it has truly awe-inspiring stunts and special effects and many of its suspense sequences will leave you with your heart in your mouth.
Overview
A 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.
Director and cast
- Renny Harlin Director
- Sylvester Stallone as Gabe Walker
- John Lithgow as Eric Qualen
- Michael Rooker as Hal Tucker
- Janine Turner as Jessie Deighan
- Rex Linn as Richard Travers
- Caroline Goodall as Kristel - Jet Pilot
- Leon as Kynette
- Craig Fairbrass as Delmar
- Gregory Scott Cummins as Ryan
- Denis Forest as Heldon
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
The fact that so much money was lavished on such a thick-headed project represents the height of fiscal ineptitude, but this is the kind of roller-coaster ride for which eager audiences will gladly check their brains at the turnstiles, so go figure.
The cinematography and gravity-defying stunt performances are exhilarating. The story, alas, is pure routine.
Some movies get you so excited - so revved up on action and thrills -- that you almost feel like you're flying. Cliffhanger makes you feel like you're dropping.
That rasping tension is soon smoothed away, as the plot sets off on its daft and hackneyed course.
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