Cliffhanger (1993) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

[@TBRSchmitt]

An action packed Stallone movie with some ruthless villains, can't ask for more! Thank you all for the support!

[@smalldoggymike]

This group of villains is on par with the group from 'Die Hard' in my humble opinion, ice cold cool.

[@jdrodrigues7]

Stalagmite has a “T” at the end. Since “Top” starts with “T,” Stalagmites grow from above. EDIT: Someone pointed out that I typed Stalagmite instead of what I clearly meant to type which was Stalactite. That was the whole point of highlighting the letter “T” in my comment. It seems as though I made a typo.

[@Ant-bm1qk]

Hey guys, check out “Smokin Aces” when you get a chance. Ryan Reynolds and a bunch of others! It has an all star cast. It isn’t “groundbreaking” but it’s a wild movie!! Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Chris Pine, Ben Affleck, Jeremy Piven, Alicia Keys, Common and more!! It’s pretty intense.

[@pappajudas9267]

If you like John Lithgow as a villain you have to see the adventures of buckaroo bonsai across the 8th dimension.

[@erniemendoza36]

@@pappajudas9267 he's also real menacing in Ricochet with Denzel Washington.

[@ItilayItshay]

The actress who played the girl at the beginning absolutely nailed it. From her initial nervousness to her utter terror to her voice cracking as she screamed in panic....That whole scene just leaves my hands sweaty. Hell of an opening scene.

[@iaincowell9747]

Michelle Joyner, She's also in Outbrake from 1995.

[@HevyDev]

That's an award winning performance, hands down. Not much screen time, but she nailed her part flawlessly. Legendary.

[@thierry-VFX]

"Daylight" is a underrated Stallone's movie, you should add it to your list soon.

[@subasurf]

It's so good. Has some amazing action set pieces.

[@76tennboy]

Totally agree

[@juanantoniocarogavira6400]

It's not horrible but it's the weakest of Stallone

[@bobblebardsley]

YES absolutely!

[@Grnademaster]

Yeah, Daylight and Cobra are both a must.

[@lowlygrinder2977]

John Lithgow has played one of the most lovable and endearing characters ever, but also some of the best villains ever.

[@BammerD]

"Shut up, John Big Booty!"

[@kendyer8761]

The dad in footloose. Slaps his daughter real hard at one point.

[@WrathOfTheGoth]

@@BammerD "BIG-BOO- TAY! TAY! TAY!"

[@alucard624]

With some of the worst accents ever though.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

He was also a good villain on one season of Dexter.

[@markbartoszek8585]

This was a great Stallone movie. Great premise, great action, great villain, and great opening. That opening still has me on the edge of my seat.

[@thomasfinnell9681]

Have you seen "Vertical Limit"? The opening sequence is pretty similar. It came out 2 years after this movie.

[@kateofone]

John Lithgow steals the movie, the ruthlessness and calculations are addicting...well until the end when he trusted Walker to just give him the money.

[@thomasfinnell9681]

John is a marvelous method actor, very diverse. He can act the entire spectrum. In "The world according to Garp", he was fantastic, his character was an ex football player turned crossdresser opposite Robin Williams and Glenn Close.

[@NathanWolke]

@@kateofone “Do you know what true love is?” Oh man, so evil!

[@pistonburner6448]

People should be warned about watching this while sitting on the toilet, because they'll end up being on the edge of their seat

[@_Some_Guy_]

'Cobra', 'Over The Top' and 'Lock Up' are a few more classic Stallone action films you should check out!

[@TheShockninja]

Yeah, but with Cobra Sylvester does not let criminals go "off the hook"

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Don't forget Nighthawks (1981).

[@cherrypi_b]

Horrible bullshit movies. But Nighthawks and Cop Land are good ones.

[@fredfredburger5150]

Cobra is great cheesy 80's Stallone action but it's not exactly his best.

[@harrymarshall]

,, you've forgotten, Escape to Victory

[@shainewhite2781]

The movie was dedicated in memory to Wolfgang Gullich, Stallone's climbing double whom was sadly killed in a car accident at the age of 31 In 1992.

[@guymorris6596]

Reverse his age and see why the elite killed him off.

[@socialjokester7925]

This movie has one of the best and most dangerous aerial stunts ever. It was done at around 15 000 ft while two planes were moving at 150 mph. It was done only once, because it was so dangerous and expensive, Simon Crane the guy who did the stunt, got one million dollars for it, and was ready to do it again, because it didn't go as planned at the end. When he reached the door, turbulence blasted him off to the roof of the plane and the crew couldn't pull him back inside, so he had to release himself and parachute down. So yeah, very cool.

[@subasurf]

If I remember correctly, Stallone took a pay cut so they could afford to pay the stunt man.

[@socialjokester7925]

@@subasurf yes, he did

[@wolfsbane-rw7um]

Yeah, the footage of it is pretty damn scary. The engine layout of that plane with them being down by the tail meant pretty much the only place he was going if it went any worse was into the engine.

[@orlandoruizjr3834]

The opening shot of the film where Stallone was climbing up the "tower"was for real. Stallone did most of his own climbing scenes. Including the opening. Incredible.

