Last Action Hero
This isn't the movies anymore.
1993 | 131m | English
Popularity: 7 (history)
| Director: | John McTiernan |
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| Writer: | David Arnott, Zak Penn, Adam Leff, Shane Black |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jun 18, 1993 |
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| Director: | John McTiernan |
| Writer: | David Arnott, Zak Penn, Adam Leff, Shane Black |
| Genres: | Family, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Action |
| Keywords | hero, magic, villain, film in film, child in peril, breaking the fourth wall, spoof, magical object, cartoon cat, ticket, self-referential, projectionist, child's point of view, action hero, good versus evil |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Oak Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $137,300,000
Budget: $85,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 15, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
![Last Action Hero (1993) Theatrical Trailer [HD]](/extra_thumbs/Kx0ApCyC_cg.jpg)
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Jack Slater / Self |
| Austin O'Brien | Danny Madigan |
| Bridgette Wilson-Sampras | Whitney / Meredith |
| F. Murray Abraham | John Practice |
| Art Carney | Frank |
| Charles Dance | Benedict |
| Frank McRae | Lieutenant Dekker |
| Tom Noonan | Ripper / Tommy Noonan |
| Robert Prosky | Nick |
| Anthony Quinn | Tony Vivaldi |
| Mercedes Ruehl | Irene Madigan |
| Ian McKellen | Death |
| Professor Toru Tanaka | Tough Asian Man |
| Joan Plowright | Teacher |
| Keith Barish | Self |
| Jim Belushi | James Belushi |
| Chevy Chase | Self |
| Chris Connelly | Self |
| Karen Duffy | Self |
| Larry Ferguson | Self |
| Leeza Gibbons | Self |
| MC Hammer | M.C. Hammer |
| Little Richard | Self |
| Robert Patrick | T-1000 |
| Maria Shriver | Self |
| Sharon Stone | Catherine Tramell |
| Melvin Van Peebles | Self |
| Damon Wayans | Self |
| Jason Kelly | Lieutenant Governor |
| Noah Emmerich | Rookie |
| Tina Turner | The Mayor |
| Billy D. Lucas | SWAT Cop |
| Ryan Todd | Andrew Slater |
| Apollo Dukakis | Polonius |
| Patrick Flanagan | Punk |
| Donald C. Llorens | Monoghan |
| Michael Chieffo | Monroe |
| Mike Muscat | Cop in L.A. Station |
| John Finnegan | Watch Commander |
| Bobbie Brown | Video Babe |
| Angie Everhart | Video Babe |
| Jeffrey Braer | Skeezy |
| Anthony Peck | Cop at Ex-Wife's House |
| Paul Gonzales | Cop #2 in L.A. Station |
| Anna Navarro | Cop in Station |
| Dex Elliott Sanders | Mitchell |
| Nick Dimitri | Funeral Doctor |
| Sven-Ole Thorsen | Gunman |
| 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 | Tammy, Hell's Kitchen Hooker |
| John McTiernan Sr. | Cigar Stand Man |
| Tiffany Lynne Puhy | Autograph Seeker |
| Jean-Claude Van Damme | Jean-Claude Van Damme (uncredited) |
| Danny DeVito | Whiskers (voice) (uncredited) |
| Al Leong | Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited) |
| Matt Johnston | Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited) |
| Thomas Rosales Jr. | Vivaldi Henchman (uncredited) |
| Peter Kent | Maitre D' (uncredited) |
| Lena Banks | Movie House Patron (uncredited) |
| Michael Straka | Autograph Seeker |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dean Semler | Director of Photography |
| John McTiernan | Director |
| David Arnott | Screenplay |
| Michael Kamen | Original Music Composer |
| Zak Penn | Story |
| Jane Jenkins | Casting |
| Rick Heinrichs | Art Direction |
| Mauro Borrelli | Production Illustrator |
| Vic Armstrong | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Anthony G. Schmidt | Utility Stunts |
| Richard A. Kelley | Assistant Camera |
| Janet Hirshenson | Casting |
| Dieter Rauter | Stand In |
| Jeff Dawn | Makeup Supervisor |
| Charlie Brewer | Stunts, Stunt Double |
| Cellin Gluck | Second Assistant Director |
