What Lies Above (2004)
"Snowman's Pass" (original title)

Still struggling to accept her fiancé's death in a rock climbing accident, mountain guide DIANA PENNINGTON gratefully accepts industrialist CURT SEAVER's offer to find the body using a new ... See full summary »

Director:

Rex Piano

Writer:

Peter Layton

Stars:

Nicole Eggert, Marc Singer, George Stults

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Nicole Eggert	...	Diana Pennington
Marc Singer	...	Curt Seavers
George Stults	...	Tyler
Mike Dopud	...	Hugo
Bruce Dawson	...	Ed
Garvin Cross	...	Brian
Joe MacLeod	...	Eugene

Storyline

Still struggling to accept her fiancé's death in a rock climbing accident, mountain guide DIANA PENNINGTON gratefully accepts industrialist CURT SEAVER's offer to find the body using a new satellite imagery technology his company has developed. But while traversing the legendary "Snowman's Pass" with Curt and his companions HUGO and TYLER, Diana is horrified to discover the search for her fiancé is a decoy; they are in fact hunting for a fallen spy satellite, property of an enemy foreign power. Barely escaping with her life, Diana finds herself pursued through the cold and threatening mountains in a deadly cat and mouse game, with only a backpack full of climbing gear and her instincts to defend herself against the dangerous, and increasingly desperate men.

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Plot Keywords:

satellite | fiancé | mountain | rock climbing | mountain guide | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Insight Film and Video

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 November 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

What Lies Above

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shavick Entertainment, Insight Film Studios, Regent Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

96 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

After he receives a cell phone call from Ed, Curt fakes signal break up and throws the phone away. It clearly slips out of his grip to fall safely a few feet behind his right shoulder before his right arm swings round to the It's more clearly seen with 'frame advance'.

User Reviews

Why was this movie made?

The limited scenery views were the only saving grace to an otherwise uneventful and boring movie. The acting was borderline absurd which I blame on the script and screenplay. Nicole Eggert didn't look the part, didn't act the part, and was totally unconvincing as a mountain guide. After watching this I was left with the feeling that some friends had some free time and decided to make a movie. It must have been produced on a budget of pocket change. The plot was thin at best and with the low caliber of acting at times it begged the question to be asked, "Why are we doing this?". I managed to sit through the entire movie but also asked myself, "Why?".