Vertical Limit
Brief Synopsis
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Photographer Peter Garrett, an ex-mountain climber who retired from the sport after his father was killed in a climbing accident, finds himself in a challenging position when his sister and her entrepreneurial-minded partner Elliot become trapped in a in a vertical cave atop the perilous K2, the world's second highest mountain. Can Peter find the strength to overcome his emotional blockage to climbing, and if so, does he still have what it takes to scale the mighty mountain to save his sister and her summit crew?
Cast & Crew
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Martin Campbell
Director
Chris O'donnell
Peter Garrett
Robin Tunney
Annie Garrett
Bill Paxton
Elliot Vaughn
Stuart Wilson
Royce Garrett
Scott Glenn
Montgomery Wick
Film Details
Also Known As
The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2000
Production Company
American Humane Association; Columbia Pictures; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Dolby Laboratories, Inc.; Eastman Kodak; Flying Trestles; Frameline Ltd; Howard Anderson Company; Panavision, Ltd.; Reel Team; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Buena Vista International; Columbia Tristar Domestic Television; Cts; Skifan Hf; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures International; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
New Zealand
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 6m
Synopsis
Photographer Peter Garrett, an ex-mountain climber who retired from the sport after his father was killed in a climbing accident, finds himself in a challenging position when his sister and her entrepreneurial-minded partner Elliot become trapped in a in a vertical cave atop the perilous K2, the world's second highest mountain. Can Peter find the strength to overcome his emotional blockage to climbing, and if so, does he still have what it takes to scale the mighty mountain to save his sister and her summit crew?
Directors
Martin Campbell
Director
Simon Crane
2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)
Roger J. Vernon
Director
Steve Kroschel
Director (Avalanche Unit)
Cast
Chris O'donnell
Peter Garrett
Robin Tunney
Annie Garrett
Bill Paxton
Elliot Vaughn
Stuart Wilson
Royce Garrett
Scott Glenn
Montgomery Wick
Izabella Scorupco
Monique Aubertine
Tom Struthers
Grunge Climber
Leos Stransky
Grunge Climber
Augie Davis
Aziz
Temuera Morrison
Major Rasul
Bruce Kingan
Rasul Flying Double
Roshan Seth Obe
Colonel Amir Salim
Alejandro Valdes-rochin
Sergeant Asim
Nicholas Lea
Tom Mclaren
Rod Brown
Ali Hasan
Steve Lemarquand
Cyril Bench
Ben Mendelsohn
Malcolm Bench
Ed Viesturs
Editor Viesturs
Robert Taylor
Alexander Siddig
Kareem Nazir
Clinton Beavan
Wnn Cameraman
David Hayman
Frank 'Chainsaw' Williams
Robert Mammone
Brian Maki
Nicole Whippy
Spanish Climber
Colin Moy
Technician
Ian Bolt
Technician
Nicolette Kenny
Technician
Ross Mckellar
Technician
Tiffany De Castro
Crying Woman
Campbell Cooley
Campbell
Alistair Browning
Ali
Jo Davidson
Italian Team Member
Tamati Rice
Party Goer
Sally Spencer Harris
Party Goer
Craig Walsh-wrightson
Party Goer
Leela Patel
Mayama Wick
Gavin B Craig
Summit Air Pilot
Shahid Zafar
Prayer Leader
Crew
Andrea Adams
Cg Animator (Peerless Camera Company)
Grant Lindsay Adams
2nd Assistant Camera
Vic Addison
Rigging Production Assistant
Debbie Adler
Editorial (Digiscope)
Carl Aldana
Storyboard Artist
Robin Allen-paris
Aerial Assistant Director
Karen S Alvarez
Production Coordinator (Utah Unit)
Simon Ambrose
Best Boy Grip
Alistair Anderson
Special Effects
Pete Anthony
Score Orchestrator
Pete Anthony
Score Conductor
Mushir Anwar
Other
Peter Arbic
Other
Dave Arnold
Westcam Technician
Tricia Henry Ashford
Visual Effects Producer
Andrew Ashley
Other
Graham Aston
Assistant Art Director
Janelle Aston
Other
Chris Atkinson
Other
Jeff Atmajian
Original Music
Lynn Barber
Makeup Artist
Robert Bardy
Computer Graphics Td (Anohana Production Management & Technology Llc/Visual Effects)
