[1] The film centres on Fred (Dominic Hogan) and Janet (Gay Rowan), an unhappily married couple who are taking a trip.

[2] The film's cast also includes Hollis McLaren, David Yorston, Eric Clavering, Sean McCann, Robin Ward, Steve Weston and Gerry Huckstep.

Sudden Fury is efficient in the naive manner of drugstore mystery-book trash, so the fact that it sells doesn't exactly swell one's heart with pride at the accomplishments of the Canadian film industry."

He further opined that "Damude isn't coasting, like the fallen great man Orson Welles, or trying to stretch himself, like the restless Louis Malle.

"[4] In his 2003 book A Century of Canadian Cinema, Gerald Pratley called it an "effectively told and cleverly filmed low-budget picture", and a "straightforward but ingenious tale".