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Cliffhanger (1993) -- A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains.
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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers (WGA):

John Long (premise)
Michael France (screen story)
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Release Date:

28 May 1993 (USA) more

Tagline:

Hang on! more

Plot:

A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains. full summary | full synopsis

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Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 7 nominations more

NewsDesk:
(51 articles)

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Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sylvester Stallone ... Gabe Walker

John Lithgow ... Qualen

Michael Rooker ... Hal Tucker

Janine Turner ... Jessie Deighan

Rex Linn ... Travers

Caroline Goodall ... Kristel

Leon ... Kynette

Craig Fairbrass ... Delmar

Gregory Scott Cummins ... Ryan

Denis Forest ... Heldon
Michelle Joyner ... Sarah

Max Perlich ... Evan
Paul Winfield ... Walter Wright
Ralph Waite ... Frank
Trey Brownell ... Brett
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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Cliffhanger - l'ultima sfida (Italy)
Cliffhanger, traque au sommet (France)
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MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

113 min | UK:112 min

Country:

Italy | France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Dolby Digital (35 mm prints) (Europe) | Dolby SR (35 mm prints) (USA)


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Trivia:

Christopher Walken was originally cast as Qualen but left the production before filming began, so John Lithgow was cast at the very last minute. more

Goofs:

Factual errors: In several scenes where Qualen is flying the helicopter, he is either pointing a pistol or handing keys to Jesse. Helicopters are an intense two hand operation, especially in the hover, as the aircraft is shown doing several times. There are two controls, the cyclic and the stick, and he is shown taking his hand off the cyclic, which you could not do, particularly in a hover. more

Quotes:

Eric Qualen: Kill a few people, they call you a murderer. Kill a million and you're a conqueror. more

Soundtrack:

DO YOU NEED SOME? more


FAQ

What are the differences between the British BBFC-15 version and the uncut US version?
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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
Good and Bad, 19 November 2005
6/10
Author: dylan-ransom from South Korea

Every time a movie comes out which features rock climbing and mountain travel/rescue, I cringe with anticipation, notepad in hand, and annoy all my friends with my nitpicking. So, let me get that out of the way first. I counted approximately 100 factual and technical errors related to geography, climbing, mountain travel and rescue. Let's just say it was atrocious, though not as bad as "Vertical Limit".

Viewed purely as a mindless action flick, I must say I was entertained. The film was visually stunning with engaging action sequences. The acting was superb- those poor bastards did all they could with their ridiculous characters and inadequate, clichéd script. Cheers to Lithgow, Stallone, and Rooker in particular.

I could be pretentious and pick the whole damn thing apart, but I think Renny Harlin did exactly what he set out to do- entertain.

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