Desperate Measures
Desperate times call for. . .
6.0(328) 1998-01-30 100 minActionDramaThrillerCrime
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.
DirectorBarbet Schroeder
ProducerGary Foster
ProducerSusan Hoffman
ProducerBarbet Schroeder
ScreenplayDavid Klass
ProducerLee Rich
Original Music ComposerTrevor Jones
Cast & characters
Michael Keaton
as Peter McCabe
Andy Garcia
as Frank Conner
Brian Cox
as Captain Jeremiah Cassidy
Marcia Gay Harden
as Dr. Samantha Hawkins
Erik King
as Nate Oliver
Efrain Figueroa
as Vargas
Joseph Cross
as Matthew Conner
Janel Moloney
as Sarah Davis
Richard Riehle
as Ed Fayne
Tracey Walter
as Medical Inmate
Keith Diamond
as Derrick Wilson
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Peter Weireter
as SWAT Team Commander
Steve Park
as Dr. Gosha
Dennis Cockrum
as Pelican Bay Head Guard
John C. Meier
as Rains, Cop shot in ER
Norman Howell
as Kellen, Burnt Cop
John Rottger
as Trimble, Burnt Cop
Donna Keegan
as Donna, Burning Nurse
Michael Shamus Wiles
as Tough Inmate
Scott Colomby
as Patrol Cop
Steven Schub
as SWAT in Airduct
Neal Matarazzo
as Cell Guard
Jeff Mosley
as San Francisco Police
Danny Rogers
as Motorcyclist
