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Desperate Measures
“Desperate times call for. . .”
6.0 / 10• 1998• 1h 40m•R• English
ActionDramaThrillerCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Michael Keaton
Peter McCabe
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Barbet Schroeder's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Desperate Measures is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
