Last Action Hero
Brief Synopsis
A teenage boy's unfulfilling life takes a strange turn when he gets sucked into an action film and teams up with its hero, Jack Slater.
Cast & Crew
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John Mctiernan
Director
Mercedes Ruehl
Austin O'brien
F. Murray Abraham
Charles Dance
Art Carney
Film Details
Also Known As
Den siste actionhjälten
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Knox White
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Synopsis
A teenage boy's unfulfilling life takes a strange turn when he gets sucked into an action film and teams up with its hero, Jack Slater.
Cast
Mercedes Ruehl
Austin O'brien
F. Murray Abraham
Charles Dance
Art Carney
Tina Turner
Anthony Quinn
Chris Connelly
Himself
Little Richard
Himself
Scott Rosenstock
Lead Person
Sharon Stone
Herself
Karen Duffy
Herself
Larry Ferguson
Himself
Billy Lucas
Frank Mcrae
Anthony Peck
John Mctiernan
Ryan Todd
Paul Gonzales
Robert Patrick
Himself
Nick Dimitri
Anna Navarro
Joan Plowright
Damon Wayans
Himself
Keith Barish
Himself
Wendle Josepher
James Belushi
Himself
Toru M Tanaka Jr.
Angie Everhart
Maria Shriver
Herself
Bobbie Brown
Michael V Gazzo
John Finnegan
Donna Borghoff
Donald C Llorens
Colleen Camp
Apollo Dukakis
Patrick Flanagan
Lee Reherman
Ian Mckellen
Mike Muscat
Rick Ducommun
Melvin Van Peebles
Himself
Leeza Gibbons
Herself
Dex Elliott Sanders
Jon Danniells
Lead Person
Jean-claude Van Damme
Himself
Bridgette Wilson-sampras
Hammer
Himself
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Himself
Jason Kelly
Robert Prosky
Michael Chieffo
Jeffrey Braer
Chevy Chase
Himself
Tiffany Puhy
Sven-ole Thorsen
Noah Emmerich
R C Bates
Tom Noonan
Crew
Nicholas Allen
Boom Operator
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
David A Arnold
Sound Effects Editor
Newton Arnold
Assistant Director
David Arnott
Screenplay
Joseph M Aspromonti
Production Assistant
Carol Autenrieth
Driver
Mike Avisov
Driver
David Baer
Animator
Diane Bandolas
Production Accountant
Richard Baratta
Assistant Director
Paul Bardwil
Driver
Keith Barish
Other
Sharon Barnebey
Other
Gregory J Barnett
Stunts
Alex Barraza
Key Grip
Dave Bartholomew
Electrician
James Barton
Song
Bobby Bass
Stunts
Bob Beemer
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Bell
Apprentice
Frank Bello
Song
James Belushi
Other
Charlie Benante
Song
John Benson
Sound Effects Editor
Bill W Benton
Sound Mixer
Ingmar Bergman
Thanks
Paul F Bernard
Production Assistant
Nancy Bernstein
Visual Effects
John Bigham
Song
Bill Birell
Producer
Shane Black
Screenplay
Richard L Blackwell
Stunts
Lee Blasingame
Assistant Camera Operator
Beth Block
Visual Effects
Mauro Borrelli
Visual Effects
Janet Brady
Stunts
Charles Brewer
Stunts
Richard Brick
Special Thanks To
Conrad Brink
Special Effects Coordinator
Ron Brinkmann
Other
Andrew Brokaw
Assistant
Christopher S Brooks
Music Editor
Thomas Burman
Makeup
William H Burton
Stunts
John Bush
Song
Catherine Calleson
Assistant Sound Editor
David Campbell
Lighting Technician
Vivian Campbell
Song
Jerry Cantrell
Music
Jerry Cantrell
Song
Chris Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Cindy Carr
Set Decorator
Donald R Casella
Transportation Captain
Matthew R Cassel
Production Assistant
Alice In Chains
Song
Alice In Chains
Song Performer
Doc D Charbonneau
Stunts
Chevy Chase
Other
Saul Cohen
Electrician
Simon Coke
Sound Effects Editor
Phil Collen
Song
Clayton Collins
Dialogue Editor
Chuck Comisky
Visual Effects
Chris Connelly
Other
Mike Connelly
Other
Marius Constant
Song
Marius Constant
Song Performer
Brian Cook
Assistant Director
Blake Cornett
Assistant Sound Editor
Doug Cowden
Grip
Norm Crompton
Stunts
Wally Crowder
Stunts
Terry Cunningham
Production Assistant
Jeff Dashnaw
Stunts
Terry Date
Song
Jeff Dawn
Special Makeup Effects
Jeff Dawn
Makeup Supervisor
Jerry Deblau
Lighting Technician
Douglas A Degrazzio
Video Assist/Playback
Marek Dobrowolski
Art Director
David March Douglas
Other
Miller Drake
Editor
Bari Dreiband-burman
Makeup
Ethan Dubrow
Assistant
Karen Duffy
Other
Susan Dukow
Production Coordinator
Jim Dultz
Assistant Art Director
Terry Dunn
Accounting Assistant
Anthony Dunne
Construction Coordinator
Barbara Dunning
Assistant Editor
