Desperate Measures
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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.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1998-01-30
Runtime: 100 mins
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Spoken language: English, Español
Genres: Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Original title: Desperate Measures
Production Companies: Mandalay Entertainment
Production Countries: United States of America
Cast
Michael Keaton
Andy Garcia
Brian Cox
Marcia Gay Harden
Erik King
Efrain Figueroa
Joseph Cross
Janel Moloney
Richard Riehle
Tracey Walter
Keith Diamond
Peter Weireter
Steve Park
Dennis Cockrum
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