Last Action Hero - WTF Happened To This Movie?
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- Опубліковано 20 лют 2020
- Hollywood has had its fair share of historically troubled productions. Whether it was casting changes, actor deaths, fired directors, in-production rewrites, constant delays, budget cuts or studio edits, these films had every intention to be a blockbuster, but were beset with unforeseen disasters. Sometimes huge hits, sometimes box office bombs.
In the latest episode we look back at what happened to director John McTiernan's meta-satirical "family" 1993 action flick LAST ACTION HERO, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Charles Dance and Austin O'Brien. Written by Zak Penn and Adam Leff with a script by Shane Black and David Arnott, the film was set up to be a summer tentpole extravaganza, but ended up faultering and failing to connect with a mass audience, who weren't really onboard with the confusing thematic elements and meta quality. However, as time has gone on the film has garnered a cult status, with viewers finally "getting" the intent of the film and enjoying it for what it is (or rather, what it wants to be). With so much on the line and so much at stake for what should've been a slam dunk at the box office, we have to ask the question; WTF Happened To This Movie?
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I can't be the only one that loved this flick as a kid
Nope, I loved it also. More so than Jurassic Park in fact.
I loved this movie too!! And, I was nearing the age of 30! LoL 😉
@@dukeandusnewbeginnings6176 I must admit, I was 26 at the time. This has just reminded me I don't actually have this on Blu Ray. I must remedy that immediately.
Count me in to your club :)
I had action figures from this movie before I saw it. I saw it 4 years after it came out when I was 8 and it's still on my favorite movie list
I’ll tell you WTF happened: a criminally underrated and misunderstood movie called Last Action Hero was released in 1993.
THIS!
I agree. I enjoyed it. I couldn't see why it bombed at the time.
Jurassic Park sucked the air out of room. They should have pushed back the release date a bit to let JP run itself out.
Hell yea it was!
Eli Grimes this was one of my favorite movies growing up, still incredible to this day. #truth
I'm disappointed that the film lost money. I thought (and still think) this film is a masterpiece.
People just didn't get it at the time. It's a masterpiece of an action film. The unfortunate timing of releasing it at the same time as Jurassic Park, is a Big Mistake, lol
"You killed Mozart."
"Moe who?"
"Zart."
I love this movie to death.
😆
I killed a lot of people !
😂😂😂
Silent but deadly
"I dunno, I kill a lot of people." 😂😂😂
I loved this film and I'm proud to say that it's one of my all time favorites. I cannot understand why it wasn't a huge hit.
It was too meta for Hollywood. People didn't understand that it was a parody of action films and not as much as kids movie.
I see myself as a bit of a film aficionado. And I believe Last Action Hero to be criminally underrated.
I think people didn't realize it was meant to be a spoof.
I think people did. But you can't really do a spoof of a genre that's not known for its depth, social commentary or moving character pieces without adding something to fill the void between action set pieces. If you're spoofing an action movie without adding anything to it, you just have... well... a watered down version of an action movie. Don't get me wrong, there was enjoyment to be had in this movie. Just not enough to make it a hit.
@@mikey_vengenz but scream was popular...the most useless of genres to mock.
Including JoBlo
@@charleslandreth3128 I was wondering if I was the only one who thought this... They REALLY seem to have misunderstood this movie.
@@mikey_vengenz I don't know if you saw this movie when it came out in '93, but I can tell you with absolute certainty that everyone in my orbit and on the news didn't get it and if it weren't for my 40-year old father explaining to 9-year old me what was happening and how people didn't get it, I'm not sure that I would've noticed until later.
It's such a bummer to hear that this movie that I loved so much as a kid was such a let down for the stars, especially for Charles Danse who was such a bad ass in this. Even as a kid I got the jokes, I loved every minute of this movie.
His bit with Anthony Quinn was awesome.
Tony Vivaldi : What is this, Benedict? First you're my friend; now you turn a... 360 on me!
