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Vertical Limit (2000)

PG-13 | | Action, Adventure, Drama | 8 December 2000 (USA)
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A climber must rescue his sister on top of K2, one of the world's biggest mountains.

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A high-adrenaline tale of young climber Peter Garrett, who must launch a treacherous and extraordinary rescue effort up K2, the world's second highest peak. Confronting both his own limitations and the awesome power of nature's uncontrollable elements, Peter risks his life to save his sister, Annie, and her summit team in a race against time. The team is trapped in an icy grave at 26,000 feet - a death zone above the vertical limit of endurance where the human body cannot survive for long. Every second counts as Peter enlists the help of a crew of fellow climbers, including eccentric, reclusive mountain man Montgomery Wick, to ascend the chilling might of the world's most feared peak to save her. Written by Sujit R. Varma

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rescue | k2 | death | die hard scenario | urination | See All (53) »

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Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller

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Rated PG-13 for intense life/death situations and brief strong language | See all certifications »

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8 December 2000 (USA)  »

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Box Office

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$75,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$15,507,845 (USA) (8 December 2000)

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$68,473,360 (USA) (2 March 2001)
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The actors performed many of their own stunts. See more »

Goofs

When Wick and Peter are climbing up a rock wall, Wick checks his watch, which he's wearing directly around his wrist. To avoid having to reveal any unnecessary skin and get frostbite, experienced climbers wear their watches on the outside of the jacket's sleeve. See more »

Quotes

Skip: Don't mind her. She's French-Canadian. Some days she's Canadian. Can be quite pleasant. Today she's obviously French.
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Connections

References Cliffhanger (1993) See more »

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MacArthur Park
Written by Jimmy Webb
Performed by Chris O'Donnell and Stuart Wilson
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Your disbelief may reach it's Tolerance Limit
3 February 2002 | by (Redding Ca) – See all my reviews

Your disbelief may reach it's tolerance limit in this latest entry in the `How much stupid action sequences can we cram into 2 hours' school of film making. This one really stretches credibility! How many `cut the rope before we all die' scenes can you take in one movie? Possibly one of the worst movies of all time. Ed (Wood) come back, all is forgiven!

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