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Hell of Unwanted Remakes Part 2: CLIFFHANGER To Dangle Once More!!


Merrick here...

I AM LEGEND & FAST & FURIOUS producer Neal Moritz is revamping Renny Harlin's 1993 Stallone-vs-mountain thriller CLIFFHANGER.

A big-budget international action-adventure thriller set in a big mountain milieu, the makeover of Renny Harlin's 1993 pic will center on a group of young climbers.

"Just as they rebooted 'Star Trek,' we're going to do the same with 'Cliffhanger,' " said Moritz, who will produce. Unlike the original, where Italy stood in for the Colorado Rockies, the new redo looks set to feature multiple cliff-face locations.

...says THIS VARIETY WRITE-UP.

Although it evidently has something of a following, I was never a huge fan of the original CLIFFHANGER. Didn't hate it, didn't love it. I recall Lithgow being swishy and rather ineffectual as the villain, although I do remember the ending fight...didn't it involve some sort of rope ladder-thing?...being pretty cool.

And, with all respect to Neal, rebooting CLIFFHANGER is in no way similar to re-approaching STAR TREK in notion, significance, or scale.

If memory serves, a Stallone-starring sequel to the original film was actually mulled - something about a dam if rumors were correct/if I recall accurately. From what Moritz is saying above, doesn't sound like this will play into the new film at all.




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CLIFFHANGER does not exist in this dojo
by Cobra--Kai
May 14th, 2009
11:26:17 AM
First Again!
by DJEagles11
May 14th, 2009
11:27:03 AM
NO SEQUEL, NO SLY, NO BOTHER.
by Shermdawg
May 14th, 2009
11:27:07 AM
The best things about Cliffhanger...
by I AM ROCKO
May 14th, 2009
11:29:25 AM
how could you not enjoy Cliffhanger Merrick?
by just pillow talk
May 14th, 2009
11:29:51 AM

by Cobra--Kai
May 14th, 2009
11:30:13 AM
HOLLYWOOD MUST DIE
by CHRISTIAN_BALE_TRASHED_MY_LIGH TS
May 14th, 2009
11:31:29 AM
Call it Vertical Limit.
by Knuckleduster
May 14th, 2009
11:32:48 AM
"We're making a movie, you know like The Godfather, but with cli
by irc-Hollywood
May 14th, 2009
11:33:42 AM
i'm tired of the "reboot" bullshit
by HaterofCrap
May 14th, 2009
11:33:50 AM
just call it a different fucking name for fuck's sake
by The Cabin Boy
May 14th, 2009
11:34:17 AM
just send Kiefer to headbutt all of Hollywood
by just pillow talk
May 14th, 2009
11:35:21 AM
Mountain Hanger okay?
by just pillow talk
May 14th, 2009
11:36:09 AM
Neal Moritz is an IDIOT! NO Cliffhanger re-boot PLEASE!
by ABking
May 14th, 2009
11:37:20 AM
""Just as they rebooted 'Star Trek,'...
by Big Jim
May 14th, 2009
11:40:34 AM
''pic will center on a group of young climbers''
by Wolverines_Leaky_Workprint
May 14th, 2009
11:42:09 AM
HUH?! HOW THE FUCK DO YOU REMAKE PERFECTION?!
by Stuntcock Mike
May 14th, 2009
11:43:15 AM
ARE YOU HIGH Moritz? Comparing these two?
by BillyMayesHere
May 14th, 2009
11:44:30 AM
This is like AMC!
by The Reluctant Austinite
May 14th, 2009
11:44:47 AM
CLIFFHANGER was a huge hit in Italy. True story.
by FlickaPoo
May 14th, 2009
11:59:11 AM
What
by Omar B
May 14th, 2009
12:00:13 PM
should have remade I Am Sam instead
by kafka07
May 14th, 2009
12:00:58 PM
This remake stuff is getting funny
by CherryValance
May 14th, 2009
12:01:02 PM
Rock climbing-centric action flick=very cool...but...
by FlickaPoo
May 14th, 2009
12:02:43 PM
just combine them all
by just pillow talk
May 14th, 2009
12:06:19 PM
Cliffhanger had a GREAT opening scene
by chimpjnr
May 14th, 2009
12:07:36 PM
Cliffhanger rules
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
May 14th, 2009
12:08:08 PM
This is the funniest thing Ive EVER heard
by tomdolan04
May 14th, 2009
12:08:54 PM
Can they please issue the UNCUT version of Cliffhanger first!?
by OgreYouAsshole
May 14th, 2009
12:12:42 PM
You know what I liked?...SHOOT TO KILL...the one with...
by FlickaPoo
May 14th, 2009
12:20:11 PM
Cliffhanger was fucking cool! John Lithgow ruled!
by Motoko Kusanagi
May 14th, 2009
12:23:03 PM
CLIFFHANGER was pretty good, BUT...
by uberman
May 14th, 2009
12:23:19 PM
Someone needs to do for rock climbing what THE...
by FlickaPoo
May 14th, 2009
12:26:17 PM
cliffhangers a classic
by TheExterminator
May 14th, 2009
12:26:58 PM
...THE ASCENT maybe?
by FlickaPoo
May 14th, 2009
12:26:58 PM
Neal Moritz you are a FUCKING HACK
by D.Vader
May 14th, 2009
12:27:12 PM
will they be attacked by....
by GavinVanDraven
May 14th, 2009
12:30:46 PM
fuck. that was an original idea.....
by GavinVanDraven
May 14th, 2009
12:32:32 PM
GavinVanDraven - They'll never make it...
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
May 14th, 2009
12:33:53 PM
GavinVanDraven...sure, that could work...have you...
by FlickaPoo
May 14th, 2009
12:36:17 PM

