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Cliffhanger

Genre
Action
Rating
R
Released
28 May, 1993
Cliffhanger

A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction. A cliffhanger is hoped to incentivize the audience to return to see how the characters resolve the dilemma. Some serials end with the caveat, "to be Continued" or "the end?"; in movie serials and television series, the following episode sometimes begins with a recap sequence. Cliffhangers were used as literary devices in several works of the medieval era, with One Thousand and One Nights ending on a cliffhanger each night. Cliffhangers appeared as an element of the Victorian serial novel that emerged in the 1840s, with many associating the form with Charles Dickens, a pioneer of the serial publication of narrative fiction. Following the enormous success of Dickens by the 1860s cliffhanger endings had become a staple part of the sensation serials.

About Cliffhanger

A mountain climber named Gabe is embroiled in a failed heist of a US Treasury plane flying over the Rocky Mountains. The film earned Oscar nominations for Best Sound, Best Visual and Sound Effects.

Achievement of Cliffhanger

Sylvester Stallone starred and was also a co-writer on the film. Several cuts were made to get the MPAA rating down from "NC-17" to "R."

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Latest information about Cliffhanger updated on July 28 2021.