Last Action Hero: A Study in Sincere Sarcasm, part 1

To begin our coverage of the 1993 film Last Action Hero we begin looking at the original writers of the film and their first script which had a very different approach than what we eventually got. We also explore how Columbia purchased the film and the early stages of the project before other writers were brought on board. For part 2 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 Zak Penn and Adam Leff 1:41 An early script 21:02 Selling the script 23:02 Courting Arnold and Shane Black