John McTiernan (The Hunt for Red October) imaginatively directs this action comedy, which is an interesting failure with some fascinating ironies that make it well worth seeing. Arnold Schwarzenegger plays both a character named Jack Slater--a fictional cop hero who exists only in the movies (ie, the movies seen by the characters in this movie) and the actor who plays Jack Slater in the real world (ie, in the movie we're actually watching). McTiernan's hall-of-mirrors effect is fun, though Last Action Hero never quite identifies itself as a pure action movie, science... fiction, a kid's movie, or anything else. (The expensive film suffered at the box office as a result and was roundly criticised for this ambivalence.) What lingers in the memory, however, is Schwarzenegger, playing himself, being confronted by Slater for having created an alter ego for film in the first place. It's a provocative moment: how often have we seen a major star blatantly wrestle with his actor's legacy in this way? --Tom Keogh [show more]
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Austin O'Brien star in this action drama directed by John McTiernan. When Danny (O'Brien), a dedicated young fan of film star Jack Slater (Schwarzenegger), is given a magic cinema ticket by his local projectionist he is transported into his hero's latest film. However, one of Slater's enemies gets hold of the magic ticket and ends up in Danny's world where he finds a way to finally kill off Slater.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien), a young cinema fan, is crazy about his all-time great movie hero, L.A. cop Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenneger). Having received a magic golden cinema ticket, Danny is blasted through the big screen and into the action alongside his celluloid hero, who is more than a little puzzled by his presence. Fasten your seatbelt, as the dare-devil duo dodge bullets, bombs and bad guys in a whirlwind world where anything is possible! But. ..disaster strikes when the baddies grab half the magic ticket and make their escape into the real world, where they find life a doddle for two rogues intent on madness and mayhem.With Jack and Danny in hot pursuit, hold your breath as the action addicts discover that real life can be even more exciting than the movies. Actors Arnold Schwarzenegger, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney, Charles Dance, Frank McRae, Tom Noonan, Robert Prosky, Anthony Quinn, Mercedes Ruehl, Jean-Claude Van Damme, James Belushi, Leeza Gibbons, Tina Turner & Austin O'Brien Director John McTiernan Certificate 15 years and over Year 1993 Screen 16:9 Languages English - Dolby Digital (5.1) Subtitles Arabic ; Czech ; Danish ; Dutch ; English ; Finnish ; French ; German ; Greek ; Hebrew ; Hindi ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Italian ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Spanish ; Swedish ; Turkish Duration 2 hours 5 minutes (approx)
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