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Skyscraper

  • Video
  • 1996
  • R
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
3.2/10
3.1K
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Anna Nicole Smith in Skyscraper (1996)
B-ActionActionThriller

A helicopter charter soon turns deadly when the female pilot finds that she is on a building held by terrorists. It is up to her and her husband to save the hostages.A helicopter charter soon turns deadly when the female pilot finds that she is on a building held by terrorists. It is up to her and her husband to save the hostages.A helicopter charter soon turns deadly when the female pilot finds that she is on a building held by terrorists. It is up to her and her husband to save the hostages.

  • Director
    • Raymond Martino
  • Writers
    • William Applegate Jr.
    • Joseph John Barmettler
  • Stars
    • Anna Nicole Smith
    • Richard Steinmetz
    • Branimir Cikatiæ
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    3.2/10
    3.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Raymond Martino
    • Writers
      • William Applegate Jr.
      • Joseph John Barmettler
    • Stars
      • Anna Nicole Smith
      • Richard Steinmetz
      • Branimir Cikatiæ
    • 46User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Anna Nicole Smith
    Anna Nicole Smith
    • Carrie Wink
    Richard Steinmetz
    Richard Steinmetz
    • Gordon Wink
    Branimir Cikatiæ
    • Zarkov
    • (as Branko Cikatic)
    Calvin Levels
    Calvin Levels
    • Nakim
    Jonathan Fuller
    • Jacques
    Lee de Broux
    Lee de Broux
    • Captain Wood
    Deirdre Haj
    Deirdre Haj
    • Natasha
    • (as Deirdre Imershein)
    Charles M. Huber
    Charles M. Huber
    • Fairfax
    • (as Charles Huber)
    Deron McBee
    Deron McBee
    • Leidermeier
    Vincent DePalma
    Vincent DePalma
    • Johnny Hill
    Alan Brooks
    • Booker
    Gary Imhoff
    Gary Imhoff
    • Dudley
    Bob McCracken
    • Williams
    Eugene Robert Glazer
    Eugene Robert Glazer
    • Cranston
    Seth Isler
    • Clancy
    Michael Chinyamurindi
    • Leroy
    Clay Banks
    • Jimmy Dial
    Robert Kerbeck
    Robert Kerbeck
    • Mather
    • Director
      • Raymond Martino
    • Writers
      • William Applegate Jr.
      • Joseph John Barmettler
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    jwarren

    Anna Nicole Smith does Die Hard. Not exactly.

    Anna Nicole Smith gives a performance that comparatively makes Jayne Mansfield an Oscar winner. A disgusting rip off of Die Hard, including crawling through air ducts. While the plot wasn't remotely intended to take the viewer on an emotional roller coaster ride, Ms. Smith's only emotion seems to consist of whining. It is obvious she just read many lines from cue cards. The most telling sign of the enthusiasm of this cast was exhibited by the hostages, who when released, just sort of meander out of the building. More energy and enthusiasm is shown by most people when being seated in a dentist's chair.

    The whole cast would have been better off if an earthquake collapsed the building on them. The attempted rescue would have been more intriguing.

    The nude scenes were apparently just to exhibit her unnatural endowment. I found viewing her mammaries more humorous than erotic. Anna Nicole Smith strikes me as a rather pitiable creature of silicon.

    I rented the movie for 50 cents locally. What a waste.
    2Henrik-17

    Die Hard meets Barb Wire

    Imagine that you put Barb Wire in a skyscraper, after the Die Hard model, add incredibly stupid dialog, and some free swinging 48" (or however big Anna Nicole Smith's mammaries are) appendages. Then you have more or less this movie.

    If you are a man, the only thing that will hold your attention are the scenes where Anna Nicole Smith shows off her transplants.

    You might want to watch the film if you are masochistic or have nothing better to do (like watching paint dry?).

    The plot is: Tall high rise is taken over by terrorists, this building have a brand new state of the art electronic security system, that allows you to monitor and control the building from 1 central location.

    The bad guys claim to be a international terrorist group in order to avoid detection of their real motive. However there is a fly in the ointment in that there are - in this case - two good guys loose in the building trying to spoke their plans.

