Sudden Death
“Terror goes into overtime.”
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.
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Cast
72 people
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Darren
Known for
Bloodsport
Universal Soldier
Powers Boothe
Joshua Foss
Known for
Deadwood
Hatfields & McCoys
Raymond J. Barry
Vice President
Known for
Born on the Fourth of July
Training Day
Whittni Wright
Emily
Known for
I'll Do Anything
Ross Malinger
Tyler
Known for
Sleepless in Seattle
Recess
Dorian Harewood
Hallmark
Known for
Full Metal Jacket
Gothika
Kate McNeil
Kathi
Known for
The House on Sorority Row
Monkey Shines
Michael Gaston
Hickey
Known for
The Leftovers
The Man in the High Castle
Audra Lindley
Mrs. Ferrara
Known for
Three's Company
Desert Hearts
Brian Delate
Blair
Known for
The Truman Show
Buffalo Soldiers
Steve Aronson
Dooley
Also in
Cry-Baby
City Hall
Michael R. Aubele
Ace
Also in
Chasing 3000
Iron Maze
Peter Hyams Director · Gene Quintano Screenplay Karen Elise Baldwin Story
Worldwide gross $64M · Budget $35M · United States release December 22, 1995
Box office
Budget
$35,000,000
Worldwide gross
$64,350,171
Gross vs. budget
1.8×
Production
Shattered Productions
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Imperial Entertainment
Production
Signature Entertainment
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Mexico · October 26, 1995
Premiere
United States · December 22, 1995
Theatrical
United States · August 27, 2024
Physical · Added 4K UHD release date
Argentina
March 5, 1996 · Physical · Video
Australia
January 11, 1996 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 3, 1996 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 27, 1995 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 22, 1996 · Theatrical
Denmark
April 12, 1996 · Theatrical
Finland
January 26, 1996 · Theatrical
France
April 17, 1996 · Theatrical
November 6, 1999 · Physical · DVD
August 20, 2013 · Physical · Blu-Ray
August 5, 2017 · Digital · VOD
June 1, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
Germany
April 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Greece
February 9, 1996 · Theatrical
March 22, 2007 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
January 25, 1996 · Theatrical
Hungary
January 4, 1996 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 26, 1996 · Theatrical
Italy
April 19, 1996 · Theatrical
Japan
June 1, 1996 · Theatrical
Netherlands
February 1, 1996 · Theatrical
Norway
June 28, 1996 · Theatrical
Philippines
February 7, 1996 · Theatrical
Poland
February 2, 1996 · Theatrical
Portugal
June 28, 1996 · Theatrical
Romania
February 16, 1996 · Theatrical
Russia
September 16, 2001 · TV
Singapore
February 15, 1996 · Theatrical
Slovakia
February 22, 1996 · Theatrical
South Korea
February 17, 1996 · Theatrical
Spain
January 5, 1996 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 17, 1996 · Theatrical
Taiwan
December 9, 1995 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 2, 1996 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
April 19, 1996 · Theatrical · Previously 18
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