Joe Elliott
Song
Annie Ellis
Stunts
David Emerson
Digital Effects Supervisor
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Glen Enzen
Driver
Andy Epper
Stunts
Neil Eskuri
Other
Debbie Evans
Stunts
Ellen Evans
Script Supervisor
Marc Fambro
Production
Howard Fannon
Other
John Feinblatt
Driver
Lisa J Feitelberg
Assistant Camera Operator
Larry Ferguson
Other
Robert Fernandez
Music
Ken Ferris
Camera Operator
Paula Fisher
Special Effects
Scott R. Fisher
Special Effects Assistant
Thomas L. Fisher
Special Effects Coordinator
Judie Fixler
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Linda Folk
Foley Editor
Anne C. Ford
Accounting Assistant
Mark Fragale
Assistant Camera Operator
Louis Freese
Song
Scott Fuller
Assistant Camera Operator
William C. Gerrity
Unit Production Manager
Leeza Gibbons
Other
Lance Gilbert
Stunts
Troy Gilbert
Stunts
James Ginchereau
Driver
Richard Girod
Other
William L Girod
Other
Carl Goldstein
Assistant Director
Jeff Gomillion
Adr Mixer
Thomas A Gordon
Driver
Karen Goulekas
Cg Supervisor
Richard Alan Greenberg
Consultant
Robert M Greenberg
Visual Effects
Gloria Gresham
Costume Designer
Oda Groeschel
Wardrobe
Jodi Guber
Production Assistant
Richard Guinness
Key Grip
Walt Hadfield
Foreman
John R Hager
Transportation Co-Captain
James Halty
Stunts
Hammer
Other
Frank Hannon
Song
Jerelyn Harding
Adr Editor
Richard A Harris
Editor
Kent Hayes
Driver
Kim Heath
Grip
Rick Heinrichs
Art Director
D. M. Hemphill
Sound Mixer
Karen Higgens
Foreman
Tim Hill
Driver
Jay M Hirsch
Foreman
Valerie Hirsch
Driver
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Joel Holland
Other
Billy Hank Hooker
Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Norman Howell
Stunts
Thomas J Huff
Stunts
Leslie Huntley
Visual Effects
Kelly Hustis
Driver
Scott Ian
Song
Adrian Iler
Other
Mike Inez
Song
Mike Inez
Music
Lou Infante
Costumes
Paul S Iski
Grip
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Dave Jerden
Song
James Kail
Makeup Artist
Michael Kamen
Song
Michael Kamen
Music
Kevin Keefe
Other
Michael Kehoe
Craft Service
Jeff Keith
Song
Peter J Kelly
Set Designer
Beth B Kennedy
Special Thanks To
Katherine A Kennedy
Production Coordinator
Peter Kent
Stunts
Scott Kilburn
Other
Terry W King
Special Effects Assistant
Sean Kinney
Song
Greg Kittelson
Electrician
Laurel Klick
Digital Effects Supervisor
Joel Kramer
Stunt Coordinator
Sharon Kramer
Stunts
Neil Krepela
Visual Effects Supervisor
David Kulczycki
Sound Effects Editor
Peter Kuran
Visual Effects
Kevin Kutchaver
Visual Effects
Dana J Kuznetzkoff
Assistant Director
Robert K. Lambert
Editor
Donna Langston
Visual Effects
Sal Lanza
Dolly Grip
Elizabeth Lapp
Set Designer
Alan Lasky
Visual Effects
Mark Lasoff
Other
Dan Lazzaretto
Driver
Dave Lea
Stunts
Lane Leavitt
Stunts
Christine Lee
Hair Stylist
Adam Leff
Story By
Adam Leff
From Story
Adam Leff
Screenplay
Robert H Lemer
Location Manager
Film Details
Also Known As
Den siste actionhjälten
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Comedy
Fantasy
Release Date
1993
Production Company
Knox White
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Summer June 18, 1993
Released in United States on Video January 26, 1994
Arnold Schwarzenegger reportedly received the highest salary in the history of the movies (near $15,000,000).
Arnold Schwarzenegger reportedly received the highest salary in the history of the movies (near $15,000,000).
Writer William Goldman allegedly received $1,000,000 for his uncredited work on the screenplay.
Began shooting November 2, 1992.
Completed shooting April 1, 1993.
In an advertising first, Columbia Pictures promoted the film by painting its logo on the main fuselage of a 52-foot, unmanned Conestoga rocket which was launched by NASA in May 1993.
Reshoots took place early May 1993.
Citing a "monumental misunderstanding of movie finances," both Columbia Pictures and its parent company, Sony Pictures Entertainment, disputed a claim by Pulitzer Prize-winning business writer James B. Stewart, published in The New Yorker in the article "Sony's Bad Dream," that "Last Action Hero" stands to lose over $100,000,000.
Released in United States Summer June 18, 1993
Released in United States on Video January 26, 1994
