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Release Date:
28 May 1993 (USA) moreTagline:
Hang on! morePlot:
A botched mid-air heist results in suitcases full of cash being searched for by various groups throughout the Rocky Mountains. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 1 win & 7 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(51 articles)
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Not the most intelligent movie, but enjoyable and one of the better in the genre more (128 total)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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Rated R for violence and language.Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parentsRuntime:
113 min | UK:112 minLanguage:
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2.20 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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) | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | UK:15 (cut) | Germany:BPjM RestrictedFun Stuff
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Carolco had originally signed Sylvester Stallone to appear opposite John Candy in a comedy directed by John Hughes about feuding neighbors. When the project was dropped, Stallone was persuaded to appear in Cliffhanger. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When the stalactite is shown before Gabe shoves Kynette onto it, it is already dripping blood. moreSoundtrack:
DO YOU NEED SOME? moreFAQ
What are the differences between the British BBFC-15 version and the uncut US version?more
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I'm far from a Sylvester Stallone fan and I guess the only time I really appreciated his appearance was in the French movie Taxi 3, which is an almost inexistent small role. And yet I must admit that this movie was actually not that bad, even though I feared the worst.
When Gabe (Stallone) fails to rescue the girlfriend of one of his friends and she plunges to her death from a 4000 feet high mountain top, he can't possibly force himself to keep working as a mountain ranger. For almost a year he doesn't set a food in the reserve, but than he returns. Soon after he's back, they get an emergency call from a group of hikers who got trapped in a snow storm. At least, that's what the rangers believe. In reality it is a group of robbers who crashed with their airplane in the mountains after their daring plan to steal cases full of money from a flying government plane failed. The cases are spread all over the reserve and they need the help of professional climbers to retrieve them...
This is of course not one of the most intelligent movies ever, but in its genre it's an enjoyable one. I especially enjoyed John Lithgow as the evil master mind and leader of the gang of robbers. I know him best from the TV-series "3rd Rock from the Sun", but I enjoyed his performance in this movie as well. Overall the acting is OK, it had a lot of action to offer and of course also some one-liners, but it also offered a very nice decor. This movie was filmed in a magnificent natural environment. I loved the snowy mountains and valleys, the mountain rivers and the forests... Perhaps that's why I give this movie a score higher than what I normally give to an action / adventure movie of this kind. I give it a 6.5/10. If you don't expect too much, this is an enjoyable movie.