[@anonymes2884]

Literally "Incredible", in that it's not true :). Wolfgang Gullich doubled for Stallone on most of the climbing that wasn't faked on a soundstage (then was unfortunately killed in a car accident soon after). I'm sure old Sly did some of it but i'd be _very_ surprised if that wasn't Gullich in the opening scene, going across the roof etc. (if you have one of the best rock climbers in the world at the time on your payroll, you use him for, y'know, the rock climbing :). And I _guarantee_ Stallone didn't free solo up any towers (there's no way they'd get insurance for that). But if you have a credible source that shows otherwise, i'd be genuinely interested. (Dave Breashears - who's a bit of a mountain film legend himself - worked as a camera operator on the movie and talks in his 1999 memoir "High Exposure" about Gullich having to wear a prosthetic mask of Stallone's face when he doubled for him)

[@orlandoruizjr3834]

Wow. That's crazy.

[@iaincowell9747]

Where do you get this shit from?

[@orlandoruizjr3834]

@@iaincowell9747 the special features on the blu ray

[@acquiesce100]

@@orlandoruizjr3834 Sly did all his in the studio. Watch the interview done recently recently with the women who played Sarah. Stallone was too scared of the heights.

[@Scottie_S]

For years I always pictured John Lithgow as a villain in the movies. When I started watching "Third Rock from the Sun" it took me about 5 minutes to get over that and laugh my arse off at the way he brought the comedy to the small screen. He is a multi-faceted master. Broadway helped him hone his chops. There's a lot to the man. If you get a chance, read about his life. Very interesting.

[@jp3813]

I once came across a commenter who said that it took him a while to take Lithgow seriously in Cliffhanger b/c he was so used to watching the actor in 3RftS. John also played the villains in Santa Claus: The Movie (1985) & Ricochet (1991).

[@jasongilbert2379]

Watch Harry and the Henderson’s with John L… Fun movie!!

[@alyzu4755]

I got to see him in "M. Butterfly" on Broadway, and he was kind enough to speak to me after the show, even though he was completely exhausted. Such a lovely guy!

[@codiak2680]

For me, I first remember watching Lithgow in 3rd rock then years later coming across this movie and Raising Cain made me aware he could do bad guy roles but it was as Trinity on Dexter that I became convinced he is a highly underappreciated master of his craft.

[@Scottie_S]

@@alyzu4755 That's lovely, alyzu! You are one lucky duck!

[@jp3813]

This is basically Die Hard on a mountain. Hence, no surprise that director Renny Harlin was involved after making DH2.

[@Tr0nzoid]

Ah, the era of "Die Hard on a _____" movies for a while. Under Siege, Passenger 57, Speed. All the more reason why the third Die Hard movie veered from that format. Originally it was going to be on a cruise ship.

[@jp3813]

@@Tr0nzoid Die Hard in New York. lol

[@iaincowell9747]

@@Tr0nzoid Speed is a remake of a Japanese movie The Bullet Train (1975)

[@McPh1741]

This is one of those Stallone movies that flies under the radar. Definitely a great action movie. Other Stallone movies that don’t get enough attention that are DEFINITELY a must watch are “Copland” and “Daylight”.

[@jp3813]

Back in '93, this movie was considered a return to form at the box office for Sly after some flops.

[@McPh1741]

@@jp3813 You mean "Oscar" and "Stop, or My Mom Will Shot"?

[@jp3813]

@@McPh1741 Right, and I believe Rocky V also earned less than it's predecessors.

[@waterbeauty85]

I love how Samantha wanted John Lithgow to have a more satisfying death. She's one of us now. All the mountain footage in this made me think of recommending "Everest" (2015) which is based on the real life 1996 Mt. Everest disaster. It's a great "struggle for survival"/"failure of the system"/"man makes plans and the gods laugh" movie.

[@sunslap]

26:00 c-4 is often times referred to as "the cake" because c-4 looks like cake. People will say things like "light the cake" when referring to detonation.

[@IndyMotoRider]

After years of watching reactions, I think you guys are now my favs. Great variety of older films and the shows I'm loving currently.

[@4981ish]

Yes, they color outside of the box. My new favorites also, I've been binging like crazy!

[@acmalin927]

Not sure what all the hate is on Patreon... this was one of ya'lls best reactions...PERIOD. Every movie yall react to doesn't have to be an all-time classic or an Oscar nominated movie. You guys are awesome. The "bad" good movies are some of the best reactions. KEEP IT UP !!!

[@iaincowell9747]

This is not even a bad movie.

[@flerbus]

@@iaincowell9747 this is a horrible movie. I saw it in the theatre and was ready to walk out but i had to stay and see if it got worse...it did.

[@g13n79]

Last Boy Scout ! One of the most underrated of the 90s action films. Great reaction btw x

[@IH8YH]

One-Liner-Heaven!

[@TheJoujou5555]

Shane Black's finest...

