Summary
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.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Party vibe
Skip it if
- Graphic violence bothers you
- You want something quiet and calm
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 53Audiences 54GoodWatch 54
Box office
1.8×its budget
- Budget
- $35 M
- Worldwide
- $64 M
Worldwide it earned $29 M more than it cost.
Running time
1 h 51 min
A typical length for action movies
typical 108111Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 62 more
Released
1995
October 27, 1995
31 years ago
Genres
ActionDramaThrillerCrimeLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceIntense
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesModerate
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightParty VibePartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensPure EscapismNot listed for kids or family movie night.
72 people
Jean-Claude Van DammeDarren Francis Thomas McCord
Powers BootheJoshua Foss
Raymond J. BarryVice President Daniel Bender
Whittni WrightEmily McCord
Ross MalingerTyler McCord
Dorian HarewoodMatthew Hallmark
Kate McNeilKathi
Michael GastonHickey
Audra LindleyMrs. Ferrara
Brian DelateBlair- SASteve AronsonDooley
- MRMichael R. AubeleAce
Karen Elise BaldwinTV Director- JDJennifer D. BowserJoan
Pat BrissonPlayer #2
Glenda Morgan BrownMrs. Taylor
Jophery C. BrownWootton- WCWilliam CameronSecret Service Agent
- BCBernard CanepariJefferson
Jay CaufieldTolliver
Jake TeagueMr. Wirtz- BCBill ClementPre-Game Announcer
- BDBill DalzellSpota
Gilbert B. CombsSecret Service #1
Directing · 6
- Peter Hyams Director, Director of Photography
- Tom Elliott Second Unit Director, Stunt Coordinator
- Adam Druxman Second Assistant Director
- Jack Frost Sanders First Assistant Director, Co-Producer
- Susan Malerstein Script Supervisor
- Michael McCue Second Second Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Gene Quintano Screenplay
- Karen Elise Baldwin Story, Associate Producer
Production · 24
- Sundip R. Shah Executive Producer
- Ash R. Shah Executive Producer
- Anders P. Jensen Executive Producer
- Sunil R. Shah Executive Producer
- Moshe Diamant Producer
- Howard Baldwin Producer
Camera · 16
- David Norris Camera Technician
- Jerry Holway Steadicam Operator
- Jeff Hand First Assistant Camera
- John R. McAleer Jr. Additional Second Assistant Camera
- John Sosenko Camera Operator
- Michael Stone Camera Operator
Editing · 5
- Steven Kemper Editor
- Theresa Repola Mohammed Negative Cutter
- Ray Boniker First Assistant Editor
- Phil Hetos Color Timer
- Jeff Gullo Associate Editor
Sound · 15
- John Debney Original Music Composer, Conductor
- David Kneupper Supervising Sound Editor
- John Richards Scoring Mixer
- Bob Beher Foley Editor
- Bob Baron ADR Mixer
- Laura Harris Atkinson Dialogue Editor
Art · 13
- Philip Harrison Production Design
- Francine Byrne Art Department Coordinator
- Miguel López-Castillo Set Designer
- Richard Blankenship Construction Coordinator
- Caryl Heller Set Decoration
- Marion Kolsby Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 9
- Daniel J. Lester Costume Design
- Lisa Lovaas Assistant Costume Designer
- Frankie Ritacco Costumer
- Emanuel Millar Hairstylist
- Zoltan Elek Makeup Artist
- John Butler Set Dressing Artist
Visual Effects · 5
- Gregory L. McMurry Visual Effects Supervisor
- Don Lee Digital Compositors
- Rhonda C. Gunner Visual Effects
- Edwin Effrein Visual Effects Camera
- Bryan Hirota CG Artist
Lighting · 4
- Brian 'Buzz' Buzzelli Rigging Grip
- Sandel Bacalu Gaffer
- Charles M. Becker Electrician
- Ken Connors Best Boy Electric
Other crew · 58
- Brian Smrz Stunt Coordinator
- Gary Hymes Stunt Coordinator
- Deep Roy Stunts
- Scott Waugh Stunts
- Ric Roman Waugh Stunts
- Merritt Yohnka Stunts
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