Kino Lorber Brings Another Van Damme Gem to 4K UHD This August

Blu-ray distributor, Kino Lorber, is known to release an absolutely smorgasbord of titles. From Silence of the Lambs to Columbo box-sets. This means they occasionally dip their toes in martial arts actioners, having previously dropped a 4K UHD of the John Woo classic, Hard Target.

Well, if your hankering for Jean-Claude Van Damme hasn’t quite been satiated, you’ll be happy to know they’re giving us another 4K UHD release from the Muscles from Brussels in the form of the underrated SUDDEN DEATH.

Per Kino Lorber:

Action superstar Jean-Claude Van Damme (Hard Target) teams with Powers Boothe (The Emerald Forest) in a tension-packed suspense thriller from Peter Hyams, the director of Running Scared, Narrow Margin and Timecop. Inside the Civic Arena, 17,000 rabid hockey fans gather for the Stanley Cup final game—including the Vice President of the United States. What they don’t know is that someone is planning to have the building, and its inhabitants, blown to bits!
Van Damme portrays Darren McCord, a father who brings his two children to watch the Pittsburgh Penguins versus the Chicago Blackhawks. But when his daughter is suddenly taken hostage by terrorists, their special night out turns into a deadly race against time. Her sinister captor (Boothe) is demanding delivery of a billion dollars from the U.S. Treasury by game’s end. With thousands of lives at stake, the legendary “Muscles from Brussels” frantically sets a plan in motion to rescue his daughter and abort the impending explosion…before the final buzzer!

If that doesn’t tickle your fancy,perhaps the release specs will:

Product Extras :

DISC 1 (4KUHD):

• Brand New HDR Dolby Vision Master – From 16bit 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Action Film Historians Mike Leeder and UK Cult Movie Director Ross Boyask
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Stereo
• Triple-Layered UHD100 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

DISC 2 (BLU-RAY):

• Brand New HD Master – From 16bit 4K Scan of the 35mm Original Camera Negative
• NEW Audio Commentary by Action Film Historians Mike Leeder and UK Cult Movie Director Ross Boyask
• Vintage Interview Clips with Jean-Claude Van Damme, Peter Hyams, Powers Boothe and Ross Malinger (8:01)
• Behind-The-Scenes Footage (6:59)
• TV Spot
• Theatrical Trailer
• 5.1 Surround and Lossless 2.0 Stereo
• Dual-Layered BD50 Disc
• Optional English Subtitles

Sudden Death is released on August 27th and is now on sale on Kino Lorber’s site for a discounted price.