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K2 (1991)

 -  Adventure | Drama  -  1 May 1992 (USA)
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Taylor and Harold are good friends and avid climbers. While climbing one day, they meet a man who it seems might be attempting to climb K2, the world's second-highest peak. Always pushy, ... See full summary »

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Taylor
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Annie Grindlay ...
Lisa
Elena Wohl ...
Tracey (as Elena Stiteler)
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Charles Oberman ...
Tony
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Cindy (as Julia Nickson-Soul)
Christopher M. Brown ...
Carl (as Christopher Brown)
Leslie Carlson ...
Dexter
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Peter
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Dallas
Edward Spatt ...
Mike
Andrew Spatt ...
Todd
Hiroshi Fujioka ...
Takane
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Jacki
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Taylor and Harold are good friends and avid climbers. While climbing one day, they meet a man who it seems might be attempting to climb K2, the world's second-highest peak. Always pushy, Taylor bugs the man for a spot on the team, claiming that he and Harold are good enough. They may be very good, but K2 is a very tough mountain. Written by Murray Chapman <muzzle@cs.uq.oz.au>

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k2 | mountain | climbing | friendship | snow | See more »

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Between the earth and the sky lies the sheer face of adventure.

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Adventure | Drama

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Rated R for language | See all certifications »

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K2: The Ultimate High  »

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Trivia

Jeffrey DeMunn was nominated for the 1983 Tony Award (New York City) for Actor in a Drama for "K2" as 'Taylor'. See more »

Goofs

When the team are around 20,000 feet and complaining about the lack of oxygen, one of the characters says: "Welcome to the death zone." In fact, the death zone refers to the altitude at which there is insufficient oxygen properly to sustain life and this is generally accepted to be above 8,000m or around 26,000 feet. See more »

Quotes

Harold: What about, uh, Dallas? What's his name? What's his problem?
Taylor Brooks: Dallas Woolf. We went to Law School together. He was good in the classroom... I was better in the courtroom. There's no contest in the bedroom!
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"I Need Ya"
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Courtesy of Todd Terry
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A competent climb
15 June 2009 | by (Canada) – See all my reviews

I remember first seeing this movie when I was eleven or twelve. Then I saw 'Vertical Limit' a few months later and contrary to what I thought would be the case, I enjoyed K2 ten fold more than Martin's Campbell's weak adventure story on the same mountain. Contrary to what many people think, Everest may be the tallest mountain, but K2 is a far more difficult climb.

This film follows two young climbers, Taylor And Harold as they take on the mountain and succeed in reaching the highest peak, because of friendship and the hard team work which comes from loyalty to each other. The picture chooses to focus on characters and emotion, rather than edge of seat adventure. It is the right approach, but as a side effect, the story sometimes plods a little. As a lead role, Michael Biehn is surprisingly good. Typically a supporting actor, I find that many of his performances are a little weak, but not here. He does what is necessary to make a convincing character, far better than Chris O'Donnell in 'Vertical Limit'.

Free from clichés and artificial drama, K2 is a competent and touching movie, maybe not brilliant, but it lifts you.


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