Sudden Death is a 1995 American action film starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Powers Boothe. The film's story was written by Karen Elise Baldwin, the wife of then-Penguins owner Howard Baldwin. It also features Dorian Harewood and Raymond J. Barry, and is directed by Peter Hyams. It has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The film was shot during the 1994–95 NHL lockout. Darren McCord is a Canadian-born firefighter with the Pittsburgh Fire Bureau who suffered a personal crisis after he was unable to save a young girl from a house fire. Now removed from active... duty, Darren is the fire marshal for the Civic Arena. While attending Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks with his daughter Emily and his son Tyler, he discovers a crime operation occurring in the arena. A terrorist group led by former United States government employee Joshua Foss is holding U.S. Vice President Daniel Binder and several other VIPs hostage in a luxury suite.
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| Release date: | December 22, 1995 |
| Directed by: | Peter Hyams |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 110 Minutes |
| Producer: | Howard Baldwin |
| Music by: | John Debney |
| Cinematography: | Peter Hyams |
| Genre: | Action, Thriller |