ACTION-PACKED SUMMER: Cliffhanger (w/ Tim & Kent!)

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CONTENT WARNING: Mentions of violent death and injury.

Tim Devine and Kent Blue of the Roll to Play Podcast Network are here to talk about Die Hard on a mountain. Or at least, that’s what this lesser-known 90’s action flick has been called in some circles. There’s similarities to that quintessential cat-and-mouse action movie, for sure, but for its time, and for its cast, this movie is surprisingly fresh and fun. There’s nothing new to be found in this week’s movie, and our baddies are more rough sketches than characters, but the performances, particularly from Sylvester Stallone, bring a level of nuance and grounded fear that is particularly refreshing for a 90’s action blockbuster. Match that with some truly epic and stunning visuals and stunts from one of action’s most ambitious directors, Renny Harlin, and you’ve got a movie that deserves to be way more well-known than it is. We’re discussing 1993’s Cliffhanger on Macintosh & Maud Haven’t Seen What?!

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Intro and outro music taken from the Second Movement of Ludwig von Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Licensed under an Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Hong Kong (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 HK) license. To hear the full performance or get more information, visit the song page at the Internet Archive.

Excerpt taken from “Cliffhanger Theme” from the original soundtrack of the film Cliffhanger, composed by Trevor Jones, and performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra as conducted by David Snell. Copyright 1993 Scotti Bros. Records.

Clips taken from the film Cliffhanger are © 1993 Cliffhanger B.V. All Rights Reserved.