$4.14. That was the average cost of a movie ticket in June of 1993. In other words, the literal price of admission.

The biggest movie that summer, undoubtedly, was the box office

thunder lizard, Jurassic Park. But just one week later, theater audiences were treated to a different

attraction, this one with fewer dinosaurs, but one whose ambitions were just as big. I'm speaking,

of course, about Last Action Hero.

Recently, I sat down, albeit sat down remotely, and if I'm being completely honest,

not terribly recently at this point, with filmmaker slash podcaster slash JFC fan favorite Joe Lynch

to talk about this meta-action flop that some would label a bad movie.

Cargill.

When you're making a summer blockbuster, there's its own price of admission.

That price is usually set by audience expectation.

Explosions, monsters, big stars. There was a certain unspoken

contract between audience and filmmaker that when they walk into that theater, they'll be able

to turn off their brains or at least turn the brightness way down and just enjoy the cinematic

experience. There's also a price of admission for Arnold Schwarzenegger comedies. And by that I mean the presumed low bar for Arnold Schwarzenegger comedies. There's also

a price of admission when it comes to junk food cinema. That price of admission being our core

values. Delving deep into the movies we love, regardless of their critical reception or

reputation, is at the very heart of junk food

cinema. And it's why a film like Last Action Hero deserves to be analyzed with the most precise

of microscopes. And indeed, on this episode, Joe and I will talk about rack focus. We'll talk

about handheld versus steadicam to establish realities, and yes, even the great

denture work from the makeup department.

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