Vertical Limit (2000)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Martin Campbell

Writers (WGA):

Robert King (story)
Robert King (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

8 December 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

This December. Fear will Fall. Courage will Rise.

Plot:

A climber must rescue his sister on top of K2, one of the world's biggest mountains.

Plot Keywords:

Rescue | K2 | Death | Parricide | Urination Scene

Awards:

Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Chris O'Donnell	...	Peter Garrett
Robin Tunney	...	Annie Garrett
Stuart Wilson	...	Royce Garrett
Augie Davis	...	Aziz
Temuera Morrison	...	Major Rasul
Roshan Seth	...	Colonel Amir Salim
Alejandro Valdes-Rochin	...	Sergeant Asim
Nicholas Lea	...	Tom McLaren
Rod Brown	...	Ali Hasan
Scott Glenn	...	Montgomery Wick
Steve Le Marquand	...	Cyril Bench (as Steve le Marquand)
Ben Mendelsohn	...	Malcolm Bench
Izabella Scorupco	...	Monique Aubertine
Bill Paxton	...	Elliot Vaughn
Ed Viesturs	...	Himself
Robert Taylor	...	Skip Taylor
Alexander Siddig	...	Kareem Nazir
Clinton Beavan	...	WNN Cameraman
David Hayman	...	Frank 'Chainsaw' Williams
Robert Mammone	...	Brian Maki
Nicole Whippy	...	Spanish Climber
Colin Moy	...	Technician
Ian Bolt	...	Technician
Nicolette Kenny	...	Technician
Ross McKellar	...	Technician
Tiffany de Castro	...	Crying Woman
Campbell Cooley	...	Campbell
Alistair Browning	...	Ali
Jo Davison	...	Italian Team Member
Tamati Rice	...	Partygoer
Sally Spencer Harris	...	Partygoer
Craig Walsh Wrightson	...	Partygoer
Leela Patel	...	Mayama Wick
Gavin Craig	...	Summit Air Pilot
Shahid Zafar	...	Prayer Leader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Josephine Davison	...	Italian Team Member
Leslie Ann Woodward	...	(voice)
Barry Blanchard	...	Climber (uncredited)
Calvin Dean	...	Mountain Climber #2 (uncredited)
Lloyd Phillips	...	Climber carrying Toilet Paper (uncredited)
Leo Stransky	...	Grunge Climber (uncredited)
Tom Struthers	...	Grunge Climber (uncredited)

Directed by
Martin Campbell

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert King		(story)
Robert King		(screenplay) and
Terry Hayes		(screenplay)

Produced by
Martin Campbell	....	producer
Robert King	....	producer
Amy Lescoe	....	associate producer
Mike Medavoy	....	executive producer
Sarah Metcalfe	....	assistant producer
Marcia Nasatir	....	executive producer
Marcia Nasatir	....	producer
Philip A. Patterson	....	associate producer (as Phil Patterson)
Lloyd Phillips	....	executive producer
Lloyd Phillips	....	producer

Original Music by
James Newton Howard

Cinematography by
David Tattersall		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Thom Noble

Casting by
Pam Dixon

Production Design by
Jon Bunker

Art Direction by
Nick Bassett
Jill Cormack
Kim Sinclair

Set Decoration by
Bernhard Henrich

Costume Design by
Graciela Mazón

Makeup Department
Lynn Barber	....	makeup artist
Michele Barber	....	additional makeup artist
Nikki Gooley	....	makeup supervisor
Camille Henderson	....	makeup artist: Utah unit
Sherry Hubbard	....	makeup artist (as Sherry Ann Hubbard)
Michael Krehl	....	makeup artist: second unit
Bob McCarron	....	prosthetics makeup
Cheryl Williams	....	key hair stylist
Simon Zanker	....	key hair stylist (as Simon Nicolas Zanker)

Production Management
Tim Coddington	....	production manager: second unit
Tink Ten Eyck	....	production supervisor
Carole Fontana	....	production supervisor: Utah
Julie Huntsinger	....	production supervisor
Nancy Jane King	....	production manager (as Nancy J. King)
Catherine Madigan	....	production manager: New Zealand
Lloyd Phillips	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robin Allen-Paris	....	assistant director: aerial unit
Simon Crane	....	second unit director
Jacinta Gibson	....	second second assistant director: second unit
Kazmer Harangozo	....	third assistant director
Ellen M. Hillers	....	second second assistant director (as Ellen Hillers)
Steve Kroschel	....	director: avalanche unit
Jamie Marshall	....	second assistant director
Philip A. Patterson	....	first assistant director
Toby Pease	....	first assistant director: second unit
Tony Simpson	....	second assistant director: second unit
Roger Vernon	....	assistant director: Pakistan (as Roger J. Vernon)
Stephanie Weststrate	....	additional crowd assistant director
Marc Wolff	....	director: aerial unit

