Taglines: The Mountain Will Decide.
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.
Vertical Limit is a 2000 American survival thriller film directed by Martin Campbell and written by Robert King. The film stars Chris O’Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney and Scott Glenn. The film was released on December 8, 2000 in the United States by Columbia Pictures. Vertical Limit grossed $69.2 million domestically and $215.7 million worldwide, becoming the 17th highest-grossing film of 2000. Against a budget of $75 million, the film was a success.
In the United States, the film opened number-one during its opening day, December 8, earning an estimated $5.1 million, overtaking How the Grinch Stole Christmas, which had stayed since November 17. On its opening weekend, the film finished second at the box office, with $15.5 million.
Vertical Limit (2000)
Directed by: Martin Campbell
Starring: Chris O’Donnell, Bill Paxton, Robin Tunney, Izabella Scorupco, Scott Glenn, Stuart Wilson, Steve Le Marquand, Ben Mendelsohn, Nicholas Lea
Screenplay by: Robert King, Terry Hayes
Production Design by: Jon Bunker
Cinematography by: David Tattersall
Film Editing by: Thom Noble
Costume Design by: Graciela Mazón
Set Decoration by: Bernhard Henrich
Music by: James Newton Howard
Ristributed by: Columbia Pictures
Release Date: December 8, 2000
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