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Desperate Measures

Desperate times call for. . .

  • Movie
  • 1998
  • R
  • 1h 40m

Directed by Barbet Schroeder

6.0

TMDB audience rating
6.0 out of 10 from 338 votes

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Overview

San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.

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Cast and crew

  • Michael Keaton

    Michael KeatonPeter McCabe

  • Andy Garcia

    Andy GarciaFrank Conner

  • Brian Cox

    Brian CoxCaptain Jeremiah Cassidy

  • Marcia Gay Harden

    Marcia Gay HardenDr. Samantha Hawkins

  • Erik King

    Erik KingNate Oliver

  • Efrain Figueroa

    Efrain FigueroaVargas

  • Joseph Cross

    Joseph CrossMatthew Conner

  • Janel Moloney

    Janel MoloneySarah Davis

  • Richard Riehle

    Richard RiehleEd Fayne

  • Tracey Walter

    Tracey WalterMedical Inmate

  • Keith Diamond

    Keith DiamondDerrick Wilson

  • Peter WeireterSWAT Team Commander

  • Steve Park

    Steve ParkDr. Gosha

  • Dennis Cockrum

    Dennis CockrumPelican Bay Head Guard

  • John C. Meier

    John C. MeierRains, Cop shot in ER

  • Norman Howell

    Norman HowellKellen, Burnt Cop

  • John Rottger

    John RottgerTrimble, Burnt Cop

  • Donna Keegan

    Donna KeeganDonna, Burning Nurse

Director
Barbet Schroeder
Writer
David Klass
Music
Trevor Jones
Cinematography
Luciano Tovoli