Desperate Hours

Oct 5, 1990

1h 45m

★ 5.4

Desire is the deadliest weapon of all.

Overview

An escaped con, on the run from the law, moves into a married couple's house and takes over their lives.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

The De Laurentiis Company

Desperate Hours Trailers

Cast

Michael Bosworth

Mickey Rourke

Tim Cornell

Anthony Hopkins

Nora Cornell

Mimi Rogers

Brenda Chandler

Lindsay Crouse

Nancy Breyers

Kelly Lynch

Wally Bosworth

Elias Koteas

Albert

David Morse

May Cornell

Shawnee Smith

Zack Cornell

Danny Gerard

Ed Tallent

Gerry Bamman

Kyle

Matt McGrath

Neff

John Christopher Jones

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