| Jono Oliver | Trainee Production Coordinator |
| Gregory J. Barnett | Stunts |
| Tatiana S. Riegel | Visual Effects Assistant Editor |
| Bruce Moriarty | First Assistant Director |
| Al Leong | Stunts |
| Glenn R. Wilder | Stunts |
| Chuck Picerni Jr. | Stunts |
| Lance Gilbert | Stunts |
| Manny Perry | Stunts |
| Kenny Endoso | Stunts |
| Buddy Joe Hooker | Stunts |
| Peter Kent | Stunts, Stunt Double |
| David Lea | Stunts |
| Debbie Evans | Stunts |
| Jon H. Epstein | Stunts |
| Susan Malerstein | Script Supervisor |
| Bob Brown | Stunt Double |
| Pete Antico | Stunts |
| Troy Gilbert | Stunts |
| Annie Ellis | Stunts |
| Henry Kingi | Stunts |
| Ric Roman Waugh | Stunts |
| Damon Caro | Stunts |
| Norman Howell | Stunts |
| Joel Kramer | Stunt Coordinator |
| Billy D. Lucas | Stunts |
| John C. Meier | Stunts |
| Jimmy Nickerson | Stunts |
| Chuck Zito | Stunts |
| Eugene Collier | Stunts |
| Gary McLarty | Stunts |
| Wally Crowder | Stunts |
| Norm Compton | Stunts |
| Michael Runyard | Stunts |
| Charles A. Tamburro | Stunts |
| Keith Campbell | Stunts |
| Gene Hartline | Stunts |
| Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Scott Rogers | Stunts |
| Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw | Stunts |
| Scott Waugh | Stunts |
| Scott Wilder | Stunts |
| Peewee Piemonte | Stunts |
| Gregg Smrz | Stunts |
| John Wright | Editor |
| Jim Dultz | Assistant Art Director |
| Randy Martens | Greensman |
| William Girod | Standby Painter |
| William 'Bear' Paul | Key Grip |
| Zade Rosenthal | Still Photographer |
| Natalie Wood | Makeup Artist |
| Harry Lu | Armorer |
| Laurel Klick | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Michael Sweeney | Post Production Supervisor |
| Tommy Tomlinson | Property Master |
| Charles Montoya | Set Production Assistant |
| John Hager | Transportation Co-Captain |
| Brian W. Cook | Assistant Director, First Assistant Director |
| David Bartholomew | Electrician |
| Diane Bandolas | Production Accountant |
| Catherine Calleson | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Lolita Ritmanis | Orchestrator |
| Jerry Ross | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Jane Baer | Animation Supervisor |
| Tricia Henry Ashford | Visual Effects Producer |
| Robert K. Lambert | Additional Editing |
| Richard Snell | Contact Lens Designer |
| Carl Goldstein | Second Assistant Director |
| Craig T. Shordon | Decorator |
| Jeff Gomillion | ADR Mixer |
| Zane D. Bruce | Foley Artist |
| Lauren Palmer | Supervising ADR Editor |
| George Zamora | Special Effects Technician |
| Christopher Nibley | VFX Director of Photography |
| Lisa J. Feitelberg | Second Assistant Camera |
| Frank J. Urioste | Editorial Consultant |
| Terry Dunn | Assistant Accountant |
| Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield | First Assistant Accountant |
| Liz Probst | Payroll Accountant |
| Craig Mizutari | Technical Advisor |
| Richard A. Harris | Editor |
| Craig Sost | Production Manager |
| Marek Dobrowolski | Art Direction |
| Gloria Gresham | Costume Design |
| Walt Hadfield | Construction Foreman |
| Sharon Barnebey | Painter |
| Peter J. Kelly | Set Designer |
| Lee Blasingame | First Assistant Camera |
| Mark O'Kane | Steadicam Operator |
| Robert Chiu | Key Hair Stylist |
| P. Scott Bailey | Set Dressing Artist |
| Michael Kehoe | Craft Service |
| Larissa Supplitt | Loader |
| Daniel W. Blaha | Propmaker |
| Jeffrey D. Stevens | Set Medic |
| Donald R. Casella | Transportation Captain |
| Rebecca Bennett | Unit Publicist |
| Miller Drake | Visual Effects Editor |
| Peter John Petraglia | Best Boy Electric |
| Robert H. Lemer | Location Manager |
| Nicholas R. Allen | Boom Operator |
| Christopher Brooks | Music Editor |
| David A. Arnold | Sound Effects Editor |
| Gray Marshall | 3D Animator |
