Detailed item info | Movie 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.
| | Credits | | Producer: | Barbet Schroeder, Gary Foster, Lee Rich, Susan Hoffman | | Cast: | Andy Garcia, Billy Kane, Brian Cox, Charles Noland, Christine Ashe, Cliff Fleming, Craig Hosking, Danny Rogers, Darren Pearce, David Flick, Dennis Cockrum, Dirk Vahle, Donna Keegan, Donna M. Duffy, Efrain Figueroa, Eric Tignini, Erik King, Howard Meehan, Jack Gill, Janel Maloney, Joe Drago, John Meier, John Rottger, Joseph Cross, Josh Kemble, Keith Diamond, Marcia Gay Harden, Michael Keaton, Michael Shamus Wiles, Neal Matarazzo, Norm Howell, Peter Weireter, Randy Thompson, Richard Riehle, Robert Baier, Scott Colomby, Scott Waugh, Steve Park, Steven Schub, Tim Kelleher, Tracey Walter, Troy Robinson |
| | Details | | Edition: | Subtitled in Multiple Languages; Closed Caption | | Sound: | HiFi Sound, Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
| | Notes | DVD features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Screen - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 - English
Dolby Digital Surround 5.1 - English
(unspecified) - Spanish, French
Subtitles - English, Spanish, French - Optional
Additional Release Material:
Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
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| | Editorial reviews | "...Keaton gives a chilling performance....Garcia is surprisingly convincing....DESPERATE MEASURES' script is intelligently written..."
Box Office - Lisa Osborne (04/01/1998)
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