Last Action Hero

22/7/1994 2h 11m 6.5/10

Overview

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.

Director

Susan Malerstein

Top Billed Cast

Charles Dance

Benedict

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Jack Slater / Self

Bridgette Wilson-Sampras

Whitney / Meredith

F. Murray Abraham

John Practice

Austin O'Brien

Danny Madigan

Art Carney

Frank

Reviews

Gimly

3/19/2018

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._