    The action consists of crawling through air vents, setting fires in order to call the fire department, picking off the terrorists one by one, ending in a fight where the leader gets thrown off the roof, to crash to his death 86 floors below. Other terrorists are also thrown out the windows to land on police cars......

    Sound familiar ??????

    The primary good guy is Anna Nicole Smith, proudly showing off her mammary development (transplant???) at various times, probably to keep the attention of the the few guys watching the movie.

    Please do yourself a favor - don't see this movie if you have any choice.
    1claudemercure

    Scraping the bottom

    Skyscraper is Die Hard with Anna Nicole Smith in the Bruce Willis role. In an effort to differentiate the two movies, they made her a helicopter pilot. Normally this would make the plot highly unbelievable (she takes on a gang of terrorists). But by the time the plot kicks in, you will already have given up on any hope that this is anything more than soft core porn.

    The sad thing is, Anna Nicole's acting skills aren't even up to that level. Actually, they don't exist. She reads every line in exactly the same monotone, whether whining to her husband that she wants a baby or pleading with the terrorists not to shoot a hostage. On the plus side, there is lots of nudity that gives new meaning to the word 'gratuitous'. Early on Anna Nicole gets home from a hard day's work and relaxes with a slow-motion shower. She seems to really enjoy it, giving special attention to her big-as-your-head breasts. Actually, that's the high point of her performance. But I don't think even Meryl Streep could have done much with this material.

    You've got your multi-ethnic team of what another reviewer called "Chippendales terrorists", each one a stereotype of some kind (my favourite was the French one, who would sprinkle his dialogue with exotic French words like "mes amis"). You've got your "brilliant" terrorist leader whose brilliance is supposed to be conveyed by his pretentious habit of meaninglessly quoting Shakespeare and by his lofty world-accent line delivery. I could go on about the brain-dead comic relief, the cheesy take-over-the-world plot, and dialogue that's beyond wooden - it's more like petrified wood - but I don't want to ruin the experience for you. That's right - I think you should see this film. I haven't laughed this hard since Showgirls.
    4calebmpr

    90s Cult

    Skyscraper is by no means a good film, it is truly a terrible action/thriller but let's be honest Anna Nicole Smith is what makes this movie entertaining as it is.
    jimel98

    Not DIE HARD, just DIE ALREADY!

    In the bad department, this film doesn't measure up to the classics like "Plan 9 From Outer Space", but it tries very hard. Security Guard Dudley Wright is the best thing about this movie, but his Tim Kazarinski (Tim, if I spelled that wrong, I'm sorry) impression seals the deal.

    If you really want to ogle Anna Nicole Smith's nude bod, better to dig up an old Playboy. She's really not shown that often. Three scenes only one totally nude.

    On a scale of 1-10 for believability, I'd have to go into the negative numbers, but it does give plenty of laughs if you're willing to suspend any and all credibility.

    I sincerely feel very bad for the actual GOOD actors in this (there ARE some), but I'm sure they didn't mind the extra job to fill in time between honest work.

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    • Trivia
      In an interview co-writer William Applegate Jr. states Anna Nicole Smith "was in the worst, drug-addled part of her life" during filming of 'Skyscraper'. "She'd also go missing for an hour and Martino [the director] would go missing for an hour. They'd send a PA off to go look for them and discover him going down on her in the trailer. In the middle of production! It was just ridiculous."
    • Goofs
      Carrie has white underwear on at the beginning when arguing with her husband, until caught by the baddie who strips her, with what appears to be intent to rape, revealing dark underwear.
    • Quotes

      Carrie Wink: Well, excuse me for still believing in Sunday walks in the park, and little babies!

    • Alternate versions
      The UK video was cut by 56 secs with edits to shots of Carrie's breasts being caressed during a rape scene and of her stabbing the attacker's leg with a paper knife.
    • Connections
      Featured in Exposed: Anna Nicole Smith (1998)
    • Soundtracks
      Become the Night
      Written by Jim Halfpenny

      Performed by Victoria Levy

      Published by Strong Domino Music (BMI)

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    • Release date
      • July 24, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • French
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Terror en el rascacielos
    • Filming locations
      • 444 S. Flower Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • PM Entertainment Group
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 36m(96 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Ultra Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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