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Cliffhanger (1993)
Front Cover Actor
Sylvester Stallone
John Lithgow
Movie Details
Director Renny Harlin
Language English
Audience Rating R
Running Time 1 hr 52 mins
Country USA
Color Color
Plot
Cliffhanger was a 1994 comeback of sorts for action hero Sylvester Stallone, this time thanks to director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2 and Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master) and some spectacularly rugged and vertigo-inducing high- mountain terrain. The opening sequence alone delivers what the title promises, and there's a doozy of an airplane stunt that was later reprised, with modifications, in Air Force One. Stallone, looking as tough and craggy as the mountains themselves, is a rescue climber who finds himself going after a gang of crooks (headed by John Lithgow in his bad-guy mode) who've hijacked a U.S. Treasury plane and crash landed in the Rockies (played by the Italian Dolomites) with millions of bucks. Outrageous action-packed, snow-packed, and scenery-packed chase sequences (featuring whirring helicopters, whooshing skis, popping gunfire, and clanging pitons that earned the movie Oscar nominations for sound and sound editing) take full advantage of the digital video disc's Dolby Digital 5.1 sound. --Jim Emerson
Personal Details
Seen It Yes
Index 71
Collection Status In Collection
Links Amazon US
Product Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Screen Ratio 2.35:1
UPC 043396522398
Release Date 11/25/1997
Subtitles Spanish
Audio Tracks English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Spanish Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Nr of Disks/Tapes 1