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: | Christine Ashe, Cliff Fleming, Danny Rogers, Dennis Cockrum, Dirk Vahle, Donna Keegan, Donna M. Duffy, Jack Gill, Janel Maloney, Joe Drago, John Meier, Josh Kemble, Keith Diamond, Norm Howell, Scott Colomby, Tim Kelleher, 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: Interactive Menus Scene Selection
| | 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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