Vertical Limit (2000)

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Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group Studio: Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: Dec 8, 2000
Running Time: 126 mins. (V)
Country Of Origin: United States
synopsis
Photographer Peter Garrett, an ex-mountain climber who retired from the sport after his father was killed in a climbing accident, finds himself in a challenging position when his sister and her entrepreneurial-minded partner Elliot become trapped in a in a vertical cave atop the perilous K2, the world's second highest mountain. Can Peter find the strength to overcome his emotional blockage to climbing, and if so, does he still have what it takes to scale the mighty mountain to save his sister and her summit crew?
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When his estranged sister gets trapped in a crevasse during an avalanche on K2, it's up to Boy Wonder Chris O'Donnell to lead a team up the most challenging mountain to rescue her.

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When a climbing accident kills the father of Peter and Annie Garrett (O'Donnell and Robin Tunney), the two become estranged. They cross paths three years later, and Peter soon finds out Annie's team is stranded up the mountain at 26,000 feet -- a death zone above the ''vertical limit'' of endurance. A rescue… Continued

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December 10, 2000
Ain't no mountain high enough to keep Chris O'Donnell's Peter Garrett away from his sister, Annie (Robin Tunney). Annie is trapped in a crevasse on K2, the second-highest peak after Mt. Everest. At 26,000 feet - for you couch potatoes, that's the vertical limit of human endurance - it's only a matter of hours before Annie freezes over, along with her companions, guide Tom McLaren (Nicholas Lea) and asshole billionaire Elliot Vaughn (Bill Paxton in full smarm mode). Peter must find a crew to join… Continued
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cast + crew
Martin Campbell
Director
Simon Crane
2nd unit director
Roger J Vernon
Director
Steve Kroschel
Director
Chris O'Donnell
Peter Garrett
Robin Tunney
Annie Garrett
Scott Glenn
Montgomery Wick
Bill Paxton
Elliot Vaughn
Stuart Wilson
Royce Garrett
Tom Struthers
Grunge Climber
Leos Stransky
Grunge Climber
Augie Davis
Aziz
Temuera Morrison
Major Rasul
Bruce Kingan
Rasul Flying Double
Robert King
Screenplay
Robert King
From Story
Terry Hayes
screenplay
Martin Campbell
Screenplay
Ron Hutchinson
Screenplay
Lloyd Phillips
Producer
Robert King
Producer
Martin Campbell
Producer
Marcia Nasatir
Executive Producer
Philip A Patterson
Associate Producer
Amy Lescoe
Associate Producer

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