Desperate Measures
Desperate times call for. . .
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.
- Director
- Barbet Schroeder
- Worldwide
- $14M
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Cast
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What It's About
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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.
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Box Office & Release
Desperate Measures returned 0.3× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $50M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $14M
- Release date
- Jan 30, 1998
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- MPAA rating
- R
- Language
- English, Spanish
- Country
- United States of America
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