Skyscraper (1996) (V)

User Rating:

2.2/10   

Director:

Raymond Martino

Writers:

William Applegate Jr. (writer)
John Larrabee (writer)

Release Date:

24 July 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Eighty-Six Floors Of Action-Packed Terror!

Plot:

A helicopter charter soon turns deadly when the female pilot finds that she is on a building held by terrorists...

Plot Keywords:

Helicopter | Hostage | Skyscraper | Bra Panties | Buxom

Cast

Anna Nicole Smith	...	Carrie Wisk
Richard Steinmetz	...	Gordon Wisk
Branimir Cikatiæ	...	Zorkov
Calvin Levels	...	Hakim
Jonathan Fuller	...	Jacques
Lee de Broux	...	Captain Wood
Deirdre Imershein	...	Natasha
Charles M. Huber	...	Fairfax
Deron McBee	...	Leidermeier
Vincent DePalma	...	Johnny Hill
Alan Brooks	...	Booker
Gary Imhoff	...	Dudley
Bob McCracken	...	Williams
Eugene Robert Glazer	...	Cranston
Seth Isler	...	Clancy

MPAA:

Rated R for strong action violence, sex scenes and language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-18 | Germany:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

PM Entertainment Group

Trivia:

There Is a Pic of Marilyn Monroe shown just before the shower scene, Anna Nichol Smith Worshiped Monroe going so far as to try to look like her and live her life to follow Monroe's

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Hakim meets Wisk for the first time in the helicopter, he quotes from Shakespeare, "for when a world of men could not prevail with all their oratory, Yet hath a woman's kindness over-ruled." Wisk identifies the source of the quote as Henry IV, which Hakim confirms, but the quote is actually from Henry VI.

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: [smiles] Yeah, you're sad, man. You're really sad.

Movie Connections:

References Fast and Furry-ous (1949)

Soundtrack:

BECOME THE NIGHT

It Burns! It Burns!!

If you turn the number sideways, you'll see why I gave this movie an 8. Check the gratuitous shower scene about 10 minutes into the movie if you don't get me.

This movie is HOWLINGLY bad. You'll laugh until tears flow from your eyes, not believing the sights and sounds assaulting your being from the screen. From Anna's non-existent acting, to the bad scenery-chewing performance of the actor playing the lead terrorist (just what country is he supposed to be from, Badaccentia?), this is prime Badfilm. There are a lot of explosions on offer, which are nicely photographed, but are so (I'll risk using the word again) gratuitous that the plot (most obvious Die Hard rip ever) can't be taken seriously for more than a nanosecond. Everything about this film screams: "Don't take me seriously!" On that level, the discriminating fan of bad action films will enjoy this. Anyone familiar with the work of Andy Sidaris will be in familiar territory.

This movie is best enjoyed under the influence of several adult beverages. I would suggest a double feature for a night of viewing, this film and David Heavener's KILL CRAZY. Now that's some red-blooded American entertainment. Lots of stuff gets blowed up real good! Get the pony keg and the nachos!