[@davidanderson1639]

Fun Facts: The large majority of the film's scenes were shot in the Dolomites in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. For example, the bridge scene was shot on Monte Cristallo in the via ferrata VF Ivano Dibona, which was reconstructed immediately after the movie. The climbing was mostly on the Tofane cliffs, and in some scenes toward the end of the movie the audience clearly sees the three Tofane, the Croda da Lago, and the town of Cortina; the location of this is on top of Mount Faloria, at the arrival of the funivia Faloria. In other scenes are the sentiero ferrato Astaldi, over the Rifugio Dibona. The small house has been constructed on the sand of the river Boite, in Fiames, close to the heliport. Some filming took place in Durango, Colorado. The credits of the film also thank the Ute Tribe for filming in the Ute Mountain reservation. Cliffhanger is in the Guinness Book of World Records for the costliest aerial stunt ever performed. Stuntman Simon Crane was paid $1 million to perform the aerial transfer scene, where he crossed between two planes at an altitude of 15,000 feet (4,600 m). The principal climbing doubles were Ron Kauk and Wolfgang Güllich. Kauk performed as Stallone's climbing double after Güllich died in a car accident in 1992. The doubles filled in for Stallone on most of the climbing scenes due to the actor's fear of heights; an injury to Stallone's hand, reported to have occurred on one of the cliffs, actually occurred on a soundstage.

[@sesanalorenzo]

Exactly😉

[@iaincowell9747]

Here's another, the the two extreme sports guys, the guy with shorter hair was in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, he's just one of the kids in class who says here when his name is called. The other guy with the longer hair is a pro surfer now.

[@guymorris6596]

Two top level climbers.

[@commsense1979]

This movie really highlights the theme that there's no honor amongst thieves.

[@commsense1979]

@Im just a Troll whos intentions are good 🤣🤣

[@nessaarandur7740]

Stallone's action movies always have something deeper in them to connect you to the story. So glad you loved this. It's very rewatchable.

[@bigneon_glitter]

After _Cliffhanger,_ you'll want to add the amazing _The Long Kiss Goodnight_ 💋 (1996) to the Renny Harlin checklist. Geena Davis plays one of cinema's most badass (albeit, little known) Action heroes.

[@mikamulperi]

Agreed

[@TBRSchmitt]

It is on our list and highly recommended!

[@Hogtownboy1]

@@TBRSchmitt if you do. the filmed was film in -25C weather

[@Kthomasritchie]

Samual L. Jackson's favourite film role.

[@jenspfennig9226]

Great call... I was just about to recommend that one myself! @TBR Schmitt: "The Long Kiss Goodnight" is one of the most underrated action movies of the '90s. I has got a lot awesome/funny dialogue, too... 99.9% sure you will love it.

[@Halderic]

This is one of my favorite Stallone action films. Lithgow always brings it and tends to make a really good villain as well. Another good action 90's Stallone film is 'Daylight'.

[@TBRSchmitt]

It was so good! And Lithgow always does a great villain!

[@eduardorosas9002]

@@TBRSchmitt yes Daylight it's pretty good too i am also recommend Die Hard 3 all those bring me good memories, greets

[@MikeWilsonBarrett]

@@TBRSchmitt Check out Santa Clause The Movie with John and Dudley Moore. Fantastic performance by Lithgow.

[@Vohaul86]

Seeing Lithgow as a villain when I was a kid caused a serious "does not compute" in my brain, as before I only knew him from Third Rock From the Sun. Well, then years later came the Dexter series...

[@michaelriddick7116]

He was FANTASTIC in Ricochet (1991) with Denzel! :)

[@mawkushbrody7748]

Watching Sam squirm during that opening scene was a perfect reaction. Very memorable scene because of the horrifying situation and the actress that played Sarah. She did an incredible job!

[@MrSporkster]

'What was that, a stalagmite or a stalagtite, or whatever?' TBR, wanting to make sure he has the correct term for a piece of rock that some guy just got impaled on. xD

[@briankennedy7303]

Thank you so much for this. I was 11 when this movie came out and has been one of my favorites since I watched it the first time. When I turned 12 I had to get braces, the orthodontist had a tv you could look up at since it took about 2 hours to put them on and you could bring a VHS. I had my mom rent Cliffhanger and it was funny seeing the nurses looking up to see why it was so loud in my headphones. I've loved your content for years..keep it up!

[@mapesdhs597]

Now that is one hell of a way to watch a movie. :D

[@randall-king]

A very different Stallone movie is Oscar. He’s funny in that, and the rest of the cast is, too: Tim Curry, Marisa Tomei, Harry Shearer, Chazz Palminteri I hope that is on your list.

[@barrymccociner3154]

i was about to mention "oscar" lol

[@excalibur1969]

If you want to see Lithgow as a ruthless villain again, I recommend watching Ricochet. It also stars Denzel Washington. It's a good mix of action and thriller.

[@TheCentralScrutinizerAgain]

and of course Dexter Season 4, the last good Season.

[@doughbafett]

Watch Blow Out. Lithgow is chilling in that film and Travolta gives IMO his best performance.

[@kateofone]

It is so interesting for him to play in my opinion one of the most hilarious characters in TV history in 3rd Rock from the Sun and then play the most terrifying psycho[athic villains.

