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18 June 1993 (USA) moreTagline:
Did Someone Say Action? [Theatrical] morePlot:
A young movie fan gets thrown into the movie world of his favourite action film character. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
14 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(21 articles)
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Underrated post-modern take on action movies moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Arnold Schwarzenegger | ... | Jack Slater / Himself | |
| F. Murray Abraham | ... | John Practice | |
| Austin O'Brien | ... | Danny Madigan | |
| Art Carney | ... | Frank | |
| Charles Dance | ... | Benedict | |
| Frank McRae | ... | Lieutenant Dekker | |
| Tom Noonan | ... | Ripper / Himself | |
| Robert Prosky | ... | Nick | |
| Anthony Quinn | ... | Tony Vivaldi | |
| Mercedes Ruehl | ... | Irene Madigan | |
| Ian McKellen | ... | Death | |
| Professor Toru Tanaka | ... | Tough Asian Man | |
| Joan Plowright | ... | Teacher | |
| Jason Kelly | ... | Lieutenant Governor | |
| Noah Emmerich | ... | Rookie |
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View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
130 minCountry:
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EnglishColor:
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2.20 : 1 moreCertification:
Finland:K-14 (re-rating) | Finland:K-16 (original rating) | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Germany:12 | Ireland:15 | Norway:15 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #32089) | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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Crew or equipment visible: When Benedict's dogs stand on each other, the scaffolding they are actually standing on is visible. Especially above the bottom dogs. moreSoundtrack:
Overture, The Marriage of Figaro moreFAQ
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Highly underrated Arnie movie.
Is it a comedy? An action movie? A spoof of the entire action movie genre? Well, it might be all of them, and more.
This movie could be interpreted in several ways. In it, Arnold is spoofing himself (or his on-screen persona, anyway) and the genre of action movies in general.
What's more, it's a story within a story, making an audience member part of the story, giving the whole thing a post-modern twist. The movie is full of genre in-jokes and self-references, making fun of many of the clichés - while at the same time referring to other films, actors, and even other genres, making this sort of a celebration of the entire film business.
On the other hand - in case you don't care about all of this - as an action movie in itself, it's still very entertaining. If you like Schwarzenegger action movies, you'll like this one as well.
Don't let anyone tell you this is a "bad movie". See it for yourself, and make up your own mind.