Art Department
Carl Aldana	....	storyboard artist
Graham Aston	....	assistant art director
Jules Cook	....	set designer
Ron Croci	....	storyboard artist (as Ronald Croci)
Martin Gorzeman	....	on-set dresser
Gary Grimes	....	scenic artist
Chris Hollyer	....	art department coordinator
Carey Johnson	....	construction coordinator
Neil Kirkland	....	construction supervisor
David Kolff	....	set dresser
Trevor Lithgow	....	scenic artist
Peter McCully	....	storyboard artist
Fiona McDonald	....	props maker
Charles McGuinness	....	assistant art director
Andy McLaren	....	stand-by props
Sue Mercer	....	graphic designer
Brad Mill	....	lead set dresser
Steve Mitchell	....	scenic artist
Eva Müller	....	stand-by props
Rick Newsome	....	storyboard artist (as Richard Newsome)
Nik Novis	....	construction manager
Andy Robinson	....	senic: second in-charge
David Russell	....	production illustrator and storyboard artist
Pip Steel	....	props buyer (as Pip Steele)
Ken Turner	....	construction manager
Caroline Usher	....	property master
Harry Zettel	....	stand-by props
Nigel McKissock	....	stand-by props (uncredited)
Roger Murray	....	head sculptor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bob Beemer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stu Bernstein	....	foley editor
Mark Choi	....	sound conforming editor
Pud Cusack	....	production sound mixer (as Kathleen Cusack)
Valerie Davidson	....	foley editor
Matthew Dettmann	....	foley artist (as Matt Dettman)
Lars Eldby	....	assistant boom operator
Hector C. Gika	....	sound effects editor (as Hector Gika)
Mark Gordon	....	dialogue editor
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Philip A. Hess	....	foley editor (as Phil Hess)
Chris Hogan	....	foley supervisor
Andrea Horta	....	adr supervisor
Brad Kanfer	....	intern
Brad Kanfer	....	sound editor intern
Constance A. Kazmer	....	dialogue editor
Lou Kleinman	....	dialogue editor
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Dave McMoyler	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas O'Neil Younkman	....	first assistant sound editor
Fred Peck III	....	sound re-recordist
Jeena M. Phelps	....	adr editor (as Jeena Phelps)
Alan Rankin	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Richardson	....	sound effects editor
Monique Salvato	....	adr assistant
Scott Sanders	....	sound effects editor
David A. Smith	....	boom operator
Frederick H. Stahly	....	adr editor (as Fred Stahly)
David Stanke	....	digital sound assistant
Cherie Tamai	....	digital sound assistant
Steven Ticknor	....	sound effects editor (as Steve Ticknor)
Scott Wolf	....	special sound effects
Hanson Hsu	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Alistair Anderson	....	special effects
Norman Baillie	....	special effects buyer
Claude Bouchard	....	special effects aerial rigger
David Brighton	....	special effects
Dan Cervin	....	special effects technician: second unit
Gareth Clarke	....	special effects
Peter Cleveland	....	special effects
Neil Corbould	....	special effects supervisor
Paul Crowe	....	special effects
Dave Crownshaw	....	special effects (as David G. Crownshaw)
Jabin Dickins	....	special effects technician
Paul Dunn	....	special effects
Jason Durey	....	special effects supervisor: New Zealand
Raymond Ferguson	....	special effects (as Ray Ferguson)
Wayne Flockton	....	special effects
Corbin Fox	....	special effects technician: second unit (as Corbin H. Fox)
Peter Haran	....	special effects
Ryan Hartnett	....	special effects technician
Tim Howell	....	special effects
Peter Jahnsen	....	special effects
Mike Kerby	....	special effects
Dean Lockwood	....	special effects supervisor: second unit
John Maine	....	special effects
Jason McCameron	....	special effects
Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin	....	special effects (as Martin McLaughlin)
Mark Meddings	....	special effects
Roger Porteous	....	special effects (as Roger J. Porteous)
Simon Quinn	....	special effects
Hamish Revell-Thompson	....	special effects
Mark Robson	....	special effects
Kevin Rogan	....	special effects
Shaun Rutter	....	special effects
Stephen Shelley	....	special effects
Gerard Slaven	....	special effects
Paul Stephenson	....	special effects
Ivan Taylor	....	special effects
Monte Thompson	....	special effects technician: second unit
Colin Umpelby	....	special effects
Anne Marie Walters	....	special effects technician
Steven Warner	....	special effects
Peter White	....	special effects
Barry Whitrod	....	special effects
Andy Williams	....	floor supervisor: first unit
Trevor Wood	....	special effects assistant supervisor
Alan Young	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Andrea Adams	....	CG animator: Peerless
Tricia Henry Ashford	....	visual effects producer
Robert Bardy	....	computer graphics technical director: Anohana
Kimberly Beuche	....	visual effects production assistant: Anohana
Minky Billups	....	digital artist: Digiscope
Martin Body	....	rotoscope artist: Peerless
Jennifer Bosworth	....	visual effects production assistant: Anohana
Lawrence Carroll	....	digital artist: Digiscope
Eric Chauvin	....	digital matte painter: Anohana
Grady Cofer	....	Inferno supervisor: Digiscope
