Sudden Death Movie Review 1995

Terrorists invade a hockey arena where the Vice President and 17,000 fans, including Fire Marshal Jean-Claude and his kids, are watching the seventh game of the Stanley Cup Finals. The latest in the "Die Hard in a. . ." genre covers the territory with the now-standard lack of characterization, family member in peril, and ever-increasing body count. Boothe (playing Alan Rickman playing a bad guy) does most of the talking while Van Damme kicks people in the head and plays goalie. Producer Howard Baldwin owns the Pittsburgh Penguins, coincidentally one of the teams on the ice for the second pairing of "Timecop" vets Hyams and Van Damme.

Distribution

Universal Studios Home Video, 100 Universal City Plz., Universal City, CA 91608-9955, Phone: (818)777-1000, Fax: (818)866-1483, URL: http://www.universalstudios.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 110 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Adventure Drama, Hockey, Terrorism, Race Against Time, Boom!, Hostage!, Rescue Missions, Pittsburgh

Screenplay

Gene Quintano

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Ross Malinger, Whittni Wright, Raymond J. Barry, Dorian Harewood, Kate McNeil, Audra Lindley

Cinematography

Peter Hyams

Director

Peter Hyams

Music

John Debney

Producer

Moshe Diamant, Howard Baldwin, Ash R. Shah, Sundip R. Shah, Sunil R. Shah, Anders P. Jensen, Signature Entertainment, Imperial Entertainment, Universal Pictures