[@michaelceraso1977]

@@kateofone yess THis was a great thriller/ action film and LOve Stallone and these villians are the best. Janine Turner is soo pretty wth that short hair cut and still looks great now

[@jp3813]

Santa Claus: The Movie (1985)

[@Timo8.2.]

Gotta love Renny Harlin always putting something Finland related in his movies like the Finnish flag on the parachute

[@jukopliut]

"finnish" flag in 17th-century Caribbean town

[@jamesrippy1161]

Cliffhanger is that rare movie that can’t be copied or replicated. it is it’s own unique and rare gem 💎 of a film

[@carlbaker7242]

This is one of my personal favorites Endurance, depression , encouraging and celebration.

[@samhersh2134]

“Cobra” is one of Stallone’s greatest! Dark, gritty, and full of that good ol 80’s tongue in cheek humor. You guys will love it!

[@Faustino__]

I love the supermarket scene . But the rest is ok

[@PacDork]

I saw this in the theater...a movie like this is amazing on the big screen. Even though it's fiction, the way the shot it - it feels so real. I don't think a movie like this could be made today.

[@doughbafett]

What's crazy is that originally Christopher Walken was cast as Qualen, but he left right before they started filming. Lithgow was a last minute replacement. As great an actor as Walken is, that worked out for the best as Lithgow was perfect in the role.

[@-M0LE]

Walken would have been way too otp

[@arthurrubiera8029]

The fact that you hated the criminals shows how good actors they were!!

[@hashtagfilm]

That opening haunted me as a child. Thought it was terrifying. This is my favourite Stallone movie. I love everything about it. Great reaction. I recommend The River Wild as another unique action movie. It's about white water rafting, with Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon.

[@vanpiisu88]

Yeah I've felt the same way of the opening 😣.

[@alucard624]

Both are great movies. The second Ace Ventura movie does a parody of the opening sequence of this movie as well. It was funny as hell but so wrong.

[@cardiac19]

To give away my age I worked in a theater when this movie came out. It had some of the longest credits. Most movies people would leave before mid credits. This movie groups would wait until the end. Then we figured out what they were all waiting for, they wanted to know where it was filmed. As we cleaned up we would walk by them and whisper, "Colorado and Italy." Most would thank us and walk out as soon as they knew. To this day my first reaction to this movie is, "Colorado and Italy."

[@mrjohn.whereyoufrom]

As a former cinema employee my sympathies are with you regarding customers watching credits. Unfortunately we were banned from saying anything to them.

[@anonymes2884]

Fun (credits) fact: Black Diamond, makers of the harness that drops poor Sarah to her doom, insisted that the filmmakers include in the credits that the harness was specifically altered for the movie to make it fail.

[@tankosaurus]

Two things that John Lithgow can do better than almost anyone else: Play an absolute loveable goofball, and an absolute hateful psychopath. And he's one of a very few that can go from one to the other so completely convincingly.

[@kojiattwood]

And he does both in Buckaroo Banzai, hahaha

[@marclevesque3147]

TaNKosaur - And everything in between, if you want to see early John Lithgow shine, go back and watch Twilight Zone; The Movie (1983), the segment titled; Nightmare at 20,00 Feet directed by George Miller, you'll never look at an airplane wing the same, ever again! Also this film is notorious for the death of actor Vic Morrow and 2 children filming one of the segments, a large pyrotechnics explosion caused an helicopter to crash and killed the actors, given the film subject matter, kinda sad and spooky...

[@krizan1]

Yes. I could say a similar thing with Leon. Kynette in Cliif Hanger and Derice Bannock in Cool Runnings. 😐

[@coolhive2941]

Easy way to remember: stalacTites hold on Tight, stalagmites Mess around on the ground. Or… It's easy to remember which is which: Stalactites have a "T" for top and stalagmites have a "G" for ground.

[@danielm3192]

1993: Jurassic Park, The Fugitive, Cliffhanger, In the Line of Fire, True Romance. So many other great movies that year too. One of the very best!

Fun Fact: Director Renny Harlin is from Finland and he puts always something Finnish in his movies. In this case Flag of Finland is in a parachute.

[@Hugovika]

I forgot what his Finnish reference was in Die Hard 2. I noticed the flag parachute, but didn't realize he put that into his movies! that's cool!

@@Hugovika In Die Hard 2 plays the Finlandia Hymn at the end when the plane explodes.

[@Hugovika]

@ ah! awesome! thanks

[@charmawow]

Saw Cliffhanger at the theatre……..even after repeated, viewings that opening is still a kick to the gut.

[@chrisbanks5925]

That movie was actually filmed in the Italian Dolomites . . I was hiking out there a while back and stayed in the same mountain hut that the film crew used . . beautiful area.

[@Kap00rwith2os]

I remember this film came out during a bit of a lull in Stallone films, so it was refreshing to see him in an action film that didn't involve him shooting everyone or boxing 😁

[@FutureBoy.]

I really do like watching Sylvester Stallone shooting and boxing...

