Vertical Limit (2000)
| Release Date | 03 December 2000 |
| Budget | $75,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $68,000,000 |
| Tagline | This December. Fear will Fall. Courage will Rise. |
| Genre | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
| Country | USAGermany |
| Filming Locations | K2, Karakoram Mountain Range, Pakistan |
| Language | English, Urdu |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Action Thriller, Adventure Drama |
| Mood | Nail-biters, Adrenaline Rush |
| Themes | Daring Rescues, Haunted By the Past, Race Against Time, Sibling Relationships, Survival in the Wilderness |
| Tones | Tense, Wintry, Visceral, Forceful, Ominous, Atmospheric, Confrontational |
| Tags | Avalanche, Cavern, Medic, Mountain Climbing, Outdoorsman, Photographer, Stranded, Trapped |
Vertical Limit is a 2000 thriller action film directed by New Zealander Martin Campbell (GoldenEye, Casino Royale, The Mask of Zorro) starring, among others, Chris O'Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney and Scott Glenn. The film was shot on several locations including Monument Valley, New Zealand and Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Augie Davis
Aziz
Alejandro Valdes-Rochin
Sergeant Asim
Rod Brown
Ali Hasan
Steve Le Marquand
Cyril Bench
Ed Viesturs
Himself
Robert Taylor
Skip Taylor
Clinton Beavan
WNN Cameraman
Colin Moy
Technician
Ian Bolt
Technician
Nicolette Kenny
Technician
Ross McKellar
Technician
Tiffany De Castro
Crying Woman
Alistair Browning
Ali
Jo Davison
Italian Team Member
Tamati Rice
Partygoer
Sally Spencer Harris
Partygoer
Leela Patel
Mayama Wick
Gavin Craig
Summit Air Pilot
Shahid Zafar
Prayer Leader
Barry Blanchard
Climber
Calvin Dean
Mountain Climber #2
Lloyd Phillips
Climber carrying Toilet Paper
Leo Stransky
Grunge Climber
Tom Struthers
Grunge Climber
Director
Writer
Robert King
,
Terry Hayes
Producer
Robert King
producer
Amy Lescoe
associate producer
Sarah Metcalfe
assistant producer
Marcia Nasatir
executive producer, producer
Philip A. Patterson
associate producer
Lloyd Phillips
producer, executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
David Tattersall
Editor
Thom Noble
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Casting Director
Pam Dixon
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Production Designer
Jon Bunker
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Art Director
Nick Bassett
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Jill Cormack
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Kim Sinclair
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Set Decorator
Bernhard Henrich
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Costume Designer
Graciela Mazón
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Makeup Department
Lynn Barber
makeup artist
Michele Barber
additional makeup artist
Nikki Gooley
makeup supervisor
Camille Henderson
makeup artist: Utah unit
Sherry Hubbard
makeup artist
Michael Krehl
makeup artist: second unit
Bob McCarron
prosthetics makeup
Cheryl Williams
key hair stylist
Simon Zanker
key hair stylist
Production Manager
Tim Coddington
production manager: second unit
Tink Ten Eyck
production supervisor
Carole Fontana
production supervisor: Utah
Julie Huntsinger
production supervisor
Nancy Jane King
production manager
Catherine Madigan
production manager: New Zealand
Lloyd Phillips
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robin Allen-Paris
assistant director: aerial unit
Simon Crane
second unit director
Jacinta Gibson
second second assistant director: second unit
Kazmer Harangozo
third assistant director
Ellen M. Hillers
second second assistant director
Steve Kroschel
director: avalanche unit
Philip A. Patterson
first assistant director
Toby Pease
first assistant director: second unit
Tony Simpson
second assistant director: second unit
Roger Vernon
assistant director: Pakistan
Stephanie Weststrate
additional crowd assistant director
Marc Wolff
director: aerial unit
Art Department
Carl Aldana
storyboard artist
Graham Aston
assistant art director
