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Sudden Death
1995
A group of terrorists led by a villainous madman (Powers Boothe) takes over a sports arena during the sold-out Stanley Cup finals, holding the Vice President of the United States hostage and threatening to blow up the stadium if they don't receive $1 billion by the end of the game. A fireman (Jean-Claude Van Damme) whose .. Read more
| Starring | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond Barry, Dorian Harewood |
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| Director | Peter Hyams |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
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Sudden Death
A group of terrorists led by a villainous madman (Powers Boothe) takes over a sports arena during the sold-out Stanley Cup finals, holding the Vice President of the United States hostage and threatening to blow up the stadium if they don't receive $1 billion by the end of the game. A fireman (Jean-Claude Van Damme) whose daughter is kidnapped during the hockey game must conquer his fears and race against time to save his daughter--and thousands of innocent spectators--before the terrorists carry our their deadly threat.
| Starring | Jean-Claude Van Damme, Powers Boothe, Raymond Barry, Dorian Harewood, Audra Lindley, Ross Malinger, Whittni Wright, Kate McNeil, Steve Aronson, Brian Delate, Michael Gaston |
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| Director | Peter Hyams |
| Studio | UCA |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
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| Genres | Action/Adventure, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Czech, French, German, Italian, Polish, Spanish |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Portuguese, Swedish |
| Released | DVD: 06 Jul 2009 Production year: 1995 |
| Format | DVD |
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Despite its mundane title, this is one of Jean-Claude Van Damme's best thrillers. As a fire officer at an ice hockey stadium, he is given the task of thwarting the deliciously menacing Powers Boothe, who plans to blow up the spectators, among them Van Damme's children and the US vice-president. Although plausibility isn't its strongest suit, it moves at a rollicking pace and never takes itself too seriously — who can resist a movie in which the Muscles from Brussels has to fight an assassin dressed as a penguin? This is one not just for Van Damme devotees, but for all action fans, right up to its explosively exciting climax.
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Reuniting Hyams and Van Damme, director and star of Timecop, this spectacular nail-biter exploits their combined, if... read more on Time Out
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9 out of 10 people found this review helpful
Good quality Van Damme fare!
The question of whether you will like this movie mainly hinges on if you are a fan of Van Damme films or not.If you are this turns out to be certainly one of his most 'Hollywood' films and perhaps the best of them since he became well known.Fans of his earlier films such as 'Bloodsport' may be disappointed however,by the lack of martial arts sequences and fight scenes.For people who dislike Van Damme for his eccentric,slightly wooden,style of acting and his addiction to beating people up,DON'T WATCH THIS FILM!The plot is scarcely believeable and the acting pretty poor in terms of quality and starpower.Fortunately i find Van Damme watchable and this is fairly easy viewing hence the rating.
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this is a average film
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A group of terrorists led by a villainous madman (Powers Boothe) takes over a sports arena during the sold-out Stanley Cup finals, holding the Vice President of the United States hostage and ... -