Skyscraper (1996) Raymond Martino

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.

“It’s like DIE HARD in a skyscraper!” So the legend goes about how this was described by lead Anna Nicole Smith. The creative forces behind TO THE LIMIT (PM Entertainment, director Raymond Martino, Smith, and her breasts) reunite to deliver this completely brainless, yet surprisingly mesmerizing action picture.

Carrie Wink (Smith) is a helicopter pilot with her head high in the clouds. She just happens to to land on a skyscraper that is under terrorist control. Coming into contact with a top secret super weapon, Carrie becomes the target of a ruthless but well dressed group of baddies led by a Pele look-a-like. With her cop beau aiding and abetting, she sets out to spoil the terrorists plans and, hopefully, take another long shower before the end credits.

This is really a bad movie fan’s wet dream. Action scenes rip off the greats of the time period (CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER, DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE) and, as always, PM packs the explosions with all the punch of a gas tanker full of nitroglycerin being driven by an angry William Friedkin. Couple these explosions with Smith’s frequent nudity and terrible acting to make an intoxicating mix appear.

Skyscraper (1996)