Jules Cook
set designer
Ron Croci
storyboard artist
Martin Gorzeman
on-set dresser
Gary Grimes
scenic artist
Chris Hollyer
art department coordinator
Carey Johnson
construction coordinator
Neil Kirkland
construction supervisor
David Kolff
set dresser
Trevor Lithgow
scenic artist
Peter McCully
storyboard artist
Fiona McDonald
props maker
Charles McGuinness
assistant art director
Andy McLaren
stand-by props
Sue Mercer
graphic designer
Brad Mill
lead set dresser
Steve Mitchell
scenic artist
Eva Müller
stand-by props
Rick Newsome
storyboard artist
Nik Novis
construction manager
Andy Robinson
senic: second in-charge
David Russell
production illustrator and storyboard artist
Pip Steel
props buyer
Ken Turner
construction manager
Caroline Usher
property master
Harry Zettel
stand-by props
Nigel McKissock
stand-by props
Roger Murray
head sculptor
Sound Department
Bob Beemer
sound re-recording mixer
Stu Bernstein
foley editor
Mark Choi
sound conforming editor
Pud Cusack
production sound mixer
Valerie Davidson
foley editor
Matthew Dettmann
foley artist
Lars Eldby
assistant boom operator
Hector C. Gika
sound effects editor
Mark Gordon
dialogue editor
Gary A. Hecker
foley artist
Philip A. Hess
foley editor
Chris Hogan
foley supervisor
Andrea Horta
adr supervisor
Brad Kanfer
intern, sound editor intern
Constance A. Kazmer
dialogue editor
Lou Kleinman
dialogue editor
Howard London
adr mixer
Dave McMoyler
supervising sound editor
Scott Millan
sound re-recording mixer
Thomas O'Neil Younkman
first assistant sound editor
Fred Peck III
sound re-recordist
Jeena M. Phelps
adr editor
Alan Rankin
sound effects editor
Bruce Richardson
sound effects editor
Monique Salvato
adr assistant
Scott Sanders
sound effects editor
David A. Smith
boom operator
Frederick H. Stahly
adr editor
David Stanke
digital sound assistant
Cherie Tamai
digital sound assistant
Steven Ticknor
sound effects editor
Scott Wolf
special sound effects
Hanson Hsu
sound engineer
Special Effects
Alistair Anderson
special effects
Norman Baillie
special effects buyer
Claude Bouchard
special effects aerial rigger
David Brighton
special effects
Dan Cervin
special effects technician: second unit
Gareth Clarke
special effects
Peter Cleveland
special effects
Neil Corbould
special effects supervisor
Paul Crowe
special effects
Dave Crownshaw
special effects
Jabin Dickins
special effects technician
Paul Dunn
special effects
Jason Durey
special effects supervisor: New Zealand
Raymond Ferguson
special effects
Wayne Flockton
special effects
Corbin Fox
special effects technician: second unit
Peter Haran
special effects
Ryan Hartnett
special effects technician
Tim Howell
special effects
Peter Jahnsen
special effects
Mike Kerby
special effects
Dean Lockwood
special effects supervisor: second unit
John Maine
special effects
Jason McCameron
special effects
Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin
special effects
Mark Meddings
special effects
Roger Porteous
special effects
Simon Quinn
special effects
Hamish Revell-Thompson
special effects
Mark Robson
special effects
Kevin Rogan
special effects
Shaun Rutter
special effects
Stephen Shelley
special effects
Gerard Slaven
special effects
Paul Stephenson
special effects
Ivan Taylor
special effects
Monte Thompson
special effects technician: second unit
Colin Umpelby
special effects
Anne Marie Walters
special effects technician
Steven Warner
special effects
Peter White
special effects
Barry Whitrod
special effects
Andy Williams
floor supervisor: first unit
Trevor Wood
special effects assistant supervisor
Alan Young
special effects
Visual Effects
Andrea Adams
CG animator: Peerless
Tricia Henry Ashford
visual effects producer
Robert Bardy
computer graphics technical director: Anohana
Kimberly Beuche
visual effects production assistant: Anohana
Minky Billups
digital artist: Digiscope
Martin Body
rotoscope artist: Peerless
Jennifer Bosworth
visual effects production assistant: Anohana
Lawrence Carroll
digital artist: Digiscope
Eric Chauvin
digital matte painter: Anohana
Grady Cofer
compositing supervisor: Digiscope, Inferno supervisor: Digiscope
