Cliffhanger (1993)
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Wikidata Q824389, film, IMDb tt0106582, TMDB 9350: matched by corpus:resolve, told apart by episode credits Sylvester Stallone as actor (‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan); 1 more episode agrees.
What a model would be handed about it, for corpus:ask.
The Rewatchables' awards
Picked in other episodes
- Double feature (pick) for The Edge (1997): Another outdoors survival story, and its opening wide shot mirrors The Edge's. Bill Simmons · 1:30:40
Who talked about it
The Rewatchables
- Bill Simmons: 3 lines in ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan
- Unattributed: 1 line, the speaker unknown or under 0.5 sure.
Came from
What the speakers say it drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.
No line says it drew on another film or person.
Led to
What the speakers say drew on it, marked the same way.
No line says another film or person drew on it.
Connected to
The Edge: 2 lines craft ×1 programming ×1
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craft (visual echo):
The Edge → Cliffhanger.
The Edge's opening helicopter wide shot reminded Bill of Cliffhanger's.
“It reminded me of cliffhanger.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 1:02:21 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
Alan Rickman: 1 line theme ×1
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theme (villain comparison):
Cliffhanger → Alan Rickman.
Lithgow's villain in Cliffhanger is as good as Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber-style bad guy.
“Lithgow does the Alan Rickman really as good as Alan Rickman in that movie.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:02:14 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
F1: 1 line contrast ×1
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contrast (contrast):
F1 → Cliffhanger.
JP's mom yelling at Sonny is the new Michael Rooker in Cliffhanger award for pointless blame.
“It's the Michael Rooker and Cliffhanger.”
The Rewatchables · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:33:46 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
Where it came up
- passing in The Rewatchables · A CR Month Mailbag!, first at 0:08:13, 1 time
- passing in The Rewatchables · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan, first at 1:33:46, 2 times
- passing in The Rewatchables · ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan, first at 0:24:10, 2 times
- passing in The Rewatchables · ‘Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me’ With Bill Simmons and Sean Fennessey, first at 0:52:37, 1 time
- passing in The Rewatchables · ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey, first at 0:53:33, 1 time
- recommended in The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan, first at 1:02:21, 3 times
- recommended in The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey, first at 1:01:55, 3 times
- passing in Blank Check — Patreon · Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall (Ad-Free), first at 1:20:56, 1 time
- passing in Blank Check — Patreon · Alien 3, first at 1:05:57, 1 time
What was said about it, by kind
contrast (1)
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contrast (contrast):
F1 → Cliffhanger.
JP's mom yelling at Sonny is the new Michael Rooker in Cliffhanger award for pointless blame.
“It's the Michael Rooker and Cliffhanger.”
The Rewatchables · ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 1:33:46 · Bill Simmons (0.40 sure it was them)
craft (1)
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craft (visual echo):
The Edge → Cliffhanger.
The Edge's opening helicopter wide shot reminded Bill of Cliffhanger's.
“It reminded me of cliffhanger.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 1:02:21 · Bill Simmons (0.70 sure it was them)
programming (1)
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programming (double feature):
The Edge → Cliffhanger.
Cliffhanger is the pick to pair with The Edge, being outdoors.
“I was thinking cliffhanger.”
The Rewatchables · ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan · 1:30:43 · Bill Simmons (0.60 sure it was them)
theme (1)
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theme (villain comparison):
Cliffhanger → Alan Rickman.
Lithgow's villain in Cliffhanger is as good as Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber-style bad guy.
“Lithgow does the Alan Rickman really as good as Alan Rickman in that movie.”
The Rewatchables · ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey · 1:02:14 · Bill Simmons (0.50 sure it was them)
Fun items about it
None.
Who the speakers said made it
As said on the shows, not checked against the real credits.
- John Lithgow: villain (The Rewatchables, ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)
- Sylvester Stallone: actor (The Rewatchables, ‘The Edge’ With Bill Simmons and Van Lathan)
- Sylvester Stallone: star (The Rewatchables, ‘Rocky’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
- Renny Harlin: director (The Rewatchables, ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)
- Renny Harlin: director (Blank Check — Patreon, Paths of Glory with Sarah Marshall (Ad-Free))
- Janine Turner: actor (The Rewatchables, ‘Die Hard 2’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)
- Michael Rooker: actor (The Rewatchables, ‘F1’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan)
- Bruce McGill: actor (The Rewatchables, ‘The Insider’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Sean Fennessey)
- Alex Thomson: cinematographer (Blank Check — Patreon, Alien 3)