Benedict : 180, you stupid, spaghetti-slurping cretin - *180*! If I did a 360, I'd go completely around and end up back where I started!
Tony Vivaldi : What?
Benedict : Trust me! (Shoots Vivaldi)
Never understood the hate this movie gets
@@jgfjgfify agreed
This is like one of those 5 star Amazon reviews that they read on How Did This Get Made.
Maybe The Last Action Hero sucks. I haven't watched it since the '90s so I don't know. But Charles Dance was a good villain and he was memorable. I started watching Game of Thrones last year and I immediately recognized him, and even though he doesn't resemble the character in the books, I still thought he was great as Tywin Lannister. I guess he didn't have the star power back in the day to be considered a good villain in The Last Action Hero but I still think he was good.
This is a underrated cinematic gem, with a great sound track.
"I've murdered a man and I want to confess." He is my favorite character actor.
I also liked him as Clemens in Alien 3
Lannister!
Golden Child
Bennedict
Stole the show in game of thrones.
I watch Last Action Hero at least once a year and never fails to make me laugh.
Arnie's comedic timing was on point, Charles Dance is fantastic as the cartoon villain, and Bridgette Wilson was also funny as the tough girl posing as a damsel in distress. The kid is ok, nothing memorable, he's just the placeholder for the audience to live Arnie's film adventures.
Love how the movie parodies action films I grew up watching, and it really does everything great up until the last third, where the change in tone seems quite jarring.
It's a movie with problems, but one I can sit back and enjoy over and over.
Quite true. And the mild critic of stupid visuals and plot holes in Hollywood blockbusters, is still relevant today...
If u liked BW as a tough girl, than go see mortal kombat.
I concure on all points and affinities. 👍
Ha this was one of my favorites. “Do you want to be a farmer? Here is a couple of ‘acres”
I don't know why my brothers and I always quoted the 'I could be doing something much more dangerous like rearranging my sock drawer,' bit, but that was probably my favorite joke of the movie.
It’s sad to hear about how everyone involved with this film has a seemingly bad connotation with it when-as a 90’s kid-it’s one of my all time favorite films.
This is a top 5 Arnie film no doubt but it was just before its time, I loved it from day one.
"Hello... I've just shot somebody, I did it on purpose!"
"Hey, shut up down there!"
I have just murdered a man and I want to confess.
One of the best parts of the movie.
Instant flashback ^^
I absolutely LOVED and still love Last Action Hero. It must be one of the most unique and imaginative films ever made. It had everything for a young person. Guns fantasy evil and good and twists and turns and rip roaring comedy slapstick. The ET moment over the moon really had me almost peeing myself and the Hamlet part and the “you wanna be a farmer part” awesome.
Watched this movie just the other day, really love that movie.
Underrated movie, deep meaning, strong memories. And after rewatching it over and over from adolescence to adult time, I can't but think that it is a Mc Tiernan masterpiece, and just for the fact that actually less Action movies where produced after this one, makes me think this one had more importance overall that we think and kinda had a Spinal Tap effect in the respective field.
I loved this movie, but Jurassic Park was a must see event. They should have delayed the release a few weeks to not go head to head.
That's what Arnold wanted 📅
Most Dino,movies sucked until then. They thought it was gonna stink too
It’s a masterpiece of an action movie. A great parody of the 1980s early 90s action films. I got the joke right away. One of Arnold’s best.
When I was a kid my dad told me in this movie Arnold would come out into the theater and take a kid into the movie with him. I got scared and said I didn't want to see it cause I didn't want to be in the movie. I was a stupid little kid and took shit to literally.
You weren’t stupid, you were just like me actually and you should be proud of your honest childlike faith and believing everything anyone told you. It meant you always saw the excitement of life.
We'll actually it can still happen when you watch this video. So don't watch it on the toilet lol
Lil Moe Szyslak I’ll keep that in mind 😝
kids take things literally. i remember a few instances i did.
@@lilmoeszyslak4810 i never laughed so hardy and happy as i did reading this. I just don't laugh like that often and I really appreciated that. You're fucking awesome dude.