[@1938superman]

5:20 They used to make $1,000 bills. Not anymore. Now the highest bill produced is the $100. The highest denomination bill ever available to the public was the $10,000 bill (from 1918 to 1969). The highest ever were $100,000 bills that were produced in 1934 for conducting official transactions between Federal Reserve banks.

[@PaulArk]

"Vertical Limit" and "The Eiger Sanction" are also great mountain climbing thrillers/action movies

[@chart6454]

Vertical limit is regularly trashed by actual climbers.

[@PaulArk]

@@chart6454 not exactly the type of movie I watch for authenticity 🤣

[@chart6454]

@@PaulArk well here’s an informative vid to watch regardless kzbin.info/www/bejne/iGjUhJx7gNOnh6M

[@benbmxfr]

Shoot to Kill (1988) with Sidney Poitier and Tom Berenger is a good one too.

[@anonymes2884]

Glad some people enjoy "Vertical Limit" I guess. As a climber it's just too ridiculous to enjoy though, except to laugh at (it'd be like if you were a pilot and watched a movie where a 747 hovers then lands like a helicopter - sure, you're not watching it for authenticity but still... :). (and just to second "Where Eagles Dare", bit of a classic of its type IMO)

[@kirilcherry7612]

This movie made it to Guinness World record for the first million dollar pay day to a stuntman, no lie.

[@benbmxfr]

Shoot to kill (1988) with Sidney Poitier & Tom Berenger is a really good one that take place in this kind of environment and some climbing too.

[@zipzeolocke2]

After watching this movie, I now know where Ace Ventura pet Detective 2 when nature calls got its intro scene inspiration from. That movie starts out identically to this one lol

[@DaleHardiman]

Yes Ace Ventura parodied it.

[@randall-king]

I always believed that they kept his coat to ensure that he came back because it was presumed he’d die without it.

[@Divamarja_CA]

My sister and I have been quoting Leon and John Lithgow from this movie for almost 30 years. It’s not the best action movie ever, but it sure has a solid supporting cast!

[@glenngreen7521]

A good underrated movie to watch is SHOOT TO KILL (1988) with Sidney Poitier

[@reclaimerReclaimer]

Also known as Deadly Pursuit, it really needs a Blu-ray release especially now with Poitier's passing recently.

[@deansamos7372]

I saw this in theatres. Packed crowd and theatre experience is unlike anything. The opening you felt the audience gasp because you thought Stallone would rescue her without a doubt. The moment when Stallone picks the guy up and puts him through the ice picks and the scene where Rooker says "Seasons Over Asshole" and shoots the guy over the mountain the audience was cheering and going nuts. Such a great Stallone Classic!!!

[@garyclarke9685]

One of the best ever performances from a bad guy in John Lithgow. The only thing that puzzled me knowing how professional & ruthless he is is that he let the woman go first then expected the money afterwards. I think this scene should have been played out differently.

[@wisemantellsyousomething1134]

Definitely! I thought: "What the fuck is he doing? He should/would never let her go, before he gets the money... how is that supposed to work out for him now?"

[@Xfactor444-x4n]

The was great in the theater. That first scene up close was so intense. This is definitely underrated.

[@Embur12]

John Lithgow was so incredible in this as the villain. Only thing I can really picture him from is the goofy alien off 3rd rock from the sun.

[@busywl69]

Loved this flick. Renny Harlin did some good flicks.

[@peteyn.y.7960]

- *THE TOWN (2010)* - *PRIMAL FEAR (1996)* - *CATCH ME IF YOU CAN (2002)* - *GONE GIRL (2014)* - *PRISONERS (2013)* 🔥🔥🔥🍿🙌

[@TBRSchmitt]

We have seen and love The Town but we will add the rest to our list! Thank you for the suggestions!

[@theripper121]

@@TBRSchmitt If you loved The Town, you might want to give Ben Affleck's bro Casey a shot with the film Gone Baby Gone (2007) I really think it would be up your alley too Directed by Ben Affleck.

[@klatre]

@@theripper121 I second that. Gone Baby Gone is one of the best movies I have ever seen. Impressive from the Afflecks.

[@randall-king]

“Prisoners” and “Catch Me if You Can” are terrific.

[@aronscott9698]

Excellent picks!!!

[@Nimzzeee]

Samantha's face when Frank was murdered is an incredible thumbnail for a tearjerker. 😔

[@IvorClegg]

Frank's death was particularly poignant for the 1993 audience, as the actor (Ralph Waite) was best known at the time for playing the beloved character John Walton Sr. in the long-running TV series, The Waltons (1972-1981). Seeing the much loved, kind, gentle, wise, 'Daddy Walton' brutally murdered was mind-blowing!

[@AjaxTotaalnl]

Frank was a mad man! Mad, i tell you!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/joC6YqWej6iHo8k

[@007sMoneyPenny]

You’re sooooo right. I grew up with „The Waltons“. And papa and grandpa / granny Walton are my favorites.. the whole family were awesome. Loved the series.