| Suzanne Pastor | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Pia Mehr | Studio Teachers |
| Craig Lyman | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| William F. McLaughlin | Assistant Property Master |
| Jerelyn J. Harding | ADR Editor |
| Linda Symcox | First Assistant Sound Editor |
| Nerses Gezalyan | Foley Recordist |
| Michael Talarico | Visual Effects Camera |
| Sal Lanza | Dolly Grip |
| Neil Greenberg | Assistant Editor |
| David Cooney | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Dwight Campbell | Chief Lighting Technician |
| Billy Kerwick | Key Rigging Grip |
| Bret Mixon | Roto Supervisor |
| Newt Arnold | First Assistant Director |
| Adam Leff | Story |
| Eugenio Zanetti | Production Design |
| Cindy Carr | Set Decoration |
| Stacey S. McIntosh | Construction Coordinator |
| Jon Danniells | Leadman |
| Joe Colwell | Sculptor |
| Douglas Ryan | Camera Operator |
| Doug Cowden | Grip |
| Peter Tothpal | Hairstylist |
| James Roberts | Set Costumer |
| Doug Crawford | Carpenter |
| Carol Autenrieth | Driver |
| Katherine Kennedy | Production Office Coordinator |
| Michael Denering | Scenic Artist |
| Thomas L. Fisher | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Scot Deer | Telecine Colorist |
| William C. Gerrity | Unit Production Manager |
| Douglas A. Degrazzio | Video Assist Operator |
| Clayton Collins | Dialogue Editor |
| Andrea Sachs | Gaffer |
| Susan Dukow | Production Coordinator |
| Linda Folk | Foley Editor |
| Jay Wilkinson | Supervising Sound Effects Editor |
| Don Lee | Digital Compositors |
| Neil Krepela | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Danna Edwards | Costumer |
| Fred Waugh | Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator |
| Tamar Dick | Set Painter |
| Bill W. Benton | Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| David W. Alstadter | Foley Mixer |
| Cindy Marty | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Christer Hokanson | Visual Effects Production Assistant |
| Ronald Plant | Best Boy Grip |
| Susanna Griffith | Casting Assistant |
| Jordana Kronen | Assistant Location Manager |
| John DeSimone | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Linda Renaud | I/O Manager |
| Joseph Aspromonti | Production Assistant |
| Michael Key | Makeup Artist |
| Suzan Lowitz | Script Supervisor |
| Richard L. Blackwell | Stunts |
| Clint Cadinha | Utility Stunts |
| Doc D. Charbonneau | Stunts |
| Richard Baratta | First Assistant Director |
| Dana J. Kuznetzkoff | Second Assistant Director |
| David Ticotin | Second Assistant Director |
| J. Ellen Evans | Script Supervisor |
| Bobby Bass | Stunts |
| James M. Halty | Stunts |
| Alan Oliney | Stunts |
| Ron Stein | Stunts |
| David Webster | Stunts |
| Matt Johnston | Stunts |
| Janet Brady | Stunts |
| William H. Burton Jr. | Stunts |
| Andy Epper | Stunts |
| Billy Hank Hooker | Stunts |
| Tommy J. Huff | Stunts |
| Lane Leavitt | Stunts |
| Bennie Moore | Stunts |
| Kristy Sexton | Stunts |
| David Walling | Stunts |
| Harry Wowchuk | Stunts |
| Sean Hood | Swing |
| Danny Rogers | Stunts |
| Sharon Kramer | Stunts |
| Guy Manos | Stunts |
| Ericka Bryce Poniewaz | Stunts |
| Jim Stephan | Stunts |
| Laura Dash | Stunt Double |
| Merritt Yohnka | Stunts |
| Shane Black | Screenplay |
| Dick Ziker | Stunts |
| Glen Enzen | Driver |
| Lee Orloff | Production Sound Mixer |
| Scott R. Fisher | Special Effects Assistant |
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| John McTiernan | Producer |
| Stephen J. Roth | Producer |
| Neal Nordlinger | Co-Producer |
| Robert H. Lemer | Associate Producer |
| Robert E. Relyea | Co-Producer |
| Arnold Schwarzenegger | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 34 | 47 | 26 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 917 | 917 |
Ruuz
6.0
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._
Jun 23, 2021