Grady Cofer	....	compositing supervisor: Digiscope
Mike Connolly	....	digital effects compositor: Peerless Camera Company
Gregory Creaser	....	imaging/timing supervisor: Digiscope
Steve Cutmore	....	digital compositing artist: Peerless
Enid Dalkoff	....	digital artist
Alex DeLeon	....	matchmover: Anohana
Alex DeLeon	....	rotoscope artist: Anohana
Jorge del Valle	....	computer graphics technical director: Anohana
Mark Dillon	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services (as Mark J. Dillon)
John Paul Docherty	....	digital effects supervisor: Peerless
Ferran Domenech	....	computer graphics technical director: Anohana
Rosa Farre	....	computer graphics senior technical director: Anohana
Andy Fowler	....	digital effects producer: Peerless (as Andrew Fowler)
Lori Freitag-Hild	....	digital artist: Digiscope (as Lori Freitag)
Toby Gallo	....	systems administrator
Walter Garcia	....	digital effects coordinator: Digiscope
Bart Gawboy	....	computer graphics supervisor: Anohana (as Barton Gawboy)
Bart Gawboy	....	visual effects producer: Anohana (as Barton Gawboy)
Eli Golub	....	hothead technician: mountain sequence matte shots
James M. Goodman	....	computer graphics senior technical director: Anohana (as James Goodman)
Anita Gribble	....	rotoscope artist: Peerless
Gavin Guerra	....	computer graphics senior technical director: Anohana
Lorna Gusner	....	digital artist: Digiscope
Dan Hamilton	....	visual effects production staff
David R. Hardberger	....	miniature director of photography (as David Hardberger)
P.J. Harling	....	visual effects production assistant: Peerless
Dion Hatch	....	digital effects assistant
Dion Hatch	....	digital visual effects supervisor: Digiscope
Cindy Hodges	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Steve Hodge	....	I/O manager
Paul Hopkins	....	matchmover: Anohana
Paul Hopkins	....	rotoscope artist: Anohana
Kent Houston	....	visual effects supervisor
John Joyce	....	model maker: Cinema Production Services
Michael Joyce	....	model shop supervisor: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Martin Allan Kloner	....	visual effects editor
Andy Kopra	....	computer graphics supervisor: Anohana (as Andrew Kopra)
Andy Kopra	....	visual effects producer: Anohana (as Andrew Kopra)
Keiko Koyama	....	production staff: Digiscope
Richard Kriegler	....	digital matte painter: Anohana
Jennifer Lee	....	miniature effects producer: Cinema Production Services, Inc. (as Jennifer Hall Lee)
Ralph Maiers	....	digital compositor: Digiscope
Alan Marques	....	digital effects supervisor: Peerless
Kevin May	....	Inferno artist: Digiscope
Ian McFadyen	....	digital effects artist
Dennis McHugh	....	gaffer: visual effects
Maks Naporowski	....	computer graphics technical director: Anohana (as Maksymilian Naporowski)
Bill O'Donnell	....	visual effects assistant
Tim Ollive	....	CG animator: Peerless
Jason Peterson	....	computer graphics technical director: Anohana
Ed Plant	....	digital compositor: Peerless
Jeryd Pojawa	....	modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Janet Quen	....	digital effects compositor: Digiscope
Courtney Rackley	....	visual effects production assistant: Anohana
Naomi A. Sato	....	digital artist: Digiscope (as Naomi Sato)
Mark Schafer	....	computer graphics supervisor: Anohana
Mark Schafer	....	visual effects producer: Anohana
Laurel Lyn Schulman	....	visual effects production staff
Sarah Shackleton	....	visual effects production assistant: Anohana
Eduardo Silva	....	digital artist: Digiscope
Philip Sisk	....	digital artist: Digiscope
David Smith	....	optical cameraman: Peerless
Mark Spevick	....	CG animator: Peerless
Deva Stevens	....	digital artist: Digiscope
Mary Stuart-Welch	....	visual effects producer: Digiscope
John Swinnerton	....	digital compositor: Peerless
Marty Taylor	....	Inferno artist: Digiscope
Alex Tropiec Jr.	....	digital effects compositor: Digiscope (as Alex Tropiec)
Marc Twinam-Cauchi	....	CG animator: Peerless
Roberta Valent	....	computer graphics technical director: Anohana
Darnell Williams	....	computer graphics senior technical director: Anohana
Trevor Withers	....	effects cameraman: Peerless
Pat Wong	....	digital compositor: Peerless (as Patrick Wong)
Gary Young	....	model builder
Rob Blue	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Fortunato Frattasio	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Kent Johnson	....	miniature effects coordinator (uncredited)
Mark Joyce	....	modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc. (uncredited)
Alex G. Ortoll	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Eric Pham	....	digital compositor: Cinema Research Corp./D-rez (uncredited)
Gary Rhodaback	....	modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc. (uncredited)
Stefan Rhys	....	production coordinator: Cinema Production Services Inc. (uncredited)
Mark Ross-Sullivan	....	modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc. (uncredited)
Hilda Saffari	....	assistant visual effects editor (uncredited)
Ken Swenson	....	modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc. (uncredited)
Thomas Zell	....	model shop foreman (uncredited)

