Vertical Limit
Hold your breath.
2000 | 124m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Martin Campbell |
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| Writer: | Robert King |
| Staring: |
| Trapped near the summit of K2, the world's second-highest mountain, Annie Garrett radios to base camp for help. Brother Peter hears Annie's message and assembles a team to save her and her group before they succumb to K2's unforgiving elements. But, as Annie lays injured in an icy cavern, the rescuers face several terrifying events that could end the rescue attempt -- and their lives. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 08, 2000 |
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| Director: | Martin Campbell |
| Writer: | Robert King |
| Genres: | Adventure, Action, Thriller |
| Keywords | himalaya mountain range, mountaineer, pakistan, climbing, k2, rescue, survival, mountain climbing, mountaineering, adventurer, karakoram |
| Production Companies | Columbia Pictures, Global Medien KG |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $215,663,859
Budget: $75,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Chris O'Donnell | Peter Garrett |
| Robin Tunney | Annie Garrett |
| Bill Paxton | Elliot Vaughn |
| Scott Glenn | Montgomery Wick |
| Izabella Scorupco | Monique Aubertine |
| Nicholas Lea | Tom McLaren |
| Temuera Morrison | Major Rasul |
| Alexander Siddig | Kareem Nazir |
| Stuart Wilson | Royce Garrett |
| Augie Davis | Aziz |
| Roshan Seth | Colonel Amir Salim |
| Alejandro Valdés-Rochin | Sergeant Asim |
| Rod Brown | Ali Hasan |
| Steve Le Marquand | Cyril Bench |
| Ben Mendelsohn | Malcolm Bench |
| Ed Viesturs | Himself |
| Robert Taylor | Skip Taylor |
| Campbell Cooley | 'Campbell' |
| Alistair Browning | 'Ali' |
| Tiffany de Castro | Steffi |
| Leela Patel | Mayama Wick |
| Josephine Davison | Italian Team Member |
| Tiffany de Castro | Crying Woman |
| David Hayman | Frank „Chainsaw“ Williams |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert King | Story, Writer |
| James Newton Howard | Original Music Composer |
| Fraser Taggart | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Peter McCaffrey | Steadicam Operator |
| Neil Corbould | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Gary A. Hecker | Foley |
| Jo McLaren | Stunts |
| Ferran Domenech | CG Animator |
| Bruce Richardson | Sound Effects Editor |
| Scott Sanders | Sound Effects Editor |
| Steven Ticknor | Sound Effects Editor |
| Bob Beemer | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Scott Millan | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dave McMoyler | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Tristan M. Brighty | First Assistant Editor |
| Rick Newsome | Storyboard Designer |
| Mark Gordon | Dialogue Editor |
| Sean O'Neill | Gaffer |
| Lee Knight | Lighting Technician |
| Justin Fonda | First Assistant Camera |
| Tim Howell | Special Effects |
| Thom Noble | Editor |
| Jon Bunker | Production Design |
| Nick Bassett | Art Direction |
| Jill Cormack | Art Direction |
| Kim Sinclair | Art Direction |
| Bernhard Henrich | Set Decoration |
| Graciela Mazón | Costume Design |
| Dianne Foothead | Costume Supervisor |
| B.J. Rogers | Costume Supervisor |
| Pam Dixon | Casting |
| Nikki Gooley | Makeup Supervisor |
| Cheryl Williams | Key Hair Stylist |
| Simon Zanker | Key Hair Stylist |
| Lynn Barber | Makeup Artist |
| Camille Henderson | Makeup Artist |
| Sherry Hubbard | Makeup Artist |
| Michael Krehl | Makeup Artist |
| Chris Hollyer | Art Department Coordinator |
| Carey Johnson | Construction Coordinator |
| Caroline Usher | Property Master |
| Adam Dale | Aerial Director of Photography |
| Steve Kroschel | Camera Operator |
| Roger Vernon | Director of Photography |
| Eddie Knight | Gaffer |
| Thad Lawrence | Gaffer |
| Tom Franchett | Gaffer |
| Stephen Joyce | Lighting Technician |
| Ken George | Still Photographer |
| Jay Munro | Dolly Grip |
| David Nichols | Key Grip |
| Terry Fraser | Key Grip |
| Peter Clemence | Key Grip |
| Diana Rowan | Casting |
