4.9 Score

1993 • 2h 11min • PG-13 • Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Family

Last Action Hero

"This isn't the movies anymore."

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.

IMDb 6.5

RT 38%

MC 44

Director

John McTiernan

Writers

Shane Black

David Arnott

Zak Penn

Composer

Michael Kamen

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Arnold Schwarzenegger

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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

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