Desperate Measures (1998)

01/30/1998 (US) • 1h 40m

Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Desperate times call for. . .

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.

Top Billed Cast

Michael Keaton

Peter McCabe

Andy García

Frank Conner

Brian Cox

Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

Marcia Gay Harden

Dr. Samantha Hawkins

Erik King

Nate Oliver

Joseph Cross

Matthew Conner

Janel Moloney

Sarah Davis


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$50,000,000.00

Revenue

$13,800,000.00

Keywords

chase

donation

paranoia

terminal illness

leukemia

prison escape

hospital

psychological thriller

criminal

convict

confrontation

captive

freeway

propane

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