"Here's a couple of acres" I always thought that was a bloody good joke TBH.
I agree, though would be better had he given it just a sec longer of pause for the guy to react
I thought it was HILARIOUS. I think people just took the film way to seriously unfortunately.
Going up against Jurassic Park was a “Big Mistake”
I think at the time Mel Gibson would have been a better pick for the lead, as the movie was poking fun of buddy cop action films like Lethal Weapon, and Arnie never really had a movie in that genre.
(Loaded Weapon was out the same year)
I think Arnie Wanted the release date changed so as not to go up against Jurasic Park, but the studio said no. I believe from other vids I saw on this movie. I also think a lot of folk who didn't see the film believed the bad smell that permiated around the movie & passed on the "it's shit apparently" so less folk watched it and it sank as a result. Shame cos it's a great movie. Wonder if Rob Zemekis could've done it proud. Not that John McT did a bad job.
Kragar01 he did have a buddy cop movie. Red heat. It sucked tho
@@theitfactorjameswheezer2852 Red Heat was pretty dope if you ask me.
You can take your Mel Gibson fantasies and fuck right off
@@93FilmsandMedia Oh you're one of "THEM". Pure filth. 😒
You know we were all losing it when Arnie got shot and was Dying.
Movie was hella good FTW
I cried so hard
“I’m the famous comedian Arnold Braunschweiger.”
My favorite line in the movie!
@betatalk357 gasuntite.
Even with all its faults, it's still my favorite movie ever.
Favorite movie OF ALL TIME? Yikes.
faults? ;)
I LOVE this movie!!
Perfect mix of action and humor.
I thought it was fun and self-aware. I also really like the concept of being able to go into a movie.
I love this movie. I bought the DVD a while ago so my daughters could see it and they love it as well.
...DVD? What is this ?
Of course im joking I had thousands 😲
so they could learn to work on a readytofire Kalashnikov
A severely underrated movie. Even as a kid I loved it way more than Jurassic Park.
Jurassic Park is so much better
I watch Last Action Hero way more often than Jurassic Park - that's a fact.
I was in my early teens when this came out, was at the theater and ready to see it, but at the last minute decided to see Jurassic Park for a 2nd time...I would later wind up renting LAH
"You were friend. And now you pull a 360 on me?"
"180 you stupid spaghetti slurping cretin. 180! Had I done a 360 I would have gone completely around and ended up back where I started!"
@@FacelessGodPSN "What?!"
"Trust me."
*blam!*
You guys are fucking awesome lol
God was that funny
I saw this in the theater back when it came out. I was in high school and I liked it then and still enjoy it for what it is.
It must've been such a great time
Don't forget Married With Children dissed on this film too. I recall Marcy Darcy was losing her job at the bank as it was going out of business, when asked why, she sobbingly let out "We backed Last Action Hero!"
That's funny but damn does it hurt to think about.
if marcy lost her job due to this movies bad box office it was worth it...especially since it regained all the loss through streaming and dvd sales by now
"Two days from retirement"
Charles Dance's Benedict has the best line in the film "if god was a villain, he'd be me
Best character in the movie.
last action hero was brilliant in my opinion
I also believe the same
"Yeah, I'll say. Magic ticket my a**!"
- Chief Wiggum
POLICE CHIEF CLANCY WIGGUM :
" HEY MCBANE
MAGIC MOVIE TICKET MY ASS "
MCBANE :
" MARIA
MY MIGHTY HEART IS BREAKING
I'LL BE IN THE HUMVEE "
: How'd you know there was a guy in there?
: There's always a guy in there. It costs me a fortune in closet doors.
"How did you know there was a guy in there?"
"There's always a guy in there. Costs me a fortune in closet doors."
😂😂
You gotta love the potshots Arnie and Sly took at each other in their 90's movies. The Presidential Library in Demolition Man always gets a chuckle out of me.
