Today, action fans get their money’s worth when they turn on the flicker box. First Sylvester Stallone does the honors in a cliffhanger and then Arnold Schwarzenegger marauds through the city as The City Shark. So it’s worth watching TV today.
Today on TV: What happens in Cliffhanger, the action classic with Sylvester Stallone?
The former super mountaineer Gabe Walker (Sylvester Stallone) had actually vowed not to go back to his job after a serious accident at the mountain rescue service in the Rocky Mountains to return. But then a plane crashes in the mountains and the aim is to rescue the survivors as quickly as possible. Of course, that’s only for this task a man in question.
However, some outlaws are still up to mischief on the snow-covered peaks robbed a plane have. They want to bring the stolen gold to safety and of course Gabe Walker is a total inconvenience for them. A tough fight for survival breaks out at dizzy heights, staged by Renny Harlin.
Cliffhanger – Trailer 2 (German) HD
That’s what The City Shark with Arnold Schwarzenegger is about – a real action film from the 80s
Because he wasn’t at all squeamish about dealing with a child murderer, former FBI agent Mark Kaminski (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has to eke out an existence as a provincial sheriff. But then his ex-boss offers to rehabilitate him. Kaminski is supposed to go undercover sneak into the ranks of the Chicago Mafiato bring to justice the local godfather who killed the FBI chief’s son. Unfortunately, at some point Arnie’s cover is blown.
It was directed by Jon Irvin, who isn’t usually known for action fare.
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Not only does Sylvester Stallone’s cliffhanger feature one of the most dangerous stunts of all time, which is said to have cost $1 million, but it’s also simple the epitome of what is so beautiful over the top calls. Real mountaineers will probably just roll their eyes, but of course real action fans don’t care in the slightest.
The City Hai, on the other hand, delivers down-to-earth home cooking for everyone whose favorite films all come from the 1980s. Arnie can drop one or two (unintentionally) funny one-liners and shoot tons of bad guys at the same time – dressed in a stylish leather jacket, of course.
Speaking of action and shooting everything over the top: The first big Netflix blockbuster of 2025 has been running on Netflix for a few days. Here you can watch the trailer, which cannot be beaten in terms of non-stop action.
TV or stream: When and where are Cliffhanger and The City Shark coming?
Cliffhanger starts and runs from 8:15 p.m. on RTL 2. With advertising, the spectacle lasts until 10:25 p.m., immediately afterwards The City Hai is shown until 12:30 a.m.
Both the Arnie and the Sly films can be watched not only on linear television, but also online. Cliffhanger is available as a subscription from WOWThe City Shark only on demand via Apple TV, MagentaTV and Co.
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