Desperate Measures
“Desperate times call for. . .”
1998•R•1h 40m•6.0•Released
ActionDramaThrillerCrime
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.
Director
Barbet Schroeder
Writer
David Klass
Budget
$50M
Revenue
$14M
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Mandalay Entertainment
Cast
Michael Keaton
Peter McCabe
Andy Garcia
Frank Conner
Brian Cox
Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
Marcia Gay Harden
Dr. Samantha Hawkins
Erik King
Nate Oliver
Efrain Figueroa
Vargas
Joseph Cross
Matthew Conner
Janel Moloney
Sarah Davis
Richard Riehle
Ed Fayne
Tracey Walter
Medical Inmate
Keith Diamond
Derrick Wilson
Peter Weireter
SWAT Team Commander
Steve Park
Dr. Gosha
Dennis Cockrum
Pelican Bay Head Guard
John C. Meier
Rains, Cop shot in ER
Production
Company
Mandalay Entertainment
Producer
Gary Foster
Producer
Susan Hoffman
Producer
Barbet Schroeder
Producer
Lee Rich
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