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Vertical Limit

Vertical Limit (2000) is an action movie/thriller directed by Martin Campbell (GoldenEye, No Escape) starring, among others, Chris O'Donnell, Robin Tunney and Scott Glenn. It narrates the attempted ascent of K2 by a group of alpinists, led by an ambitious multi-millionaire. But the climbing party get into serious jeopardy after an avalanche goes down, kills some of the members and traps others inside a crevasse. At the base, a rescue team is formed to rediscover their buried mates. The undertaking soon becomes a race against time as the victims run out of supplies and medicine against altitude sickness.

Vertical Limit - Main Cast

• Chris O'Donnell - Peter Garrett
• Robin Tunney - Annie Garrett
• Scott Glenn - Montgomery Wick
• Izabella Scorupco - Monique Aubertine
• Bill Paxton - Elliot Vaughn

Vertical Limit - Facts about Vertical Limit

• The film was shot on several locations including Monument Valley, New Zealand and Pakistan.
• The budget was set at an estimated 75 million dollars.
• The box office takings were some 69 million dollars.
• The film earned restrained reactions from critics because of some obvious mistakes concerning mountaineering in high altitude.
• Professional mountaineer Ed Viesturs has a cameo playing himself.

Vertical Limit - Controversy

Despite receiving mixed critical reaction, one supporter of the film at the time of its release was film critic David Manning who gave the film critical praise. In late 2001, however, Manning was revealed to be fictitious, created by Sony to fake publicity for the film.

As of August 2005, Sony has agreed to refund $5 to anyone who saw the film - as well as Hollow Man, The Animal, The Patriot or A Knight's Tale - in American theatres between August 3, 2000 and October 31, 2001.

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