Last Action Hero is a American fantasy action comedy film directed and produced by John McTiernan and co written by Shane Black and David Arnott. The film was released on June 18, 1993. 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.
Last Action Hero: Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack album by various artists was released on June 8, 1993 by Columbia Records. The album, which was positively received by active rock radio outlets, was certified platinum on August 24, 1993. Last Action Hero: Music from the Original Motion Picture released 6 Singles: Big Gun (AC/DC), Real World (Queensrÿche), What the Hell Have I, (Alice in Chains) Angry Again, (Megadeth), Two Steps Behind (Def Leppard), Dream On (Live) (Aerosmith). The film was scored by composer Michael Kamen and peaked at No. 7 on The Billboard 200 chart.
Tracklist:
- Big Gun (AC/DC)
- What the Hell Have I (Alice in Chains)
- Angry Again (Megadeth)
- Real World (Queensrÿche)
- Two Steps Behind (Def Leppard)
- Poison My Eyes (Anthrax)
- Dream On (Live) (Aerosmith)
- A Little Bitter (Alice in Chains)
- Cock the Hammer (Cypress Hill)
- Swim (Fishbone)
- Last Action Hero (Tesla)
- Jack and the Ripper (Michael Kamen and the Los Angeles Rock And Roll Ensemble featuring Buckethead)
