Sudden Death
When a man's daughter is suddenly taken during a championship hockey game – with the captors demanding a billion dollars by game's end – he frantically sets a plan in motion to rescue her and abort an impending explosion before the final buzzer.
Critics Sentiment
Darren disguises as Pittsburgh goalie and plays in game
Darren McCord introduced as traumatized fire marshal
The film jumps significantly when Powers Boothe's villain Foss enters and takes hostages, lifting the score from a slow 5.5 setup to 7.5 as his commanding performance energizes the entire production
Sudden Death starts sluggishly with Van Damme looking uncomfortable in the fire marshal role, but transforms into an entertaining Die Hard clone once Powers Boothe's commanding villain takes center stage. The film peaks with absurdly memorable moments like the goalie disguise scene, though it maintains solid action throughout before ending on a competent if unremarkable note.
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Jean-Claude Van Damme
Darren Francis Thomas McCord
Powers Boothe
Joshua Foss
Raymond J. Barry
Vice President Daniel Bender
Whittni Wright
Emily McCord
Ross Malinger
Tyler McCord
Dorian Harewood
Matthew Hallmark
Kate McNeil
Kathi
Michael Gaston
Hickey
Audra Lindley
Mrs. Ferrara
Brian Delate
Blair
Steve Aronson
Dooley
Michael R. Aubele
Ace
Karen Elise Baldwin
TV Director
Jennifer D. Bowser
Joan
Pat Brisson
Player #2
Glenda Morgan Brown
Mrs. Taylor
Jophery C. Brown
Wootton
William Cameron
Secret Service Agent
Bernard Canepari
Jefferson
Jay Caufield
Tolliver
Crew
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