Bruce Willis namechecks Arnie in Die Hard as well. Also Sly takes the piss out of himself in Tango And Cash, by saying "Rambo's a pussy"
I've always really liked this movie. I watched it a lot when I was a little kid. I still really enjoy it as an adult, I thinks it's really funny. I don't under stand why some people don't like it, and why it failed at the box office.
I was 21 when this was released. I like Arnie and some of his movies, but I'm not die-hard fan, and I really like this film. It does what it says on the tin.
I was a kid back in 93, i loved this movie since day 1 when i saw it. And even today i watch some of its reruns when hit air.
I LOVED this movie. Will always be one of my all time favorites. Imagine if that ticket was real 😳
Had to watch this every time it came on as a kid. And thanks to this movie, that kid had to learn the name of the guy who played both Sardo Numpspa and Mr. Benedict. And well, I think we all love Charles Dance.
I want the Ashanti Dagger !
I've watched it a bunch of times and still enjoy it. Great messages, though too subtle or too in your face. Too bad timing and behind the scenes antics made the whole thing what it is.
Ikr. Especially when the kid pointed out that there was no ugly people in Hollywood. Lol
“Iced that guy.....
...to cone a phrase!” - Come on... if you can’t love a film with dialogue like that in it.........
Coin
Cone.
@@localcrew
KhaAaaaaaan!!!
“Kenny!”
@@localcrew
Candycane
Love this series. Please, never ever attempt an Arnold accent again.
Not unless you're really good at it or way over the top with it.
I thought he fuckin killed it tbh.
I came across that part of the video as soon as I seen this comment and... it wasn't that bad.
Dude that couple of acres line was dope
Honestly, I was almost crying with laughter the first time I heard Arnie say that line.
Agreed. I think Arnold does very well with comedy, actually. He's ARNOLD FUCKING SCHWARZENEGGER, the only way for him to do comedy is awkward, stilted, and appearing to lack self-awareness. Love this movie so much.
I still dont get it, like, is it "ache"?
@@ArcFenixDelacroix yeah like ache-ers
@@thejoker-wu1sp Thank you, I just watched the movie last night, its HIGHLY underrated
Love "Last Action Hero"!
Make it a triple feature with "The Hard Way" and "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1"!
I was 23 when this movie came out, and had just moved to Phoenix with my dad, who was an elevator mechanic. While he was working on the new Harkins theater in Tempe AZ, the owners came by and handed out free tickets to all the workers, so we saw a ton of movies that year for free: LAH, Jurassic Park, In the Line of Fire, Rising Sun, etc.
One thing is certain about this movie: “No sequel for you.”
Damn :c would have been great probably too
Was 14 when it came out .. still love it!
7:43, I loved the soundtrack! I even loved Aerosmith doing their live rendition of Dream On.
As far as I'm concerned, that's the best version of Dream On ever recorded. But yeah, that album was awesome. I also loved Queensryche's track.
I love this movie!! I was in my late 20's when it came out, and my gang of friends at the time were all highly anticipating this movie, and we went in a group of 9 to the first night's premiere. We actually packed a picnic basket [smuggled in God knows how] and it was a packed house. We have never had so much fun at the movies, ever again. Of course, we have all gone our separate ways [except for maybe 2 of us] but when we speak to each other, we always bring up our night at this movie and what a blast it was. I have the VHS tape of this movie and i have recently got the digital copy. Long live Jack Slater!!!
I showed this film recently to my girlfriend, who isn’t an Arnie or action movie fan by any stretch, she thought it was great. I think it’s hugely underrated. The decision to go up against Jurassic Park was bad in hindsight, but they probably thought they couldn’t lose given Arnie’s status at the time.
This might be my favourite Arnie flick. It's amazing. Charles Dance
I was 11 when this came out. Went to the theater by myself and I loved it! Still do!
