Film

Desperate Measures

1998 · 1h 40m · Action · Drama · Thriller

Desperate times call for. . .

IMDb

6.1

Rotten Tomatoes

19%

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.

Michael Keaton

Peter McCabe

Andy Garcia

Frank Conner

Brian Cox

Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

Marcia Gay Harden

Dr. Samantha Hawkins

Erik King

Nate Oliver

Efrain Figueroa

Vargas

Joseph Cross

Matthew Conner

Janel Moloney

Sarah Davis

Richard Riehle

Ed Fayne

Tracey Walter

Medical Inmate

Keith Diamond

Derrick Wilson

Peter Weireter

SWAT Team Commander

Steve Park

Dr. Gosha

Dennis Cockrum

Pelican Bay Head Guard

John C. Meier

Rains, Cop shot in ER

Norman Howell

Kellen, Burnt Cop

• Barbet SchroederProducer · Director
• David KlassScreenplay
• Susan HoffmanProducer
• Gary FosterProducer
• Lee RichProducer
• Jeffrey ChernovExecutive Producer
• Luciano TovoliDirector of Photography
• Trevor JonesOriginal Music Composer
• Lee PercyEditor
• Howard FeuerCasting

Desperate Measures (Theatrical Trailer)Desperate Measures

Release date

January 30, 1998

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

R

Budget

$50,000,000

Revenue

$13,800,000

Genres

Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime

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