Cliffhanger (1993)
| Release Date | 20 May 1993 |
| Budget | $65,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $84,000,000 |
| Tagline | Hang on! |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
| Country | ItalyFranceUSA |
| Filming Locations | Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | 70 mm 6-Track, Dolby Digital, Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Action Thriller |
| Mood | Thrill Rides |
| Themes | Daring Rescues, Haunted By the Past, Crime Gone Awry |
| Tones | Tense, Rousing, Visceral, Forceful, Earnest |
| Tags | Criminal, Girlfriend, Hijacker, Money, Mountain Climbing, Plane Crash, Psychopath, Rescue Worker |
Cliffhanger is a 1993 American action film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow. Stallone plays a mountain climber, who becomes embroiled in a failed heist set in a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains. The film was a major box office success, earning more than $250 million worldwide.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Craig Fairbrass
Delmar
Gregory Scott Cummins
Ryan
Michelle Joyner
Sarah
Trey Brownell
Brett
Scott Hoxby
Agent Hayes
Kim Robillard
Treasury Jet Pilot
Mike Weis
Co-Pilot
Duncan Prentice
Treasury Helicopter Pilot
Kevin Donald
Ray
Jeff Blynn
Marvin
Director
Writer
John Long
Michael France
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Producer
Jim Davidson
associate producer
Gene Patrick Hines
co-producer
Tony Munafo
associate producer
David Rotman
co-producer
Lynwood Spinks
co-executive producer
James R. Zatolokin
co-producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Alex Thomson
Editor
Frank J. Urioste
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Casting Director
Mindy Marin
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Production Designer
John Vallone
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Art Director
Maria-Teresa Barbasso
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Aurelio Crugnola
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Christiaan Wagener
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Set Decorator
Robert Gould
Cynthia Sleiter
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Costume Designer
Ellen Mirojnick
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Makeup Department
Jeff Dawn
makeup department head
Jake Garber
special makeup effects artist
Eileen Kastner-Delago
assistant makeup artist
Gary Liddiard
makeup artist: Mr. Stallone
Tania McComas
makeup department head: second unit
Aldo Signoretti
hair stylist: Mr. Stallone
Peter Tothpal
key hair stylist
Reka Wessely Tihanyi
hair stylist
Dan Platt
sculptor
Production Manager
Doug Burdinski
unit production manager
Laura Fattori
production manager
Roberto Malerba
unit manager
Joel Marx
production supervisor
Michael Sweeney
post-production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Albert Cho
second assistant director: second unit
Luca Lachin
second assistant director
Terry Miller
first assistant director
Philip C. Pfeiffer
second unit director
Michael Viglietta
second assistant director
Art Department
Giovanni Bianchini
assistant props
Robert Bleckman
assistant property master
Giulia Chiara Crugnola
set designer
Audrey A. Johnson
assistant property master
Kent H. Johnson
property master
Jeffrey Kalmus
model maker
John Mann
storyboard artist
Massimiliano Paonessa
assistant props
Peter Mitchell Rubin
storyboard artist
Marco Trentini
assistant art director
Maurizio Bizzarri
assistant production designer
Sound Department
James Ashwill
foley mixer
Todd Bassman
boom operator
Gregg Baxter
sound designer, sound supervisor
Bob Beemer
sound re-recording mixer
Dicken Berglund
foley mixer
Tim Cooney
production sound mixer
Dino Dimuro
foley editor
Richard Dwan Jr.
