Friday, July 31, 2009

Cliffhanger (1993)

Sylvester Stallone is Gabe Walker, part of a rescue team who saves people who get stuck on mountains.  When fellow rescuer Hal and Hal's girlfriend get stuck, Gabe is one of the team that rescues them.  

When Hal's girlfriends safety belt slips, she is left hanging on for her life while repeatedly screaming, "I can't hold on. Don't let me die!"  Due to Hal's injury, Gabe must be the one to save her.  But she's dead weight, will do nothing to save herself, and slips out of Gabe's grip. Gave quits the team and Hal blames Gabe for his girlfriend's death.

A year or two later, Gabe is back in town when a call for help is received from high on the mountain.  Hal and Gave grudgingly team up and end up being held captive by a gang who has stolen money from the treasury and needs their help locating where it fell from their airplane.  Typical Stallone movie written by Stallone himself.

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