I friggin LOVED this movie. Just watched it tonight again
This is a painfully underrated gem no doubt
I wasn't a kid when this came out, I was in my early forties and I loved this movie. I loved it in the same way I loved the Batman TV series with Adam West. It was fun, funny enough, and campy. There is not a thing wrong with that and I appreciate that Arnold made a movie which made fun of his action genre. That was a first and it was a brave undertaking. But then I loved other losers, like 'John Carter', so I'm probably the crazy one.
No. Many people like this. In post-soviet countires it was very popular, and some other which bombed in USA
I like John Carter, too, but it needed better editing. John Carter does not start until 5:38 in when Ned reads the telegram. The scene in the general store can be cut out without loss. As can the interrogation and imprisonment scenes at the fort. Pick it up with Carter galloping across the desert with Colonel Powell and his troops in pursuit.
I was shy of 40 when Last Action Hero hit theaters, but I got it. Loved it. But I got and loved The Book of Eli, too.
Yeah, Jurassic Park was the giant-killer that year, but once you saw Jurassic Park once, why see it again? OTOH I still watch Last Action Hero.
That's awesome!
I saw this in the cinema back then and many times since. I really don't know why it got such a bad rep. I think it's great tbh.
Last Action Hero is the dictionary definition of "criminally underrated film". Pure 90s meta, but with a lot of heart and feeling, which was missing from many more cynical meta works of that era. Worth it for the Hamlet and premiere scenes alone IMO. Some of the lines spoken by Arnie are stellar, you've got Anthony Quinn hamming it up as a mobster and you get to hear Charles Dance say the words "canine recta". What's not to like?
Even down to Lawrence Olivier's widow playing the teacher who shows them Hamlet starring Olivier.
It's like you didn't even watch the whole movie. Charles Dance kills it as the main villain out of left field. It plays on the fact that someone that's set up to be just a henchman in the movie universe can become the main villain and wreak havoc in the real world when all the movie universe rules no longer bound him to the role of lowly henchman.
I was around....13 when this came out and frankly I still love it. I actually remember how bad it flopped. I saw it at a dollar theater (back when those were still widely a thing) literally a week after it released nation wide. It was my dad, my brother, myself and about 3 other people in an auditorium fit for 200. Still one of my favorite movie going experiences.
I thought "Killing Gunther" was much more fun than all the "Terminators" that came out after T3. Actually, it was ridiculously enjoyable.
I enjoyed it
I have fond memories of this movie and think it was much less bad than people remember. That having been said, JoBlo nailed it with these points.
1) Any movie was going to get swallowed by JurassicPark which was a generational must-see.
2) The movie really needed someone who could pull off comedy better than Arnold.
3) The script had wonderful ideas, but often leaned towards cutesie too often.
Last Action Hero could have been an EPIC parody of action movies that stood on it's own as a good movie (like GalaxyQuest which is both the best Trek parody AND the best Trek movie at the same time).
Believe it or not: My favorite Schwarzenegger movie. Fun fact: Jurassic Park is my nr. 1 movie of all time :)
But still can't get over the fact that many people didn't understand the whole plot... maybe you had to be a child back then to understand what the movie's all about?
Love this film
Watched it at Least one time a year since it came out
me too ..it was one of my rare vhs I had back then as a kid and when the whole change to dvd came, all of my vhs stuff was stored away and I somehow forgot about it but was feeling that something is missing for years until I began rewatching it again
Love this film. If i had the ticket i would go into The Mask and grab the mask.
@Alex
The briefcase from Pulp Fiction.
@@anubusx Need to know what shinies was in that briefcase! ;)
Into Buckaroo Banzai universe and hanging out with those people..
I will meet Mera of Atlantis and tell her 'your doppleganger in our world are a**hole.'
Ill grab the Delorean than.....with Claudia Wells thank u very much.
one of my favorite movies. Some of the best one liners come from this movie. its is a very underrated gem.
I watched it when I was in my mid 20's in a pirated blue ray.The movie was nice and with a lot of humors.The villain looks like Francisco Scaramanga in Let and Let Die and his sidekick looks like the strong sidekick of Auric Goldfinger in Goldfinger.
