Continuity mistake: When Jack rips the door off the cab, he first breaks the top hinge and enters the cab. In the next shot when he pulls the cabbie out of the car, the door is completely off and laying on the ground. A few shots later when Jack grabs the newspaper, the door is seen hanging again. (01:40:10)
Last Action Hero (1993)
Plot summary
Directed by: John McTiernan
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ian McKellen, Charles Dance, F. Murray Abraham, Art Carney
A young boy, Danny, prefers to live in a dreamworld of movies and adventure, much to the distress of his mother. He idolizes the character of Jack Slater, an action hero played by Arnold Schwarzeneggar, and when his friend who runs the projection box at the theatre gives Danny a magic ticket, he gets sucked into the movie and becomes part of the action.
Spending half the time trying to convince Jack that it's all make believe and the other half enjoying himself, things get a bit too real for Danny when Benedict, the bad guy of the piece, finds the ticket and returns to wreak havoc in a world where evil can win. Danny and Jack must go back to the real world and return Benedict to where he belongs before he unleashes the villains of every movie running.
More mistakes in Last Action Hero
Jack Slater: Sir, are you a henchman?
Benedict: No, I only go as far as lackey.
Trivia: When Jack and Danny go inside the police station the first time, Danny notices Robert Patrick coming out of the station. This is a nod to Terminator 2: Judgement Day.
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Chosen answer: The kid points them out in the film, in order to convince Arnold's character that he inhabits movieland. Also, after Arnold's character falls into the tar pit he is able to completely wipe himself clean, an obvious intentional continuity error.