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Desperate Hours
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Desperate Hours is a 1990 American thriller film directed by Michael Cimino. The screenplay was written by Joseph Hayes, Mark Rosenthal, and Michael Cimino, with additional writing by Lawrence Konner. The film stars Mickey Rourke, Anthony Hopkins, Mimi Rogers, and Lindsay Crouse. It was produced by Michael Cimino and Dino De Laurentiis, with Martha De Laurentiis serving as executive producer.
The narrative follows an escaped convict who takes over the lives of a married couple. Filming took place in Utah, which also serves as the story's location. The movie has a runtime of 105 minutes and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Netflix. It was released in video on demand format.
The film received mixed critical reception, holding a 29% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a Metascore of 33. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.4 based on 8,651 votes. The production budget was $18,000,000, while the revenue totaled $2,742,912. The film was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor.
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5.4An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.
Cast
- Mickey Rourke as Michael Bosworth
- Anthony Hopkins as Tim Cornell
- Mimi Rogers as Nora Cornell
- Lindsay Crouse as Brenda Chandler
- Kelly Lynch as Nancy Breyers
- Elias Koteas as Wally Bosworth
Themes
- based on novel or book
- hostage
- utah
- escaped convict
- remake
- home invasion
- family hostage
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Ratings
IMDb
5.4/10
8,651 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
29%
Metacritic
33/100
- Year
- 1990
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 nomination
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- thriller film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Michael Cimino
- Screenwriter
- Lawrence Konner
- Composer
- David Mansfield
- Producer
- Dino De Laurentiis
- Production company
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Cinematographer
- Douglas Milsome
- Narrative location
- Utah
- Filming location
- Utah
- Duration
- 101
- FilmAffinity ID
- 690067
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1991-01-31
- title
- Desperate Hours
- film editor
- Christopher Rouse
- distributed by
- Netflix
- executive producer
- Martha De Laurentiis
- nominated for
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
- review score
- 29%
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