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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.
Another 1 win
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7 nominations
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(57 articles)
Cliffhanger and The Last Action Hero Blu-ray Reviews
(From Collider.com. 1 February 2010, 7:00 AM, PST)
Making The (Up) Grade: Cliffhanger
(From Cinematical. 23 January 2010, 11:32 AM, PST)
(From Collider.com. 1 February 2010, 7:00 AM, PST)
Making The (Up) Grade: Cliffhanger
(From Cinematical. 23 January 2010, 11:32 AM, PST)
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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)
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2.20 : 1 more
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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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The teddy bear that falls off the cliff in the opening scene was not scripted but was added at the last minute. Renny Harlin liked the bear so much he bought it so that the audience would have a clear idea of what would happen and how horrific the fall was.
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Factual errors: When Gabe lights the flare, the night-vision point-of-view shot momentarily breaks up into static, like a faulty video display. This is not how night-vision works.
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Quotes:
Eric Qualen:
Love is a killer, isn't it?
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Featured in Stallone on the Edge: The Making of Cliffhanger (1993) (TV)
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Soundtrack:
DO YOU NEED SOME?
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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.