Sudden Death
A lone fire marshal must outwit ruthless kidnappers and defuse a bomb before the final buzzer of the Stanley Cup championship, or lose his daughter and countless lives.
“Terror goes into overtime.”
Synopsis
During a championship hockey game, a man's daughter is suddenly kidnapped, with the captors demanding a billion dollars by the end of the game. He urgently devises a plan to rescue her and prevent an impending explosion before the final buzzer sounds.
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A crew of 81+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Steven KemperShot by Peter HyamsScored by John DebneyDesigned by Philip Harrison
Box Office
1995 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.8× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$64.4M
US & Canada: $20.4M — 32% of worldwide · International: $44.0M (68%)
Opening weekend: $8.1M — 40% of its US run. Front-loaded — most of its money arrived opening weekend.
Opening week (7-day): $8.1M — 40% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,681 theaters
Also known as
- Sudden Deathde
- Muerte súbitaes
- Mort subitefr
- A rischio della vitait
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Cast & Crew
81 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Jean Claude Van Damme
as Darren McCord
Powers Boothe
as Joshua Foss
Raymond J Barry
as Vice President
Whittni Wright
as Emily McCord
Ross Malinger
as Tyler McCord
Dorian Harewood
as Matthew Hallmark
Kate Mcneil
as Kathi
Michael Gaston
as Hickey
Audra Lindley
as Mrs. Ferrara
Brian Delate
as Blair
Steve Aronson
as Dooley
Michael R Aubele
as Ace
Supporting cast
60Karen Elise Baldwin
as TV Director
Jennifer D Bowser
as Joan
Pat Brisson
as Player #2
Glenda Morgan Brown
as Mrs. Taylor
Jophery C Brown
as Wootton
William Cameron
as Secret Service Agent
Bernard Canepari
as Jefferson
Jay Caufield
as Tolliver
Jake Teague
as Mr. Wirtz
Bill Clement
as Pre-Game Announcer
Bill Dalzell
as Spota
Gilbert B Combs
as Secret Service #1
Jack Erdie
as Scratch
Ed Evanko
as Baldwin
David Flick
as Spectator
Glenn Alan Gardner
as Sugarman Driver
John Hall Nm0355751
as Hallmark's Secret Service #2
Jeff Habberstad
as Lewis
Mark Hager
as Elevator Secret Service Agent
John Hateley
as Briggs
Rosine Ace Hatem
as Concessionaire
Jeff Hochendoner
as Duckerman
Jeff Howell
as Usborn
Brian Hutchison
as Young Secret Service Agent
Jeff Jimerson
as Anthem Singer
Mark Kachowski
as Beaumont
Callum Keith King
as Kitchen Assistant
Rick Lefevour
as Ante Room Secret Service Agent
Tommy Lafitte
as Sugarman Guard
Raymond Laine
as Foss' Man #1
Mike Lange
as Play-by-Play Announcer
Butch Luick
as Fat Man
Fred Mancuso
as Pratt
Anthony Marino
as Vendor
Larry John Meyers
as Box Secret Service Agent
Ken Milchick
as Coach
Faith Minton
as Carla
Paul Mochnick
as Andrew Ferrara
Brad Moniz
as Toowey
Jean Pierre Nutini
as Employee
Daniel R Pagath
as Assistant Coach
Manny Perry
as Brody
Allan Pinsker
as Older Man
Douglas Rees
as Spotter
Diane Robin
as Mrs. Baldwin
Luc Robitaille
as Himself
Thomas Saccio
as Foss Helicopter Pilot
Vinnie Sciullo
as Foss' Man #2
Jack Skelly
as Elderly Guard
Brian Smrz
as Thug
Phil Spano
as Player #1
Paul Steigerwald
as Color Commentator
John Sterling
as Kitchen Secret Service Agent
Harold Surratt
as Hallmark's Secret Service Agent #3
Rohn Thomas
as Mayor Taylor
Milton E Thompson Jr
as Kurtz
Dixie Tymitz
as Mrs. Wirtz
Fred Waugh
as Bluto
Rema Webb
as Cindy
Dean E Wells
as Kloner
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