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Desperate Measures
Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures

Desperate times call for. . .

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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.

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Budget

$50000000

Revenue

$13800000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

100 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

30 January 1998

Country

United States of America

Cast

Michael Keaton

Michael Keaton

Peter McCabe

Andy García

Andy García

Frank Conner

Brian Cox

Brian Cox

Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

Marcia Gay Harden

Marcia Gay Harden

Dr. Samantha Hawkins

Erik King

Erik King

Nate Oliver

Efrain Figueroa

Efrain Figueroa

Vargas

Joseph Cross

Joseph Cross

Matthew Conner

Janel Moloney

Janel Moloney

Sarah Davis

Richard Riehle

Richard Riehle

Ed Fayne

Tracey Walter

Tracey Walter

Medical Inmate

Keith Diamond

Keith Diamond

Derrick Wilson

Peter Weireter

Peter Weireter

SWAT Team Commander

Steve Park

Steve Park

Dr. Gosha

Dennis Cockrum

Dennis Cockrum

Pelican Bay Head Guard

John C. Meier

John C. Meier

Rains, Cop shot in ER

Norman Howell

Norman Howell

Kellen, Burnt Cop

John Rottger

John Rottger

Trimble, Burnt Cop

Donna Keegan

Donna Keegan

Donna, Burning Nurse

Michael Shamus Wiles

Michael Shamus Wiles

Tough Inmate

Scott Colomby

Scott Colomby

Patrol Cop

Steven Schub

Steven Schub

SWAT in Airduct

Neal Matarazzo

Neal Matarazzo

Cell Guard

Jeff Mosley

Jeff Mosley

San Francisco Police

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