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Release Date:
28 May 1993 (USA)
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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
Awards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars.
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7 nominations
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The BEST action movie!
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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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MPAA:
Rated R for violence and language.
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Runtime:
113 min | UK:112 min
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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)
Certification:
Iceland:16 |
Finland:K-18 (original rating) |
New Zealand:R16 |
South Korea:12 |
Philippines:R-18 |
Singapore:NC-16 (re-rating) |
Singapore:PG (cut) |
Norway:15 (cut theatrical version) |
Norway:18 (uncut) |
UK:15 (uncut version, re-rating) |
Ireland:15 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-16 |
Germany:18 |
Netherlands:16 |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
USA:R |
Canada:16+ (Quebec) |
UK:15 (cut) |
Germany:BPjM Restricted
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Director Trademark: [Renny Harlin] [Finland]one of the parachutes looks like the Finnish flag.
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Goofs:
Factual errors: The temperature in the night vision goggles shows as -11C (12F). They're not dressed to deal with that weather, especially as it colder at night, with an added wind chill, and no windbreak. They'd be dead from exposure very quickly.
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Quotes:
[the jet is about to make an emergency landing after they screwed up]
Eric Qualen: Don't bother to buckle up - you may not want to survive this.
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Eric Qualen: Don't bother to buckle up - you may not want to survive this.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) (VG)
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Soundtrack:
DO YOU NEED SOME?
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Since I first saw this in the theater it has been my favorite. Since then I've seen it countless times and I never get tired of it. The setting has a lot to do with it (the Colorado I know would be jealous), but the storyline is original and I liked how it used small town mountain folk as the heroes. There has not been a movie I can compare this too. John Lithgow plays a smart villain, but I love how he is completely out of his element--he has to follow Tucker around and that's what keeps it interesting. This is an action movie at it's BEST. I don't think I'll see another that is so entertaining.
You don't need 50,000 rounds fired to qualify as an action movie. It just has to keep you captivated, not shell-shocked.