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Movie Review
Last Action Hero recieved a very poor rating when it was released.
The Plot is about a young kid named Danny (Austin O'Brien) who is a great fan of the series
Slater, the star of the series is Arnold Schwarzenegger one night he goes to a New York
movie theatre to see an advanced screening of Slater IV, he recieves a magical ticket from
the theater projectionist Nick (Robert Prosky) in which results him being caught up inside
the movie with his favourite action hero Arnold Schwarzenegger.
While Danny is inside this strange but perfect world of movies he uses his knoweledge of the
series to help Slater keep one step ahead of the baddies in the movie in which the main
characters are the gang lord (Anthony Quinn) and his hitman Benedict (Charles Dance).
In this real comical world Danny keeps trying to explain to Jack Slater that all this
is a movie and on many occassions tries to prove it, in one instance he points out that
why are all the numbers prefixed with 555 when there are millions of people in Los Angeles
(city set for Slater IV) and Slater being the tough one says, "that's why we have area codes".
Later on they both (Jack Slater & Danny) end up back in the real world of Danny's area
New York city. This happens as one of the baddies escapes to the real world. Slater now
realises the real world and is no longer in a world of movies but reality and reality
hurts.
There are many funny / humorous moments in the movie, and hidden things from other movies.
One interesting part of the movie is when Danny visualises Jack Slater in the Hamlet
(shakespear) and remakes the scenes to a Jack Slater environmnent.
If you don't like action flick then you are most probably not going to like this movie.
It contains many interesting turns and bends throughout the movies and shows us reality
and fantasy whilst the movie is playing. Even though it did badly financially, and was
expected more of dissapointing some fans, it was still an interesting movie which is
more re-watchable then some others.
Info and Credits
Produced by: Oak Productions / Columbia Pictures Corporation [us]
Certification: USA:PG-13 / UK:15 / Finland:K-12 / Germany:12 / Norway:15 / Sweden:11
Language: English
Genre/keyword: Action / Adventure / Comedy / parody / mother-son / motion-picture-theaters / father-daughter / self-referential / tar / movie-reality-crossover / axe
/ surreal / cameos / movie-premiere / new-york / video-store / los-angeles / grim-reaper / police / weapons / stunt / dynamite / violence / gangster /
film-in-film / crane / father-figure / corpse / movies / chase / hero / puns
Runtime: USA:130 / UK:126 / Germany:126
Sound Mix: Dolby SR / SDDS
Effects by: Available Light Ltd. / Playhouse Pictures / Praxis Film Works / R/Greenberg Associates West, Inc. / Baer Animation / Sony Pictures Imageworks /
Dreamstate Effects / Alterian Studios / Boss Film Studios / Image G / Visual Concept Entertainment / Cinesite / Composite Image Systems /
R/Greenberg Associates West / The Computer Film Company / Fantasy II Film Effects / Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) [us]
Directed by John McTiernan
Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
Arnold Schwarzenegger .... Jack Slater/Himself
F. Murray Abraham .... John Practice
Art Carney .... Frank
Charles Dance .... Benedict
Frank McRae .... Dekker
Tom Noonan .... Ripper/Himself
Robert Prosky .... Nick
Anthony Quinn .... Tony Vivaldi
Mercedes Ruehl .... Mom
Austin O'Brien .... Danny Madigan
Ian McKellen .... Death
Professor Toru Tanaka .... Tough Asian Man
Joan Plowright .... Teacher
Jason Kelly .... Lt. Governor
Noah Emmerich .... Rookie
Tina Turner .... The Mayor
Billy D. Lucas .... SWAT Cop
Ryan Todd (I) .... Andrew Slater
Apollo Dukakis .... Polonius
Patrick Flanagan .... Punk
Donald C. Llorens .... Monoghan
Michael Chieffo .... Monroe
Mike Muscat .... Cop in LA Station
John Finnegan .... Watch Commander
Bobbie Brown .... Video Babe
Angie Everhart .... Video Babe
Bridgette Wilson .... Whitney/Meredith
Jeffrey Braer .... Skeezy
Sven-Ole Thorsen .... Gunman
Anthony Peck .... Cop at Ex-Wife's House
Paul Gonzales .... Cop #2 in LA Station
Anna Navarro .... Cop in Station
Dex Elliot Sanders .... Mitchell
Nick Dimitri .... Funeral Doctor
Rick Ducommun .... Ripper's Agent
Wendle Josepher .... Candy Girl
Michael V. Gazzo .... Torelli
Lee Reherman .... Krause
R.C. Bates .... Rabbi
Colleen Camp .... Ratcliff
Donna Borghoff .... Hooker
John McTiernan Sr. .... Cigar Stand Man
Tiffany Puhy .... Autograph Seeker
Danny DeVito .... Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Keith Barish .... Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
James Belushi .... Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
Chevy Chase .... Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
Chris Connelly (I) .... Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
