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After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. Given a magic ticket by a theater manager, he is transported into the film and teams up with the cop to stop a villain who escapes into the real world.
Language
Budget$85,000,000
Revenue $137,300,000
English
Budget$85,000,000
Revenue $137,300,000
Keywords
hero
magic
villain
child in peril
film in film
breaking the fourth wall
spoof
magical object
cartoon cat
ticket
self-referential
projectionist
child's point of view
action hero
good versus evil
Casts
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Jack Slater / Self
Austin O'Brien
Danny Madigan
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
Whitney / Meredith
F. Murray Abraham
John Practice
Art Carney
Frank
Charles Dance
Benedict
Frank McRae
Lieutenant Dekker
Tom Noonan
Ripper / Tommy Noonan
Robert Prosky
Nick
Anthony Quinn
Tony Vivaldi
Mercedes Ruehl
Irene Madigan
Ian McKellen
Death
Professor Toru Tanaka
Tough Asian Man
Joan Plowright
Teacher
Keith Barish
Self
Jim Belushi
James Belushi
Chevy Chase
Self
Chris Connelly
Self
Karen Duffy
Self
Larry Ferguson
Self
Leeza Gibbons
Self
MC Hammer
M.C. Hammer
Little Richard
Self
Robert Patrick
T-1000
Maria Shriver
Self
Sharon Stone
Catherine Tramell
Melvin Van Peebles
Self
Damon Wayans
Self
Jason Kelly
Lieutenant Governor
Noah Emmerich
Rookie
Tina Turner
The Mayor
Billy D. Lucas
SWAT Cop
Ryan Todd
Andrew Slater
Apollo Dukakis
Polonius
Patrick Flanagan
Punk
Donald C. Llorens
Monoghan
Michael Chieffo
Monroe
Mike Muscat
Cop in L.A. Station
John Finnegan
Watch Commander
Bobbie Brown
Video Babe
Angie Everhart
Video Babe
Jeffrey Braer
Skeezy
Anthony Peck
Cop at Ex-Wife's House
Paul Gonzales
Cop #2 in L.A. Station
Anna Navarro
Cop in Station
Dex Elliott Sanders
Mitchell
Nick Dimitri
Funeral Doctor
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Gunman
Rick Ducommun
Ripper's Agent
Wendle Josepher
Candy Girl
Michael V. Gazzo
Torelli
Lee Reherman
Krause
R.C. Bates
Rabbi
Colleen Camp
Ratcliff
Donna Borghoff
Tammy, Hell's Kitchen Hooker
John McTiernan Sr.
Cigar Stand Man
Tiffany Lynne Puhy
Autograph Seeker
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Jean-Claude Van Damme (uncredited)
Danny DeVito
Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
Al Leong
Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
Matt Johnston
Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Vivaldi Henchman (uncredited)
Peter Kent
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Lena Banks
Movie House Patron (uncredited)
Michael Straka
Autograph Seeker
Crews
John McTiernan
Producer
Shane Black
Screenplay
David Arnott
Screenplay
Stephen J. Roth
Producer
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Executive Producer
Michael Kamen
Original Music Composer
Dean Semler
Director of Photography
Richard A. Harris
Editor
John Wright
Editor
John McTiernan
Director
Craig Sost
Production Manager
Zak Penn
Story
Adam Leff
Story
Robert H. Lemer
Associate Producer
Neal Nordlinger
Co-Producer
Robert E. Relyea
Co-Producer
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Jane Jenkins
Casting
Sean Hood
Swing
Debbie Evans
Stunts
Al Leong
Stunts
Troy Gilbert
Stunts
Eugenio Zanetti
Production Design
Marek Dobrowolski
Art Direction
Rick Heinrichs
Art Direction
Cindy Carr
Set Decoration
Gloria Gresham
Costume Design
Jim Dultz
Assistant Art Director
Stacey S. McIntosh
Construction Coordinator
Walt Hadfield
Construction Foreman
Randy Martens
Greensman
Jon Danniells
Leadman
Sharon Barnebey
Painter
Mauro Borrelli
Production Illustrator
Joe Colwell
Sculptor
Peter J. Kelly
Set Designer
William Girod
Standby Painter
Douglas Ryan
Camera Operator
Lee Blasingame
First Assistant Camera
William 'Bear' Paul
Key Grip
Doug Cowden
Grip
Mark O'Kane
Steadicam Operator
Zade Rosenthal
Still Photographer
Peter Tothpal
Hairstylist
Robert Chiu
Key Hair Stylist
Natalie Wood
Makeup Artist
James Roberts
Set Costumer
P. Scott Bailey
Set Dressing Artist
Harry Lu
Armorer
Doug Crawford
Carpenter
Michael Kehoe
Craft Service
Laurel Klick
Digital Effects Supervisor
Carol Autenrieth
Driver
Larissa Supplitt
Loader
Michael Sweeney
Post Production Supervisor
Katherine Kennedy
Production Office Coordinator
Daniel W. Blaha
Propmaker
Tommy Tomlinson
Property Master
Michael Denering
Scenic Artist
Jeffrey D. Stevens
Set Medic
Charles Montoya
Set Production Assistant
Thomas L. Fisher
Special Effects Coordinator
Dieter Rauter
Stand In
Vic Armstrong
Stunt Coordinator
Scot Deer
Telecine Colorist
Donald R. Casella
Transportation Captain
John Hager
Transportation Co-Captain
William C. Gerrity
Unit Production Manager
Rebecca Bennett
Unit Publicist
Anthony G. Schmidt
Utility Stunts
Douglas A. Degrazzio
Video Assist Operator
Miller Drake
Visual Effects Editor
Brian W. Cook
Assistant Director
Clayton Collins
Dialogue Editor
Peter John Petraglia
Best Boy Electric
David Bartholomew
Electrician
Andrea Sachs
Gaffer
Robert H. Lemer
Location Manager
Diane Bandolas
Production Accountant
Susan Dukow
Production Coordinator
Nicholas R. Allen
Boom Operator
Catherine Calleson
Assistant Sound Editor
Linda Folk
Foley Editor
Christopher Brooks
Music Editor
Lolita Ritmanis
Orchestrator
Lee Orloff
Production Sound Mixer
David A. Arnold
Sound Effects Editor
Jerry Ross
Supervising Sound Editor
Jay Wilkinson
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Gray Marshall
3D Animator
Jane Baer
Animation Supervisor
Don Lee
Digital Compositors
Suzanne Pastor
Visual Effects Coordinator
Tricia Henry Ashford
Visual Effects Producer
Neil Krepela
Visual Effects Supervisor
Pia Mehr
Studio Teachers
Robert K. Lambert
Additional Editing
Annie Ellis
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunts
Jon H. Epstein
Stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Stunts
Henry Kingi
Stunts
Bob Brown
Stunt Double
Gary McLarty
Stunts
Lance Gilbert
Stunts
Ric Roman Waugh
Stunts
Manny Perry
Stunts
Bobby Bass
Stunts
Janet Brady
Stunts
Richard L. Blackwell
Stunts
Jeff 'JJ' Dashnaw
Stunts
Wally Crowder
Stunts
Kenny Endoso
Stunts
Charlie Brewer
Stunts
William H. Burton Jr.