by Cobra--Kai
May 14th, 2009
12:39:00 PM
...always Cobra.
by FlickaPoo
May 14th, 2009
12:43:00 PM

by Cobra--Kai
May 14th, 2009
12:45:45 PM
yeah i drank with a goat once
by GavinVanDraven
May 14th, 2009
12:46:36 PM
To justify it...
by brattyben
May 14th, 2009
12:46:43 PM
...so back to 'spelunking'...
by FlickaPoo
May 14th, 2009
12:50:43 PM
Did he seriously compare cliffhanger to Star Trek?
by RobotDevil007
May 14th, 2009
12:59:03 PM
Isn't this dickhead remaking The Towering Inferno?
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
May 14th, 2009
01:00:40 PM
and much like
by Flyingcircus
May 14th, 2009
01:01:57 PM
I am not the droid-
by Flyingcircus
May 14th, 2009
01:03:13 PM
BREAKIN sucked. I'm a BEAT STREET man myself.
by FlickaPoo
May 14th, 2009
01:06:47 PM
"The Big Flamer"
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
May 14th, 2009
01:07:27 PM
Hilarious
by kwisatzhaderach
May 14th, 2009
01:09:51 PM
is it April 1st?
by tensticks
May 14th, 2009
01:15:00 PM
from the genius that brought you STEALTH
by Darkartist
May 14th, 2009
01:24:30 PM
How about "Eiger Sanction 2"?
by DrMorbius
May 14th, 2009
01:25:54 PM
Fuck Cliffhanger! Where's TORQUE 2?
by Darkartist
May 14th, 2009
01:27:09 PM
Doesn't make any sense
by Charlie_Allnut
May 14th, 2009
01:27:14 PM
Absolutely terrible, WHY?
by Cecil_Vagpie
May 14th, 2009
01:27:47 PM
is Stallone Gabe Walker Prime?
by coltrautman
May 14th, 2009
01:29:12 PM
MAKE A SEQUEL WITH STALLONE!!!
by coltrautman
May 14th, 2009
01:30:14 PM
"Reboot"??? Excuse me?
by Spandau Belly
May 14th, 2009
01:30:17 PM
Renny Harlin
by imagin78
May 14th, 2009
01:34:25 PM
Neil Moritz is doing a modernized biopic of FDR
by Darkartist
May 14th, 2009
01:35:27 PM
FlickaPoo
by Stuntcock Mike
May 14th, 2009
01:42:24 PM
This is a joke, right?
by Abominable Snowcone
May 14th, 2009
01:48:58 PM
coltrautman
by Abominable Snowcone
May 14th, 2009
01:50:13 PM
Reboot what?
by Vesuvio
May 14th, 2009
01:50:21 PM
Cliffhanger Was Nothing More Than A Fun, Mindless Action Flick
by Acquanetta
May 14th, 2009
01:50:43 PM
"A Rope Bridge Too Far"
by bookonbob
May 14th, 2009
01:53:53 PM
ThePilgrim
by Darkartist
May 14th, 2009
01:55:32 PM
What the World Needs Now
by TinkerTIW
May 14th, 2009
02:03:40 PM
yeah this was remade already...
by MamboMan
May 14th, 2009
02:04:03 PM
Great. Another forced franchise spun from a decent movie.
by Mr Nicholas
May 14th, 2009
02:04:13 PM
JANINE FUCKING TURNER
by AzulTool
May 14th, 2009
02:05:04 PM
Vertical Limit rules
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
May 14th, 2009
02:11:02 PM
Neal Moritz should be dragged from his office
by D.Vader
May 14th, 2009
02:15:24 PM
San Moritz..... Fuck You
by DarfurOnTheRocks2
May 14th, 2009
02:19:11 PM
Cliffhanger II: Rucker's Revenge
by DarfurOnTheRocks2
May 14th, 2009
02:19:52 PM
Cliffhanger II: Hang 10
by DarfurOnTheRocks2
May 14th, 2009
02:20:15 PM
This is ridiculous.
by a goonie
May 14th, 2009
02:20:32 PM
Cliffhanger II: Mountain Outta a Mole Hill
by DarfurOnTheRocks2
May 14th, 2009
02:21:20 PM
the most absurd remake of them all
by donduck
May 14th, 2009
02:24:34 PM
Star Trek comparison
by Beezbo
May 14th, 2009
02:27:31 PM
Vertical Limit blows
by just pillow talk
May 14th, 2009
02:30:00 PM
Daylight (1996)
by maxbrown
May 14th, 2009
02:35:32 PM
JPT - Vertical Limit blows, but in a craptastic way
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
May 14th, 2009
02:44:05 PM
Daylight is a decent film as well.
by Stuntcock Mike
May 14th, 2009
02:45:08 PM
Daylight was awesome at the cinema
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
May 14th, 2009
02:50:49 PM
Walker, you resilient bastard!!!
by TheLastBoyScout
May 14th, 2009
02:50:52 PM
"You want to kill me don't you?"
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
May 14th, 2009
02:54:45 PM
I have an AB King sort of love for Cliffhanger
by MorganLeafy
May 14th, 2009
02:59:00 PM
I imagine it went like this.....
by otm shank
May 14th, 2009
03:00:46 PM
SUITS, SOCKS, 100 MILLION DOLLARS, THE USUAL.
by MaxCalifornia.
May 14th, 2009
03:03:27 PM
TV remaking "The Fall Guy"
by Flyingcircus
May 14th, 2009
03:12:49 PM
There was a Clifhanger reboot.
by ricarleite2
May 14th, 2009
03:24:11 PM
DAYLIGHT does not exist in this dojo
by Cobra--Kai
May 14th, 2009
03:27:08 PM
How hard can it be to create a new rock-climbing thriller?
by kevred
May 14th, 2009
03:27:50 PM

