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Cliffhanger: How a Troubled Shoot Became a 90s Action Classic
Posted 2 weeks ago
We take a deep dive into Sylvester Stallone's iconic 1993 adventure flick, Cliffhanger.
Cliffhanger
- Theatrical - Wide 1993-05-18
- Cast Sylvester Stallone John Lithgow Michael Rooker Janine Turner
- Directed by Renny Harlin
- Written by Michael France Sylvester Stallone
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Whilst crossing a ledge, 4000 feet above the earth, Gabe’s friend’s equipment fails to work and she slips out of his hand, falling to the ground. Almost a year later, Gabe is asked to go back to the same mountain range... See more and rescue a group of ‘stranded’ people. The only catch is that these so called ‘stranded’ people are infact looking for three boxes filled with $100,000,000 and they need mountain ranger to lead them to them!!
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