Desperate Measures

Desperate Measures (1998) is a action, drama film directed by Barbet Schroeder rated 6.0/10.

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.

Cast

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