

Desperate Measures (1998)
Desperate times call for. . .
Plot Summary
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.
Full Cast & Characters

Michael Keaton
Peter McCabe

Andy Garcia
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
Director & Crew
Barbet Schroeder
Director
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It has an IMDb rating of 6.0/10 based on 315 votes.
Who directed Desperate Measures?
Desperate Measures was directed by Barbet Schroeder and released in 1998.
How long is Desperate Measures?
Desperate Measures has a runtime of 1 hours and 40 minutes.
Movie Details
- Release Date
- 1998-01-30
- Budget
- $50.0M
- Box Office
- $13.8M
- Status
- Released





