Vertical Limit
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| Directed by | Martin Campbell |
| Produced by | Martin Campbell Robert King Marcia Nasatir Lloyd Phillips |
| Written by | Robert King (story) Robert King & Terry Hayes (screenplay) |
| Starring | Chris O'Donnell Robin Tunney Scott Glenn Izabella Scorupco Bill Paxton |
| Music by | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | David Tattersall |
| Editing by | Thom Noble |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar |
| Release date(s) | December 3, 2000 |
| Running time | 124 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $75 million |
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Vertical Limit (2000) is an action movie/thriller 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.
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[edit] Plot
The film narrates the attempted ascent of K2 by a group of alpinists, led by an ambitious billionaire. But the climbing party gets into serious jeopardy after an avalanche occurs, killing some of the members and trapping others inside a crevasse. At the base, a rescue team is formed to rediscover their buried mates. The undertaking soon becomes a race against time as the victims run out of supplies and medicine against altitude sickness.
Tagline: Hold your breath.
[edit] Main cast
- Chris O'Donnell - Peter Garrett
- Robin Tunney - Annie Garrett
- Scott Glenn - Montgomery Wick
- Izabella Scorupco - Monique Aubertine
- Bill Paxton - Elliot Vaughn
- Steve Le Marquand - Cyril Bench
- Ben Mendelsohn- Malcolm Bench
[edit] Trivia
- The film was shot on several locations including Monument Valley, New Zealand and northern Pakistan.
- The US box office takings was 68 million dollars.
- The film grossed $213,500,000 Worldwide.
- Professional mountaineer Ed Viesturs has a cameo playing himself.
[edit] Controversy
Despite receiving mixed critical reaction, one supporter of the film at the time of its release was film critic David Manning who gave the film critical praise. In late 2001, however, Manning was revealed to be fictitious, created by Sony to fake publicity for the film.