Hugh Barnard
Other
Nick Bassett
Art Director
Becky Bates
Assistant (To Rigging Coordinator)
Jim Bay
Other
Rachel Beard
2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Perry Beckham
Other
Bob Beemer
Re-Recording Mixer
Dave Bergman
Climbing Doubles
Paul Bernstein
Other
Richard Bernstein
Music Editor
Stu Bernstein
Foley Editor
Mary-jane Bethel
Production Assistant
Kimberly Beuche
Visual Effects Production Assistant (Anohana Production Management & Technology Llc/Visual Effects)
Jules Bianchi
Assistant (To Chris O'Donnell)
Tanya Bidois
Assistant Production Accountant
Minky Billups
Digital Artist (Digiscope)
Ian Binnie
Assistant Rigger
Don M Black
Grip (Snow Leopards Unit)
Barry Blanchard
Other
Martin Body
Rotoscoping Artist (Peerless Camera Company)
Karl Boomsma
Climbing Doubles
Jennifer Bosworth
Visual Effects Production Assistant (Anohana Production Management & Technology Llc/Visual Effects)
Claude Bouchard
Other
Jeff Boyd
Doctor (Pakistan Unit)
Russell Braddock
Other
Adam Brailsford
Location Assistant
Bekka Bramlett
Song ("Patient Heart")
David Brighton
Special Effects
Tristan Brighty
1st Assistant Editor
Miranda Brown
Wardrobe
Peter Brunton
Fuel Truck Driver
Jon Bunker
Production Designer
Billy Burnette
Song ("Patient Heart")
Ray Button
Other
Aaron Campbell
Rigging Production Assistant
Martin Campbell
Screenwriter
Martin Campbell
Producer
Lawrence Carroll
Digital Artist (Digiscope)
Nils Carson
Cg Data Manager (Anohana Production Management & Technology Llc/Visual Effects)
John Catron
Production Accountant
Dan Cervin
V Special Effects Technician (2nd Unit)
Graham Charles
Climbing Doubles
Eric Chauvin
Digital Matte Painter (Anohana Production Management & Technology Llc/Visual Effects)
Nikki Clapp
Script Supervisor
Adam Clark
1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Gareth Clark
Special Effects
Peter Clemence
Key Grip (Snow Leopards Unit)
Peter Cleveland
Special Effects
Tim Coddington
Production Manager (2nd Unit)
Grady Cofer
Supervisor
Elisa Cohen
2nd Assistant Editor
Patricia Compter
Production Assistant
Mike Connolly
Digital Compositing Artist (Peerless Camera Company)
Derek Cook
Pilot
Seumas Cooney
Production Assistant
Jon Copley
Assistant Production Accountant
Neil Corbould
Special Effects Supervisor
Jim Cormack
Art Director
Guy Cotter
Senior Mountain Safety Officer
Natalie Cox
Production Assistant
Gavin B Craig
Pilot
Simon Crane
Stunt Coordinator
Greg Creaser
Other
Ronald Croci
Storyboard Artist
David Cronnelly
Stunts
Slater Crosby
1st Assistant Camera (Snow Leopards Unit)
Paul Crowe
Special Effects
Darcey Crownshaw
Special Effects
Michael Culbert
Assistant (To Bill Paxton)
Pud Cusack
Sound Recordist
Steve Cutmore
Digital Compositing Artist (Peerless Camera Company)
Adam Dale
Other
Valerie Davidson
Foley Editor
Steve Davis
Stunts
Carlos De Carvalho
1st Assistant Camera
Sandy De Crescent
Music Contractor
Patricia Deavoll
Climbing Doubles
Brad Dechter
Original Music
Matt Deitman
Foley Artist
Jorge Del Valle
Computer Graphics Td (Anohana Production Management & Technology Llc/Visual Effects)
Alex Deleon
Other
Jabin Dickins
Special Effects
Mark J Dillon
Model Maker (Cinema Production Services Inc)
Pam Dixon Mickelson
Casting
John Paul Docherty
Digital Effects Supervisor (Peerless Camera Company)
Ferran Domenech
Computer Graphics Td (Anohana Production Management & Technology Llc/Visual Effects)
Bruce Dowrick
Assistant Rigger
Dave Dunaway
Other
Paul Dunn
Special Effects
Jason Durey
Special Effects Supervisor (New Zealand)
Sandy East
Other
Sandy East
Stunts
Wade Eastwood
Stunts
Jamie Edgell
Stunts
Lindsey Jayne Edwards
Wardrobe
Lars Eldby
Assistant Boom Operator
Jason Ellis
1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Rosa Farre
Computer Graphics Senior Td (Anohana Production Management & Technology Llc/Visual Effects)
Doug Fenton
Medical Coordinator
Linda Fenwick
Production Office Coordinator (2nd Unit)
Raymond Ferguson
Special Effects
Paul Fisher
Transportation Captain
Robert Fiske
Assistant Production Accountant
Wayne Flockton
