Last Action Hero
Last Action Hero
PG-13
6.5
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1993

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131m

Last Action Hero

Summary

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

John McTiernan

Screenplay

Shane Black

Screenplay

David Arnott

Story

Zak Penn

Story

Adam Leff

Reviews

Ruuz

Ruuz

March 19, 2018

6

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._

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$85,000,000.00

Revenue:

$137,300,000.00

Keywords

hero
magic
villain
child in peril
film in film
breaking the fourth wall
spoof
magical object
cartoon cat
ticket
self-referential
projectionist
child's point of view
action hero
good versus evil