Desperate Measures

Jan 30, 1998

1h 40m

★ 6.0

Desperate times call for. . .

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.

Genres

Action

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Mandalay Entertainment

Desperate Measures Trailers

Cast

Peter McCabe

Michael Keaton

Frank Conner

Andy Garcia

Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

Brian Cox

Dr. Samantha Hawkins

Marcia Gay Harden

Nate Oliver

Erik King

Vargas

Efrain Figueroa

Matthew Conner

Joseph Cross

Sarah Davis

Janel Moloney

Ed Fayne

Richard Riehle

Medical Inmate

Tracey Walter

Derrick Wilson

Keith Diamond

SWAT Team Commander

Peter Weireter

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