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Sylvester Stallone paid $1 million out of his own pocket for the most dangerous aerial stunt in movie history - 3DVF

Thirty-two years ago, Sylvester Stallone made cinema history by personally funding what would become the most expensive and dangerous aerial sequence ever filmed. The Rocky star cut his own salary by a million dollars to ensure one death-defying scene in "Cliffhanger" could be shot for real - and it nearly…

Thirty-two years ago, Sylvester Stallone made cinema history by personally funding what would become the most expensive and dangerous aerial sequence ever filmed. The sequel follows a father-daughter dynamic reminiscent of “Die Hard,” with experienced mountain climber Ray Cooper and his daughter Naomi facing off against kidnappers in the Dolomites. His version of “Cliffhanger” belongs to a specific era of filmmaking – one where million-dollar stunts were paid for out of actors’ own pockets and stuntmen genuinely risked their lives for the perfect shot.

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