| Danielle Valenciano | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Debalina Rose | Key Costumer |
| Deb Brown | Set Costumer |
| Nikki Clapp | Script Supervisor |
| Derek Cook | Pilot |
| Gavin Craig | Pilot |
| Kerry Fodie | Pilot |
| Richard Hayes | Pilot |
| Bruce Kingan | Pilot |
| Jeff Rogers | Pilot |
| Pat West | Aerial Coordinator |
| Andrea Adams | CG Animator |
| Tim Ollive | CG Animator |
| Mark Spevick | CG Animator |
| Marc Twinam-Cauchi | CG Animator |
| John Paul Docherty | Digital Effects Supervisor |
| Martin Allan Kloner | Visual Effects Editor |
| Tricia Henry Ashford | Visual Effects Producer |
| Mary Stuart | Visual Effects Producer |
| Kent Houston | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Dean Lockwood | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Frederick H. Stahly | ADR Editor |
| Jeena M. Phelps | ADR Editor |
| Andrea Horta | ADR Supervisor |
| David A. Smith | Boom Operator |
| Constance A. Kazmer | Dialogue Editor |
| Lou Kleinman | Dialogue Editor |
| Matthew Dettmann | Foley |
| Stu Bernstein | Foley Editor |
| Valerie Davidson | Foley Editor |
| Philip A. Hess | Foley Editor |
| Alan Rankin | Sound Effects Editor |
| Martin Campbell | Director |
| David Tattersall | Director of Photography |
| Gerry Vasbenter | Camera Operator |
| Hector C. Gika | Sound Effects Editor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Marcia Nasatir | Producer |
| Robert King | Producer |
| Mike Medavoy | Executive Producer |
| Lloyd Phillips | Executive Producer |
| Martin Campbell | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
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| 2024 | 4 | 32 | 47 | 20 |
| 2024 | 5 | 28 | 56 | 17 |
| 2024 | 6 | 25 | 40 | 19 |
| 2024 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 18 |
| 2024 | 8 | 35 | 72 | 18 |
| 2024 | 9 | 20 | 38 | 14 |
| 2024 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 15 |
| 2024 | 11 | 20 | 46 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 12 |
| 2025 | 1 | 25 | 45 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 644 | 769 |
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| 2025 | 6 | 509 | 731 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 521 | 574 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 995 | 995 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 832 | 858 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 543 | 789 |
Some parts were dumb (the nitro bombs for instance) and the CGI not always the best (albeit this was 20 years ago, so some forgiveness) but I liked the cast, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney and Scott Glenn especially, and thought all in all was an entertaining enough survival-thriller. **3.25/5** ...
_**A Fun Time but overKILL to the Extreme**_ I had high hopes for this film after seeing the thrilling opening sequence in Monument Valley, Utah; but, alas, it was not to be. THE STORY: A famous female climber gets stuck in an ice cave with two others near the top of K2, the second highest mou ... ntain on Earth. Her brother, who has sworn off climbing because of his father's climbing death, has no choice but to assemble a team to rescue the trio. WHAT WORKS: As already mentioned, the opening sequence is excellent, the locations are great (the New Zealand Alps), the story pretty much keeps your attention (until the absurdities really mount up -- pun intended) and both Robin Tunney & Izabella Scorupco are deliciously beautiful. WHAT DOESN'T WORK: As the story continues the believability decreases severely. In fact, the crisis/suspense/action sequences are so EXTREME and strung so close together (especially as the movie proceeds) they tend to make you bust out laughing -- the very OPPOSITE reaction the creators wanted. By the very end the ridiculous overkill made me lose interest in whatever story was supposed to be there. FINAL ANALYSIS: I was hoping for something unexpectedly great like "The Edge," but ended up with a fun but ultimately shallow time-waster. For comparison, "Cliffhanger" is "Apocalypse Now" next to "Vertical Limit." GRADE: C