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.
Arnold Schwarzenegger
as Jack Slater / Self
Austin O'Brien
as Danny Madigan
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
as Whitney / Meredith
F. Murray Abraham
as John Practice
Art Carney
as Frank
Charles Dance
as Benedict
Frank McRae
as Lieutenant Dekker
Tom Noonan
as Ripper / Tommy Noonan
Robert Prosky
as Nick
Anthony Quinn
as Tony Vivaldi
Mercedes Ruehl
as Irene Madigan
Ian McKellen
as Death
