Speaking of John Lithgow

Grant Lamontagne · **on:** January 25, 2012, 03:48:47 AM

In the movie Cliffhanger John Lithgow plays an evil mastermind who has lost three cases of cash on the side of a mountain following a daring air to air robbery. Sylvester Stallone plays a mountain guide who has to stop him using his superior mountain climbing skills.

In a scene that features neither of them, the old mountain rescue helicopter pilot uses a Spyderco (I think it was an Endura) to cut a BASE jumper out of his harness, then when the old man gets killed he slips the knife to Michael Rooker who uses it later to stab another bad guy in the leg.

Def

82brutus · **Reply #1 on:** January 25, 2012, 05:22:30 AM

Cliffhanger is one of those bad movies that I still watch when it's on.

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Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #2 on:** January 25, 2012, 05:46:09 AM

I have the same problem! I also think John Lithgow is a brilliant actor- he seems at home either as a bizarre alien trying to understand human ways, as a bloothirsty killer or as an evil mastermind. His parts alone are worth watching the movie!

Def

nuphoria · **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2012, 01:31:47 PM

I'm with you Grant - he is rather good

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2012, 06:41:23 PM

Plus with Leathermans in the backgrounds and Swiss Army Knives in his pockets plus some Spydies in the general vicinity, the man has some good taste when it comes to tools!

Def

Mike · **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2012, 06:43:22 PM

Would be fun to pair John Lithgow up with Christopher Walken for nearly anything, comedy, thriller, sci-fi.

Mike

AHB · **Reply #6 on:** January 25, 2012, 06:46:43 PM

What's all that talk about Lithgow, everyone knows that Sly is the real artist..

Just watch all the old Rocky movies and you'll see what I mean..

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #7 on:** January 25, 2012, 06:47:22 PM

I agree! Make them the kind of bad guys that hate eachother too- I'd love to see John Lithgow mocking/mimicking Christopher Walken!

Def

Mike · **Reply #8 on:** January 25, 2012, 06:50:03 PM

Quote from: Grant Lamontagne on January 25, 2012, 06:47:22 PM

I agree! Make them the kind of bad guys that hate eachother too- I'd love to see John Lithgow mocking/mimicking Christopher Walken!

Def

LOL! I was just thinking the same thing. Man, that could be really funny!

Mike

Gareth · **Reply #9 on:** January 25, 2012, 08:16:55 PM

Was just watching John Lithgow last night in "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", a much better film than I feared it might have been and in a totally different league to Tim Burton's pile of poo.

Anyone know what the knife is that Ceasar steals?

Gareth · **Reply #10 on:** January 25, 2012, 08:24:03 PM

To answer my own question, apparently it's a Gerber Chameleon.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #11 on:** January 25, 2012, 09:12:30 PM

Yup, that looks like it!

Def

jzmtl · **Reply #12 on:** January 27, 2012, 03:07:14 AM

That Gerber was my first "tactical" knife, bought it at walmart when I was in high school. Some MF stole it a couple of years ago. Kinda want to replace it despite it's crappy edge and impossible to open with one hand, but it's discontinued now.

Sazabi · **Reply #13 on:** January 27, 2012, 03:42:22 PM

Quote from: jzmtl on January 27, 2012, 03:07:14 AM

That Gerber was my first "tactical" knife, bought it at walmart when I was in high school. Some MF stole it a couple of years ago. Kinda want to replace it despite it's crappy edge and impossible to open with one hand, but it's discontinued now.

Jie, there's a guy down my way that /might/ have one. I'd need to look through his stock the next time I visit his place. Granted, his place is the kind that also has a couple CS Sharkies left over, too. I know he was hit very hard during Christmas, though, so there's no telling if he sold out of a particular model or not. :/

Gareth · **Reply #14 on:** January 27, 2012, 06:00:50 PM

Quote from: jzmtl on January 27, 2012, 03:07:14 AM

That Gerber was my first "tactical" knife, bought it at walmart when I was in high school. Some MF stole it a couple of years ago. Kinda want to replace it despite it's crappy edge and impossible to open with one hand, but it's discontinued now.

not even a super-smart chimp can do it either.

jzmtl · **Reply #15 on:** January 27, 2012, 10:37:16 PM

Quote from: Sazabi on January 27, 2012, 03:42:22 PM

Jie, there's a guy down my way that /might/ have one. I'd need to look through his stock the next time I visit his place. Granted, his place is the kind that also has a couple CS Sharkies left over, too. I know he was hit very hard during Christmas, though, so there's no telling if he sold out of a particular model or not. :/

If he doesn't want an arm and leg for it lemme know, but it sounds like that store is one of those places. I think I paid less than $20 when I got it.

sergemaster · **Reply #16 on:** February 09, 2012, 02:52:15 AM

Amici,
Has anyone else seen the movie "Ricochet"? Lithgow played a great bad guy in that one.

Cheers,
Serge

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #17 on:** February 09, 2012, 11:49:26 PM

I saw that one by accident. I can't stand Denzel.

John Lithgow was brilliant in that one, and it's amazing to see him go from the silliness of Third Rock to a super evil psycho in Ricochet. Seeing him strap on some phone book armor and beating the crap out of other inmates in the jail... and he does it so well, you really believe he's that badass.

Brilliant actor!

Def

sergemaster · **Reply #18 on:** February 10, 2012, 07:50:21 AM

Ditto's on Denzel,
Actually, since the plot was going so well, I was hoping for a "happy" ending in Ricochet. But once again I was disappointed..

Cheers,
Serge

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