Quick facts
- Released
- January 30, 1998
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- R
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box office
- $13.8M
- IMDb
- tt0118966
- Country
- United States
- 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
Norman Howell
Kellen, Burnt Cop
John Rottger
Trimble, Burnt Cop
Donna Keegan
Donna, Burning Nurse
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Frequently asked questions
- What is Desperate Measures about?
- 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.
- Who directed Desperate Measures?
- Desperate Measures was directed by Barbet Schroeder.
- Who stars in Desperate Measures?
- Desperate Measures stars Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden.
- When was Desperate Measures released?
- Desperate Measures is a 1998 action, drama, thriller, crime film.
- Where can I watch Desperate Measures?
- You can watch Desperate Measures with full details, cast, and streaming options on 3eyedraven.