---
title: 'Last Action Hero (1993)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John McTiernan'
released: '1993-06-18'
runtime_minutes: 130
certification: 'PG-13'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/last-action-hero-1993'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107362/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Last Action Hero (1993)

1993 · PG-13 · 130 min · Fantasy, Action, Comedy · United States


## Synopsis

Last Action Hero is a 1993 American fantasy action comedy film directed and produced by John McTiernan and co-written by Shane Black and David Arnott. It is a satire of the action genre and associated clichés, containing several parodies of action films in the form of films within the film. The film stars Arnold Schwarzenegger as Jack Slater, a Los Angeles police detective within the Jack Slater action film franchise, while Austin O'Brien co-stars as Danny Madigan, a boy magically transported into the Slater universe and Charles Dance as Mr. Benedict, a ruthless assassin from the Slater universe who escapes to the real world. Schwarzenegger also served as the film's executive producer and plays himself as the actor portraying Jack Slater.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John McTiernan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mctiernan)
- **Producer:** [John McTiernan](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-mctiernan)
- **Screenplay:** [Zak Penn](https://cinepixo.com/people/zak-penn), [William Goldman](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-goldman), [Shane Black](https://cinepixo.com/people/shane-black), [David Arnott](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-arnott)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Michael Kamen](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-kamen)
- **Director of Photography:** [Dean Semler](https://cinepixo.com/people/dean-semler)
- **Editor:** [Richard A. Harris](https://cinepixo.com/people/richard-a-harris), [John Wright](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-wright)

## Cast

- [Charles Dance](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-dance) as Mr. Benedict
- [Jim Belushi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-belushi)
- [Bridgette Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bridgette-wilson) as Whitney Slater
- [Jean-Claude Van Damme](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-claude-van-damme)
- [F. Murray Abraham](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-murray-abraham) as John Practice
- [Mercedes Ruehl](https://cinepixo.com/people/mercedes-ruehl) as Irene Madigan
- [MC Hammer](https://cinepixo.com/people/mc-hammer)
- [Karen Duffy](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-duffy)
- [Tina Turner](https://cinepixo.com/people/tina-turner)
- [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://cinepixo.com/people/arnold-schwarzenegger) as Jack Slater
- [Dagmar Koller](https://cinepixo.com/people/dagmar-koller)
- [Chevy Chase](https://cinepixo.com/people/chevy-chase)
- [Basil Sydney](https://cinepixo.com/people/basil-sydney)
- [Michael V. Gazzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-v-gazzo) as Torelli
- [Robert Prosky](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-prosky) as Nick

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/last-action-hero-1993
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