Sudden Death

"Terror goes into overtime."

1995 1h 51m EN

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6.0

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53%

ROTTEN

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5.9

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★6.0TMDB · 849🥫53%Rotten Tomatoes★5.9IMDB · 39,371

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Synopsis

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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.

“Terror goes into overtime.”

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Cast

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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Peter Hyams
Writers: Gene Quintano, P.K. MacCarthy, Karen Elise Baldwin
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CAST

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234+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Peter Hyams, shot by Peter Hyams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Steven Kemper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jean-Claude Van Damme and Powers Boothe and Raymond J. Barry carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Terror goes into overtime.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0114576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Peter Hyams directs. Peter Hyams behind the camera. John Debney scores. Steven Kemper cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2234+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
3Directed by Peter Hyams, shot by Peter Hyams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by John Debney. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Steven Kemper shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jean-Claude Van Damme and Powers Boothe and Raymond J. Barry carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Terror goes into overtime.".
8IMDB entry: tt0114576 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Released under 16 different titles around the world.