Last Action Hero

The Last Action Hero is a 1993 film directed by John McTiernan. A young boy named Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) is transported via a magical ticket inside the movie of his favorite action hero, Jack Slater. Madigan is thrilled to meet Slater, though the action star doesn't realize that he's inside a film and is really a creation of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Fast Facts

1. Release Date: June 18, 1993
2. Genre: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Fantasy
3. Director: John McTiernan
4. Screenwriters: Zak Penn, Adam Leff, Shane Black, David Arnott
5. Producers: John McTiernan, Arnold Schwarzenegger
6. Music by: Michael Kamen
7. Cinematography: Dean Semler
8. Distributor: Columbia Pictures
9. Visual Effects Supervisor: John E. Sullivan
10. MPAA Rating: PG-13¹
11. Run time: 130 minutes
12. Tagline: Did Someone Say Action? (Theatrical)²
13. Budget: $85,000,000
14. Gross Revenue Worldwide: $137,298,489¹
15. This was the last film appearance of Art Carney³
16. Arnold Schwarzenegger was reportedly paid $15 million for his role⁴

Cast

• Arnold Schwarzenegger: Jack Slater / Himself
• F. Murray Abraham: John Practice
• Austin O'Brien: Danny Madigan
• Art Carney: Frank
• Charles Dance: Benedict
• Frank McRae: Lieutenant Dekker

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