The read
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes42%
Metacritic44/100
Audiences rate it 21 points higher than critics do.
3,099 audience votes
Key crew
- Shane BlackScreenplay
- David ArnottScreenplay
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
- John McTiernanDirector
Cast
- Arnold SchwarzeneggerJack Slater / Self
- Austin O'BrienDanny Madigan
- Bridgette WilsonWhitney / Meredith
- F. Murray AbrahamJohn Practice
- Art CarneyFrank
- Charles DanceBenedict
- Frank McRaeLieutenant Dekker
- Tom NoonanRipper / Tommy Noonan
- Robert ProskyNick
- Anthony QuinnTony Vivaldi
- Mercedes RuehlIrene Madigan
- Ian McKellenDeath
Stills
Movies like Last Action Hero
Shows like Last Action Hero
Themes
heromagicvillainparodychild in perilfilm in filmbreaking the fourth wallspoofmagical objectcartoon catticketself-referential