The Megalomaniac Action-Flop That ‘Bumped Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Career’

Last Action Hero is a great movie. He’s funny and action packed and very charming. But when the film hit theaters in 1993, people thought differently. Many critics panned it (via Variety ), it flopped at the box office (via Box Office Mojo ). And that after its shooting were characterized by life-threatening chaos and unbelievable megalomania. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s career was badly damaged. It’s on TV today. Last Action Hero with Arnold Schwarzenegger on TV: Star fainted while filming

From Die Hard director John McTiernan, the film revolves around young film lover Danny (Austin O’Brien), whose biggest screen hero is action cop Jack Slater (Schwarzenegger). Through a magical cinema ticket Danny suddenly enters Slater’s fictional world and must help him put a stop to the sinister killer Benedict (Charles Dance).

According to Empire have been a complete disaster. Dozens of authors hired side by side, including Star Wars icon Carrie Fisher, provided a completely heterogeneous tone between hard action, fart jokes and cartoon characters. The studio tried to iron out the problems with unbelievable amounts of money and even put advertisements for the film on a NASA rocket.

The budget rose to unaffordable heights and the time for filming became extremely tight. The pressure was so immense that even continued filming as a star O’Brien passed out during a stunt. As the actor quotes director McTiernan to Empire, you simply can’t afford the break.

The Movie Flop”kinky [Schwarzeneggers] Career“, is the final conclusion by author Zak Penn to the Huffington Post. In fact, there has been a re-evaluation in the 30 years since its release (via AV Club). Last Action Hero is always worthwhile, everywhere, chaos shoot or not.

When is Last Action Hero on TV?

Last Action Hero is running this Saturday, July 8, 2023, at 8:15 p.m. on ZDFneo. If you don’t have time, you can catch up on the film at 4.15 a.m. In addition to Schwarzenegger, O’Brien and Dance, Ian McKellen (The Lord of the Rings) can be seen in front of the camera.

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