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Desperate Measures

1998, Movie, R, 100 mins

DESPERATE MEASURES
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It's not that there isn't an interesting moral dilemma at the heart of this psychological thriller: Widowed San Francisco cop Frank Conner's (Andy Garcia) 9-year-old son Matt (Joseph Cross) is dying of leukemia, and sociopath Peter McCabe (Michael Keaton) is a perfect bone-marrow match. Conner persuades McCabe to act as a donor, but McCabe stages an escape as soon as he gets to the hospital, leaving a trail of dead and maimed cops and civilians in his wake. Trapped between t... read more leave a comment
A cop tries to save his dying son by protecting a murderer. Keaton gives a refreshingly ruthless performance. High tension.
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Length: 00:31
Posted: 3/17/2008
Michael Keaton and Andy Garcia go head to head in this riveting thriller about a cop forced to protect a vicious killer. It's a parent's worst nightmare and a cop's harshest test: Frank Conner (Garcia) is a dedicated officer and devoted father. He'll do anything to find a bone-marrow donor for his dying son, including break into the FBI's computer and solicit the help of a ruthless killer (Keaton). But when the killer escapes from the prison hospital, leaving scorched bodies in his wake, Frank must endanger innocent people or kill the only man who can save his son.
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Length: 01:40:52
Posted: 7/1/2008
Michael Keaton and Andy Garcia go head to head in this riveting thriller about a cop forced to protect a vicious killer. It's a parent's worst nightmare and a cop's harshest test: Frank Conner (Garcia) is a dedicated officer and devoted father. He'll do anything to find a bone-marrow donor for his dying son, including break into the FBI's computer and solicit the help of a ruthless killer (Keaton). But when the killer escapes from the prison hospital, leaving scorched bodies in his wake, Frank must endanger innocent people or kill the only man who can save his son.
Paid | Amazon Video on Demand
Length: 01:42:00
Posted: 7/12/2008
Barbet Schroeder's riveting thriller about a police officer's (Andy Garcia) frantic search for a bone marrow donor for his dying son. With Michael Keaton.
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Posted: 7/1/2008
Year: 1998
Rated R

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Cast
Michael Keaton: Peter McCabe
Andy Garcia: Frank Connor
Marcia Gay Harden: Dr. Samantha Hawkins
Brian Cox: Capt. Jeremiah Cassidy
Joseph Cross: Matthew Connor
Erik King: Nate Oliver

 

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