Mike Connolly
digital effects compositor: Peerless Camera Company
Gregory Creaser
imaging/timing supervisor: Digiscope
Steve Cutmore
digital compositing artist: Peerless
Enid Dalkoff
digital artist
Alex DeLeon
rotoscope artist: Anohana, matchmover: Anohana
Jorge del Valle
computer graphics technical director: Anohana
Mark Dillon
model maker: Cinema Production Services
John Paul Docherty
digital effects supervisor: Peerless
Ferran Domenech
computer graphics technical director: Anohana
Rosa Farre
computer graphics senior technical director: Anohana
Andy Fowler
digital effects producer: Peerless
Lori Freitag-Hild
digital artist: Digiscope
Toby Gallo
systems administrator
Walter Garcia
digital effects coordinator: Digiscope
Bart Gawboy
visual effects producer: Anohana , computer graphics supervisor: Anohana
Eli Golub
hothead technician: mountain sequence matte shots
James M. Goodman
computer graphics senior technical director: Anohana
Anita Gribble
rotoscope artist: Peerless
Gavin Guerra
computer graphics senior technical director: Anohana
Lorna Gusner
digital artist: Digiscope
Dan Hamilton
visual effects production staff
David R. Hardberger
miniature director of photography
P.J. Harling
visual effects production assistant: Peerless
Dion Hatch
digital effects assistant, digital visual effects supervisor: Digiscope
Cindy Hodges
model maker: Cinema Production Services
Steve Hodge
I/O manager
Paul Hopkins
rotoscope artist: Anohana, matchmover: Anohana
Kent Houston
visual effects supervisor
John Joyce
model maker: Cinema Production Services
Michael Joyce
model shop supervisor: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Martin Allan Kloner
visual effects editor
Andy Kopra
visual effects producer: Anohana , computer graphics supervisor: Anohana
Keiko Koyama
production staff: Digiscope
Richard Kriegler
digital matte painter: Anohana
Jennifer Lee
miniature effects producer: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Ralph Maiers
digital compositor: Digiscope
Alan Marques
digital effects supervisor: Peerless
Kevin May
Inferno artist: Digiscope
Ian McFadyen
digital effects artist
Dennis McHugh
gaffer: visual effects
Maks Naporowski
computer graphics technical director: Anohana
Bill O'Donnell
visual effects assistant
Tim Ollive
CG animator: Peerless
Jason Peterson
computer graphics technical director: Anohana
Ed Plant
digital compositor: Peerless
Jeryd Pojawa
modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Janet Quen
digital effects compositor: Digiscope
Courtney Rackley
visual effects production assistant: Anohana
Naomi A. Sato
digital artist: Digiscope
Mark Schafer
visual effects producer: Anohana, computer graphics supervisor: Anohana
Laurel Lyn Schulman
visual effects production staff
Sarah Shackleton
visual effects production assistant: Anohana
Eduardo Silva
digital artist: Digiscope
Philip Sisk
digital artist: Digiscope
David Smith
optical cameraman: Peerless
Mark Spevick
CG animator: Peerless
Deva Stevens
digital artist: Digiscope
Mary Stuart-Welch
visual effects producer: Digiscope
John Swinnerton
digital compositor: Peerless
Marty Taylor
Inferno artist: Digiscope
Alex Tropiec Jr.
digital effects compositor: Digiscope
Marc Twinam-Cauchi
CG animator: Peerless
Roberta Valent
computer graphics technical director: Anohana
Darnell Williams
computer graphics senior technical director: Anohana
Trevor Withers
effects cameraman: Peerless
Pat Wong
digital compositor: Peerless
Gary Young
model builder
Rob Blue
digital artist
Fortunato Frattasio
visual effects
Kent Johnson
miniature effects coordinator
Mark Joyce
modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Alex G. Ortoll
digital compositor
Eric Pham
digital compositor: Cinema Research Corp./D-rez
Gary Rhodaback
modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Stefan Rhys
production coordinator: Cinema Production Services Inc.
Mark Ross-Sullivan
modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Hilda Saffari
assistant visual effects editor
Ken Swenson
modelmaker: Cinema Production Services, Inc.
