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.
| Tagline | This isn't the movies anymore. |
| Release Date: | Jun 18, 1993 |
| Genres: | Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Comedy, Family |
| Production Company: | Oak Productions, Columbia Pictures |
| Production Countries: | United States of America |
| Casts: | Arnold Schwarzenegger, Austin O'Brien, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance, Frank McRae, Tom Noonan, Robert Prosky, Anthony Quinn, Mercedes Ruehl |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $85000000 |
| Revenue: | 137300000 |
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._