Cliffhanger

Rocky Mountain rescue workers discover a distress call to locate five climbers is really a trap set by a merciless international terrorist, and millions of dollars and their own lives hang in the balance.

Corporate Author: Tri-Star Pictures., Carolco Pictures Inc., Studio Canal+., Pioneer Productions., RCS Video Production (Firm), Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm)
Other Authors: Stallone, Sylvester (Actor), Lithgow, John, 1945- (Actor), Rooker, Michael, 1955- (Actor), Turner, Janine, 1963- (Actor), Leon (Actor), Winfield, Paul (Actor), Waite, Ralph, 1928-2014 (Actor), France, Michael. (Screenwriter), Marshall, Alan, 1938- (Producer), Harlin, Renny. (Producer, Director)
Format: Videos DVD
Language: English
Portuguese
Spanish
Chinese
Published: [Burbank, Calif.] : Columbia TriStar Home Video, [2000]
Edition: Special edition.
Series: Collector's series (Columbia TriStar Home Video (Firm))
Subjects:
Summary: Rocky Mountain rescue workers discover a distress call to locate five climbers is really a trap set by a merciless international terrorist, and millions of dollars and their own lives hang in the balance.
Item Description: Title from disc label.
Wide screen.
Based on a premise by John Long.
Originally produced as motion picture in 1993.
Special features: Director Renny Harlin and Sylvester Stallone audio commentary -- Technical crew commentary -- A personal introduction from Renny Harlin -- Making of featurette: Stallone on the edge -- Deleted scenes -- Special effects: how it was done -- Storyboard comparisons -- Photo galleries -- Theatrical trailers -- Talent files -- Production notes -- Animated menus.
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: DVD, region 1, NTSC, anamorphic widescreen, dual layer; Dolby Digital surround (English), Dolby Digital 5.1 (Spanish, Portuguese).
Audience: MPAA rating: R.
Production Credits: Co-executive producer, Lynwood Spinks ; co-producers, Gene Hines, James R. Zatolokin, David Rotman ; music, Trevor Jones ; editor, Frank J. Urioste ; production designer, John Vallone ; director of photography, Alex Thomson ; executive producer, Mario Kassar.
ISBN: 0767844912
9780767844918
Author Notes: John Lithgow was born on October 19, 1945 in Rochester, NY. He went to Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in 1967. After graduation, Lithgow won a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.

He has won four Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He has also been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In 2005, he became the first actor ever to deliver a commencement speech at Harvard University.

In addition to acting, he is the author of many books for children. He lives in Los Angeles.