Stunts
Clint Cadinha
Utility Stunts
Damon Caro
Stunts
Norm Compton
Stunts
Doc D. Charbonneau
Stunts
James M. Halty
Stunts
Andy Epper
Stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker
Stunts
Norman Howell
Stunts
Billy Hank Hooker
Stunts
Peter Kent
Stunts
Joel Kramer
Stunt Coordinator
Tommy J. Huff
Stunts
David Lea
Stunts
Billy D. Lucas
Stunts
Lane Leavitt
Stunts
Sharon Kramer
Stunts
John C. Meier
Stunts
Bennie Moore
Stunts
Guy Manos
Stunts
Alan Oliney
Stunts
Danny Rogers
Stunts
Scott Rogers
Stunts
Jimmy Nickerson
Stunts
Michael Runyard
Stunts
Ericka Bryce Poniewaz
Stunts
Ron Stein
Stunts
Kristy Sexton
Stunts
Jim Stephan
Stunts
Fred Waugh
Stunt Coordinator
Charles A. Tamburro
Stunts
Scott Waugh
Stunts
David Webster
Stunts
David Walling
Stunts
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Chuck Zito
Stunts
Keith Campbell
Stunts
Laura Dash
Stunt Double
Pete Antico
Stunts
Gene Hartline
Stunts
Peter Kent
Stunt Double
Eugene Collier
Stunts
Pat Romano
Stunts
Peewee Piemonte
Stunts
Matt Johnston
Stunts
Harry Wowchuk
Stunts
Merritt Yohnka
Stunts
Gregg Smrz
Stunts
Gregory J. Barnett
Stunts
Craig Lyman
Assistant Makeup Artist
Richard Snell
Contact Lens Designer
Danna Edwards
Costumer
Jeff Dawn
Makeup Supervisor
Carl Goldstein
Second Assistant Director
Fred Waugh
Second Unit Director
William F. McLaughlin
Assistant Property Master
Craig T. Shordon
Decorator
Tamar Dick
Set Painter
Jerelyn J. Harding
ADR Editor
Jeff Gomillion
ADR Mixer
Bill W. Benton
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Linda Symcox
First Assistant Sound Editor
Zane D. Bruce
Foley Artist
David W. Alstadter
Foley Mixer
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Recordist
Lauren Palmer
Supervising ADR Editor
Cindy Marty
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Scott R. Fisher
Special Effects Assistant
George Zamora
Special Effects Technician
Tatiana S. Riegel
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Michael Talarico
Visual Effects Camera
Christopher Nibley
VFX Director of Photography
Christer Hokanson
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Charlie Brewer
Stunt Double
Richard A. Kelley
Assistant Camera
Ronald Plant
Best Boy Grip
Sal Lanza
Dolly Grip
Lisa J. Feitelberg
Second Assistant Camera
Susanna Griffith
Casting Assistant
Neil Greenberg
Assistant Editor
Frank J. Urioste
Editorial Consultant
Jordana Kronen
Assistant Location Manager
David Cooney
Art Department Production Assistant
Terry Dunn
Assistant Accountant
John DeSimone
Assistant Production Coordinator
Dwight Campbell
Chief Lighting Technician
Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield
First Assistant Accountant
Linda Renaud
I/O Manager
Billy Kerwick
Key Rigging Grip
Liz Probst
Payroll Accountant
Joseph Aspromonti
Production Assistant
Bret Mixon
Roto Supervisor
Craig Mizutari
Technical Advisor
Michael Key
Makeup Artist
Newt Arnold
First Assistant Director
Richard Baratta
First Assistant Director
Brian W. Cook
First Assistant Director
Cellin Gluck
Second Assistant Director
Dana J. Kuznetzkoff
Second Assistant Director
Bruce Moriarty
First Assistant Director
Jono Oliver
Trainee Production Coordinator
David Ticotin
Second Assistant Director
Vic Armstrong
Second Unit Director
J. Ellen Evans
Script Supervisor
Susan Malerstein
Script Supervisor
Suzan Lowitz
Script Supervisor
Dick Ziker
Stunts
Glen Enzen
Driver
Dale Baer
Animation
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