What We Are Reading Today: The Last Action Heroes

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Updated 01 July 2023
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Author: Nick de Semlyen

Nick de Semlyen’s “The Last Action Heroes”  tells the story of Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger’s carnage-packed journey from enmity to friendship against the backdrop of Ronald Reagan’s America and the Cold War.
He also reveals fascinating untold stories of the colorful characters who ascended in their high-kickers Chuck Norris and Jackie Chan, glowering tough guys Dolph Lundgren and Steven Seagal, and quipping troublemakers Jean-Claude Van Damme and Bruce Willis.
The book is a no-holds-barred account of a period in Hollywood history when there were no limits to the heights of fame these men achieved, or to the mayhem they wrought, on-screen and off.