Sudden Death

Year:

1995

Duration:

111 min

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

IMDB rate:

5.6

Director:

Peter Hyams

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1995-12-22

Filming Locations: 1016 Fritz Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Earnings

Budget: $35,000,000

Opening Weekend: $533,416 (UK) (2 April 1996)

Gross: $20,350,171 (USA)$1,568,583 (UK)

Cast

Actor

Character

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Sudden Death

Powers Boothe

Joshua Foss

Raymond J. Barry

Vice President

Whittni Wright

Emily McCord

Ross Malinger

Tyler McCord

Dorian Harewood

Hallmark

Kate McNeil

Kathi

Michael Gaston

Hickey

Audra Lindley

Mrs. Ferrara

Brian Delate

Blair

Steve Aronson

Dooley

Michael R. Aubele

Ace (as Michael Aubele)

Karen Elise Baldwin

TV Director (as Karen Baldwin)

Jennifer D. Bowser

Joan

Pat Brisson

Player #2

Glenda Morgan Brown

Mrs. Taylor

Jophery C. Brown

Wootton (as Jophery Brown)

William Cameron

Secret Service Agent

Bernard Canepari

Jefferson

Jay Caufield

Tolliver

Alan Clement

Mr. Wirtz

Bill Clement

Pre-Game Announcer

Bill Dalzell

Spota

Gilbert B. Combs

Secret Service #1 (as Gil Combs)

Jack Erdie

Scratch

Ed Evanko

Baldwin

David Flick

Spectator

Glenn Alan Gardner

Sugarman Driver

John Hall

Hallmark's Secret Service #2

Jeff Habberstad

Lewis (as Jeff Habbersted)

Mark Hager

Elevator Secret Service Agent

John Hateley

Briggs

Rosine 'Ace' Hatem

Concessionaire

Jeff Hochendoner

Duckerman

Jeff Howell

Usborn (as Jeffery Howell)

Brian Hutchison

Young Secret Service Agent

Jeff Jimerson

Anthem Singer

Mark Kachowski

Beaumont

Callum Keith-King

Kitchen Assistant

Rick Le Fevour

Ante Room Secret Service Agent

Tommy Lafitte

Sugarman Guard

Raymond Laine

Foss' Man #1

Mike Lange

Play-by-Play Announcer

Butch Luick

Fat Man

Fred Mancuso

Pratt

Anthony Marino

Vendor

Larry John Meyers

Box Secret Service Agent

Ken Milchick

Coach

Faith Minton

Carla

Paul Mochnick

Andrew Ferrara

Brad Moniz

Toowey

Jean-Pierre Nutini

Employee

Daniel R. Pagath

Assistant Coach

Manny Perry

Brody

Allan Pinsker

Older Man

Douglas Rees

Spotter

Diane Robin

Mrs. Baldwin

Luc Robitaille

Himself

Thomas Saccio

Foss Helicopter Pilot

Vincent Sciullo

Foss' Man #2 (as Vinnie Sciullo)

Jack Skelly

Elderly Guard

Brian Smrz

Thug

Phil Spano

Player #1

Paul Steigerwald

Color Commentator

John Sterling

Kitchen Secret Service Agent

Harold Surratt

Hallmark's Secret Service Agent #3

Rohn Thomas

Mayor Taylor

Milton E. Thompson Jr.

Kurtz

Dixie Tymitz

Mrs. Wirtz

Fred Waugh

Bluto

Rema D. Webb

Cindy

Dean E. Wells

Kloner

James W. Anderson III

Blackhawks Goalie and SWAT Member (uncredited)

David Barckhoff

Arena fan (uncredited)

Angela M. Da Costa

Patron - Tyler's Group (uncredited)

Joby Harris

Fan (uncredited)

John W. Iwanonkiw

Fan (uncredited)

Kristen Kress Parness

Backround (uncredited)

Bernie Nicholls

Himself (uncredited)

Markus Näslund

Himself (uncredited)

Robert Chase Pallone

Arena fan (uncredited)

Dwayne Pintoff

Secret Service Supervisor (uncredited)

Eric Politowski

Boy in Crowd (uncredited)

Eric Rasmussen

Fan (uncredited)

Dan Rosenberg

SWAT Team Member (uncredited)

Sandy Slicker

Fan at the NHL Stanley Cup finals (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Several members of the Pittsburgh Penguins make appearances in the movie. The most prominent member was Luc Robitaille, who scored the game tying goal. Markus Näslund - virtually an NHL unknown at the time, but later a league superstar with the Vancouver Canucks - also appears. The Chicago Blackhawks were played by the Cleveland Lumberjacks (Pittsburgh's IHL affiliate at the time). Ian Moran (a Lumberjack at the time; now in the NHL) played Chris Chelios.

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Body Count: 36.

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The announcer used in the movie is actually the Pittsburgh Penguins' real announcer Mike Lange. He also uses some of his trademark sayings such as "Scratch my back with a hacksaw" and "Call Arnold Slick in Turtle Crick". The color commentator is also the current Penguins radio play by play man, Paul Steigerwald.

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Goofs

McCord states that his son is sitting in D10, however in the Civic Arena (formerly Mellon Arena) the location where McCord's children are seated is actually C10.

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Obvious stunt double for McCord in many action and fight scenes.

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In the last minute of any period the clock shows tenths of seconds. In the last period of the game in the movie in one shot it shows the clock correctly, then in the next it doesn't show the tenths of seconds.

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Quotes

McCord: [their last conversation, until the end of the movie] ... Don't you move. If you need to piss, you sit here and go in your pants; it'll serve you right. But, if the dome is falling down around your ass, *Don't move*! Understand?

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Joshua Foss: [Stopping a Secret Service Agent at gunpoint] Go ahead. Dead heroes get the best funerals!

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Blair: You're crazy!

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