adr editor, dialogue editor
Scott Martin Gershin
supervising sound designer
Nerses Gezalyan
foley artist
Gary A. Hecker
foley artist
Chris Hogan
sound effects editor
Constance A. Kazmer
adr editor
Randy Kelley
sound effects editor
Mark Lanza
sound effects editor
Dave McMoyler
sound editor
Michael Minkler
sound re-recording mixer
Glenn T. Morgan
sound effects editor
Dan O'Connell
foley artist
Frank Smathers
sound effects editor, sound editor
Wylie Stateman
sound supervisor, sound designer
Bill Voigtlander
adr editor
Special Effects
Daniel Acon
special effects
Renato Agostini
special effects
Albert Bartoli
special effects
Perry Beckham
aerial rigger
Marco Bianco
aerial rigger
Claude Bouchard
aerial rigger
Stewart Bradley
aerial rigger
Massimo Cardajoli
special effects
Mario Cassar
special effects technician
Casey Cavanaugh
special effects
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh
special effects coordinator
Neil Corbould
special effects
Giovanni Corridori
special effects coordinator
Massimo Cristofanelli
special effects
Corbin Fox
aerial rigger
Gianni Indovino
special effects
Matt Kutcher
special effects
Dean Lockwood
aerial rigging coordinator
John McLeod
second unit special effects coordinator
Thaine Morris
effects technician
Duilio Olmi
special effects
Giorgio Pompei
aerial rigger
Claudio Quaglietti
special effects
John Richardson
special effects coordinator
Claudio Savassi
special effects
R. Bruce Steinheimer
special effects supervisor
Joel Whist
aerial rigger
Dick Wood
special effects
Giorgio Zangiacomo
second unit special effects climber
Tad Krzanowski
model effects: WKR Productions
Kevin McTurk
special effects makeup
Visual Effects
Joe Alter
digital effects artist
James G. Anka
model maker
Wayne Baker
camera technician: Italy Plate Crew
Suzanne Berger
additional visual effects
Brent Boates
visual effects art director
John Bruno
visual effects supervisor
Richard J. Cook
tape operator: VisonArt
Michael Cooper
optical supervisor
Philip Crescenzo
visual effects: technical supervisor
Crystal Dowd
visual effects coordinator
Miller Drake
visual effects editor
Pamela Easley
visual effects producer
David Emerson
optical supervisor
Lisa Foster
digital artist
Paul Gentry
director of photography: miniatures
Rocco Gioffre
matte artist
Michael Joyce
model shop supervisor
Rachel Kelley
model painter
Steven Kosakura
location motion control camera operator
Neil Krepela
visual effects supervisor
Peter Kuran
additional visual and digital effects
Donna Langston
visual effects line producer
Kenneth Littleton
digital effects
Lawrence Littleton
digital effects
Tom Martinek
digital I/O supervisor: PDI
Pat McClung
helicopter models
Barb Meier
visual effects animator
Douglas Miller
model maker
Michele Moen
matte department supervisor
Raj Naiksatam
digital artist
Jeff Platt
electronics
Derek N. Prusak
visual effects assistant cameraman
Jay Riddle
visual effects supervisor
David Rosenthal
digital camera operator
Jim Rygiel
digital effects supervisor
Clark Schaffer
model maker
Ellen Somers
visual effects production supervisor
Stephen Stanton
computer graphics coordinator
Annick Thierrien
rotoscoping
Michele C. Vallillo
visual effects coordinator: Cinesite
Jon Warren
model maker
Earl Wiggins
aerial rigging coordinator
Kevin Rafferty
animator: PDI
Doyle Smith
wire removal
Pam Vick
digital artist
Stunts
Dickey Beer
stunt rigger: aerial unit
Simon Crane
aerial stunt coordinator, stunt performer: air-to-air transfer
Mark De Alessandro
stunt coordinator: splinter unit, stunt double: Mr. Stallone
Debbie Evans
stunt player
Joel Kramer
stunt coordinator
Lane Leavitt
stunt player, stunt rigging coordinator
Billy D. Lucas
stunt player
Lisa McCullough
stunt player
Georgia Phipps
stunt player
J. Suzanne Rampe
stunt player
Scott Rogers
stunt player
Kevin Swigert
stunt player, stunt coordinator: second unit
David Walling
stunt player
William Washington
stunt player
David Breashears
stunts
Wolfgang Güllich
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Wayne Baker
underwater photographer
Eraldo Barbona
additional grip
Robert Binnall
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Richard Brooks Burton
aerial first assistant camera
Massimo Cecchini
electrician
Andrea Chiozzotto
additional electrician
Aldo Colanzi
key grip
Andrew Cooper (Actor)
still photographer
Tony Cridlin
key dolly grip
Adam Dale
aerial director of photography
Paolo Di Stefano
electrician
Kevin Fraser
best boy grip
Paolo Frasson
grip
Claudio Frollano
electrician
Steve Harvey
best boy
Ronald Hersey
camera operator
Michael Kelem
aerial camera operator
John Marzano
second assistant camera: aerial unit
Nic Milner
first assistant camera: "a" camera
Mark Milsome
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Randy Paik
assistant camera, first assistant camera: second unit, Italy
Philip C. Pfeiffer
director of photography: second unit
Marco Santarelli
best boy
Paul Sibley
rigger
Jonathan Taylor
first assistant camera
Alex Thomson
camera operator
Chyna Thomson
first assistant camera: "b" camera, assistant camera
Paolo Tiberti
