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
Advantages: Acting, Action and plot Disadvantages: none
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 ...
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