Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero is a 1993 American fantasy action comedy film directed and produced by John McTiernan and co-written by Shane Black and David Arnott. It is a satire of the action genre and associated clichés, containing several parodies of action films in the form of films within the film. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater, a Los Angeles police detective within the Jack Slater action film franchise, while Austin O'Brien co-stars as Danny Madigan, a boy magically transported into the Slater universe, and Charles Dance as Mr. Benedict, a ruthless assassin from the Slater universe who escapes to the real world. Schwarzenegger also served as the film's executive producer and plays himself as the actor portraying Jack Slater. The film also marked Art Carney and Tina Turner's last feature film before their deaths in 2003 and 2023, respectively.
Plot
Ten-year-old Danny Madigan lives in a crime-ridden area of New York City with his widowed mother, Irene. Following his father's death, Danny takes comfort in watching action movies, especially a series featuring Los Angeles cop Jack Slater at a condemned movie theatre owned by Nick, who also is the projectionist. Nick gives Danny a golden ticket once owned by Harry Houdini, and invites him to watch Jack Slater IV as he checks the print for another theatre before its official release.
Cast
- Al Leong
- Angie Everhart
- Anthony Quinn
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Art Carney
- Austin O'Brien
- Basil Sydney
- Bridgette Wilson
- Charles Dance
- Charles Kalani
- Chevy Chase
- Colleen Camp
- Dagmar Koller
- Damon Wayans
- Danny DeVito
- F. Murray Abraham
- Frank McRae
- Hila Cohen
- Ian McKellen
- Jean-Claude Van Damme
- Jim Belushi
- Joan Plowright
- Karen Duffy
- Larry Ferguson
- Leeza Gibbons
- Little Richard
- Maria Shriver
- MC Hammer
- Melvin Van Peebles
- Mercedes Ruehl
- Michael V. Gazzo
- Noah Emmerich
- Rick Ducommun
- Robert Patrick
- Robert Prosky
- Sharon Stone
- Sven-Ole Thorsen
- Sylvester Stallone
- Symba Smith
- Tina Turner
- Tom Noonan
More details
| author | David Arnott Shane Black William Goldman Zak Penn |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles New York City |
| director | John McTiernan |
| editor | John Wright Richard A. Harris |
| events | Los Angeles Police Department |
| genre | action adventure animation comedy fantasy satire |
| keywords | amadeus antonio salieri car chase cartoon cat condemn force glass eye harry houdini hired gun kill learning the truth lose mafia boss movie theatre mozart only way real world reminisce same actor search the seventh seal theatre play tick widowed mother wolfgang amadeus mozart |
| musicBy | Michael Kamen |
| producer | John McTiernan Steve Roth |
| publisher | The New York Times |
| recordedAt | Long Beach Los Angeles Malibu New York City San Diego |
| theme | action comedy buddy comedy buddy cop children's children's comedy parody |