Last Action Hero: A Study in Sincere Sarcasm, part 2

For part 2 of our coverage of the 1993 film Last Action Hero we go into the details of why the original writers were pushed aside and how the studio began morphing the concept into the movie we know today. We also go over the casting, filming and marketing approach the film took which was very pricey at that time. For part 1 click here:    • Last Action Hero: A Study in Sincere Sarca...   For early access to videos or exclusive content join our Patreon at: patreon.com/RepresentThis As always there were a lot of resources used for this video such as the book The Last Action Heroes by Nick De Semlyen, Blockbuster by Tom Shone, Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story by Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Big Deal by Thom Taylor, Hit and Run by Nancy Griffin and Kim Masters, The film novelization by Robert Tine as well as the Topps 1993 trading card backs. We also visited websites like Scriptshadow's Alternate Draft as well as An Oral History of Last Action Hero: A Crash Course in Hollywood by We Minored in Film as well as The Blu Ray special features and the many documentaries and interviews on the internet as well as physical periodicals like Entertainment Weekly and Premiere magazine. Chapters 0:00 Introduction 0:55 Changing the Action Hero 9:50 Casting 11:55 Filming 16:53 Post 19:45 The press Leak 21:27 Marketing