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Last Action Hero

Play trailer Poster for Last Action Hero PG-13 Released Jun 18, 1993 2h 11m Action Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 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... Rated: 2/4 Jun 2, 2022 Full Review David Ansen Newsweek Last Action Hero loses control of itself. Nov 8, 2018 Full Review Adam Mars-Jones Independent (UK) 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. Nov 14, 2017 Full Review Paul Klein FILMHOUNDS Magazine Last Action Hero is like a four-course meal made at a Michelin star restaurant. The perfect people bringing about the perfect creation. Rated: 4/5 Jul 4, 2024 Full Review James Croot The Post NZ It’s an important, albeit flawed, movie. Apr 5, 2023 Full Review Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault A bombastic, rhythmless mess. Rated: C- Aug 31, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C Funny in 2 hour and 11 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/31/25 Full Review Carrie M Don’t understand the low rating. Absolute classic ❤️ Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/30/25 Full Review Unt R Suprisingly entertaining and better than the very low rating would indicates. Interesting science fiction tool that was (somewhat unexpectedly) used explore more worlds than expected. Occassionally lands some laugh-out-loud jokes around other action movies and their tropes. Never watched this movie until now despite growing up watching eg, Terminator 2 and other Arnie action movies as a child in the 1990s. This movie was released around the same time the Rainier Wolfcastl parody character was introduced on The Simpsons so it's surprising since parodies the Arnie action movie tropes just as well as the Simpsons did. The film reminds me a bit of the 2006 TV show "The Lost Room". And also Terminator Genisys another movie with very very low reviews that had unexpectedly interesting science fiction concepts that I really enjoyed. I'm happy I watched it, not as bad as the rating says it is. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/16/25 Full Review Romas M Greetings from Lithuania. "Last Action Hero" (1993) isn't just an entertaining action / adventure / spoof film staring Arnold Schwarzenegger - it is more then that. In my opinion, this is one of the most brilliant parodies ever made and it also serves as a love letter to movies themselves. The idea of this movie is ingenues - it's a fantasy film set withing a world were traveling to a movie is possible. And that what happens to our main hero in this film - he is get sucked into a movie staring his god Arnold Schwarzenegger. And from there it goes more and more funny and bizarre - and i will leave it at that. The film plays as a parody, fantasy, action, adventure and comedy - set in two different worlds. The script is clever enough to show these worlds very differently. Its a film within a film - made of movie buffs. Overall, this film flopped heavily in 1993's box office not because "Jurassic Park" opened closely or whatever. After multiple rewatches I've made of this film over last few decades one thing is clear for me - this film never had an massive targeted audience to begin with. If it had opened today in 2025 it would have flopped even more. This film is for movie buffs - it is a love letter to those who love movies. "Last Action Hero" is one of the most unique and entertaining films I've seen. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/09/25 Full Review Shane D. Movie has reviews that I just don't understand. This movie is peak Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/26/25 Full Review Jason c I enjoyed this in the theaters when it came out and watched it again in 2025. I still love the movie, great soundtrack. Never understood why people didn't like it. Sometimes good things aren't necessarily perfect, they just kinda make ya feel good. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/17/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
John McTiernan, 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
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