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19981h 40mREnglish

Desperate Measures

Desperate times call for. . .

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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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DirectorBarbet Schroeder

Keywords

chasedonationparanoiaterminal illnessleukemiaprison escapehospitalpsychological thrillercriminalconvictconfrontationcaptivefreewaypropane
Budget$50M
Box Office$14M

Cast

Michael Keaton as Peter McCabe

Michael Keaton

Peter McCabe

Andy Garcia as Frank Conner

Andy Garcia

Frank Conner

Brian Cox as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

Brian Cox

Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

Marcia Gay Harden as Dr. Samantha Hawkins

Marcia Gay Harden

Dr. Samantha Hawkins

Erik King as Nate Oliver

Erik King

Nate Oliver

Efrain Figueroa as Vargas

Efrain Figueroa

Vargas

Joseph Cross as Matthew Conner

Joseph Cross

Matthew Conner

Janel Moloney as Sarah Davis

Janel Moloney

Sarah Davis

Richard Riehle as Ed Fayne

Richard Riehle

Ed Fayne

Tracey Walter as Medical Inmate

Tracey Walter

Medical Inmate