Desperate Measures (1998)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $50,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $13,800,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 8.771 |
Directed By
Barbet Schroeder
Crew
Luciano Tovoli
Barbet Schroeder
Gary Foster
Susan Hoffman
Barbet Schroeder
Lee Percy
David Klass
Danny Epper
Darrin Prescott
Violet Ortiz
Susan Malerstein
Ron Bochar
Jennifer Williams
Sandy Getzler
Howard Feuer
Kelly Kerby
Jeff Dashnaw
Lee Rich
Gary Jones
Merrick Morton
Jeffrey Chernov
Geoffrey Kirkland
Tom Fleischman
Bob Mills
Trevor Jones
KG Ramsey
Josie Rosen
Lewis Goldstein
Rick Sharp
Ross T. Fanger
Larry Abbott
Marlene D. Williams
Annie Ellis
Troy Robinson
Steve R. Nelson
Gina Alfano
C.J. Maguire
Deborah Wallach
Jasmine Kosovic
Geoffrey Hansen
Steven Visscher
Norman Glasser
Bob Hall
Chantal Feghali
Bo Johnson
Tom Hartig
Brian Imada
Jesse Chavez
Clyde E. Bryan
Frank Kern
Bruce Pross
Chris Fielder
Nicholas Renbeck
Paul J. Lombardi
Greg Cantrell
Rebecca Nicolaou
Leo J. Napolitano
Monty Rowan
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell
Benjamin Cheah
George Dunagan
Earl C. Williman
Rando Schmook
Spooky Stevens
Walt Hadfield
Kelly Hannafin
Gary Capo
Ian Fox
Barbara Bass
David R. Ellis
David Hallinan
Kam Chan
Steve Vandeman
Bob Gorelick
Gihan 'Sandy' Seneviratne
Suzana Peric
Philip Shanahan
Bruce Ericksen
Marko Costanzo
Arthur Blum
Arnaud Peiny
TOP CAST
Michael Keaton
Peter McCabe
Andy García
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
Michael Shamus Wiles
Tough Inmate
Scott Colomby
Patrol Cop
Steven Schub
SWAT in Airduct
Neal Matarazzo
Cell Guard
Jeff Mosley
San Francisco Police
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