Stunts
Simon Crane	....	stunt coordinator
David Cronnelly	....	stunts
Steve Davis	....	stunts (as Steve Davis)
Steven A. Davis	....	stunts
Sandy East	....	stunts
Wade Eastwood	....	stunts
Jamie Edgell	....	stunts
Mark Henson	....	stunts (as Franklin Henson)
Lindsay Herlinger	....	stunts
Bruce Kingan	....	flying double: Temuera Morrison
Tony Marsh	....	stunts
Sean McCabe	....	stunt supervisor
Jo McLaren	....	stunts
Brooke Sandahl	....	stunts
Leo Stransky	....	stunts
Tom Struthers	....	stunts
Sheree Swords	....	stunt double
Sheree Swords	....	stunts
Jim McConnell	....	stunt double: Chris O'Donnell (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Grant Adams	....	camera loader
Simon Ambrose	....	best boy grip
David Arnold	....	camera operator: Wescam camera
Sam Barnes	....	clapper loader
Rachel Beard	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Don M. Black	....	grip: Snow Leopards unit
Adam Clark	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Peter Clemence	....	key grip: Snow Leopards unit
Tim Cousins	....	libra head technician
Slater Crosby	....	first assistant camera: Snow Leopards unit
Adam Dale	....	aerial director of photography
Carlos De Carvalho	....	focus puller
Jason Ellis	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Justin Fonda	....	first assistant camera: Snow Leopards unit
Tom Franchett	....	gaffer: Snow Leopards unit
Terry Fraser	....	key grip: second unit
Jock Fyfe	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Ken George	....	still photographer
James Hopwood	....	crane technician
Mauriece Jacks Jr.	....	video assist operator
Eddie Knight	....	gaffer
Steve Kroschel	....	camera operator: avalanche unit
Thad Lawrence	....	gaffer
Mike Lougheed	....	best boy: second unit
Werner Maritz	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Peter McCaffrey	....	Steadicam operator
Peter McCaffrey	....	camera operator
Clyde Miller	....	assistant camera: aerials
Colin Monteath	....	alpine still photographer
Stewart James Monteith	....	best boy
Pat Morrow	....	assistant camera: Pakistan
Jay Munro	....	dolly grip
David Nichols	....	key grip
Sean O'Neill	....	gaffer: second unit
Duncan Patterson	....	video assist operator: second unit
Ulric Raymond	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Fraser Taggert	....	director of photography: second unit
Luke Thomas	....	second assistant camera
Greg Tidman	....	best boy grip
Gerry Vasbenter	....	camera operator: second unit
Florent Vassault	....	clapper loader
Carl Vennimore	....	best boy grip: second unit
Roger Vernon	....	director of photography: Pakistan (as Roger J. Vernon)
David Burr	....	additional photographer (uncredited)
Jim Sanfilippo	....	key grip: VFX Cinema Production Services (uncredited)

