Cliffhanger
The height of adventure.
Country
Production
Budget
$70 000 000
Box office
$255 000 211
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Alan Marshall, Renny Harlin, Mario Kassar
Camera operator
Alex Thomson
Composer
Trevor Jones
Artist
John Vallone, Barb Meier, Ira Shain
Audition
Mindy Marin
Editing
Frank J. Urioste, Joel Marx
Whole Team (284)
Whole Team (284)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film is set in Colorado, but filming had to take place in Italy. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency did not allow the filmmakers to shoot within the United States, fearing that the crew could cause significant damage to the mountain ranges. Italy was chosen as a compromise.
- The two-tiered mountain sets built for the film burned down in 8 minutes when a miniature helicopter flying around them accidentally exploded. The fire was so intense that one of the nearby cameras melted.
- Stallone's stunt double climber, Wolfgang Güllich, died in a car accident shortly after finishing work on the film.
- The full version of the film has a runtime of 118 minutes.
- During preliminary screenings, the audience was so outraged by the killing of a rabbit with a rifle that Sylvester Stallone invested his own $100,000 in reshooting the scene, in which the rabbit escapes.
- During preview screenings, the audience was so outraged by the killing of a rabbit with a rifle that Sylvester Stallone invested $100,000 of his own money to reshoot the scene so that the rabbit escapes.
- Initially, the film was to be called "Gale Force" and was to be produced by Carolco Pictures. The plot revolved around Stallone's struggle against a gang of terrorists and thieves in a coastal town during a hurricane. However, after spending $2 million on script development, the studio decided that it would be too expensive a project (it was very difficult to create a hurricane).
- During one of the episodes, Harlin noticed that the safety cables were visible. Consequently, the stunt performers executed the stunt without safety gear.
- Christopher Walken was cast as the main villain, Quolen, but he left the project shortly before production began. John Lithgow was hurriedly found as his replacement.
- During one of the episodes, Harline noticed that the safety wires were visible. The stunt performers then performed the trick without safety wires.
- One of the most beautiful scenes, in which Stallone's character makes a 12-meter jump from one cliff to another, was removed from the film after test screenings. This fragment can be seen in one of the trailers for the film. The audience laughed out loud, rightly believing that such a jump was impossible. As a result, the producers replaced this scene with a more believable one, reducing the distance between the mountain peaks.
- The film is set in Colorado, but filming had to be done in Italy. The American Environmental Protection Agency did not allow filmmakers to shoot on US territory, fearing that the film crew could cause significant damage to the mountain ranges. Italy was then chosen as a compromise.
- Stallone's climbing double, Wolfgang Güllich, died in a car accident shortly after work on the film was completed.
- This film is listed in the Guinness World Records for the 'most expensive and dangerous aerial stunt.' The stunt was filmed at an altitude of 15,000 feet without any safety harness. Upon learning of the crew's intention to film this stunt, the insurance company refused to insure the stuntman. Sylvester Stallone then offered to reduce his fee and pay that portion to the stuntman who dared to perform the deadly maneuver. Stuntman Simon Crane, who was tasked with this stunt (jumping from one plane to another), was never actually able to successfully complete it. However, thanks to excellent editing, everyone is left with the impression that he succeeded.
- About 30 world-renowned climbers were brought in for the filming process to perform the most difficult stunts.
- The film was originally titled 'Gale Force' and was intended to be produced by Carolco Pictures. The plot revolved around Stallone fighting a gang of terrorists and thieves in a coastal town during a hurricane. However, after spending 2 million dollars on the script, the studio decided that the project would be too expensive (as creating a hurricane was extremely difficult).
- Paramount Studios was forced to pay approximately $750,000 to three independent authors, each of whom was able to prove that they owned the plot idea.
- During the filming of the scene with the bats, there were no actual bats. They were added to the frame later as a special effect. In fact, a whole detachment of bats was prepared to fill the corresponding cave, but Stallone and Janine Turner flatly refused to film with live bats.
- Renny Harlin initially turned down the offer to direct the film.
- This film is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records in the category of “most expensive and dangerous aerial stunt.” The filming of this stunt was performed at an altitude of 15,000 feet without any safety measures. When the insurance company learned of the film crew's intention to film this stunt, they refused to insure the stuntman. Sylvester Stallone then offered to reduce his fee and pay that amount to the stuntman who dared to perform the deadly number. Stuntman Simon Crane, who was assigned to perform this stunt (transferring from one plane to another), was unable to complete it. However, thanks to excellent editing, everyone gets the impression that he succeeded.
- Christopher Walken was chosen for the role of the main villain, Kvolen, but left the project shortly before it began. John Lithgow was hastily found as a replacement.
- One of the most beautiful scenes, in which Stallone's character makes a 12-meter jump from one cliff to another, was removed from the movie after test screenings. This fragment can be seen in one of the trailers. The audience laughed out loud, rightly believing that such a jump was impossible. Consequently, the producers replaced the scene with a more believable one, reducing the distance between the mountain peaks.
- Renny Harlin initially declined the offer to direct the film.
- During the filming of the scene with the bats, there were actually no bats present. They were added to the frame later as a special effect. In reality, an entire colony of bats had been prepared to fill the cave, but Stallone and Janine Turner flatly refused to film with live bats.
- Paramount Pictures was forced to pay approximately 750 thousand dollars to three independent authors, each of whom managed to prove that they owned the idea for the plot.
- Around 30 world-renowned climbers were involved in the filming process, performing the most complex stunts.
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