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Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures

Desperate times call for. . .

1998•1h 40m•

★6.0(314 ratings)

ActionDramaThriller

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.

Director

Barbet Schroeder

Writers

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Main Cast

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Peter McCabe

Andy Garcia

Andy Garcia

Frank Conner

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Dr. Samantha Hawkins

Erik King

Erik King

Nate Oliver

Efrain Figueroa

Efrain Figueroa

Vargas

Joseph Cross

Joseph Cross

Matthew Conner

Janel Moloney

Janel Moloney

Sarah Davis

Richard Riehle

Richard Riehle

Ed Fayne

Tracey Walter

Tracey Walter

Medical Inmate

Keith Diamond

Keith Diamond

Derrick Wilson

Peter Weireter

Peter Weireter

SWAT Team Commander

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Barbet Schroeder
Script Supervisor: Susan Malerstein
First Assistant Director: Geoffrey Hansen
Second Unit Director: David R. Ellis
Second Assistant Director: David Hallinan

Writing

Screenplay: David Klass

Production

Producer: Susan Hoffman
Producer: Barbet Schroeder
Producer: Gary Foster
Producer: Lee Rich
Executive Producer: Jeffrey Chernov
Casting: Howard Feuer

Music & Sound

Supervising Sound Editor: Ron Bochar
Original Music Composer: Trevor Jones
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tom Fleischman
Sound Effects Editor: Lewis Goldstein
Sound Mixer: Steve R. Nelson
Dialogue Editor: Gina Alfano

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Luciano Tovoli
Still Photographer: Merrick Morton
Best Boy Grip: Arnaud Peiny
First Assistant Camera: Clyde E. Bryan
Second Unit Director of Photography: Gary Capo
Camera Operator: Ian Fox

Editing

Editor: Lee Percy
First Assistant Editor: Rebecca Nicolaou

Art Direction

Art Direction: Sandy Getzler
Production Design: Geoffrey Kirkland
Set Decoration: Jennifer Williams
Property Master: C.J. Maguire
Set Designer: Kelly Hannafin
Construction Coordinator: Walt Hadfield

Costume & Make-Up

Key Hair Stylist: KG Ramsey
Costume Design: Gary Jones
Hairstylist: Violet Ortiz
Makeup Artist: Bob Mills
Makeup Artist: Rick Sharp
Makeup Artist: Larry Abbott

Visual Effects

Special Effects Supervisor: Paul J. Lombardi

Keywords

chasedonationparanoiaterminal illnessleukemiaprison escapehospitalpsychological thrillercriminalconvictconfrontationcaptivefreewaypropane

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Desperate times call for. . ."

#2

The film had a budget of $50.0M but only grossed $13.8M, losing $36.2M at the box office.

#3

The runtime is 100 minutes (1h 40m).

#4

The film was directed by Barbet Schroeder.

#5

The screenplay was written by David Klass.

#6

The score was composed by Trevor Jones.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Luciano Tovoli.

#8

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0118966.

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Rating

6.0/10

Average

314 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Desperate Measures

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

R

Language:

English, Español

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Budget:

$50,000,000

Revenue:

$13,800,000

Production Companies:

Mandalay Entertainment

Mandalay Entertainment