Thomas Zell
model shop foreman
Stunts
Simon Crane
stunt coordinator
David Cronnelly
stunts
Steve Davis
stunts
Steven A. Davis
stunts
Sandy East
stunts
Wade Eastwood
stunts
Jamie Edgell
stunts
Mark Henson
stunts
Lindsay Herlinger
stunts
Bruce Kingan
flying double: Temuera Morrison
Tony Marsh
stunts
Sean McCabe
stunt supervisor
Jo McLaren
stunts
Brooke Sandahl
stunts
Leo Stransky
stunts
Tom Struthers
stunts
Sheree Swords
stunts, stunt double
Jim McConnell
stunt double: Chris O'Donnell
Camera and Electrical Department
Grant Adams
camera loader
Simon Ambrose
best boy grip
David Arnold
camera operator: Wescam camera
Sam Barnes
clapper loader
Rachel Beard
second assistant camera: second unit
Don M. Black
grip: Snow Leopards unit
Adam Clark
first assistant camera: second unit
Peter Clemence
key grip: Snow Leopards unit
Tim Cousins
libra head technician
Slater Crosby
first assistant camera: Snow Leopards unit
Adam Dale
aerial director of photography
Carlos De Carvalho
focus puller
Jason Ellis
first assistant camera: second unit
Justin Fonda
first assistant camera: Snow Leopards unit
Tom Franchett
gaffer: Snow Leopards unit
Terry Fraser
key grip: second unit
Jock Fyfe
second assistant camera: second unit
Ken George
still photographer
James Hopwood
crane technician
Mauriece Jacks Jr.
video assist operator
Eddie Knight
gaffer
Steve Kroschel
camera operator: avalanche unit
Thad Lawrence
gaffer
Mike Lougheed
best boy: second unit
Werner Maritz
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Peter McCaffrey
camera operator, Steadicam operator
Clyde Miller
assistant camera: aerials
Colin Monteath
alpine still photographer
Stewart James Monteith
best boy
Pat Morrow
assistant camera: Pakistan
Jay Munro
dolly grip
David Nichols
key grip
Sean O'Neill
gaffer: second unit
Duncan Patterson
video assist operator: second unit
Ulric Raymond
second assistant camera: "b" camera
Fraser Taggert
director of photography: second unit
Luke Thomas
second assistant camera
Greg Tidman
best boy grip
Gerry Vasbenter
camera operator: second unit
Florent Vassault
clapper loader
Carl Vennimore
best boy grip: second unit
Roger Vernon
director of photography: Pakistan
David Burr
additional photographer
Jim Sanfilippo
key grip: VFX Cinema Production Services
Casting Department
Simon Marler
extras casting coordinator
Diana Rowan
casting: New Zealand
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Deb Brown
set costumer
Miranda Brown
wardrobe
Lindsey Jayne Edwards
wardrobe
Dianne Foothead
costume supervisor
Craig Henry
wardrobe
Peter Hornbuckle
wardrobe
Joe McCloskey
costume: Utah
Philippa O'Brien
stand-by wardrobe: second unit
B.J. Rogers
costume supervisor
Jenny Rushton
key costume stand-by
Katherine Skinner
wardrobe
Marcus Taylor
wardrobe
Brooke C. Thatawat
costumes: Los Angeles
Danielle Valenciano
assistant costume designer
Heather Priest
assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Kenny Becker
color timer
Tristan M. Brighty
first assistant editor
Elisa Cohen
assistant editor
Mo Henry
negative cutter
Phil Hetos
color timer
Elana Joy Livneh
apprentice editor
Cynthia Ludwig
digital assistant editor
Daniel Monaghan
assistant editor
Rebecca Weigold
assistant editor
Music Department
Pete Anthony
conductor, orchestrator
Jeff Atmajian
orchestrator
Frank Bennett
orchestrator
Dick Bernstein
music editor
Brad Dechter
orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor
James T. Hill
electronic score producer
Jon Kull
orchestrator
Shawn Murphy
score recordist, scoring mixer
David Olson
music editor
Steven L. Smith
music preparation
Jim Weidman
music editor
Michael K. Bauer
assistant music editor: temp
Mark Graham
music copyist
Transportation Department
Mick Snell
transportation co-captain
Other Crew
Robin Allen-Paris
aerial assistant director
Karen S. Alvarez
production coordinator: Utah
Becky Bates
assistant to rigging coordinator
Perry Beckham
key mountain rigger
Mary-Jayne Bethel
production assistant
Jules Bianchi
assistant: Mr. O'Donnell
Tanya Bidois
construction accountant
Ian Binnie
assistant rigger
Barry Blanchard
senior talent safety officer
Claude Bouchard
mountain rigger
Adam Brailsford
location assistant: second unit
John Catron
accountant
Nikki Clapp
script supervisor
Andrew Cochrane
assistant production coordinator
Patricia Compter
production assistant
