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Quick Info

Rating

6.0/10

Release1998

Runtime1h 40m

StatusReleased

Budget$50,000,000

Revenue$13,800,000

Production

Mandalay Entertainment

Movie

Desperate Measures

1998

1h 40m

6.0

Action

Drama

Thriller

Crime

Synopsis

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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