[@sheilaburns8977]

I love The Waltons and sometimes when I want to watch something comforting, I'll watch a favorite episode of The Waltons. Frank's shooting scene was horrible. He was such a good guy still trying to help his mate even as he was dying.

[@Britcarjunkie]

Fun fact: I read years ago, that Stallone was an Olympics athletic coach of sone sort, in Switzerland, before he made it as an actor. So, he may or may not be an accomplished climber, but that is where he developed an affection towards Land Rovers, and he has used them in several of his films (he owns several, and back in the '90's, he imported three of them, that ended up getting siezed by U.S. Customs, because at the time, they weren't legal for import to the U.S....I used to know the Customs broker that was involved). That aside, this is one of the greatest action films ever made - but one of the most forgotten.

[@strawdawgs78]

Next: Cobra (1986)

[@BigPete44]

Yes!!! 😎 classic 80’s 😂

[@TBRSchmitt]

It is on the list!

[@danger2bananas]

This is where the law stops and I start (wearing cool 80s shades)

[@BigPete44]

💯😂😂 LMAOOO Good ol’ one liners 🍿

[@texmex1210]

Yes give us the cure to the disease.

[@anonymes2884]

Fun reaction as usual guys. And i'll pass on this pearl of wisdom from my school days: "Stalactites hold tight to the ceiling, stalagmites might reach the ceiling" You're welcome :).

[@Geographus666]

We used to rember it by the fact that stalac"TITS" hang.

[@Geographus666]

@@adamoxen Col. Klink would agree on that.

[@paulstroud2647]

And we used 'Mites grow up, tites (tights) fall down!'

[@vigorousera]

I saw this movie twice when it came out and remember almost nothing about it except the opening, which still makes my hands sweat. Such a wild way to start the movie.

[@marclevesque3147]

Great reaction and movie choice! That kind of movie venue isn't seen often, filming in mountains is difficult and risky, the 3 I'd reccomend are Everest (2015), Vertical Limit (2000) and The Eiger Sanction (1975), they all have mountaineering dominating the subject matter with great climb scenes, there may be others but few were made outside the documentary style, seeing those, I'm more convinced then ever to keep my feet firmly on LOW ground...

[@lexij2497]

K2 is a good one too

[@marclevesque3147]

@@lexij2497 Thank you Lexi, I don't know how I missed that one, saw many documentaires about K2 and how it is treacherous, now I will definetly see it!

[@anonymes2884]

"Vertical Limit" has some of the worst climbing scenes in any movie (fair play, maybe they're thrilling to people who don't know anything about climbing). Worse even than this (and this is pretty bad). Which isn't to say they're not entertaining movies though (just like almost every movie featuring e.g. hacking, a film can be a lot of fun but do one thing badly). "The Eiger Sanction" on the other hand still, nearly 50 years on, has some of the _best_ climbing in a (fictional) movie. So your post really covers a range :). (i'd suggest the German film "Nordwand" BTW, another Eiger movie but this one fictionalised from real events in the 1930s)

[@mapesdhs597]

@@lexij2497 I remember I liked K2 aswell, but it's been so long since I saw it, and I think there's now a different film with a similar name so easy to get them mixed up when looking up references & clips.

[@marclevesque3147]

@@anonymes2884 I agree with you on Vertical Limit, my post covers a range because I'm 60 and saw a LOT of movies... I made a mistake mentionning climbing scenes, I should have said mountaineering environment only, Vertical Limit is not a great film but it had some interesting aspects on the effects of high altitude on humans and nice scenery, I'll definetly investigate Nordwand, thanks for your opinion and recommendation!

[@StinkyGreenBud]

Watching this in the theaters was pretty awesome. I remember my dad getting very anxious and dizzy at the start of the film. He's not big on heights. But yeah, it looked great on the big screen.

[@carltonstaples7423]

Did you see this in 70MM back in '93?

[@Embur12]

When he drops the girl at the start you could have heard a pin drop in the theatre. Everyone was stunned!

[@implicitmintjulep]

Always great to see Michael Rooker, Lithgow chewing scenery and Bianca’s dad from Eastenders!

[@matthintz9468]

YES! John Lithgow is one of the most enjoyable actors to watch play a villain! And his antagonistic chemistry with Travers is spot on and hilarious! After Rocky IV, Stallone's career started to falter some, and Cliffhanger is considered the movie that rehabilitated it. It's one of his best movies! If you want to see another great John Lithgow movie, one where he plays a good guy, check out The Manhattan Project.

[@mattspencer9830]

Stalagmites from the floor because they might reach the ceiling. Stalactites hang tight the ceiling and hang down. That’s how you can know the difference.

[@actaeon299]

When you're on a crew lead buy a ruthless person (Lithgow), don't be surprised when he does ruthless things (sacrifice crewmen).

[@javix2013]

Assassins (1995) is also a good movie by Stallone, which until now no KZbin has reacted to, let's see if they are the first to react to it, a film directed by Richard Donner, director of the Lethal Weapon saga.

[@robertadams8094]

A great movie to check out is "Free Solo" a documentary on Alex Honnold . Definitely not for the faint of heart . Watching anything on KZbin showing Honnold performing a free solo climb is always amazing .