Special Effects
Kerry Fodie
Pilot
Wayne Foley
Special Thanks
Justin Fonda
1st Assistant Camera (Snow Leopards Unit)
Carole Fontana
Production Supervisor (Utah Unit)
Dianne Foothead
Costume Supervisor
Andrew Fowler
Digital Effects Producer (Peerless Camera Company)
Corbin H Fox
Special Effects Technician (2nd Unit)
Tom Franchette
Gaffer (Snow Leopards Unit)
Terry Fraser
Key Grip (2nd Unit)
Lori Freitag-hild
Digital Artist (Digiscope)
Glenn Frey
Song ("Take It To The Limit")
Jock Fyfe
2nd Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
Mark Gabites
Paramedic
Toby Gallo
Other
Cynthia Gamble
Other
Walter Garcia
Digital Effects Coordinator (Digiscope)
Jen Gasson
Production Assistant
Barton Gawboy
Visual Effects Producer
Barton Gawboy
Supervisor
Ken George
Stills Photographer
Bego Gerhart
Other
Barry Gibb
Song ("Only One Woman")
Maurice Gibb
Song ("Only One Woman")
Robin Gibb
Song ("Only One Woman")
Hector Gika
Sound Effects Editor
Cindy Glass
Production Office (Los Angeles)
James Goodman
Computer Graphics Senior Td (Anohana Production Management & Technology Llc/Visual Effects)
Nikki Gooley
Makeup Supervisor
Mark S Gordon
Dialogue Editor
Martin Gorzeman
On-Set Dresser
Anita Gribble
Rotoscoping Artist (Peerless Camera Company)
Gary Ray Grimes
Scenic Artist
Gavin Guerra
Computer Graphics Senior Td (Anohana Production Management & Technology Llc/Visual Effects)
Lorna Gusner
Digital Artist (Digiscope)
Jennifer Hall Lee
Miniature Visual Effects Producer (Cinema Production Services Inc)
Aaron Halstead
Climbing Doubles
Celia Hamel
Digital Effects Production Staff (Digiscope)
Dan Hamilton
Other
Peter Haran
Special Effects
Kazmer Harangozo
3rd Assistant Director
David Hardberger
Miniatures (Cinema Production Services Inc)
David Hardberger
Director Of Photography (Cinema Production Services Inc)
P J Harling
Production Assistant (Peerless Camera Company)
Ryan Hartnett
Special Effects
Bruce Hasler
Climbing Doubles
Dion Hatch
Digital Visual Effects Supervisor (Digiscope)
Richard Hayes
Pilot
Terry Hayes
Screenwriter
Gary Hecker
Foley Artist
Camille Henderson
Makeup (Utah Unit)
Colin Hendy
Other
Don Henley
Song ("Take It To The Limit")
Bernhard Henrich
Set Decorator
Craig Henry
Wardrobe
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Mark Henson
Stunts
Lindsay Herlinger
Stunts
Alex Hernandez
Other
Phil Hess
Foley Editor
Phil Hetos
Color Timer
Kerryn Highsted
Production Assistant
Ellen Hillers
2nd Assistant Director
Sarah Hinch
Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)
Charlie Hobbs
Other
Steven Hodge
Other
Cindy Hodges
Model Maker (Cinema Production Services Inc)
Chris Hogan
Foley Supervisor
Chris Hollyer
Art Department Associate
Paul Hopkins
Other
Peter Hornbuckle
Wardrobe
Andrea Horta
Adr Supervisor
Kent Houston
Visual Effects Supervisor
James Newton Howard
Music
James Howe
Medic (Utah Unit)
Film Details
Also Known As
The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Adventure
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2000
Production Company
American Humane Association; Columbia Pictures; Deluxe Entertainment Services Group; Dolby Laboratories, Inc.; Eastman Kodak; Flying Trestles; Frameline Ltd; Howard Anderson Company; Panavision, Ltd.; Reel Team; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Buena Vista International; Columbia Tristar Domestic Television; Cts; Skifan Hf; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures International; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Location
New Zealand
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 6m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video May 22, 2001
Released in United States Winter December 8, 2000
Roger Spottiswoode was previously attached to direct.
Stuart Baird was previously attached to direct.
Phoenix Pictures reportedly paid $1,000,000 for Roger King and Ron Hutchinson's script.
Began shooting August 2, 1999.
Completed shooting March 11, 2000.
Released in United States on Video May 22, 2001
Released in United States Winter December 8, 2000
