Overview
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.
Trailer
Crew
DirectorJohn McTiernan
WriterShane Black, David Arnott
Cast
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
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Keywords
heromagicvillainchild in perilfilm in filmbreaking the fourth wallspoofmagical objectcartoon catticketself-referentialprojectionistchild's point of viewaction herogood versus evil
Details
Budget
$85M
Revenue
$137M
TMDb Votes
2,980
Added May 14, 2026Updated Jun 4, 2026