by Cobra--Kai
May 14th, 2009
03:32:29 PM
"Kill one man, you're a murderer. Kill a million, and you're a c
by Nasty In The Pasty
May 14th, 2009
03:35:34 PM
onquer!"
by Nasty In The Pasty
May 14th, 2009
03:36:09 PM
I forgot Viggo was in that one Cobra.
by Stuntcock Mike
May 14th, 2009
03:44:36 PM
Reboot Airborne!
by jaysin420
May 14th, 2009
03:45:59 PM
WHHY?!?!?!?!?
by Arteska
May 14th, 2009
03:48:57 PM
I loved Cliffhanger!!
by lockesbrokenleg
May 14th, 2009
04:11:29 PM
Cliffhanger is fantastic.
by thebearovingian
May 14th, 2009
04:15:53 PM
I Never Realized
by RaRoMo
May 14th, 2009
04:27:48 PM
The person to person plane transfer
by lockesbrokenleg
May 14th, 2009
04:29:03 PM
And That Other Movie
by RaRoMo
May 14th, 2009
04:31:51 PM
how long before a re-imagining of Independence Day?
by Cedar_Room
May 14th, 2009
04:34:27 PM
Loved Cliffhanger
by QuandraX
May 14th, 2009
04:41:46 PM
Sly Stallone...
by THE TRUE PINBACK
May 14th, 2009
04:56:13 PM
God damn son of a bitch
by sukmyboomstik
May 14th, 2009
04:57:55 PM
Just watch INTO THE VOID again. Scare the shit...
by FlickaPoo
May 14th, 2009
05:06:19 PM
FUCK THIS...FUCK REMAKES!!!
by muri71
May 14th, 2009
05:08:16 PM
FUCK THIS...FUCK REMAKES!!!
by muri71
May 14th, 2009
05:08:38 PM
How about a 'Stepfather' remake?
by TedKordLives
May 14th, 2009
05:18:47 PM
Censorship does not exist in this dojo
by Cobra--Kai
May 14th, 2009
05:19:20 PM