Last action hero is a very long Regular Show episode.
Wtf 😂
A mate of mine picked up a pirate VHS of this on holiday in Thailand back in the day.
It ended with angry shouting in Thai and a pair of feet running. The guy taping it had got caught about 10 minutes from the end.
😂😂😂😂😂 YOOOOO
Best comment ever WTF
@@greenbean2222 Ikr. I'd love find another copy. Some of the best unexpected comedy I've ever seen.
It was so fucking funny
Thanks for this, was thinking about this movie today, glad I found your channel! great breakdown!
Subscribed!
Movies versus Reality... I'm a film fan and a META-HEAD. I loved this. I was there for the making of "Die Hard", met and worked with the makers of "Commando" as well as "Terminator" during my Hollywood film school days so don't bring this film up to me in my presence or I'll wax for days in defense of it for so many reasons I have to stop this comment now.
"Here's a couple'uh acres!"
Last "Achtung Zero!"
I was 19 and in college when this movie came out I'm not ashamed to tell you even I would have loved to have been that kid hanging out with Arnold. If you're a fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger I don't care how old you are or what movie it is it may not be the top box office smash but you cannot tell me you do not enjoy every single film he is in for one reason or another
The 6th Day was pretty good though.... :) being serious.
wtf is up with that dislike, not even 3 minutes since video uploaded
Edit: I didn't do it
It's the aussie guy
Watching it right now on Netflix.
I fucking straight lost my shit when I saw they added it this month.
Fucking loved it and I’ll never understand how it got no love. Kindergarten Cop was a huge success but not this? People make no sense.
I HAVE said it AGAIN and AGAIN:Action movies from the '90's are MASTERPIECES compared with what they are making today. Not all, but many.
This movie is horribly underrated. The story of a kid who lost his father, finding comfort and a way to cope with his loss in a fictional movie character who, similarly had lost his son. And they both saved eachother....like come on! Its amazing!!!
This movie is one of my ALL TIME FAVORITES. HOW is it possible it got so bad reviews? I watched it hundreds of times.
12:03 Apparently, an earlier draft of the script had this occur, but budget restraints made it only a reference and Death from Seventh Seal appearing. Damn shame.
This is movie is considered a cult classic now.
I had no idea Maria Shriver was in this until you zoomed in on her. 4:13 I like that.
As a kid I enjoyed Last Action Hero more than Jurassic Park, and I honestly still do
I watched it as a 20 year old Arnold fan about 2 years ago, I think it’s one of Arnold’s best films, clever and BRILLIANT!
I remember watching this on cable in the late 1990s, and my dad walkin into the living room when that funeral shootout scene was on, commenting, "Whoa, an expensive movie." :)
I loved this movie as a kid, and the soundtrack too.
"You know what we are making here? ET"
That is the funniest thing I've ever heard.
This has one of my favourite line in any film ever "take his shoes?"
Watched this last night. First time since I was like 10. Never realized how much there is to appreciate about this film.
I liked it. Still do. They screwed up when they rewrote Shane Black's version. Shane is a dark writer but a genius visionary. He sees plot twists and redemption in bold strokes. He also sees conspiracy with 20/20 clarity.
I often wonder if Hollywood producers might deliberately tank some films for tax write offs... Some bomb films appear contrived with hindsight...
I saw this in the theaters when I was 12. I still watch this when it's on TV.
It also had to compete with Demolition Man with Stallone and Snipes, both popular at the time as well.
There were at least 3 tracks in this movie: Angry Again(Megadeth), Big Gun(AC/DC) and What the hell have I?(AIC) wich had a huge rotation on MTV during 1993-94. It was really a great moment for Heavy music in the cinema.
I just miss that...
This movie had great satire. It wasn’t your usual action movie and it took people a while to appreciate it. I like it more now, than 1993 when I was 14 and should’ve loved it.
“So we still say, don’t give up on Last Action Hero just yet. It still hasn’t been released in Albania or Zimbabwe.”