K2 (1991) ( K2: The Ultimate High ) ( K Two )

K2 (1991) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: K2: The Ultimate High
Alternate Title: K Two
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
106 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1991 and produced in:
Japan ( India, Eastern Asia )
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Franc Roddam

Written By:
Patrick Meyers

Actors:
Michael Biehn ..... Taylor Brooks
Matt Craven ..... Harold Jameson
Annie Grindlay ..... Lisa
Elena Wohl ..... Tracey (as Elena Stiteler)
Blu Mankuma ..... Man on Wheelchair
Charles Oberman ..... Tony
Julia Nickson ..... Cindy Jameson (as Julia Nickson-Soul)
Christopher M. Brown ..... Carl (as Christopher Brown)
Leslie Carlson ..... Dexter
David Cubitt ..... Peter
Luca Bercovici ..... Dallas Woolf
Edward Spat ..... Mike Spatt
Andrew Spat ..... Todd Spatt
Hiroshi Fujioka ..... Takane Shimuzu
Patricia Charbonneau ..... Jacki Metcalf

Synopsis:

A pair of climbers attempts to scale the world's second-largest and most dangerous mountain in this visually impressive but dramatically weak adventure. Skirt-chasing lawyer Taylor Brooks (Michael Biehn) and sedate family man Harold Jamison (Matt Craven) share a love of risky mountain climbing and embark on numerous collaborative expeditions. During one of these climbs, they encounter a team of fellow mountaineers preparing to tackle the legendary Pakistani mountain K2. Brooks immediately becomes obsessed with this task, and he convinces the reluctant Jamison to join the team. The bulk of the film centers on the dangerous climb and even more challenging descent, beset with challenges both natural and human. Though adapted from a stage play by Patrick Myers, the schematic personal dramas take a back seat to cinematographer Gabriel Beristain's overwhelming landscapes, filmed both on location at the real K2 and on a smaller Canadian peak.

Taylor and Harold are good friends and avid climbers. While climbing one day, they meet a man who it seems might be attempting to climb K2, the world's second-highest peak. Always pushy, Taylor bugs the man for a spot on the team, claiming that he and Harold are good enough. They may be very good, but K2 is a very tough mountain.

A climbing group is attempting an ascent of K2, the world's second highest peak. One by one, people drop out until only two men are left at the very top.

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