[@terririnella4032]

there was a period in the 90s where John Lithgow was the scariest actor in Hollywood, this was one of the roles, then he discovered tv and rediscovered comedy (and was amazing at it) it looks like a Mortal Kombat fatality or Brutality with with the crushed nuts

[@76tennboy]

I learned when I was a kid from reading a book the way you can tell the difference between the stalagmites and stalactites is stalagmite has G for ground and stalactite has C for Ceiling

[@taloxcrow9014]

i learnt that stalactites have to hold on tight (tite) to the ceiling

[@kingfield99]

"They're all so confident in their abilities and all they do is die" credo of every 80's/90's action movie henchman.

[@TvGyrl]

Another great action/thriller from Renny Harlin is The Long Kiss Goodnight. Starring his then wife, Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson.

[@shainewhite2781]

9:51, for this stunt, the guy had a hidden parachute under his jacket, and when he has off camera, he pulled the cord to the chute.

[@alexmoore3676]

Silvester Stallone learned to rock climb for this movie, and he got so good they had to tell him to make it look harder to be more believable.

[@chrissiegle1065]

I can't believe you guys did this movie. No one does it. It's one of my favorite. Great reaction. Thank you. 😊

[@therealjohnxerri]

I was an air traffic controller for 22 yrs. My very first airport I worked at was home base for the Jetstar aircraft the bad guys were flying. I was working in the tower when the owner flew the Jetstar back to the airport after filming. The aircraft still had all the bullet holes on the fuselage.

[@TBRSchmitt]

Awesome! I hope those were fake bullet holes lol!

[@therealjohnxerri]

@@TBRSchmitt just decals but quite visible since its main parking spot was at the base of the tower.

[@cduv1981]

Ave Ventura when nature calls beginning scene with raccoon. Was a copy of Cliffhanger.

[@richardelliott1985]

One of my all time favourite stallone movies. Lost count how many times I've seen it. I associate Michael Rooker with this more than Yondu

[@PaulArk]

Stallone + Rooker in Guardians of the Galaxy 2 as well =)

[@k333rl]

i still remember seeing most of this in theaters when i was way too young to see it. our theater was two stories where the G and PG were on ground floor and all the other stuff was upstairs. trouble was that the bathrooms were also upstairs so as a kid we would go to see the kids movies and then go up to go to the bathroom and then sneak into the theater up there.

[@ssark7632]

How can you be doing a Stallone and not seeing Rocky! You need to see Rocky 1, 2 , 3, and 4! Loved this reaction though 🤩

[@k.delpino1124]

Ikr. The Rocky saga is 45 now and I know not everybody has reacted yet. Good of a time as any to get into it.

[@ckobo84]

They don't believe in starting from the beginning, lol. How can you dive into Stalone without starting with Rocky?

[@ahoyforsenchou7288]

I had just assumed they've already seen it.

[@haroldcruz8550]

They probably have watched it.

[@BOO66IOU]

I actually love the 6th chapter as much as the original

[@rogerg4269]

Happy to see you guys enjoying your Stallone series. No matter what people think of his acting, his library of movies is legendary, and was a movie hero of mine growing up.

[@FutureBoy.]

I love his films, and at his best I think he's a great, underrated actor. I don't think anyone could have played Rocky better in the early films, or Rambo better in those final scenes of First Blood.

[@jkhoover]

"How are you going to get from one plane to the next?". Looks like we now have to introduce them to Air Force One.

[@PriceFamPrime]

Just an aside, but up until around the early 1930s, the U.S. actually made 500, 1,000, 10,000, and 100,000 dollar bills. They were primarily used for large money transfers between banks.

[@carltonstaples7423]

Hey TBR, I'm surprised you didn't know there was a uncut, NC-17 workprint version of Cliffhanger on VHS!!! From Kynette's fatal impaling was longer; Delmar's death scene was more graphic: from the shotgun blast created a large blood splatter to Delmar's body slamming right into the rocks; Travers brutally shoots the snow bunny (WTF); and Travers' death was extreme from Gabe shooting him w/the piton gun once to Hal shooting Travers w/the shotgun three times!!! I watch this version back in '93 on VHS!!

[@TomH2681]

1:40 "wonder where this is" most of the film was shot in the Dolomites (Italian Alps). 14:56 "don't understand what keeping his jacket did" the idea is that he'll be forced to come down to get it back. And not be tempted to run away with the cash.

[@daniellanctot6548]

I love John Lithgow as the main, psychotic villain in this movie. If you are interested in some of the best John Lithgow performances of his career, I would highly recommend you react to the psychological thriller: Raising Cain (1992).

[@lungfulldrummer8921]

I'd totally forgotten about that movie.

[@LThompson59]

The character Hal kills with the shotgun (Craig Fairbrass), said in an interview yrs after he'd appeared in a British soap opera 'Eastenders' a few yrs after this released, something along the lines of "my mum's favourite role I've had, is Eastenders", after he'd said he'd worked with Stallone on Cliffhanger.

