Sudden Death

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. The film is directed by Peter Hyams, his second collaboration with Van Damme following Timecop the previous year. It has been rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America. The film was shot during the 1994–95 NHL lockout. Darren McCord (Van Damme) 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 (Wright) and his son Tyler (Malinger), he discovers a crime operation occurring in the arena. A terrorist group led by former...