Cliffhanger (film): Difference between revisions

* [[Ax Crazy]]: Eric Qualen.

* [[Bad Boss]]: One of the mooks is injured during the mid-air robbery.

'''Qualen''': "[[Sarcasm Mode|Send him to the nearest hospital]]. Fast." ''(throws mook out of the airplane)'' }}

* [[Bond One-Liner]]: "''Remember shithead! Keep your arms and legs in the vehicle '''[[Punctuated for Emphasis|At. All. Times!]]'''"''

* [[Everything's Worse with Wolves]]: After one of the basejumpers crash down on the woods, bunch of wolves appear to check him out. Luckily Frank arrives and chases them away.

* [[Facing the Bullets One-Liner]]

'''Hal Tucker''': "Maybe. But in a minute I'll be dead, and you, will always be an asshole." }}

** Sets up the [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]] below.

* [[Honor Before Reason]]

* [[Hot Amazon]]: The only member of his team Qualen actually admires is [[The Squadette]], Kristel, who's notably [[Surrounded by Idiots|smarter than the rest of his mooks]] (when making the fake distress call, she claims that one of their party is running out of insulin so the rescue team won't wait till after the storm). {{spoiler|Subverted later in a [[Kick the Dog]] moment when Qualen shoots her dead solely to force the hand of another rebellious team member.}}

'''Kristel''': "You should see me bake a cake." }}

* [[Heel Realization]]: Tucker when he finds himself faced with a similar choice to that of the opening.

* [[Plummet Perspective]]: Used to horrifying effect in the opening with a falling teddy bear.

* [[Pre-Mortem One-Liner]]: Delmar fights Tucker and announces it like a soccer game; finally, the beaten Tucker is dangling from a cliff with Delmar's shotgun in his face. Tucker manages to stab the sadistic Irishman in the ankle with Frank's dagger, grab his shotgun while he's distracted by the pain and...

* [[Rated "M" for Manly]]: Let's see, terrorists, gunfights, explosions, and rock climbing? It's a manly movie that flies under the radar.

* [[Scenery Porn]]