Cliffhanger (1993 film)

Cliffhanger
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRenny Harlin
Screenplay by
Story byMichael France
Based onA premise
by John Long
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlex Thomson
Edited byFrank J. Urioste
Music byTrevor Jones
Production
companies
Distributed byTriStar Pictures
Release dates
  • May 20, 1993 (1993-05-20) (Cannes)
  • May 28, 1993 (1993-05-28) (United States)
Running time
113 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$70 million
Box office$255 million

Cliffhanger is a 1993 American action thriller film starring Sylvester Stallone as a mountain climber who becomes embroiled in the heist of a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains. It is directed by Renny Harlin and written by Stallone and Michael France. It also stars John Lithgow, Michael Rooker and Janine Turner. It was the last film to use the 1984–1993 TriStar Pictures logo.

The film premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 1993, and was released in the United States on May 28, 1993, by TriStar Pictures. It received mixed to positive reviews and earned $255 million worldwide against a $70 million budget, becoming the 7th-highest-grossing film of 1993.