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Cliffhanger
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Cliffhanger is a 1993 action, thriller, and survival film directed by Renny Harlin. The screenplay was written by Michael France and Sylvester Stallone, with Trevor Jones composing the score. The cast includes John Lithgow, Michael Rooker, Janine Turner, and Rex Linn. Produced by Alan Marshall and Mario Kassar, the film was distributed by TriStar Pictures and Netflix. It is an English-language production originating from the United States and Italy, with a runtime of 113 minutes.
The narrative is set in Colorado and deals with terrorism. The film was produced by Carolco Pictures and StudioCanal, with Alex Thomson serving as director of photography and Frank J. Urioste as film editor. It received an R rating and has a tagline of "Hang on."
Financially, the film had a budget of 70,000,000 and earned 255,000,211 at the box office. It was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Sound Editing, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects. Critical reception included a Metascore of 59 and a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 67%.
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Film · TMDB
6.5A year after losing his friend in a tragic 4,000-foot fall, former ranger Gabe Walker and his partner, Hal, are called to return to the same peak to rescue a group of stranded climbers, only to learn the climbers are actually thieving hijackers who are looking for boxes full of money.
Cast
- Sylvester Stallone as Gabe Walker
- John Lithgow as Qualen
- Michael Rooker as Hal Tucker
- Janine Turner as Jessie Deighan
- Rex Linn as Travers
- Caroline Goodall as Kristel
Themes
- airplane
- mountain
- rocky mountains
- hijacking
- suitcase
- climbing
- heist
- money
- snow
- mountain climbing
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Ratings
IMDb
6.5/10
146,934 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
67%
Metacritic
59/100
- Year
- 1993
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Action, Adventure, Thriller
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- Nominated for 3 Oscars. 1 win & 12 nominations total
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Key facts
- Directed by
- Renny Harlin
- Screenplay by
- Michael France Sylvester Stallone
- Story by
- Michael France
- Based on
- A premise, by John Long
- Produced by
- Alan Marshall Renny Harlin Mario Kassar
- Starring
- Sylvester Stallone John Lithgow Michael Rooker Janine Turner Leon Robinson Paul Winfield Ralph Waite
- Cinematography
- Alex Thomson
- Edited by
- Frank J. Urioste
- Music by
- Trevor Jones
- Production companies
- Carolco Pictures Le Studio Canal+ Pioneer Corporation RCS Video
- Distributed by
- TriStar Pictures
- Release dates
- May 20, 1993 ( 1993-05-20 ) ( Cannes ) May 28, 1993 ( 1993-05-28 ) (United States)
- Running time
- 113 minutes
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Budget
- $70 million
- Box office
- $255 million
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- survival film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- terrorism
- Director
- Renny Harlin
- Screenwriter
- Sylvester Stallone
- Cast member
- Rosemary Dunsmore
- Composer
- Trevor Jones
- Producer
- Mario Kassar
- Production company
- StudioCanal
- Cinematographer
- Alex Thomson
- Narrative location
- Colorado
- Duration
- 113
- FilmAffinity ID
- 221056
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1993-07-29
- film editor
- Frank J. Urioste
- title
- Cliffhanger
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- distributed by
- Netflix
- box office
- 255000211
- capital cost
- 70000000
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 59/100
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Encyclopedic overview
Cliffhanger is a 1993 American action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone as a mountain climber who becomes embroiled in the heist of a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains. It is directed by Renny Harlin and written by Stallone and Michael France. It also stars John Lithgow, Michael Rooker and Janine Turner. It was the last film to use the 1984–1993 TriStar Pictures logo. It is the first installment in the Cliffhanger film series.
The film premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 1993, and was released in the United States on May 28, 1993, by TriStar Pictures. It received mixed to positive reviews and earned $255 million worldwide against a $70 million budget, becoming the 7th-highest-grossing film of 1993.
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