Everest (2015)

The story of New Zealand's Robert "Rob" Edwin Hall, who on May 10, 1996, together with Scott Fischer, teamed up on a joint expedition to ascend Mount Everest.

Director:

Baltasar Kormákur

Writers:

William Nicholson (screenplay by), Simon Beaufoy (screenplay by)

Stars:

Jason Clarke, Ang Phula Sherpa, Thomas M. Wright

1 win & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jason Clarke	...	Rob Hall
Ang Phula Sherpa	...	Ang Dorjee
Thomas M. Wright	...	Michael Groom
Martin Henderson	...	Andy 'Harold' Harris
Tom Goodman-Hill	...	Neal Beidleman
Charlotte Bøving	...	Lene Gammelgaard
Pemba Sherpa	...	Lopsang
Amy Shindler	...	Charlotte Fox
Simon Harrison	...	Tim Madsen
Chris Reilly	...	Klev Schoening
John Hawkes	...	Doug Hansen
Naoko Mori	...	Yasuko Namba
Michael Kelly	...	Jon Krakauer
Tim Dantay	...	John Taske
Todd Boyce	...	Frank Fischbeck

Storyline

On the morning of May 10, 1996, climbers from two commercial expeditions start their final ascent toward the summit of Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. With little warning, a violent storm strikes the mountain, engulfing the adventurers in one of the fiercest blizzards ever encountered by man. Challenged by the harshest conditions imaginable, the teams must endure blistering winds and freezing temperatures in an epic battle to survive against nearly impossible odds.

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Plot Keywords:

mount everest | mountain climbing | survival | mountain | man versus nature | 

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Taglines:

The Most Dangerous Place On Earth.

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Biography | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for intense peril and disturbing images

Did You Know?

Trivia

Into Thin Air author Jon Krakauer came out against the film, particularly the scene in which his character refuses to help Anatoli Boukreev's team with search and rescue. Krakauer told the Los Angeles Times, "I never had that conversation. Anatoli came to several tents, and not even Sherpas could go out. No one came to my tent and asked." Director Baltasar Kormákur said the scene was intended to "illustrate how helpless people were and why they might not have been able to go out and rescue people."

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Goofs

When Helen uses her walkie talkie to let Rob talk to Jan via satellite phone, she doesn't hit the mic button.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Rob Hall: Can you just listen up? Guys? We got 2,000 feet, 600 vertical meters to Camp Four. It's roped all the way, so I know you can make it. Now, once we get to the yellow band we're gonna regroup, put on the masks, turn on the gas. Make sense?

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Connections

Referenced in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Josh Brolin/Martin O'Malley/Judd Winick/Abe Laboriel Jr. (2015)

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Soundtracks

Here Comes the Hotstepper
Performed by Ini Kamoze
Courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
Music and lyrics by Ini Kamoze, Chris Kenner, Salaam Remi (as Salaam Remi Gibbs) and Kenton Nix
Published by Universal Music Publishing Ltd., VMG West End Copyrights administered by Wixen Music Publishing Inc., BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd., a BMG Chrysalis company (c) 1995, and EMI Music Publishing Ltd.

User Reviews

Good movie, Great theatre experience

Got the chance to see Everest early in IMAX 3D. I'll start off by saying this, if you get the chance, definitely see this movie in IMAX. It adds to the experience and you feel like your on the mountain. That aside, let's dive into one of my most anticipated films of the year.

Everest is chalk full of star power. Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Keira Knightley, Jake Gyllenhaal, the list goes on. Everyone is believable in this hostile environment, going from optimistic and adventurous to mortified and forced to fight for their lives. Each character is given a back story, some more drawn out and centered than others, and you get attached to most but not all of them. When the emotional blows hit, they hit hard for some, but not as much for others.

The visuals are, as you might have guessed, stunning. The shots they get of climbers and the way the camera gives you an an idea of how dangerous this is are breath taking. The cinematography is definitely award worthy. IMAX only added to it, putting you in this environment and taking you along for the ride.

This film really did it for me because I have always been fascinated by Everest and the journey it is to make it up to the top and back. If there is a Netflix documentary about Everest, I've watched it. I even watched the one about the story told in this movie. What this film does so well is it immerses you into the environment as well as gives you characters to care about. It's all tied in well together.

At times, the pace is a bit slower than expected and the tones shifts from serious to light hearted are a bit messy. But that stuff doesn't bother you in the moment, your just wrapped up in the intensity of the story.

Overall, Everest gave me exactly what I wanted. It was intense, emotionally powerful, and the visuals were beautiful. It's not perfectly structured, but it sure is engaging. As someone who has studied the mountain, this offers a brutal look into how much time and energy is out into a trip to Everest, and how quickly things can go wrong. Definitely worth a trip to the theatre.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

UK USA Iceland

Language:

English Russian

Release Date:

25 September 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Everest

Filming Locations:

Val Senales, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$55,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$7,222,035, 20 September 2015

Gross USA:

$43,482,270

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$203,427,584

Company Credits

Production Co:

Working Title Films, RVK Studios, Walden Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital 12-Track Digital Sound (IMAX 12 track) Dolby Atmos Auro 11.1 IMAX 6-Track Dolby Surround 7.1 Sonics-DDP

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1