Sudden Death

"Terror goes into overtime."

Dec 22 1995 R 1h 51m
Action, Crime, Thriller

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.

Plot

Darren McCord takes his two kids to a Pittsburgh Penguins National Hockey League play-off game, unknowing that the sports arena has been taken over by terrorists, who are holding the Vice President of the United States, as well as many other high-ranking officials hostage. Darren later becomes the only one who is aware of the situation. And, the stakes are raised when the terrorists announce that they will blow-up the building at the end of the game. Therefore, Darren must not only subdue the terrorists, but postpone the game and send it to overtime.

Written by

Karen Elise Baldwin, Gene Quintano

Directed by

Peter Hyams

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Signature Entertainment, Imperial Entertainment, Universal Pictures, SHATTERED PRODUCTIONS

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

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Average Rating
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