Skyscraper (Video 1996)

A helicopter charter soon turns deadly when the female pilot finds that she is on a building held by terrorists. It is up to her and her husband to save the hostages.

Director:

Raymond Martino

Writers:

William Applegate Jr. (screenplay), Joseph John Barmettler (screenplay)

Stars:

Anna Nicole Smith, Richard Steinmetz, Branimir Cikatiæ

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anna Nicole Smith	...	Carrie Wisk
Richard Steinmetz	...	Gordon Wisk
Branimir Cikatiæ	...	Zarkov (as Branko Cikatic)
Calvin Levels	...	Nakim
Jonathan Fuller	...	Jacques
Lee de Broux	...	Captain Wood
Deirdre Imershein	...	Natasha
Charles M. Huber	...	Fairfax (as Charles Huber)
Deron McBee	...	Leidermeier
Vincent DePalma	...	Johnny Hill
Alan Brooks	...	Booker
Gary Imhoff	...	Dudley
Bob McCracken	...	Williams
Eugene Robert Glazer	...	Cranston
Seth Isler	...	Clancy

Storyline

A helicopter charter soon turns deadly when the female pilot finds that she is on a building held by terrorists. It is up to her and her husband to save the hostages.

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Plot Keywords:

hostage | helicopter | terrorist | police | pistol | 

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Taglines:

Eighty-Six Floors Of Action-Packed Terror!

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Genres:

Action | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong action violence, sex scenes and language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 July 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Felhőkarcoló

Filming Locations:

444 S. Flower Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

PM Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Gordon searches for Carrie towards the end of the film his pants are inexplicably torn in the crotch area for many shots, then his jeans revert back to normal and intact later on.

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Quotes

Jimmy Dial: [while patrolling in unmarked patrol car, telling joke] I cannot lie. I was humping my goat. So, the D.A. says, "But there's more to the story, isn't there, Farmer Brown?"
Gordon Wisk: Of course.
Jimmy Dial: So, Farmer Brown says, "After I finished humping my goat, the goat turned around and licked my balls." At which point, the judge turned to Farmer Brown and said, "Hey, a good goat will do that."
[Gordon looks at Jimmy with no response]
Jimmy Dial: A good... Aw, come on. Gordy. I had everybody rolling with that this morning.
Gordon Wisk: [...]

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Connections

Spoofed in SNL Fanatic (2000)

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Soundtracks

"ALL THE TIME
Written by Jim Halfpenny
Performed by Victoria Levy
Published by Strong Domino Music (BMI)

User Reviews

The right grade for this film...

...is something around a "5 out of 10". If you take Anna Nicole Smith out, it is a decent action film, with nice explosions, respect-worthy stunts (people falling from great heights or being burned alive), and a few surprisingly solid martial arts fights with Branko Cikatik. And yet until today more than half of the 700-something people who have voted on "Skyscraper" gave it a "1" - obviously because of ANS (and quite a few people gave it a "10" - again, obviously because of ANS). Yes, her acting is on a high-school play level, and her grotesquely over-sized breasts are a matter of taste, but you can't say that she doesn't make an effort. But if you're thinking of getting this movie just to see her nude, don't - the two sex scenes run a total of 5 minutes in a 90-minute movie and feel like they were added in post-production (and in what might be an attempt to keep the ladies happy as well, the film includes a fair number of hunky males in it - seriously, these terrorists might have a more profitable career as fitness models). Overall, this is about on a par with ANS's other film, "To The Limit"; take that as you will. (**)