Casting Department
Simon Marler	....	extras casting coordinator
Diana Rowan	....	casting: New Zealand

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Deb Brown	....	set costumer
Miranda Brown	....	wardrobe
Lindsey Jayne Edwards	....	wardrobe
Dianne Foothead	....	costume supervisor
Craig Henry	....	wardrobe
Peter Hornbuckle	....	wardrobe
Joe McCloskey	....	costume: Utah
Philippa O'Brien	....	stand-by wardrobe: second unit
B.J. Rogers	....	costume supervisor
Jenny Rushton	....	key costume stand-by
Katherine Skinner	....	wardrobe
Marcus Taylor	....	wardrobe
Brooke C. Thatawat	....	costumes: Los Angeles
Danielle Valenciano	....	assistant costume designer
Heather Priest	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Kenny Becker	....	color timer
Tristan M. Brighty	....	first assistant editor
Elisa Cohen	....	assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Elana Joy Livneh	....	apprentice editor
Cynthia Ludwig	....	digital assistant editor
Daniel Monaghan	....	assistant editor
Rebecca Weigold	....	assistant editor (as Rebecca Stocker)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Frank Bennett	....	orchestrator
Dick Bernstein	....	music editor (as Richard Bernstein)
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
James T. Hill	....	electronic score producer
James Newton Howard	....	orchestrator
James Newton Howard	....	score producer
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator
Shawn Murphy	....	score recordist
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
David Olson	....	music editor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Jim Weidman	....	music editor
Michael K. Bauer	....	assistant music editor: temp (uncredited)
Mark Graham	....	music copyist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Mick Snell	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Robin Allen-Paris	....	aerial assistant director
Karen S. Alvarez	....	production coordinator: Utah
Becky Bates	....	assistant to rigging coordinator
Perry Beckham	....	key mountain rigger
Mary-Jayne Bethel	....	production assistant
Jules Bianchi	....	assistant: Mr. O'Donnell
Tanya Bidois	....	construction accountant
Ian Binnie	....	assistant rigger
Barry Blanchard	....	senior talent safety officer
Claude Bouchard	....	mountain rigger
Adam Brailsford	....	location assistant: second unit
John Catron	....	accountant
Nikki Clapp	....	script supervisor
Andrew Cochrane	....	assistant production coordinator
Patricia Compter	....	production assistant
Derek Cook	....	pilot
Seumas Cooney	....	production assistant
Jon Copley	....	assistant accountant
Guy Cotter	....	senior mountain safety officer
Guy Cotter	....	trainer: mountaineering
Natalie Cox	....	production assistant
Gavin Craig	....	pilot
Michael Culbert	....	assistant: Bill Paxton
Melanie Darlington	....	assistant accountant
Lisa Davidson	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Bruce Dowrick	....	assistant rigger
Dave Dunaway	....	mountain rigger
Sandy East	....	mountain rigger
Linda Fenwick	....	production office coordinator: second unit
Rob Ffiske	....	accountant: New Zealand
Kerry Fodie	....	pilot
Carole Fontana	....	production supervisor: Utah
Suzie Freeman	....	assistant accountant (as Suzie McLean)
Jen Gasson	....	production assistant
Bego Gerhart	....	mountain rigger
Cindy Glass	....	production office: Los Angeles
Richard Hayes	....	pilot
Kerryn Highsted	....	production assistant
Sarah Hinch	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Sarah Hornbuckle)
Christine Holz-Lusita	....	voice-over
Michael Johnstone	....	craft service
Shawn Kautz	....	mountain rigger
Bruce Kingan	....	pilot
Cort Kristensen	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Helena Larssen-Allen	....	production assistant
Felicity Letcher	....	assistant production coordinator
Kimberly Logan	....	location manager: second unit (as Kim Logan)
Bob MacDougall	....	mountain rigger: Utah (as Bob McDougall)
Di Magee	....	assistant accountant
Pauline Marran	....	production assistant
Sue May	....	unit publicist
Dean McKenzie	....	craft service
Erin McLean	....	production assistant
Joe Meek	....	stand-in: Chris O'donnell
Sarah Metcalfe	....	assistant production coordinator
Richard Morrison	....	title designer
Robin Mounsey	....	location manager
Robin Mounsey	....	mountain safety
Jodine Muir	....	payroll accountant
Douglas Neithercut	....	mountain rigger
Stephen North	....	aerial assistant coordinator
David Paris	....	aerial coordinator (as David William Paris)
Susan Parker	....	production coordinator
Roger Phillips	....	end titles
Alex Pilcher	....	production assistant
Roger Preston	....	stage manager
Scott Reid	....	production assistant
Sarah Robinson	....	production assistant: UK
Jeff Rogers	....	pilot
Brooke Sandahl	....	mountain rigger
David Schultz	....	mountain rigger (as David Shultz)
Peta Sinclair	....	stage manager
Orville Sisco	....	location assistant: Utah
Camillo Spath	....	stage manager
Alfie Speight	....	pilot
Kirsten Stevens	....	assistant accountant
Rob Story	....	location manager: Snow Leopards unit
Kevin Swigert	....	mountain rigger
John Thomssen	....	production assistant
Monique Tourelle	....	extras assistant
Gavin Tweedie	....	assistant rigger
Mark Van Der Wilt	....	location assistant: second unit
Dave Vass	....	assistant rigger
Roger Vernon	....	director: Pakistan
Ed Viesturs	....	trainer: mountaineering
Fiona Wadman	....	craft service
Dean Wares	....	title typography
Michael Weis	....	mountain rigging coordinator
Mike Weis	....	mountain rigging coordinator
Pat West	....	aerial coordinator
Athol Whimp	....	assistant rigger
Allison Wilke	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Rob Wilkin	....	production assistant
Alan Wilson	....	studio rigger
Marc Wolff	....	aerial unit director
Marc Wolff	....	pilot
Alistair Wood	....	assistant rigger
Peter Kelley	....	dialogue coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation (as Columbia Pictures) (presents)
• Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG
• Mountain High Productions

