Cliffhanger (1993) - Episode 127

The Rewind Movie Podcast

“Don't bother to buckle up - you may not want to survive this.” We’re scaling the Rockies with Sylvester Stallone in his Renny Harlin-directed, vertiginous 1993 action adventure thriller Cliffhanger.

After a tragic accident sends Mountain Rescue climber Gabe Walker (Stallone) into an eight month self-imposed exile, his attempts to reunite with his ex-partner Jessie (Janine Turner) are disrupted by the crash landing of a jet full of mercenaries in hot pursuit of $100 million worth of stolen currency that was cut loose in a daring, botched mid-air hijacking led by international bad man Eric Qualen (John Lithgow). Gabe and his former best friend Hal Tucker (Michael Rooker), who holds him to furious account for the aforementioned tragedy, are press-ganged into leading the recovery of Qualen’s spoils from the steep mountain tops - leading to a brutal chase across the snowy peaks as greed and survival collide.

A much-needed hit for Sly following a troublesome box office run that included the notorious comedy flop Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot, join Gali, Devlin, Patrick and Matt as they discuss the peaks and valleys of his career, the concomitant rise and fall of Finland’s most famous filmic export Renny Harlin, the appropriate level of angry swearing for a henchman, and the simple pleasures of a banana eating a monkey.

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