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Desperate Measures
Desperate Measures
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Desperate Measures

"Desperate times call for. . ."

1998
1h 40m
6.0(299 votes)
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.

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Mandalay Entertainment
Mandalay Pictures

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Cast & Crew

24 members
Acting

Michael Keaton

Peter McCabe

Michael Keaton
Acting

Andy García

Frank Conner

Andy García
Acting

Brian Cox

Captain Jeremiah Cassidy

Brian Cox
Acting

Marcia Gay Harden

Dr. Samantha Hawkins

Marcia Gay Harden
Acting

Erik King

Nate Oliver

Erik King
Acting

Efrain Figueroa

Vargas

Efrain Figueroa
Acting

Joseph Cross

Matthew Conner

Joseph Cross
Acting

Janel Moloney

Sarah Davis

Janel Moloney
Acting

Richard Riehle

Ed Fayne

Richard Riehle
Acting

Tracey Walter

Medical Inmate

Tracey Walter
Acting

Keith Diamond

Derrick Wilson

Keith Diamond
Acting

Peter Weireter

SWAT Team Commander

No Image
Acting

Steve Park

Dr. Gosha

Steve Park
Acting

Dennis Cockrum

Pelican Bay Head Guard

Dennis Cockrum
Crew

John C. Meier

Rains, Cop shot in ER

John C. Meier
Crew

Norman Howell

Kellen, Burnt Cop

Norman Howell
Acting

John Rottger

Trimble, Burnt Cop

John Rottger
Crew

Donna Keegan

Donna, Burning Nurse

Donna Keegan
Acting

Michael Shamus Wiles

Tough Inmate

Michael Shamus Wiles
Acting

Scott Colomby

Patrol Cop

Scott Colomby
Acting

Steven Schub

SWAT in Airduct

Steven Schub
Acting

Neal Matarazzo

Cell Guard

Neal Matarazzo
Acting

Jeff Mosley

San Francisco Police

Jeff Mosley
Crew

Danny Rogers

Motorcyclist

Danny Rogers

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