Cliffhanger

France-US (1993): Action/Adventure

Cliffhanger was a 1994 comeback of sorts for action hero Sylvester Stallone, this time thanks to director Renny Harlin (Die Hard 2 and Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master) and some spectacularly rugged and vertigo-inducing high-mountain terrain. The opening sequence alone delivers what the title promises, and there's a doozy of an airplane stunt that was later reprised, with modifications, in Air Force One. Stallone, looking as tough and craggy as the mountains themselves, is a rescue climber who finds himself going after a gang of crooks (headed by John Lithgow in his bad-guy mode) who've hijacked a U.S. Treasury plane and crash landed in the Rockies (played by the Italian Dolomites) with millions of bucks. (Amazon.com)

·  Achievement in Sound 1993: Michael Minkler, Bob Beemer, Tim Cooney
·  Achievement in Sound Effects Editing 1993: Wylie Stateman, Gregg Baxter
·  Achievement in Visual Effects 1993: Neil Krepela, John Richardson, John Bruno, Pamela Easley

3 nominations