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.
Jack Slater / Self
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Danny Madigan
Austin O'Brien
Whitney / Meredith
Bridgette Wilson-Sampras
John Practice
F. Murray Abraham
Frank
Art Carney
Benedict
Charles Dance
Lieutenant Dekker
Frank McRae
Ripper / Tommy Noonan
Tom Noonan
Nick
Robert Prosky
Tony Vivaldi
Anthony Quinn
Irene Madigan
Mercedes Ruehl
Death
Ian McKellen
Tough Asian Man
Professor Toru Tanaka
Teacher
Joan Plowright
Self
Keith Barish
James Belushi
Jim Belushi
Self
Chevy Chase
Self
Chris Connelly
Self
Karen Duffy
Self
Larry Ferguson
Self
Leeza Gibbons
M.C. Hammer
MC Hammer
Self
Little Richard
T-1000
Robert Patrick
Self
Maria Shriver
Catherine Tramell
Sharon Stone
Self
Melvin Van Peebles
Self
Damon Wayans
Lieutenant Governor
Jason Kelly
Rookie
Noah Emmerich
The Mayor
Tina Turner
SWAT Cop
Billy D. Lucas
Andrew Slater
Ryan Todd
Polonius
Apollo Dukakis
Punk
Patrick Flanagan
Monoghan
Donald C. Llorens
Monroe
Michael Chieffo
Cop in L.A. Station
Mike Muscat
Watch Commander
John Finnegan
Video Babe
Bobbie Brown
Video Babe
Angie Everhart
Skeezy
Jeffrey Braer
Cop at Ex-Wife's House
Anthony Peck
Cop #2 in L.A. Station
Paul Gonzales
Cop in Station
Anna Navarro
Mitchell
Dex Elliott Sanders
Funeral Doctor
Nick Dimitri
Gunman
Sven-Ole Thorsen
Ripper's Agent
Rick Ducommun
Candy Girl
Wendle Josepher
Torelli
Michael V. Gazzo
Krause
Lee Reherman
Rabbi
R.C. Bates
Ratcliff
Colleen Camp
Tammy, Hell's Kitchen Hooker
Donna Borghoff
Cigar Stand Man
John McTiernan Sr.
Autograph Seeker
Tiffany Lynne Puhy
Jean-Claude Van Damme (uncredited)
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Whiskers (voice) (uncredited)
Danny DeVito
Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
Al Leong
Vivaldi Gunmen (uncredited)
Matt Johnston
Vivaldi Henchman (uncredited)
Thomas Rosales Jr.
Maitre D' (uncredited)
Peter Kent
Movie House Patron (uncredited)
Lena Banks
Autograph Seeker
Michael Straka