Karen Duffy .... Herself (cameo) (uncredited)
Larry Ferguson .... Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
Leeza Gibbons .... Herself (cameo) (uncredited)
M.C. Hammer .... Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
Little Richard .... Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
Robert Patrick (I) .... T-1000 (cameo) (uncredited)
Maria Shriver .... Herself (cameo) (uncredited)
Sharon Stone .... Catherine Tramell (cameo) (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Van Damme .... Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
Melvin Van Peebles .... Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
Damon Wayans .... Himself (cameo) (uncredited)
Written by (in credits order)
Zak Penn (story) &
Adam Leff (story)
Shane Black &
David Arnott (I)
William Goldman (uncredited) and
Richard Prather (novel The Meandering Corpse) ("certain elements...based on")
Cinematography by: Dean Semler
Original music by: Michael Kamen
Additional music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Production Design by: Eugenio Zanetti
Costume Design by: Gloria Gresham
Film Editing by: Richard A. Harris & John Wright (II)
Produced by:
Robert H. Lemer (associate)
John McTiernan
Neal Nordlinger (co-producer)
Robert E. Relyea (co-producer)
Stephen J. Roth (I)
Arnold Schwarzenegger (executive)
Other crew
Vic Armstrong .... stunt co-ordinator
William D. Barber .... camera operator: second unit
Gregory J. Barnett .... stunts (as Greg Barnett)
Bobby Bass .... stunts
Bob Beemer .... re-recording mixer
Bill Birrell .... visual effects producer
Richard L. Blackwell .... stunts (as Richard Blackwell)
Lee Blasingame .... first camera assistant
Janet Brady .... stunts
Charlie Brewer .... stunts
William H. Burton (I) .... stunts
Doc D. Charbonneau .... stunts (as Doc Charbonneau)
Chuck Comisky .... visual effects supervisor
Norm Compton .... stunts
Brian W. Cook .... first assistant director
Wally Crowder .... stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw .... stunts (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Don Davis (I) .... orchestrator
Leigh Davison .... second camera assistant
Jeff Dawn .... make-up artist
Marek Dobrowolski .... art director
Annie Ellis .... stunts
Kenny Endoso .... stunts
Andy Epper .... stunts
Debbie Evans .... stunts
Ken Ferris .... camera operator: "b" camera, New York
Linda Folk .... foley artist
David Fuhrer .... visual effects
William C. Gerrity .... unit production manager
Lance Gilbert .... stunts
Troy Gilbert .... stunts
Carl Goldstein .... second assistant director
Richard Greenberg .... visual effects consultant
Jim Halty .... stunts
Sean Haworth .... set designer
Rick Heinrichs .... art director
Janet Hirshenson .... casting
Joel Holland .... sound recordist: New York
Billy Hank Hooker .... stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker .... stunts
Norman Howell .... stunts (as Norm Howell)
Tommy J. Huff .... stunts (as Tom Huff)
Lou Infante .... costumer
Jane Jenkins .... casting
Peter Kent .... stunts
Joel Kramer .... stunt co-ordinator
Sharon Kramer .... stunts
Peter Kuran .... special visual effects
Lane Leavitt .... stunts
Robert H. Lemer .... location manager
Al Leong .... stunts
Billy D. Lucas .... stunts (as Billy Lucas)
Joe Madalena .... location manager
Susan Malerstein .... script supervisor
Guy Manos .... stunts
Tim McGovern .... visual effects supervisor
Gary McLarty .... stunts
John Meier .... stunts
Michael Minkler .... re-recording mixer
Bennie Moore .... stunts (as Benny Moore)
Jimmy Nickerson .... stunts
Mark O'Kane .... steadicam operator
Alan Oliney .... stunts
Manny Perry .... stunts (as James Nickerson)
Chuck Picerni Jr. .... stunts
Steve Picerni .... stunts
William Powloski .... visual effects
Steven T Puri .... visual effects co-ordinator
Pamela Rittelmeyer .... second assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
Stuart Robertson (II) .... digital effects supervisor
Danny Rogers .... stunts
Scott Rogers .... stunts
Ron Rondell (II) .... stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)
Michael Runyard .... stunts
Andy Ryan .... gaffer: second unit chief assistant lighting technician
Douglas Ryan (II) .... camera operator
G. Tony Scarano .... costumer
Kristy Sexton .... stunts
Janek Sirrs .... visual effects
Stephen Stanton .... CGI co-ordinator: Boss Film Studios
Ron Stein .... stunts
Jim Stephan .... stunts
John E. Sullivan .... visual effects supervisor
Eric Swanek .... assistant camera: "b" camera
Charles A. Tamburro .... stunts (as Chuck Tamburro)
David F. Van Slyke .... foley artist
Fred M. Waugh .... stunt co-ordinator second unit director
Ric Roman Waugh .... stunts
Scott Waugh .... stunts
David Webster .... stunts
Glenn R. Wilder .... stunts
Scott Wilder (III) .... stunts (as David J. Webster)
Dick Ziker .... stunts (as Glenn Wilder)
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