Nick filming in New Zealand
The production company auctioned off props and costumes from the movie, as a promotional thing. Nick's jacket was a very hot item:
Nicholas Lea's brown jacket: $2,251.00
Chris O'Donnell's yellow jacket: $305.00
Bill Paxton's blue suit: $260.00
Robin Tunney's red jacket: $410.75
From Hollywood Reporter, July 1, 1999: Bill Paxton and Nicholas Lea are climbing onto Columbia Pictures' THE VERTICAL LIMIT. Chris O'Donnell also stars in the thriller, which is directed by Martin Campbell. Paxton is in final negotiations to portray a mountain-climbing billionaire whose inexperience collides with his arrogance while climbing treacherous K2. Lea (best known as THE X-FILES' villain Alex Krycek) will play Tom, the leader of Paxton's group, which becomes trapped and must be rescued by O'Donnell. The film, which also stars Robin Tunney and Scott Glenn, is scheduled to begin production in New Zealand on Aug. 2.
Queenstown, New Zealand, August 9, 1999 - Columbia Pictures began
principal photography this week on the tentatively-titled The film traces the story of a young, ambitious mountain climber
(O'Donnell) who become estranged from his sister (Tunney) and retires from
the sport after they are involved in the tragic death of their father in a
climbing accident. Three years later, when his sister and other members of
her summit team become trapped on K2, the second highest mountain in the
world, he must go back into action and mount an extraordinary rescue
effort in a race against time to save them. The movie also stars Scott
Glenn, Izabella Scorupco and Temuera Morrison.
Shooting by production company Mountain High Productions, Ltd. will take
place in New Zealand in the Queenstown and Mt. Cook areas from August
through December.
Films in Production (from The Hollywood Reporter, Sept. 28-Oct 4 issue)
Columbia Pictures
Vertical Limit (Action/Thriller)
Columbia Pictures/Mountain High Prods.
Stanley Ballarat Sts
Queenstown
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Shooting in New Zealand (Start August 2, 1999)
Cast: Chris O'Donnell, Scott Glenn, Robin Tunney, Bill Paxton, Izabella Scorupio, Temuera Morrison, Nicholas Lea, Alexander Sidding, Steve LeMarquand, Ben Menelsohn Prd: Lloyd Phillips, Marcia Nasatir, Martin Campbell, Robert King
AsPrd: Phil Patterson, Amy Lescoe Dir: Martin Campbell Scr: Robert King DP: David Tattersall Ed: Thom Noble UPM: Lloyd Phillips AD: Phil Patterson PrdDsgn: Jan Bunker Art: Kim Sinclair Cstm: Graciela Mazon PrdCoord: Susan Parker SFX: Neil Corbould Snd: Kathleen Cusack Cstg: Pam Dixon Publ: Sue May U.S. Dstrb: Sony Pictures