grip
Pietro Tiberti
grip
David Worley
camera operator
Francesco Zaccaria
electrician
David Breashears
camera operator
Carlo Milani
assistant camera
Animation Department
Ira Shain
computer animator
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Augusto Grassi
costumer
Giampaolo Grassi
costumer
Editorial Department
Noori Dehnahi
post-production coordinator
Giorgio De Vincenzo
assistant editor
Mark Eggenweiler
assistant editor
Douglas Kunin
apprentice editor
Edward Malone
assistant editor
Bob Putynkowski
color timer
Sati Tooray
colorist
Music Department
Geoff Alexander
orchestrator
Lawrence Ashmore
orchestrator
Jeff Atmajian
orchestrator
Guy Dagul
orchestrator
Brad Dechter
orchestrator
Roger King
score programmer, music mixer
John Richards
music engineer: orchestra
David Snell
conductor
Kirsty Whalley
score programmer
Transportation Department
Enrico Pini
transportation manager
Franco Siorpaes
driver: snowcat
Other Crew
Robin Allen-Paris
assistant to aerial coordinator
Sandro Alverá
climber
Damian Anderson
production assistant
Enrico Ballarin
location manager
Michael Barnes
legal attorney
Paolo Bellodis
climber
Allen Blaisdell
front projection supervisor
Peter Boor
pilot
Curtis Briggs
technical consultant
Robert Bucker
pilot
Marcello Caminetti
climber
John Carpnter
safety engineer
Claudio Carrer
location manager: second unit
Dominico Castone
pilot
Tom Clode
safety engineer
Gary Compton
security coordinator: Mr. Stallone
Tom Danaher
assistant aerial coordinator: aerial unit, pilot
Luca Dapoz
climber
Cristiano DeLisi
climber
Fabiomassimo Dell'Orco
location manager
Kate Dennis
script supervisor: second unit
Mario Di Bona
climber
Hanspeter Eisendle
climber
Kevin Eldridge
pilot
Maria Fiorito
accountant
Bob Foster
pilot
Bob Gaines
safety officer: mountain climbing unit
Maurizio Gallo
climber
Judith Goodman
production coordinator
Wolfgang Güllich
climbing double: Mr. Stallone
Annette Haywood-Carter
script supervisor
Mark Hewitt
sky diver
Armine Katchikan
wolf trainer
Ron Kauk
climbing double
Robert Kellie
pilot
Norman Kent
sky diver
Steven Kosakura
equipment engineer
Ron Kunecke
night lights operator
Clay Lacy
pilot
Emanuele Lomiry
location manager
Giovanni Lovatelli
location manager
Enrico Majoni
climber
Luca Majoni
climber
Guy Manos
sky diver
Joel Marx
location manager
John Marzano
pilot
Ferruccio Svaluto Moreolo
climber
Stephen North
chief safety engineer: aerial unit
David Paris
pilot, aerial coordinator: aerial unit
Scott Patterson
pilot
Walt Pine
pilot
Duncan Prentice
pilot
Luigi Riitano
production accountant
Jimmy Rogers
pilot
Bernie Schweider
pilot
David Spencer
safety parachutist
Julian Spencer
safety parachutist
Art Stifel
pilot
Sue Walker
operations manager: Flying Pictures Ltd.
Michael Weis
climbing coordinator
Mike Weis
climbing coordinator
Kevin Whalin
pilot
Carla Zacchia
production accountant assistant
Cecilia Alvarenga
production coordinator
Vito Colazzo
location manager
Joan Cunningham
production liaison: Los Angeles
Enzo Sisti
fiscal representative: Italy, production accountant
Marc Wolff
helicopter pilot, pilot, aerial unit coordinator
Production Company
Carolco Pictures
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Canal+
Pioneer
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RCS Video
Cliffhanger Productions
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Distributor
TriStar Pictures
Fox Network
Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International
Columbia TriStar Film
Columbia TriStar Films AB
Columbia TriStar Films
Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.
Columbia TriStar Home Video
,
Elliniki Kinimatografiki Enosi (ELKE)
Falcon
Guild Film Distribution
Guild Home Video
Home Video Hellas (HVH)
IPA Asia Pacific
Kinowelt Home Entertainment
LK-TEL Vídeo
LK-TEL
Live Home Video
Nordisk Film
Optimum Releasing
Pioneer Entertainment
RCV Home Entertainment
,
Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI)
Universal Home Video
Universal Pictures Benelux
Universal Pictures Nordic
,
Special Effects
Boss Film Studios
Burman Studio, The
Cinema Research
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Cinesite (Hollywood)
Digital Magic Company
Magic Camera Company, The
Pacific Data Images (PDI)
Video Image
Visual Concept Engineering (VCE)
Zoptic
Miscellaneous
Buena Vista Sound
adr recorded at
Burman Studio, The
special sound effects
Cinecittà
studio facilities, production equipment
Cinema Research
titles
Contemporary Media Music Productions
music coordination, music recorded at, music mixed at
D. Bassett & Associates
negative cutting
Digital Magic Company
digital film opticals
Flying Pictures
airplanes: helicopters and gyrosphere
Lee Lighting
special lighting
London Philharmonic Orchestra
music performed by
Panavision UK
camera and lenses
Scotti Brothers
soundtrack
Sony Pictures Studios
re-recorded at
Soundelux
sound editing
Stilled Movie Ltd.
translight and photobacking
Studios CTS
music recorded and mixed at
Technicolor
color timing
The Grip House
cranes
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