When it comes to crazy and costly movie stunts which movie comes to mind? We bet youre thinking of Tom Cruise’s stunts in Mission: Impossible. But did you know theres one movie that broke a record by featuring the world’s first million-dollar aerial stunt? Released in 1993 this film made history with the most expensive aerial stunt ever performed. It was so costly that the lead actor even took a pay cut to help offset the million-dollar price tag. To your surprise the movie also made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for having the most expensive aerial stunt ever performed. With the entire budget of $70 million (Rs 59917040610) the stunt would be close to Rs 188275659 adjusted for inflation. We are talking about movie Cliffhanger starring Sylvester Stallone alongside John Lithgow Michael Rooker and Janine Turner. The film premiered at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival and was released in the United States on May 28 1993 by TriStar Pictures. The worldwide box office was 3.9 times the production budget. The movie earned $255 million worldwide and became the 7th-highest-grossing film of the year. Do you know Stuntman Simon Crane was paid $1 million to perform the aerial transfer scene where he crossed between two planes at an altitude of 15000 feet (4600 m)?
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