Desperate Measures (1998)

6 | Jan 30, 1998 (US) | Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime | 01:40

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Budget: 50 000 000 | Revenue: 13 800 000

Desperate times call for. . .

San Francisco police officer Frank Connor is in a frantic search for a compatible bone marrow donor for his gravely ill son. There's only one catch the potential donor is convicted multiple murderer Peter McCabe who sees a trip to the hospital as the perfect opportunity to get what he wants most: freedom. With McCabe's escape, the entire hospital becomes a battleground and Connor must pursue and, ironically, protect the deadly fugitive who is his son's only hope for survival.