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Desperate Measures
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6.0San 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.
Released: 1998-01-30100 minDir: Barbet SchroederAction, Drama, Thriller, CrimeBudget: $50.0MBox office: $13.8M
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Cast
- Michael Keaton as Peter McCabe
- Andy Garcia as Frank Conner
- Brian Cox as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
- Marcia Gay Harden as Dr. Samantha Hawkins
- Erik King as Nate Oliver
- Efrain Figueroa as Vargas
Themes
- chase
- donation
- paranoia
- terminal illness
- leukemia
- prison escape
- hospital
- psychological thriller
- criminal
- convict
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Ratings
IMDb
6.1/10
18,825 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
19%
- Year
- 1998
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama
- Rated
- R
- Awards
- 1 win total
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 96
- FilmAffinity ID
- 549579
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- publication date
- 1998-05-14
- title
- Desperate Measures
- review score
- 19%
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leukemia
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Andy Garcia
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Categories
1998 American films1998 English-language films1998 films1998 thriller filmsAmerican chase filmsAmerican thriller filmsEnglish-language thriller filmsFictional portrayals of the Pittsburgh Bureau of PoliceFilms about psychopaths and sociopathsFilms directed by Barbet SchroederFilms produced by Barbet SchroederFilms scored by Trevor JonesFilms set in hospitalsFilms set in PittsburghMandalay Pictures filmsMedical-themed filmsSummit Entertainment filmsTemplate film date with 1 release dateTriStar Pictures films