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Michael France | starring = Sylvester Stallone John Lithgow Michael Rooker Janine Turner Leon Paul Winfield Ralph Waite | music = Trevor Jones | cinematography = Alex Thomson | editing = Frank J. Urioste | studio = Carolco Pictures Le Studio Canal+ Pioneer Corporation RCS Video | distributor = TriStar Pictures | released = | runtime = 113 minutes | country = United States France Italy | language = English | budget = $65 million | gross = $255,325,036 }} ''Cliffhanger'' is a 1993 American action adventure film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Sylvester Stallone and John Lithgow. Stallone, who co-wrote the screenplay, plays a mountain climber who becomes embroiled in a failed heist set in a U.S. Treasury plane flying through the Rocky Mountains. The film was a critical and box office success, earning more than $250 million worldwide. ==Plot== Rangers Gabriel "Gabe" Walker and Jessie Deighan are dispatched to rescue their friend Hal Tucker and his girlfriend Sarah after Hal suffered a knee injury and stranded them on a peak in the Rocky Mountains. As they try to rescue Sarah, part of her harness breaks, and though Gabe is able to grab her, her gloved hand slips out, and she falls to her death. Hal blames Gabe for her death and Gabe is overcome with guilt, taking an extended leave. Eight months later, Gabe returns to the ranger station to gather his remaining possessions and convince Jessie to leave with him. While there, they receive a distress call from a group of stranded climbers. Hal goes to locate the climbers and Jessie is able to convince Gabe to help out. Hal remains bitter towards Gabe over Sarah's death, at one point threatening to send Gabe over a ledge. When they find the climbers, they discover it was a rouse: they are taken prisoner by former Military Intelligence member Eric Qualen and several mercenaries, consisting of Kristel, Kynette, Delmar, Ryan, and Heldon. Qualen, along with turncoat U.S. Treasure agent Richard Travers, were able to steal three suitcases full of uncirculated bills valuing over $100 million. Their escape plan backfired, sending their plane crashing into the mountain, and they now require Gabe and Hal's help to locate the cases with the help of beacon locators. Under gunpoint, Gabe leads them to the first case, located down the face of a steep wall. They force Gabe to tether himself to reach it, and Gabe uses the opportunity to escape. The mercenaries, realizing Gabe is planing to escape, attempt to fire on him, causing an avalanche that kills Heldon. When they see the money from the first case fluttering away, Qualen believes Gabe is dead, and orders Hal to lead them onward. Gabe races ahead to find Jessie at an abandoned cabin. They recover old mountaineering gear to reach the second case before Qualen does. By the time Qualen arrives, Gabe and Jessie have emptied the case and left only a single bill with a taunting message on it. Realizing Gabe is alive, Qualen orders Ryan to split up, but Gabe dispatches him before Ryan falls off a cliff to his death. Night falls on the mountain and both groups take shelter before resuming the next morning. When Hal sees two friends, Evan and Brett, he warns them away before Qualen orders his men to open fire. Brett is killed while Evan is wounded, though he manages to ski off the mountain and parachute to safety. Rescue helicopter pilot Frank, having not heard from Gabe or the others, scouts the mountain in the helicopter, spots Evan's parachute, and is able to get him to safety while contacting the authorities. In the meantime, Gabe and Jessie manage to beat Qualen to the last case. While Gabe and Jessie take a shortcut through a crack in a cave, Kynette corners them, intending to kill them, but Gabe gains the upper hand and kills Kynette by impaling his body through a large stalactite. He attempts to call for help to Frank on Kynette's radio, but Hal alerts him to explosives Qualen has rigged above them on the mountain; Gabe and Jessie escape the falling debris in time. Meanwhile, the mercenaries flag down Frank in the helicopter, but too later Frank realizes it is a trap. He is shot by Delmar, but the dying Frank manages to slip Hal a knife. During an argument over the code, Qualen comes to the realization they need a pilot to find the money, but shoots Kristel, who is the only mercenary to pilot any aircraft, dead and pilots Frank's helicopter. As the mercenaries split up to look for the other case, Travers orders Delmar to silently kill Hal; Delmar proceeds to brutally and sadistically beat Hal by kicking him repeatedly in a style of soccer in an effort to throw him over a nearby cliff. Despite being brutally beaten, Hal uses the knife to stab Delmar's leg, grabs hold of his shotgun and kills him, sending his body over the cliff. While Hal escapes, Travers tracks down Gabe at a wooden bridge over a frozen stream and in the ensuing struggle, Gabe falls through the ice and into the freezing water. Travers then attempts to kill him, but Gabe draws his weapon and shoots through the ice, killing Travers. Elsewhere, Jessie is kidnapped by Qualen when she waves down the helicopter, believing Frank was flying it. Qualen offers to trade Jessie for the third case. Gabe agrees, and they meet at a cliffside bridge. As they start the transfer, Gabe throws the case into the helicopter's rotors, shredding the money. In a panic, Qualen attempts to take off, but the helicopter becomes stuck in the steel cables of the bridge; the bridge snaps and leaves Gabe and Qualen atop the wreckage of the helicopter handing by the cable. Gabe fights Qualen and manages to climb to safety as the wreckage snaps off the cable, sending Qualen to his death. Gabe reunites with Jessie and Hal as federal agents arrive in helicopters to offer their assistance. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cliffhanger (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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