Schwarzenegger named Last Action Hero as his most underrated film to The Hollywood Reporter. He explained:
He was slaughtered before anyone saw him. [Der Film] was supposed to be a political attack, because I supported George H. Bush, but Bill Clinton won the election. Last Action Hero was great. Not fantastic, but underrated.
Where exactly the political powder hides in the finished film, every fan can decide for themselves. The story about the young cinema fan Danny (Austin O’Brien), who gets into the film world of the action hero Jack Slater (Schwarzenegger) through a magical ticket, has now developed a cult community. The main character noticed that too.
The fact that the ambition and the result of the shooting diverged so much may have been due to the disastrous filming. Those involved could not agree on a story and hired dozens of writers.
In the end, megalomaniac PR measures like a 20 meter high balloon figure by Schwarzenegger To fix the damage. And that was by no means the most hair-raising action during the shooting of the action film. It ended up flopping at the box office (via Box Office Mojo). 30 years later, however, such million barriers are forgotten. What remains is an unfairly underestimated action-fun.
The 10 biggest streaming films of 2023 on Netflix, Amazon & Co.
In this installment of our Moviepilot podcast, Stream Browsing, we take a look at the big movies coming exclusively to Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ and Apple TV+ this year. The result is a list of ten special recommendations.
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From the sci-fi epic to the potential Oscar nominee, everything is included. The talents gathered are particularly impressive. In 2023 we can expect new movies from Martin Scorsese, David Fincher and Zack Snyder in the streaming space, while Gal Gadot, Leonardo DiCaprio, Henry Cavill and Chris Hemsworth will be in front of the camera.
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