Desperate Measures (DVD)

Desperate Measures (DVD)

Production Year: 1998 - Drama - Director: Barbet Schroeder - Original Language: English - Classification: 15 years and over - Starring: Peter Weireter, Michael Shamus Wiles, Michael Keaton, Andy Garcia, Marcia Gay Harden, Brian Cox, Scott Colomby, Tracey Walter, Steve Park, Randy Thompson, Steven Schub, Joseph Cross, Keith Diamond, Christine Ashe, Robert Baier, Dennis Cockrum, Joe Drago, Donna M. Duffy, Efrain Figueroa, Cliff Fleming, David Flick, Jack Gill, Craig Hosking, Norm Howell, Billy Kane, Donna Keegan, Tim Kelleher, Josh Kemble, Erik King, Janel Maloney, Neal Matarazzo, Howard Meehan, John Meier, Charles Noland, Darren Pearce, Richard Riehle, Troy Robinson, Danny Rogers, John Rottger, Eric Tignini, Dirk Vahle, Scott Waugh more

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Great action Great cast Great story Great movie
A review by elspeth334 on Desperate Measures (DVD)
January 23rd, 2001


Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it? Loved it 
Story Outstanding 
Characters / Performances Outstanding 
Special Effects Outstanding 
How does it compare to similar films? Outstanding 

Advantages: Acting, Action and plot
Disadvantages: none

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

Full review

Desperate Measures is a very good film that didn't do as well at the Box Office as I feel it deserved to. It has an original plot and some good action so is makes good entertainment.

The plot involves Andy Garcias character Frank Connor trying to find a compatible bone marrow donor for his son. The problem is the only match is the very evil murderer Peter McCabe played by Michael Keaton. He makes a miraculous escape and runs round the hospital killing and injuring staff. The problem is Frank must capture him alive to save his son but as McCabe proves that it easier said than done.

There is plenty action to keep the action fan happy. There are explosions and stunts galore that complement the plot rather than just having action for the sake of it.

The acting is superb from all the actors. Michael Keaton really does seem truly evil and has a great skill to stare at people in a way that would send a shiver down there spine. He really does a good job at being a homocidal sociopath. Andy Garcia is great asthe concerned parent and the mad cop action hero.

Overall I highly recommend this film as it has some great touches. It should have done better at the box office but you should try to see it now because it is worth a look. 


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Product details

Actor(s):

Director(s): Barbet Schroeder

Genre: Drama

Classification: 15 years and over

Production Year: 1998

Running Time: 1 hour 37 minutes

Video Category: Feature Film

Plot: San Franciscan Police Officer, Frank Connor, has to go to desperate measures to find a suitable bone marrow donor for his critically ill son. The perfect match is a homicidal sociopath serving a life sentence who escapes from prison while being transferred to hospital, leaving dead and wounded. The race is on to recapture him and he has to be alive...

Release details

DVD Region: DVD

Studio(s): ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO; CINRAM LOGISTICS

Release date: 30/10/2000

No of Discs: 1

Catalogue No: EDV 9053

Barcode: 5017239190537

Production Designer: Geoffrey Kirkland

Screenwriter: David Klass

Editor: Lee Percy

Composer: Trevor Jones

Director of Photography: Luciano Tovoli

Producer: Lee Rich, Gary Foster, Barbet Schroeder, Susan Hoffman

Special Effects: Boss Film Studios

Costume Designer: Gary Jones

DVD Description

Widowed police officer Frank Conner (Andy Garcia) has a cancer-stricken nine-year-old son, Matthew (Joseph Cross), whose only hope for survival is a bone-marrow transplant, but the only matching donor is Pete McCabe (Michael Keaton), a vicious, psychotic killer being held in a maximum-security prison. McCabe at first denies Conner's request for help but then agrees, devising an elaborate plan to use the medical procedure as an opportunity to escape. McCabe breaks loose before the transfusion can occur, and Conner is forced to become both his tracker and his ally, wanting to bring the serial killer back into custody but determined--for the sake of his son--to keep McCabe alive.
Keaton is chilling as the vicious, brilliant convict, while Garcia turns in a heartfelt performance as a devoted father caught in the middle of a bad situation getting worse. With DESPERATE MEASURES, director Barbet Schroeder (REVERSAL OF FORTUNE), renowned for his knack of combining urgent family drama with white-knuckle suspense, adds another crowd-pleasing, thought-provoking film to his list of successes.

Languages

Main Language: English

Technical information

Special Features: Theatrical Trailer, Featurette

Aspect Ratio: 16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1

Dubbing Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 English

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