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Desperate Measures

6.0/10
TMDB338 votes
Original: 100 min

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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About Desperate Measures

Desperate times call for. . .

Desperate Measures (1998) is a film in the action, drama, thriller, crime genres. Directed by . The cast includes Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden.

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Original language
Runtime
100 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
United States of America
Production companies
Mandalay Entertainment
Writers
David Klass

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What is Desperate Measures about?

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.

Who stars in Desperate Measures?

Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden, Erik King, Efrain Figueroa. See the cast cards above for character names.

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