"Last Action Hero"—the $85 million spectacle that critics called the beginning of the end of Hollywood's biggest action star's career, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Plagued by endless rewrites, studio interference, and a lead actor who called more shots than the director, the film became a symbol of excess.
But is its reputation justified..?
In this episode we talk about how this film is not only NOT as bad as the wrap that it's gotten the past 30 plus years, and not only was it ahead of its time, but it was a classic in the making.
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