Rotten
There is a lot of action in Last Action Hero, but the underlying story never ever quite works.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Last Action Hero
This isn't the movies anymore.
1993 · 2h 11m · PG-13
Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Directed by
John McTiernan
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Last Action Hero
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 and cast
- John McTiernan Director
- Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater
- Austin O'Brien as Danny Madigan
- Bridgette Wilson as Whitney / Meredith
- F. Murray Abraham as John Practice
- Art Carney as Frank
- Charles Dance as Benedict
- Frank McRae as Lieutenant Dekker
- Tom Noonan as Ripper / Tommy Noonan
- Robert Prosky Cast
- Anthony Quinn Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
41%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The pulse-pounding, sizzling pull of a Die Hard is absent.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Fresh
Even if this intermixing of kid fantasy and adult shoot'em-up, Hollywood insider jokes and cheap Arnold puns, doesn't completely bowl you over, it's clever and intriguing.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Rotten
Feels like a farewell, of sorts, to Arnold.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
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