With the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.With the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.With the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.
- Awards
- 1 win & 16 nominations
Ian McKellen
- Death
- (as Sir Ian McKellan)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFilming continued until the week before this movie debuted in theaters.
- GoofsLeo La Fart's funeral is in Long Beach. The movie shows the La Brea Tar Pits as being near the hotel. It is many miles away in Los Angeles. This is a deliberate reference to the "creative geography" goofs done regularly in the movies.
- Quotes
Danny Madigan: You think you are funny, don't you?
Jack Slater: I know I am. I'm the famous comedian Arnold Braunschweiger.
Danny Madigan: Schwarzenegger!
Jack Slater: Gesundheit.
- Crazy creditsThe only opening credits in this film are the ones for "Jack Slater IV".
- Alternate versionsThe UK channel 5 version of the movie omits 10 minutes worth of footage to remove profane language violence and scenes that are unsuitable for kids.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Last Boy Scout (1991)
- SoundtracksA Little Bitter
Written by Layne Staley, Jerry Cantrell, Mike Inez and Sean Kinney
Produced and Performed by Alice in Chains
Courtesy of Columbia Records
Featured review
Too intellegent for it's target audience
After a string of predictable cookie cutter script action flicks that made money from Arnie's muscles and persona, one studio decided to take a chance and try a Hollywood self-mocking film starring the big guy. It had a story line that actually made one think and pay attention in order to appreciate the paradoxes arising from its premise.( A fun side effect is that its movie within a movie allowed for some more over-the-top stunts and tough guy scenes than even the simplest knuckle dragging mouth breathing 'action' film fans would normally sit for) Scenes with recognized characters drawn from recent popular films were played tongue in cheek and while the story proceeded on a couple of levels there were enough innuendos and amusing elements in the background to keep the viewer's appreciative attention. The result of this comparatively well polished gamble was the sort of reception reflected by the vote results in this IMDB poll. A surprizing number of viewers don't like it.
Maybe the studios waited too long to try a movie like this with Arnold. It is possible that the market segment that would appreciate a film like this had already dismissed Arnie as the Commando/Raw Deal lout and dismissed the film unseen, while the usual shoot'em punch'em fans found their brains hurting too much from trying to follow a real story.
One thing is sure, the studios are watching and you can bet they won't make that mistake again. Get ready for more movies that play to the lowest common denominator and are written so the dullest gonk in the movie house can still comprehend the plot. Red Sonja, Judge Dredd, The Running Man, here they come.
Maybe the studios waited too long to try a movie like this with Arnold. It is possible that the market segment that would appreciate a film like this had already dismissed Arnie as the Commando/Raw Deal lout and dismissed the film unseen, while the usual shoot'em punch'em fans found their brains hurting too much from trying to follow a real story.
One thing is sure, the studios are watching and you can bet they won't make that mistake again. Get ready for more movies that play to the lowest common denominator and are written so the dullest gonk in the movie house can still comprehend the plot. Red Sonja, Judge Dredd, The Running Man, here they come.
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- choatelodge
- Dec 25, 2002
The Amazing Arnold
The Amazing Arnold
Whether he's bodybuilding in the gym or obliterating baddies on screen, Arnold Schwarzenegger has been delighting audiences for decades. Take a look at some of the amazing moments in his career so far.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- Extremely Violent
- Filming locations
- 28824 Cliffside Drive, Malibu, California, USA(Tony Vivaldi's house)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $85,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $50,016,394
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,338,241
- Jun 20, 1993
- Gross worldwide
- $137,298,489
- Runtime2 hours 10 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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