Tag: Last Action Hero
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Recalls ‘Embarrassing’ Box Office Flop of ‘Last Action Hero’: ‘I Cannot Tell You How Upset I Was’
Arnold Schwarzenegger has had no shortage of hits throughout his career, but he’s still embarrassed by the lackluster reception of one of his would-be blockbuster’s, the 1993 action comedy “Last Action Hero.”In the new three-part Netflix docuseries “Arnold,” the bodybuilder-turned-star-turned-governor details his varied career, providing insights into his momentous highs and lows as an action…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Considers Last Action Hero To Be His Most Underrated Role
From the very beginning, Arnold Schwarzenegger was enthusiastic about “Last Action Hero,” and for good reason. His 1993 action blockbuster had an ace up its sleeve. Namely, that it was a meta take on the very genre to which it purported to belong.The film tells the story of a boy named Danny who’s transported into…
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Why The Last Action Hero Production Was Such A Nightmare
Filmmaking is a risky business (and not the kind that involves Tom Cruise). For every successful film under an actor or filmmaker’s belt, there’s bound to be an equally less successful one. Sometimes the actor and the material aren’t a great match. Sometimes the execution of an idea doesn’t live up to its intent. And…
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Frank McRae, Actor in ‘Licence to Kill’ and ‘Last Action Hero,’ Dies at 80
Frank McRae, the actor who appeared in films such as “Licence to Kill” and “Last Action Hero,” has died. He was 80.McRae died in Santa Monica, Calif. on April 29 as a result of a heart attack, his daughter-in-law confirmed to Variety.The NFL player-turned-actor was born in Memphis, Tenn. A star athlete in high school,…
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New ‘Ready Player One’ Trailer Is the Most Immersive and Coherent Yet
In Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s underrated Last Action Hero has become a bona fide feature franchise … at least in the Oasis where everything and anything is possible. We know this because a movie theater marquee in a brand new trailer for the highly anticipated film reads simply, “Schwarzenegger – Jack Slater…