Day 24: "Sudden Death" (1995)
30 Damme Days of 30 Damme Movies!
The 24th Damme Day:
"Sudden Death" (1995)
This movie has all the action and coolness you would expect in a JCVD movie. It's "Die Hard" in a hockey arena! 
It's the final game of the World Cup and the Pittsburgh Penguins are going up against the Chicago Blackhawks for the championship. The game takes place in the giant hockey dome in Pittsburg, and for the big game the vice president of the US is visiting to watch it from the owner's box with the mayor, other VIPs, and a lot of secret service.
JCVD plays a fire marshal there that night to make sure everything in the arena goes smoothly as far as fire safety goes. He just happened to get two tickets to the game and brings his two young kids to watch the game while he works. But the night holds other plans... A ruthless terrorist, played perfectly by Powers Boothe, and his team of paid mercenaries have snuck into the arena disguised as security, kitchen staff, and other workers.
They manage to cut all phone lines and secretly hold the president and all the VIPs hostage in the owner's box as the game plays on the ice. The movie plays out much like "Die Hard" with JCVD, stolen terrorist radio in hand, sneaks around the inside and outside of the arena disarming bombs planted by the terrorists.
He also takes out the terrorists one by one. The terrorists are demanding from the US government that so much money be transferred to foreign bank accounts by the end of each quarter and if it's not then they shoot one of the hostages. They do. They shoot several.
Somewhere along the line the terrorists get ahold of JCVD's little girl and bring her to the box as a hostage and leverage against JCVD.
It's the final game of the World Cup and the Pittsburgh Penguins are going up against the Chicago Blackhawks for the championship. The game takes place in the giant hockey dome in Pittsburg, and for the big game the vice president of the US is visiting to watch it from the owner's box with the mayor, other VIPs, and a lot of secret service.
JCVD plays a fire marshal there that night to make sure everything in the arena goes smoothly as far as fire safety goes. He just happened to get two tickets to the game and brings his two young kids to watch the game while he works. But the night holds other plans... A ruthless terrorist, played perfectly by Powers Boothe, and his team of paid mercenaries have snuck into the arena disguised as security, kitchen staff, and other workers.
They manage to cut all phone lines and secretly hold the president and all the VIPs hostage in the owner's box as the game plays on the ice. The movie plays out much like "Die Hard" with JCVD, stolen terrorist radio in hand, sneaks around the inside and outside of the arena disarming bombs planted by the terrorists.
He also takes out the terrorists one by one. The terrorists are demanding from the US government that so much money be transferred to foreign bank accounts by the end of each quarter and if it's not then they shoot one of the hostages. They do. They shoot several.
Somewhere along the line the terrorists get ahold of JCVD's little girl and bring her to the box as a hostage and leverage against JCVD.
The movie is full of twists and turns and has lots of great JCVD action.
He even disguises himself as a goalie and enters the game for a scene to hide from some terrorists that are searching everywhere.
He even disguises himself as a goalie and enters the game for a scene to hide from some terrorists that are searching everywhere.
I give this one an 8 out of 10. Very well done. Give it a watch and let me know what you think of it.
I'll catch you on my next Damme review!
- Patrick
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