Why Is Cliffhanger Rated R?

Parents need to know that Cliffhanger is a '90s action adventure, starring Sylvester Stallone, with bloody violence and some strong language. ... Violence is frequent and bloody, with a variety of fights instigated by Qualen's criminal gang.

Is Cliffhanger a good movie?

It is one of the achievements of the movie to convince us that Lithgow and Stallone are a good match. ... And at one point, we can clearly see that Stallone himself is dangling over a nightmarish fall. Movies like this are machines for involving us and thrilling us. "Cliffhanger" is a fairly good machine.

Did Sylvester Stallone really climb in Cliffhanger?

Sylvester Stallone was hurt Monday doing his own stunts in Italy for the film Cliffhanger, but the Rambo and Rocky movie star was stitched up and back to work in 90 minutes. The actor was injured on a studio stage while climbing atop a helicopter supposedly dangling upside-down over a cliff.