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Desperate Measures 1998 Directed by Barbet Schroeder

Desperate times call for. . .

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.

Country USA
Production Country USA
Language English
Spoken Languages English , Spanish
Budget $50,000,000
Revenue $13,800,000
Release Date 30 January 1998
100 mins
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
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
Norman Howell Kellen, Burnt Cop
John Rottger Trimble, Burnt Cop
Donna Keegan Donna, Burning Nurse
Michael Shamus Wiles Tough Inmate
Scott Colomby Patrol Cop
Steven Schub SWAT in Airduct
Neal Matarazzo Cell Guard
Jeff Mosley San Francisco Police
Danny Rogers Motorcyclist