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Anthony Quinn, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, F. Murray Abraham, Charles Dance, Tom Noonan, Austin O'Brien, and Bridgette Wilson-Sampras in Last Action Hero (1993)

Mercedes Ruehl: Mom • Irene

Last Action Hero

Mercedes Ruehl credited as playing...

Mom • Irene

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  • [Jack Slater is Hamlet]
  • Hamlet: Hey Claudius! You killed my father! Big mistake!
  • Narrator: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, and Hamlet is taking out the trash.
  • Old Man: Stay thy hand, fair prince.
  • Hamlet: [shooting him] Who said I'm fair?
  • Narrator: No one is going to tell this sweet prince good night.
  • Hamlet: To be or not to be? Not to be.
  • Jack Slater: [hearing Mozart on the radio] ... Shhh can you turn that up? What is that?
  • Danny's mom: It's Mozart...
  • Jack Slater: [looks at Danny and whispers] ... The one Practice killed?
  • Danny's mom: You like Mozart?
  • Jack Slater: [smiles] ... I don't know, but I think I will... Wow.
  • Jack Slater: [listening to the radio] Can you turn this up, please? What's that?
  • Irene Madigan: Mozart.
  • Jack Slater: [to Danny] The guy who Practice killed?
  • Danny Madigan: That's right, Jack.
  • Irene Madigan: You like classical music?
  • Jack Slater: I don't know. I think I will.
  • [smiles]
  • Jack Slater: Wow.
  • [When danny comes home with Jack at 4 a.m]
  • Danny's mom: Where have you been? The police called. You're not here. You're not there.
  • Danny Madigan: Mom, I'm sorry, okay. Shh.
  • Danny's mom: " Okay, shh?" There are 9 million kids out there with guns and that's all you have to say to me? "Okay, shh?" Will you get in here?
  • Danny Madigan: Mom? You know how you always say you wish I had more friends? Well.
  • Jack Slater: Hello Mrs. Madigan. Arnold Braunshweiger.
  • Irene Madigan: Why didn't you tell me Jack was a cop and why didn't you tell me that you spent the whole night at the police station looking at mug shots? You could have taken two minutes to call your mother.
  • Jack Slater: Why didn't you tell me you had no friends? And what is this business about going to the movies at midnight when you knew your mother would be worried?
  • Danny Madigan: Mom... You turned him into a wimp.
  • Irene Madigan: Oh... I think not.

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