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2000) (worldwide) (all media)
• Columbia Pictures (2000) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (2001) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Prooptiki (2001) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2000) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (video)
• LK-TEL (200?) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2001) (Sweden) (DVD)
• SBS6 (2003) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Anohana Production Management and Technology LLC (visual effects)
• Cinema Production Services (miniatures)
• Digiscope
• Peerless Camera Company (visual effects)
• Snow Business International (snow effects)
• Special Effects UK

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• FedEx  trademark used by permission
• Film Unit, The  negative processing
• Flying Pictures  aerial filming services provided by
• Frameline Productions  end titles
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals
• Mullinars Casting  casting
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Reel Team, The  loop group
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound services
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Vertical Limit (Germany)
Vertical Limit - In größter Gefahr (Germany) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for intense life/death situations and brief strong language.

Runtime:

124 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Urdu

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Denmark:15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Hungary:14 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

K2, Karakoram Mountain Range, Pakistan

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The actors performed many of their own stunts.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Wick's dead wife was wearing her wedding ring on a string around her neck. When Wick finds her, he simply pulls the ring off the string; presumably, the string had deteriorated with time.

Quotes:

Annie Garrett: That was a hell of a thing you did up there. Anybody else would have given up.
Peter: Not everybody.
Annie Garrett: He'd be proud of you. Angry, but really proud.
Peter: Get some sleep.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Surviving 'Vertical Limit' (#7.22)" (2000)

Soundtrack:

Macarthur Park

Superb Edge Of Your Seat Action-Adventure

I was absolutely glued to my seat the whole way through this stunning movie about the rescue of a group of mountain climbers stranded in the Himalayas. This movie features non-stop action which almost exhausts those watching it.

I find it strange that I have to say that none of the actors really stood out to me. Chris O'Donnell was ostensibly the "star" of the movie as Peter Garrett, a wildlife photographer for National Geographic who organizes the rescue of the team which included his sister Annie, played by Robin Tunney. Neither O'Donnell nor Tunney exactly captivated me. I was much more taken by Scott Glenn's performance as Montgomery Wick, the reclusive mountain climber who ends up leading the rescue mission. But this was a good ensemble cast. No one really took over, but everyone held up their end.

All sorts of subplots spin around in this. Questions of who should live and who should die when not everyone can make it; issues of greed taking priority over safety and good sense; the complicated brother-sister relationship of Peter and Annie. It all worked well. I'm not usually a great fan of adventure movies, but this is a must see - and even if you end up not liking the story, it's a must see even if only for the spectacular photography.

Personally, though, I can't think of anything not to like in this, and I rate it as a 10/10.