<description>&lt;div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="cstbe" data-offset-key="b0d9b-0-0"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="b0d9b-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "b0d9b-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="b0d9b-0-0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="b0d9b-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "b0d9b-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;It's episode 267...and &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "b0d9b-0-1"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;kill a few people, they call you a murderer. Kill a million and you're a conqueror.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="b0d9b-0-0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="cstbe" data-offset-key="2k8j6-0-0"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="2k8j6-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "2k8j6-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Cliffhanger&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-offset-key= "2k8j6-0-1"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;(1993) follows a team of mountain rescue rangers, led by the inexplicably muscly and capable Gabe, as they become mixed up in a group of thieves' plot to steal $100m from a US Treasury flight. With suitcases of money scattered across the Colorado Rockies, it's a race against time for Gabe to stop the nefarious Qualen and rescue his mountain climbing buddies.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="2k8j6-0-0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="cstbe" data-offset-key="1qpbq-0-0"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="1qpbq-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "1qpbq-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;We discuss a post-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "1qpbq-0-1"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;Die Hard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-offset-key="1qpbq-0-2"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;90s schlock masterpiece, ask how well it communicates the terror of high places, break down some slightly surprising gender politics and do a deep dive into the question of whether or not Stallone can actually act at all.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="1qpbq-0-0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="cstbe" data-offset-key="e1cmv-0-0"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="e1cmv-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;All of which leads to one question:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-1"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;H&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-2"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-3"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;w&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-offset-key="e1cmv-0-5"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;w&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-6"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-7"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;u&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-8"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;l&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-9"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;d&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-offset-key="e1cmv-0-11"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;y&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-12"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;o&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-13"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;u&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-offset-key="e1cmv-0-15"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;s&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-16"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;u&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-17"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;r&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-18"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-19"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;i&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-20"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;v&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-21"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;e&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "e1cmv-0-22"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="e1cmv-0-0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="cstbe" data-offset-key="8no0m-0-0"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="8no0m-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "8no0m-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;Whatever happens, one thing's for sure:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;em&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "8no0m-0-1"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;Your friend just had the costliest funeral ever.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="8no0m-0-0"&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class="DraftEditor-paragraphElement" data-block="true" data-editor="cstbe" data-offset-key="fn54p-0-0"&gt; &lt;div class= "public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" data-offset-key="fn54p-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-offset-key= "fn54p-0-0"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;Next time, 'Fear of Heights' season continues with&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-offset-key= "fn54p-0-1"&gt;&lt;span data-text="true"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fall&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span data-offset-key="fn54p-0-2"&gt;&lt;span data-text= "true"&gt;(2022).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;</description>

How to Survive

Joe Shervell and Chris Morris

How to Survive: Cliffhanger (1993)

MAY 24, 202359 MIN
How to Survive

How to Survive: Cliffhanger (1993)

MAY 24, 202359 MIN

Description

How to Survive is now on Patreon! Support us at Patreon.com/HowtoSurvivePod to get every episode one week early, plus monthly bonus episodes and more.   It's episode 267...and kill a few people, they call you a murderer. Kill a million and you're a conqueror.   Cliffhanger (1993) follows a team of mountain rescue rangers, led by the inexplicably muscly and capable Gabe, as they become mixed up in a group of thieves' plot to steal $100m from a US Treasury flight. With suitcases of money scattered across the Colorado Rockies, it's a race against time for Gabe to stop the nefarious Qualen and rescue his mountain climbing buddies.   We discuss a post-Die Hard 90s schlock masterpiece, ask how well it communicates the terror of high places, break down some slightly surprising gender politics and do a deep dive into the question of whether or not Stallone can actually act at all.   All of which leads to one question: How would you survive?   Whatever happens, one thing's for sure: Your friend just had the costliest funeral ever.   Next time, 'Fear of Heights' season continues with Fall (2022).