Desperate Measures (1998)

Directed by

Barbet Schroeder

Genre

action film, crime film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rated

R

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 325 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A police officer's son needs a risky bone marrow transplant. The only compatible donor is a violent criminal in prison.

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What happens

Desperate Measures is a 1998 American action thriller film starring Michael Keaton, Andy García, Marcia Gay Harden and Brian Cox, directed by Barbet Schroeder. It was filmed in both the San Francisco Bay Area and downtown Pittsburgh with such landmarks as the BNY Mellon Center, the Allegheny County Courthouse and the Oakland Bay Bridge. The film was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on January 30, 1998, and was a critical and financial failure, grossing $13.8 million against a $50 million budget. However, Andy García won an ALMA Award for "Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film in a Crossover Role". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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