by Cobra--Kai
May 14th, 2009
05:24:59 PM
cliffhanger made over 250 worlwide and thats a lot...
by muri71
May 14th, 2009
05:35:46 PM
i saw cliffhanger in the cinema...
by muri71
May 14th, 2009
05:39:27 PM
here comes the striker
by illegaltouching
May 14th, 2009
05:44:43 PM
IS LAUGHING HIS ASS OFF...
by muri71
May 14th, 2009
05:47:46 PM
this neil guy will fukk up "escape..." & "battle royal"
by muri71
May 14th, 2009
05:55:13 PM
now its official-i won`t watch any movie this guy produces!
by muri71
May 14th, 2009
06:08:03 PM
what about a "saw" reboot its been nearly 8 months...
by muri71
May 14th, 2009
06:25:04 PM
what about "vertical hanger" or "hang on vertical"
by muri71
May 14th, 2009
06:26:55 PM
a group!?!
by The Duke of New York
May 14th, 2009
06:33:01 PM
janine turner and caroline goodall fucking hot!!!
by Six Demon Bag
May 14th, 2009
07:09:38 PM
What's the point?
by Sithtastic
May 14th, 2009
07:33:01 PM
Of course Cliffhanger's a franchise....
by Bartleby T. Scrivener
May 14th, 2009
07:56:32 PM
THIS IS NOT OUR CLIFFHANGER
by BringingSexyBack
May 14th, 2009
08:01:57 PM
CLIFFHANGER IS NOT AN ACTION MOVIE PER SE
by BringingSexyBack
May 14th, 2009
08:03:44 PM
Cliffhanger censorship
by Charlie_Allnut
May 14th, 2009
08:25:32 PM
STALAGMITE - THE MOVIE!!!!
by lockesbrokenleg
May 14th, 2009
08:42:52 PM
STARRING: THAT RANDOM DANGLING KITTEN
by Mullah Omar
May 14th, 2009
09:10:27 PM
That's pretty funny
by Pistachio_Wildebeest
May 14th, 2009
09:17:32 PM
That's pretty funny
by Pistachio_Wildebeest
May 14th, 2009
09:17:34 PM
SEASON'S OVER ASSHOLE!!!
by lockesbrokenleg
May 14th, 2009
09:19:29 PM
fuck sake
by ukfilms28
May 14th, 2009
09:36:25 PM
i wouldint be surprised
by ukfilms28
May 14th, 2009
09:41:07 PM
yawn
by xenaman
May 14th, 2009
09:48:56 PM
Sylvester Stalone goes back in time...
by Alkeoholic77
May 14th, 2009
09:59:17 PM
Oh yeah
by i.baronvladimir
May 14th, 2009
11:35:24 PM
Cliffhanger was 2 different movies stiched together
by MANZILLA
May 15th, 2009
01:03:31 AM
saw vs. godfather
by MorganLeafy
May 15th, 2009
01:40:56 AM
yer not gunna die!!
by TheLastBoyScout
May 15th, 2009
02:10:14 AM
Another remake!
by Continentalop
May 15th, 2009
02:30:13 AM
I'm all for a new Cliffhanger
by deanbarry
May 15th, 2009
03:12:22 AM
Jesus, remaking movies from 1993?
by The Amazing G
May 15th, 2009
04:11:17 AM
Saw the orignal at the drive-in with SNIPER
by Iowa Snot Client
May 15th, 2009
05:26:53 AM
call it then CLEVERS EDGE!;)
by muri71
May 15th, 2009
06:20:40 AM
@MorganLeafy ur right about cleaver...