Derek Cook
pilot
Seumas Cooney
production assistant
Jon Copley
assistant accountant
Guy Cotter
trainer: mountaineering, senior mountain safety officer
Natalie Cox
production assistant
Gavin Craig
pilot
Michael Culbert
assistant: Bill Paxton
Melanie Darlington
assistant accountant
Lisa Davidson
production coordinator: Los Angeles
Bruce Dowrick
assistant rigger
Dave Dunaway
mountain rigger
Sandy East
mountain rigger
Linda Fenwick
production office coordinator: second unit
Rob Ffiske
accountant: New Zealand
Kerry Fodie
pilot
Carole Fontana
production supervisor: Utah
Suzie Freeman
assistant accountant
Jen Gasson
production assistant
Bego Gerhart
mountain rigger
Cindy Glass
production office: Los Angeles
Richard Hayes
pilot
Kerryn Highsted
production assistant
Sarah Hinch
script supervisor: second unit
Christine Holz-Lusita
voice-over
Michael Johnstone
craft service
Shawn Kautz
mountain rigger
Bruce Kingan
pilot
Cort Kristensen
production assistant: Los Angeles
Helena Larssen-Allen
production assistant
Felicity Letcher
assistant production coordinator
Kimberly Logan
location manager: second unit
Bob MacDougall
mountain rigger: Utah
Di Magee
assistant accountant
Pauline Marran
production assistant
Sue May
unit publicist
Dean McKenzie
craft service
Erin McLean
production assistant
Joe Meek
stand-in: Chris O'donnell
Sarah Metcalfe
assistant production coordinator
Richard Morrison
title designer
Robin Mounsey
mountain safety, location manager
Jodine Muir
payroll accountant
Douglas Neithercut
mountain rigger
Stephen North
aerial assistant coordinator
David Paris
aerial coordinator
Susan Parker
production coordinator
Roger Phillips
end titles
Alex Pilcher
production assistant
Roger Preston
stage manager
Scott Reid
production assistant
Sarah Robinson
production assistant: UK
Jeff Rogers
pilot
Brooke Sandahl
mountain rigger
David Schultz
mountain rigger
Peta Sinclair
stage manager
Orville Sisco
location assistant: Utah
Camillo Spath
stage manager
Alfie Speight
pilot
Kirsten Stevens
assistant accountant
Rob Story
location manager: Snow Leopards unit
Kevin Swigert
mountain rigger
John Thomssen
production assistant
Monique Tourelle
extras assistant
Gavin Tweedie
assistant rigger
Mark Van Der Wilt
location assistant: second unit
Dave Vass
assistant rigger
Roger Vernon
director: Pakistan
Ed Viesturs
trainer: mountaineering
Fiona Wadman
craft service
Dean Wares
title typography
Michael Weis
mountain rigging coordinator
Mike Weis
mountain rigging coordinator
Pat West
aerial coordinator
Athol Whimp
assistant rigger
A.W. Gryphon
production coordinator: Los Angeles
Rob Wilkin
production assistant
Alan Wilson
studio rigger
Marc Wolff
pilot, aerial unit director
Alistair Wood
assistant rigger
Peter Kelley
dialogue coach
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG
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Mountain High Productions
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Distributor
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
Columbia Pictures
Columbia TriStar Films AB
Columbia TriStar Films
Columbia TriStar Films
Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina
Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Columbia TriStar Home Video
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Columbia TriStar Home Video
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Columbia TriStar
LK-TEL
Nordisk Film
Prooptiki
SBS6
Sony Pictures Entertainment
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Universal Pictures Nordic
Special Effects
Anohana Production Management and Technology LLC
Cinema Production Services
Digiscope
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Peerless Camera Company
Snow Business International
Special Effects UK
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Miscellaneous
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies, camera cranes
DeLuxe Laboratories
color
FedEx
trademark used by permission
Film Unit, The
negative processing
Flying Pictures
aerial filming services provided by
Frameline Productions Ltd.
end titles
Howard Anderson Company, The
opticals
Mullinars Casting
casting
Panavision
cameras and lenses
Reel Team, The
loop group
Sony Pictures Studios
sound services
Varèse Sarabande
soundtrack
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