Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures

6.0IMDb Score
Released:1998-01-30
Genre:Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime
Duration:100 min
Country:United States of America
Director:Barbet Schroeder
Actors:Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Brian Cox, Marcia Gay Harden, Erik King
Production:Mandalay Entertainment

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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