by muri71
May 15th, 2009
06:22:03 AM
Dear Neal Moritz -- FUCK YOU RIGHT UP THE ASS !!!
by Big Dumb Ape
May 15th, 2009
06:27:27 AM
Oh hell...
by Kid Z
May 15th, 2009
07:57:57 AM
Why bother remake a throwaway Stallone paycheck?
by Xian042
May 15th, 2009
08:23:10 AM
I already remade CLIFFHANGER, see it here for free!
by higfilm007
May 15th, 2009
08:34:19 AM
I WAS A FUCKING GOOD STRIKER!!!
by Six Demon Bag
May 15th, 2009
09:00:27 AM
Gravity's a bitch!
by Six Demon Bag
May 15th, 2009
09:00:49 AM
That FBI special Agent on the Plane was a Champ
by DarfurOnTheRocks2
May 15th, 2009
09:05:35 AM
This is Not Your Father's Cliffhanger....
by DarfurOnTheRocks2
May 15th, 2009
09:06:14 AM
Moritz wants to remake Expendables.....
by DarfurOnTheRocks2
May 15th, 2009
09:07:37 AM
'just as they did with Star Trek'
by Mr Gorilla
May 15th, 2009
09:08:06 AM
What an idiot
by Juemad
May 15th, 2009
09:14:32 AM
Ahh dude!!
by SouthSide_2010
May 15th, 2009
09:45:48 AM
This is not your older brothers Cliffhanger
by I_am_not_the_droid_you_are_loo king_for
May 15th, 2009
10:26:30 AM
Wow, the original is approx. 15 years ago!
by thegreatwhatzit
May 15th, 2009
10:58:54 AM
DROP DEAD FRED, CLIFFHANGER, THE KARATE KID...
by gruemanlives
May 15th, 2009
11:13:14 AM
I had a friend in high school lose his virginity to Cliffhanger
by mullymt
May 15th, 2009
11:16:34 AM
stupid stupid stupid
by wyvern
May 15th, 2009
02:04:43 PM
Your friend only gets laid during Cliffhanger?
by Continentalop
May 15th, 2009
02:05:26 PM
Nice Conti
by TedKordLives
May 15th, 2009
02:13:39 PM
Cliffhanger was pretty cool...
by photoboy
May 15th, 2009
05:14:19 PM
chill out, it's not like remakes erase the originals.
by FleshMachine
May 15th, 2009
05:47:30 PM
Make a porn version
by chuffsterUK
May 15th, 2009
06:28:36 PM
Remakes, like Bad Sequels Tarnish the Originals...
by DarfurOnTheRocks2
May 15th, 2009
09:10:22 PM
I Have a Script for Leonard: Part XII
by DarfurOnTheRocks2
May 15th, 2009
09:11:38 PM
Oh man
by samuraiwahoo
May 15th, 2009
10:28:58 PM
Someone I know worked on a Neil Moritz show
by drturing
May 16th, 2009
12:59:37 PM
What about that movie where Sly is in the tunnel?
by Cotton McKnight
May 16th, 2009
10:53:54 PM
Rebooting Cliffhanger????
by AsimovLives
May 17th, 2009
05:36:57 AM
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
by u.k. star
May 17th, 2009
05:40:47 PM
This is not your pedophilic uncle's CLIFFHANGER
by zacdilone
May 17th, 2009
10:38:54 PM

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