Cliffhanger
Cliffhanger is a 1993 American action thriller film directed and co-produced by Renny Harlin and co-written by and starring Sylvester Stallone alongside John Lithgow, Michael Rooker and Janine Turner. Based on a concept by climber John Long, the film follows Gabe (Stallone), a mountain climber who becomes embroiled in a heist of a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains. The film premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival, and was released in the United States on May 28, 1993, by TriStar Pictures. It received positive reviews, earned $255million worldwide, becoming the 7th highest-grossing film of 1993, and went on to become a cult classic. It is one of Stallone's most well known movies.
Plot
Rangers Gabriel "Gabe" Walker and his girlfriend Jessie Deighan are dispatched to rescue their friend Hal Tucker and his girlfriend, Sarah, after Hal suffered a knee injury and stranded them on a peak in the Colorado Rockies. As they try to rescue Sarah, part of her harness breaks. Although Gabe is initially able to grab her, her gloved hand slips out and she falls to her death. Hal blames Gabe for Sarah's death and Gabe is overcome with guilt, taking an extended leave.
More details
| author | Michael France Sylvester Stallone |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Colorado |
| director | Renny Harlin |
| editor | Frank J. Urioste |
| events | terrorism |
| genre | action adventure thriller |
| keywords | abandon assault rifle bag of money beacon locators begin climb colorado rockies distress call emergency position-indicating rescue beacon escape plan fall fbi agent fly force hang helicopter pilot hug kill knee injury morning mountaineer plane crash river shoot southern rocky mountains strand survive taunt treasury agent turncoat u.s. treasury united states department of the treasury wound |
| musicBy | Trevor Jones |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Academy Award for Best Visual Effects |
| producer | Alan Marshall Mario Kassar Renny Harlin |
| productionCompany | Carolco Pictures Le Studio Canal+ Pioneer Corporation RCS Video |
| publisher | TriStar Pictures |
| theme | heist terrorism |