاحقًا يفقد الإيقاع ويقع في التكرار، فتتفاوت وتيرة الأحداث بين الصعود والهبوط . أداء البطل كان جيد جدا الفلم يعتمد على حضوره .بينما بقية الشخصيات تظل محدودة التأثير ولا تمتلك عمقًا دراميًا . التصوير كان جيد الى حد ما و الكامرة كانت تستخدم بشكل جيد لكن في بعض الاحيان كان هناك تسارع بالتصوير ، والموسيقى حماسية وتنسجم مع الأجواء، لكنها في بعض اللحظات تكون أعلى من اللازم. الفلم كلما يتقدم يفقد شخصياته ضهرت الكثير من الشخصيات لكن تختفي فجاة . حصر الفلم بين شخصين فقط خلى الفلم ممل شوية .

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P H

@RT26026737 Nov 15

It was a great action movie, with a fantastic balance of comedy and action, and a truly original script. What would happen if movie characters came to the real world? That was brilliant! But the problem was that it was released in the same year as Jurassic Park, which was a huge hit in 93, completely overshadowing this Schwarzenegger classic.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 Aug 31

Funny in 2 hour and 11 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Filmed in 1993 in color!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Dubbed and subtitled in worldwide studios!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Carrie M

@RT95226199 Aug 30

Don’t understand the low rating. Absolute classic ❤️

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Charles Dance

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Synopsis

Following the death of his father, young Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) takes comfort in watching action movies featuring the indestructible Los Angeles cop Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger). After being given a magic ticket by theater manager Nick (Robert Prosky), Danny is sucked into the screen and bonds with Slater. When evil fictional villain Benedict (Charles Dance) gets his hands on the ticket and enters the real world, Danny and Jack must follow and stop him.

Director: John McTiernan
Producer: Stephen J. Roth
Screenwriter: Zak Penn, Adam Leff, Shane Black, David Arnott
Distributor: Columbia Pictures, Columbia Tristar
Production Co: Oak Productions, Columbia Pictures Corporation
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Action, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 18, 1993, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 16, 2012
Runtime: 2h 11m
Sound Mix: Surround