[@joeygoodwin9629]

Fun fact: When I first watched this film as a youngster, John Lithgow's British accent was so good that for years after I thought he actually was a British actor who could do a convincing American accent.

[@ZenzeroCAM]

Really? As a Brit it just sounds like an American doing a British accent. His accent in The Crown is good though

[@f0rth3l0v30fchr15t]

@@ZenzeroCAM One of the big issues American actors have often had is that their 'British' accents take a tour of the island, sometimes in a single sentence. John Lithgow is at least consistent throughout this movie, which puts him a good bit above most of his contemporaries. Recently, though, a lot more actors are making better use of speech and accent coaches.

[@joeygoodwin9629]

@@ZenzeroCAM Honestly, yeah. It was moreso because when I visited Britain back in the mid 2000s, the son of the two people that took me there, which were Brits that moved to the U.S., that we stayed with had an almost identical accent to Lithgow's. I haven't seen The Crown yet, though I think I should with the praise I've heard.

[@mapesdhs597]

@@ZenzeroCAM Kinda always that way with accents though. :) There is, for example, the generic "American" accent often used in TV movies, adverts, etc., which many non-Americans likely regard as being typical American, yet to Americans it probably sounds ridiculous because it doesn't sound like any part of the US which really exists. Likewise, few Brits have that very neutral 'polite' accent used in movies (which has become associated with intelligece and therefore smart & evil/cunning bad guys), real Brits have a range of accents which is mind boggling, as any tour from Cornwall through the lower counties, up to Norfolk, across towards Wales, north to Merseyside, Lancashire, Yorkshire, stopping off at Newcastle somehow, etc., will show. :D That's why I love "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" so much, likewise, "Hot Fuzz". Yarp. :D And I'm in Scotland, where accents can be just as whackadoodle. At uni in Edinburgh in 1989, in a kitchen fillled with people from a dozen nations and four continents, everyone could speak English but the one person for whom I had to translate was the wonderful Jackie from Glasgow. :)

[@anonymes2884]

It's very far from the worst example of someone putting on an English accent i'd say but I doubt it'd convince many in the UK (years ago i'd have said "any" but i've since come across some of my compatriots with a truly _terrible_ ear for accents, even our own :). Still, you're almost certainly not from the UK yourself and it's decent enough that to the non-native ear I could well believe it's pretty convincing.

[@mrjohn.whereyoufrom]

Cliffhanger is in the Guinness Book of World Records for the costliest aerial stunt ever performed. Stuntman Simon Crane was paid $1 million to perform the aerial transfer scene, where he crossed between two planes at an altitude of 15,000 feet (4,600 m).

[@SmileyAdventures]

I remember playing the game on Super Nintendo and struggled to get up the wall on some levels as a kid. The game would freeze, then I’d have to take it out, blow the dust out of the cartridge and put it back in the slot and start where I left off. I miss the early 90s so much!

[@k.delpino1124]

I had it on Sega CD. Just because of the cutscenes from the movie.

[@paulhewes7333]

The short haired actress who played Jessie, is Janine Turner, was a star on the show "Northern Exposure" which was very popular in the 1990s and was a big name when she was in this movie...

[@michaelsegriff3362]

You guys have great reaction videos because of your intelligence, humor and chemistry as a couple. TBR has an incredibly likable presence. Sam’s great personality comes through more and more with each reaction. And remember she gets the tough questions each video: “what do you know about this film?” and “what did you think about the film? ” 😂. I can’t tell you how much I look forward to your videos each week.

[@-M0LE]

Yeah and you me and the movies

[@michaelsegriff3362]

@@-M0LE yep. They’re good as well.

[@Faustino__]

I'm a huge Stallone fan(well in his good movies ha).But on a sidenote have to say Jessie (Janine Turner) always has me transfixed when watching this movie. Thought she'd become a bigger star. She was stunning in this .

[@BigPete44]

Very random…. You guys or anyone ever seen or like the movie “Sideways” from (2004)? 🍷🍷 Have zero clue why it popped into my head but I do like that movie! 🤨😂😂

[@TBRSchmitt]

No I don't believe we have! We will add it to the list! Haha thanks for the suggestion!

[@BigPete44]

Cool thanks! There are no reactions to it but even if you don’t react to it I do recommend you watching it. Think you’d both enjoy it! 😎🍷

[@CannonRaw]

Red blood Red wine I don't know though

[@hemmojito]

Yeah that's another one right there. Remember this as a kind of "growing up" movie in my life. Idk you just kinda get those milestone movies sometimes. That was one of those.

[@julius-stark]

The plane-to-plane stunt was done for real and the stuntman got 1 million to do it (he actually didn't make it into the plane and had to parachute down). Vertical Limit is a decent companion piece as a "climbing" action movie.

[@oniinks5304]

A wild Stallone movie you might like. "Cobra" nuff said.

[@juanpabloloayza5921]

COBRA is THE MOVIE.

[@odemusvonkilhausen]

I feel like most of Stallone's earlier movies were just muscle showcases. But so were most action movies of that era. At least, Stallone was a more natural look than Arnold. I appreciate that fact a little more at my age now, than I did then.