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.
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
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
Crew
John McTiernan
Director, Producer
Shane Black
Screenplay
David Arnott
Screenplay
Zak Penn
Story
Adam Leff
Story
Richard A. Harris
Editor
John Wright
Editor
Neil Greenberg
Assistant Editor
Robert K. Lambert
Additional Editing
Dean Semler
Director of Photography
Scot Deer
Telecine Colorist
Newt Arnold
First Assistant Director
Richard Baratta
First Assistant Director
Brian W. Cook
First Assistant Director, Assistant Director
Bruce Moriarty
First Assistant Director
Carl Goldstein
Second Assistant Director
Cellin Gluck
Second Assistant Director
Dana J. Kuznetzkoff
Second Assistant Director
David Ticotin
Second Assistant Director
John DeSimone
Assistant Production Coordinator
Susan Dukow
Production Coordinator
Jono Oliver
Trainee Production Coordinator
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Executive Producer
Stephen J. Roth
Producer
Robert H. Lemer
Associate Producer, Location Manager
Neal Nordlinger
Co-Producer
Robert E. Relyea
Co-Producer
Joseph Aspromonti
Production Assistant
Eugenio Zanetti
Production Design
Douglas Ryan
Camera Operator
Richard A. Kelley
Assistant Camera
Lee Blasingame
First Assistant Camera
Lisa J. Feitelberg
Second Assistant Camera
Sal Lanza
Dolly Grip
Michael Talarico
Visual Effects Camera
Mark O'Kane
Steadicam Operator
Michael Sweeney
Post Production Supervisor
Susanna Griffith
Casting Assistant
Janet Hirshenson
Casting
Jane Jenkins
Casting
James Roberts
Set Costumer
Gloria Gresham
Costume Design
Danna Edwards
Costumer
Jane Baer
Animation Supervisor
Dale Baer
Animation
Robert Chiu
Key Hair Stylist
Peter Tothpal
Hairstylist
Craig Lyman
Assistant Makeup Artist
Natalie Wood
Makeup Artist
Michael Key
Makeup Artist
Jeff Dawn
Makeup Supervisor
Fred Waugh
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
Vic Armstrong
Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
David Cooney
Art Department Production Assistant
Michael Denering
Scenic Artist
Jim Dultz
Assistant Art Director
David A. Arnold
Sound Effects Editor
Jerry Ross
Supervising Sound Editor
Catherine Calleson
Assistant Sound Editor
Linda Symcox
First Assistant Sound Editor
Bill W. Benton
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Lee Orloff
Production Sound Mixer
Jay Wilkinson
Supervising Sound Effects Editor
Nicholas R. Allen
Boom Operator
Zane D. Bruce
Foley Artist
Linda Folk
Foley Editor
David W. Alstadter
Foley Mixer
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Recordist
Lauren Palmer
Supervising ADR Editor
Jerelyn J. Harding
ADR Editor
Jeff Gomillion
ADR Mixer
Dwight Campbell
Chief Lighting Technician
George Zamora
Special Effects Technician
Thomas L. Fisher
Special Effects Coordinator
Scott R. Fisher
Special Effects Assistant
Neil Krepela
Visual Effects Supervisor
Tricia Henry Ashford
Visual Effects Producer
Suzanne Pastor
Visual Effects Coordinator
Miller Drake
Visual Effects Editor
Tatiana S. Riegel
Visual Effects Assistant Editor
Christer Hokanson
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Christopher Nibley
VFX Director of Photography
Michael Kamen
Original Music Composer
Christopher Brooks
Music Editor
Donald R. Casella
Transportation Captain
John Hager
Transportation Co-Captain
Diane Bandolas
Production Accountant
Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield
First Assistant Accountant
Liz Probst
Payroll Accountant
Terry Dunn
Assistant Accountant
Gray Marshall
3D Animator
Cindy Marty
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Clayton Collins
Dialogue Editor
Billy Kerwick
Key Rigging Grip
William Girod
Standby Painter
Tamar Dick
Set Painter
Sharon Barnebey
Painter
Cindy Carr
Set Decoration
Peter J. Kelly
Set Designer
P. Scott Bailey
Set Dressing Artist
Stacey S. McIntosh
Construction Coordinator
Walt Hadfield
Construction Foreman
Daniel W. Blaha
Propmaker
Zade Rosenthal
Still Photographer
Frank J. Urioste
Editorial Consultant
Craig Mizutari
Technical Advisor
J. Ellen Evans
Script Supervisor
Susan Malerstein
Script Supervisor
Suzan Lowitz
Script Supervisor
Bret Mixon
Roto Supervisor
Laurel Klick
Digital Effects Supervisor
David Bartholomew
Electrician
Peter John Petraglia
Best Boy Electric
Doug Crawford
Carpenter
Carol Autenrieth
Driver
Glen Enzen
Driver
Charles Montoya
Set Production Assistant
Jordana Kronen
Assistant Location Manager
Katherine Kennedy
Production Office Coordinator
Debbie Evans
Stunts
Al Leong
Stunts
Troy Gilbert
Stunts
Annie Ellis
Stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.
Stunts
Glenn R. Wilder
Stunts
Jon H. Epstein
Stunts
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Stunts
Henry Kingi
Stunts
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, Stunt Double
William H. Burton Jr.
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, Stunt Double
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
Charles A. Tamburro
Stunts
Scott Waugh
Stunts
David Webster
Stunts
David Walling
Stunts
Scott Wilder
Stunts
Chuck Zito
Stunts
Keith Campbell
Stunts
Pete Antico
Stunts
Gene Hartline
Stunts
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
Dick Ziker
Stunts
Anthony G. Schmidt
Utility Stunts
Clint Cadinha
Utility Stunts
Joel Kramer
Stunt Coordinator
Bob Brown
Stunt Double
Laura Dash
Stunt Double
Tommy Tomlinson
Property Master
William F. McLaughlin
Assistant Property Master
Ronald Plant
Best Boy Grip
Mauro Borrelli
Production Illustrator
Don Lee
Digital Compositors
Pia Mehr
Studio Teachers
Sean Hood
Swing
Craig T. Shordon
Decorator
Douglas A. Degrazzio
Video Assist Operator
Linda Renaud
I/O Manager
William 'Bear' Paul
Key Grip
Doug Cowden
Grip
Andrea Sachs
Gaffer
Craig Sost
Production Manager
William C. Gerrity
Unit Production Manager
Larissa Supplitt
Loader
Richard Snell
Contact Lens Designer
Michael Kehoe
Craft Service
Rebecca Bennett
Unit Publicist
Marek Dobrowolski
Art Direction
Rick Heinrichs
Art Direction
Jeffrey D. Stevens
Set Medic
Joe Colwell
Sculptor
Harry Lu
Armorer
Lolita Ritmanis
Orchestrator
Jon Danniells
Leadman
Randy Martens
Greensman
Dieter Rauter
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