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Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures

# Desperate times call for. . .
Action   Drama   Thriller   Crime
📜 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.
💵 Budget: USD 50,000,000
🌏 Languages Available: English , Spanish
📆 Date Released: 1998-01-30
⌚ Running Time: 100 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 6.0

Beloved Cast

Michael Keaton original image
Peter McCabe
Michael Keaton
Andy García original image
Frank Conner
Andy García
Brian Cox original image
Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
Brian Cox
Marcia Gay Harden original image
Dr. Samantha Hawkins
Marcia Gay Harden
Erik King original image
Nate Oliver
Erik King
Efrain Figueroa original image
Vargas
Efrain Figueroa
Joseph Cross original image
Matthew Conner
Joseph Cross
Janel Moloney original image
Sarah Davis
Janel Moloney
Richard Riehle original image
Ed Fayne
Richard Riehle
Tracey Walter original image
Medical Inmate
Tracey Walter
Keith Diamond original image
Derrick Wilson
Keith Diamond
Peter Weireter original image
SWAT Team Commander
Peter Weireter
Steve Park original image
Dr. Gosha
Steve Park
Dennis Cockrum original image
Pelican Bay Head Guard
Dennis Cockrum
John C. Meier original image
Rains, Cop shot in ER
John C. Meier
Norman Howell original image
Kellen, Burnt Cop
Norman Howell
John Rottger original image
Trimble, Burnt Cop
John Rottger
Donna Keegan original image
Donna, Burning Nurse
Donna Keegan
Michael Shamus Wiles original image
Tough Inmate
Michael Shamus Wiles
Scott Colomby original image
Patrol Cop
Scott Colomby
Steven Schub original image
SWAT in Airduct
Steven Schub
Neal Matarazzo original image
Cell Guard
Neal Matarazzo
Jeff Mosley original image
San Francisco Police
Jeff Mosley

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